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Africa needs digital skills across the economy - not just the tech sector
Demand for digital skills training in Africa is set to surge in the coming decade. Here's what educators, governments and businesses can do to meet it.
Agenda
The stories shaping the Global, Regional and Industry agendas
Global Agenda
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This is how to empower the workforce to shape the future of work
With COVID, AI and automation, jobs are resetting at an accelerated pace, and people are only just catching up.
SDG 01: No Poverty
We can't meet the SDGs without improving farmers' incomes. Here's why
We can't make progress towards a sustainable future unless the finances and wellbeing of smallholders are addressed first. Here's how to make that happen.
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5 ways to reset education - and how to help
Global growth and development depend on giving every child the opportunity to learn, grow, develop and gain skills. And doing so urgently.
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Great strides: 3 steps to pulling young people out of poverty
Ready access to education could set millions of disadvantaged children on the path to a brighter, more entrepreneurial future.
Stakeholder Capitalism in Disruptive Times
We can now measure the progress of stakeholder capitalism. Here's how
The International Business Council has developed a set of metrics for companies to measure their progress towards implementing stakeholder capitalism.
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3 ways to prepare young people for the post-COVID jobs market
From no-tech teaching to empowering with adaptability, here are three ways in which we can help the young people of today prepare for the jobs of tomorrow.
Values
5 ways diversity can help clobber COVID-19 and its consequences
Diversity and inclusion are often seen as a problem to be solved - but in fact they can be part of the solution to some of our most pressing problems.
JRS2020
Your next job move could be easier than you think
The global labour market can absorb approximately 150 million new tech jobs during the next five years. And many other traditional jobs will become “tech-enabled jobs,” requiring the employees who fill them to have more digital skills.
Regional Agenda
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Rising youth unemployment in the Middle East is a problem. Here's how to fix it
Labour underutilization in the early stages of a young person’s career has long term effects, including reduced employment opportunities and earning potential decades later.
At ground zero of the global pandemic, life goes on
Wuhan’s recovery shows COVID-19 can be contained in hard-hit cities, but it may require draconian measures that other governments have only flirted with.
JRS2020
These organizations can transform Latin America’s jobs market. But they need investment now
The challenge of meeting the needs of post-COVID Latin America is systemic, so the solutions must be holistic and future-proof. Civil society organizations can help drive this effort.
China
How China's digital farmers can grow a post-COVID-19 future
Mobile internet access and ecommerce has brought jobs to rural regions, opened new markets for farmers and transformed traditional agricultural models.
India
How COVID-19 deepens the digital education divide in India
Lengthy school closures and a rapid transition to e-learning have highlighted long-standing issues of education inequality and a digital educational divide.
Artificial Intelligence
AI won’t replace radiologists, but it will change their work. Here’s how
New technologies are helping radiologists take an even more proactive approach to diagnosing patients' conditions.
Africa
3 factors helping the African continent beat early COVID-19 predictions
Ingenuity, experience, and strong public health measures have helped the continent keep COVID-19 numbers down, according to the World Health Organization.
SDG 13: Climate Action
We need to rethink how tech hubs tackle new problems - here’s why
If we want an equitable and distributed recovery post-COVID, we’ll need to ensure more tech hubs in more places are thriving and poised to take on big challenges - such as sustainability ...
Climate Change
We need a Marshall Plan to tackle the environment: HRH Prince of Wales
In a session at the Sustainable Development Impact Summit, HRH Prince of Wales shared six levers of a Marshall-like plan to help save the planet.
Industry Agenda
Advanced Manufacturing and Production
5 ways to empower the manufacturing workforce to survive the pandemic and thrive beyond it
The need for an improved environment for frontline work has never been greater.
Future of Work
This is how public buildings can serve this crisis and be ready for the next one
For many people, sheltering at home is unsustainable or impossible - and public buildings need to be adapted for remaining and returning communities.
SDG 07: Affordable and Clean Energy
Electric vehicles alone can't achieve the energy transition. But as part of a system, they will
An investment of €6 billion in EV charging infrastructure could yield over €12 billion in human health benefits from improved air quality.
Systemic Racism
How to have conversations on race with African American and Black employees
Leaders can enhance the dignity that African American and Black employees feel at work and cultivate a culture of belonging by having open and honest conversations about race in the workp...
Future of Work
Our work lives will not return to normal after the pandemic. Here are 3 ways leaders can adapt
Firms must not raise employees' expectations of getting back to normal. Instead, they must confront reality, build resilience, and seek new opportunities.
COVID-19
The real estate industry's transparency challenge - and how it can solve it
The pandemic has signalled the importance of real-estate transparency in the urban environment, and it is increasing globally with room for improvement.
Future of Work
COVID-19 has made our world more virtual. Here are three reasons why this is a good thing
As business undergoes change, companies are realizing the power of technology to unify a dispersed, global workforce.
Infrastructure
This is how we can get real value from infrastructure
Infrastructure must be made sustainable, secure and resilient, and must work within the planet’s means. This is how this can be achieved.
Technological Transformation
Will your next phone be made from recycled materials? These 6 tech giants are working on it
Tech Giants are betting big on the circular economy as a way to lower emissions and to tap a responsible and sustainable supply of finite materials.