New Door
Pilot app from
dormakaba
facilitates
doorset
operation
Digital tool launched to help
African youth learn to code
W
ith the new dormakaba Door Pilot,
automated doors can now be
operated on the basis of the most advanced
of remote-control technologies.
The system, comprising the Door Pilot app
for smartphones and a Wi-Fi interface for the
door sets in the form of the Door Pilot Stick,
constitutes a first step towards integration of
automatic doors within the IoT world. While
previously, manual programme switches
were predominantly used for door control,
now users can operate their automatic doors
with greater ease from their phone using the
Door Pilot system.
With the Door Pilot app, the operating mode
of the automatic door can be pre-set and
then initiated by means of an opening signal
sent from the smartphone, thus rendering
the installation and use of additional
program switches or separate radio remote
controls unnecessary. A further function in
the form of a health check is also integrated
in the app, with the help of which users can
themselves readily determine the status of
the door set and its systems to significantly
increase operational reliability.
The status information is centrally stored,
thus also allowing the achievement of
significantly better system optimisation.
Data transmission between the automatic
door and the smartphone is fast and
encrypted on the basis of the current,
standard battery-saving wireless technology
for smartphones, which means that Door
Pilot can be used with a large number of
devices based on iOS and Android.
T
he African Development Bank
has launched the ‘Coding for
Employment’ digital training platform,
an online tool to provide digital skills to
African youth, wherever they are across
the continent.
The platform, launched at the 2019
African Economic Conference in Sharm
El Sheikh, Egypt, aims to promote a
continuous learning culture among young
people and build their capacity to shape
the continent’s future.
The high-level event drew heads of state
and government, ministers and leaders
from the private sector and academia
to discuss how this new tool and other
technological innovations could be used
to spur development across the continent.
“The youth employment and skills
development challenge is a complex
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issue that requires systemic thinking and
bold partnerships to address the existing
skills gap and link youth to decent and
sustainable employment,” said Hendrina
Doroba, the African Development Bank’s
Acting Director for Human Capital, Youth
and Skills Development.
“The skills training platform launched
is a testament to the impact that
such partnerships can achieve and the
bank looks forward to strengthening
similar partnerships.”
The platform teaches technical courses
such as web development, design, data
science and digital marketing and will be
constantly adapted to respond to
market demand. It is accessible on
mobile devices, even in low Internet
connectivity settings and has an
affordable, easy-to-navigate, secured
and private interface. n
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