refugees new arrivals it s hard for information in. the beginning so that s why we. bought this information should be. maybe in. a few months after coming to germany they discovered ready school a nonprofit organization in berlin that helps refugees refresh their programming skills according to the founder around eighty percent of participants go on to study or get a foothold in germany s job market but the demand for courses like this one outstrips availability. what i would like to see a lot more it s just to close a public private partnership we have mostly been supported by the private industry because they re really looking five to tell you that willing to invest but it s
making a living on to syrian programmers but only because they took matters into their own hands and created a search engine for other migrants. computer programmers are in high demand in germany these two syrian refugees assumed that meant they would find work easily but getting settled took longer than expected and entire year to keep themselves busy the pair develops their own search engine one that cases to the needs of other refugees in new arrivals it s hard to for information in. the beginning so that s why we thought. the boat this information should be in another language we should have provided maybe in english a few months after coming to germany they discovered rady school a nonprofit organization in berlin that helps refugees refresh their programming skills according to the found around eighty percent of participants go on to study
in helmand province women are learning how to work with computers. difficult because to be involved with technology can. go to me. scans. first results a smartphone game that addresses real problems in afghanistan the users play soldiers fighting against opium and drug smugglers. with their new programming skills and these women now have a better chance of finding a job. that was snapshots. and for more on the digital world visit our facebook page g w digital. for all the latest digital news and trends interesting ups gadgets and helpful tutorials you can watch shift reports there to follow us and tell us what you think d.-w.
this is the idea behind the nonprofit organization code to inspire in afghanistan here nearly half the population is illiterate. in helmand province women are learning how to work with computers. for the good of the people because to be involved i think. it s good it s. first results a smartphone game that addresses real problems in afghanistan the users play soldiers fighting against opium and drug smugglers. with their new programming skills these women now have a better chance of finding a job. that was snapshot. and for more on the digital world visit our facebook page new digital. for all the latest digital news
one expert saying about a million jobs being unfulfilled by 2020 because not enough americans have computer coding skills. in this country alone we are just not graduating enough people with the skill set and not just people that work in technology companies, but people that work at retailers like target, people that work different industries that are being affected. kyle harrington is the founder and managing partner of harrington capital management joins us to talk about this. should i say omg? can i speak to you in code today? well, it s funny, because it s a good thing they didn t have this in the classroom when i was there. i m the farthest thing from a techie or computer programmer. having said that i think it s an interesting shift here. there has definitely been a shift toward attaining more computer skills and programming skills. now, in the end, in my opinion, i think that interpersonal relationships, having discussions sitting down with