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DIGITAL LITERACY TO
BRIDGE THE SKILLS-NEEDS MISMATCH
Arab Regional Workshop on ICTs for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship
ITU - Smart Villages
April 2015 | Cairo, Egypt | Silvia Caicedo
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DIGITAL LITERACY TO
BRIDGE THE SKILLS-NEEDS MISMATCH
• Youth unemployment situation -
mismatch
• Old skills, new industry needs
• Digital literacy
• ICTs and employment opportunities
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ARAB YOUTH
UNEMPLOYMEN
T SITUATION• 2.9 billion under 25
• Arab youth: ~200M
• ~40%
unemployed,
underemployed,
NEET
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UNEMPLOYMENT
ARAB YOUTH
0
7
14
21
28
35
2011 2012 2013
Unem
plo
ym
ent
rate
(%
)
World Middle East North Africa
Source: ILO
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ARE WE WASTING
TODAY’S YOUTH?• Economic productivity loss
est. USD400 billion/year
• Deskilling & social exclusion
• Mistrust & disengagement
• Unhappiness & mental
problems
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WHAT GROWS TODAY?• Telecommunications
• Consumer Products &
Services
• Software & Technology
• Business products &
services
• Government services
• Advertising & Marketing
• Media & CommunicationsPhoto credit: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Question_mark_(3534516458).jpg
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INDUSTRY NEEDS
• Young people
• Science, math and technical
education
• Theoretical and hands-on
training
• Problem solving skills
• High digital literacy
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YOUTH SKILLS TODAY
• Over-educated & over-
skilled - masters & PhD
• Under-skilled & under-
educated - high school
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HOW WE TEACH• Educational programs
and curricula do not
match the market needs
• Schools curricula still
aims at the classics and
basic
• Teaching methods don’t
effectively integrate
technology in learning
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INTERNET
CITIZENSHIP• 2.9 billion internet natives || Internet penetration by
regions
0
22.5
45
67.5
90
112.5
Inte
rnet P
enetr
ation (
%)
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
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DIGITAL
LITERACY &
EMPLOYMEN
T
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DIGITAL LITERACY
• Digital Literacy - not a
luxury
• Most jobs require digital
knowledge - tech
dependent
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DIGITAL EVOLUTION
Computer
literacy
Digital literacy
Web literacy
Soft skills
Productive digitally
savvy worker
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Communication
s
NetworkingLanguag
esAdaptabilit
yLeadership
Negotiatio
n
Research &
curate infoPlanning &
Coordination
Critical
thinking
Manageme
nt
Soft skills
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BECOMING ICT SAVVY• Learning in new ways
• Learning everywhere
• Tapping online
repositories
• Getting certified
• Partnering for youth
employment & training
blended, self-directed,
collaboratively
Tech Hubs, co-working, maker
spaces, tech parks
Open source publications, online
encyclopedias, games
MOOCs, badges
CSOs, Industry, Governments,
Educational institutions
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ICTS AND
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITI
ES
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OPPORTUNITIES
entrepreneurshi
p
Concierge
services
mentoring and
networking Consulting
InfomediaryChief Digital
Officer
toolkits &
training
programs
Innovator| |Employee
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MENTORING &
NETWORKING
www.menteer.ca
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SHARING ECONOMY• P2P => B2B -
Access, not ownership
• Disruptive nature of tech
• Fast growing
• Examples:
• Uber (private taxi)
• AirB&B (private accommodation)
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Photo credit: astrid westvang - flickr cc
BUILDING THE BRIDGE
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BUILDING THE BRIDGE• Digital & Web literacy in the classroom
(teachers)
• Private-Public sectors coordination &
partnerships
• Foster alternative learning and accreditation
methods
• On-the-job training for youth through
partnerships
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THANK YOU!
شكرا
Questions? األسئلة