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

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

Alejandro Caballero
Principal Education Specialist, IFC
Sajitha Bashir
Advisor, Office of the Global Director, Education, World Bank
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Demand for digital skills far outstrips supply in Sub-Saharan Africa
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The digital skills picture in Sub-Saharan Africa is mixed
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