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Date Shared:
Thursday, 16 February 2017
FUNZI is a joint initiative by a start up and the government of Finland to carve a map of the places where refugees are arriving in Finland and to provide them all the information they need on the country. In 2015, they launched a mobile information...
Countries and areas:
Finland
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Targets on vulnerability and protection
Targets that contribute to employment or employment creation
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 3: Provide accurate and timely information at all stages of migration
Date Shared:
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Kiron Open Higher Education is a social start-up founded in 2014 with the aim of removing existing barriers and provide higher education to refugees. The university offers an innovative combination of online and offline learning to provide...
Countries and areas:
Global, Germany
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Targets on vulnerability and protection
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants
Objective 18: Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences
Date Shared:
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Tunisia has set up and created a Ministry of Development of Information Technologies in 2012 as well developed a five year national digital strategy up to 2018 to allow for better connectivity both within community and internationally with partners...
Countries and areas:
Tunisia
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries
Date Shared:
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Prometeo Viejos Sabios is an initiative established by the government of Ecuador to do skill mapping of diaspora and using the skills of diaspora to meet the needs of the country. This includes identifying the skilled migrants living abroad and the...
Countries and areas:
Ecuador
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries
Date Shared:
Thursday, 16 February 2017
The National Competitiveness Foundation in Armenia is an initiative to attract the investment of diaspora using connectivity to help boost the economy in the home country. It is a public-private partnership established by the Government of Armenia...
Countries and areas:
Armenia
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
Date Shared:
Thursday, 16 February 2017
The Programa RAICES, Argentina is an initiative to reach out to expatriate researchers and encourage them to contribute to the national S&T system ant to develop scientific cooperation and research networks using connectivity. Migrants can...
Countries and areas:
Argentina
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries
Objective 21: Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration
Date Shared:
Thursday, 16 February 2017
In Jordan, UNHCR is using technology to provide refugees access to assistance,cash assistance using iris-scanning biometric technology and in cooperation with the local banks.
Countries and areas:
Jordan
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Targets on vulnerability and protection
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 20: Promote faster, safer and cheaper transfer of remittances and foster financial inclusion of migrants
Date Shared:
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Since 2002, South Korea organises the World Korean Business Convention from time to time that relies on connectivity for migrants abroad. The Purpose is to rely on diaspora to foster trade and promote Korean export, by building an integrated global...
Countries and areas:
Republic of Korea
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries
Date Shared:
Thursday, 16 February 2017
UNHCR is developing a five year strategy called 'A Global Strategy on Connectivity for Refugees and Digital Operations.' This strategy will focus on enhancing access to connectivity for all the refugees and the host communities through digital...
Countries and areas:
Global
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Targets on vulnerability and protection
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
Date Shared:
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Radyo Tambuli is a mobile application in Tagalog (in English it means bugle horn or trumpet) that has been tested in the US whereby Filipinos in the US can access and look at the systems and programmes available to them as provided by the...
Countries and areas:
Philippines
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 3: Provide accurate and timely information at all stages of migration