Queensland teenagers create coding app to bridge digital divide
Summary
Queensland teenagers Neth Dharmasiri and Chinmay Lal developed Thadus CodeLabs, an offline-capable coding education app. The project aims to teach beginners coding concepts and data science, and is being deployed in rural Sri Lanka through 22 computer labs in partnership with the Foundation of Goodness. The not-for-profit model and focus on bridging the digital divide highlight practical edtech impact in resource-constrained settings.