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How to Prepare South African Youth for the Digital Economy

Johannesburg | By Guest Writer on June 4, 2018 | Comments Off on How to Prepare South African Youth for the Digital Economy

Digital technology is transforming economies and the world of work in profound ways. Traditional jobs are being transformed while new forms of work are being created. Siven Maslamoney, Manager, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, and Sean Blagsvedt, Former CEO of Babajob.com in India, led the group of digital professionals, M&E officials and youth facing programme implementers…
How to Create Digital Job Opportunites for African Youth

New York | By Linda Raftree on July 10, 2013 | Comments Off on How to Create Digital Job Opportunites for African Youth

At the Technology Salon on “How Can We Create Digital Jobs for African Youth?” our discussion was led by Lauren Dawes, who leads the GSMA’s Mobiles for Employment team, and Lillian Chege from the Rockefeller Foundation’s Digital Jobs Africa program. The GSMA will release a study on Mobiles for Youth Employment in July, and Rockefeller…

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