How Will South Africa Harness the 4th Industrial Revolution for Youth Employment?

Johannesburg - May 22nd - RSVP Now

According to an ITU report, the digital economy has the potential to enhance productivity, employment and income amongst young people in Africa.

However, the Rockefeller Foundation found that insufficient attention has been paid to the need for digital skills and interventions that are required to prepare young people for employment in the digital economy.

We need to ask ourselves:

What frameworks measure digital economy employment skills?
Which digital skills are most in demand in South Africa?
How can youth obtain these skills?
What interventions improve digital literacy and enable us to compete in the global digital economy?

Please RSVP now to join the next Technology Salon South Africa that will bring together technologists and development professionals to explore how we can extend digital economy opportunity to benefit all South Africans. RSVP is required for participation.

Our lively, in-person conversation will be guided by lead discussants, including:

Siven Maslamoney, Manager, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
Sean Blagsvedt, Former CEO, Babajob.com
Dr Dirk Troskie, Director, Business Planning and Strategy, Western Cape Department of Agriculture

Please RSVP now to join them and your peers in an intimate and informal debate where your ideas, opinions, and participation is actively encouraged.

We’ll have coffee and snacks for a morning rush, but seating is limited. Once we reach our 35-person capacity there will be a waiting list!

Preparing African Youth for the Digital Economy
2nd Technology Salon South Africa
Refreshments served from 7:30am
Discussion from 8:30 – 10:00am
22nd May 2018
Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
70 Fox Street, Marshalltown
Johannesburg, South Africa
RSVP is required for attendance

About the Technology Salon

The Technology Salon™ is an intimate, informal, and in person, discussion between information and communication technology experts and international development professionals, with a focus on both:

technology's impact on donor-sponsored technical assistance delivery, and
private enterprise driven economic development, facilitated by technology.

Our meetings are lively conversations, not boring presentations. Attendance is capped at 35 people - and frank participation with ideas, opinions, and predictions is actively encouraged.

It's also a great opportunity to meet others motivated to employ technology to solve vexing development problems. Join us today!