What fast internet can do for Employment in Africa
By: Jonas Hjort, Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University Local employment effects of fast internet connections show that ICT might be one of the most effective employment-creating policies in Africa The textbook theories we grew up with predict that freer flow of ‘stuff’ — goods, services, investment, information, communication, and so on — should […]
One of the best moments of #AfricaCodeWeek 2017 for us at Online Hub Educational Services in #OgunState #Nigeria today!
One of the best moments of #AfricaCodeWeek 2017 for us at Online Hub Educational Services in #OgunState #Nigeria today! Today, Tuesday 24th, October 2017 in continuation of #AfricaCodeWeek Day-6, we recorded yet another great moment as we hosted the duo of Mr. Sola Lawal — Director, Science & Technology and Mrs. Ogunleye — Director, […]
Africa’s digital revolution: a look at the technologies, trends and people driving it
This article is part of the World Economic Forum on Africa We are at the dawn of a technological revolution that will change almost every part of our lives – jobs, relationships, economies, industries and entire regions. It promises to be, as Professor Klaus Schwab has written, “a transformation unlike anything humankind has experienced before”. In no […]
How can Africa’s teachers prepare for the digital century?
In their Jobs for Youth in Africa 2016-2025 Strategy, the African Development Bank notes: “The scale of the youth unemployment problem in Africa requires bold, ambitious approaches.” Strong partnerships are needed, it says, to bring “coherence and scale to youth employment interventions across the continent”. But the truth is, we are destined for failure if everyone […]