Africa needs digital skills across the economy - not just the tech sector

Oct 22, 2020

A farm worker manually irrigates a salad field, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), In Thies, Senegal June 3, 2020. Picture taken June 3, 2020.

From agriculture to tourism, digital skills can help grow African businesses of all stripes Image: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Sajitha Bashir

Advisor, Office of the Global Director, Education, World Bank

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The digital skills picture in Sub-Saharan Africa is mixed Image: World Bank

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