Contrarily, many other scholars and experts are of the view that instead of an overreliance on manufacturing and industrialization, which may not favour the needs of the future of work in the 4IR, there should be a plan to pivot to other sectors, including the green and care sectors (Morgante & Wallace-Stephens, 2021; ILO, 2011), 8 | P a g e In the face of all these predictions and fragmentary inf. [...] Hence the need to expand the scope of the research to other regions and sub-regions in Africa besides SSA, particularly the WCA sub- region, to understand how DTs would influence job creation, displacement, and overall labor market dynamics, and enhance the resilience of the workforce and agriculture sector against the impacts of climate change. [...] The rise of such platforms has intensified the debate about the demise of the traditional employment contract and the persistence of widespread informal employment in Africa (Morawczynski & Porteous, 2019) The gig economy has a number of benefits for workers, businesses, and governments. [...] According to GetBundi (2024), the plight of these countries is exacerbated by the outdated nature of the educational curriculum, the lack teachers who are proficient in digital skills, the lack of appropriate educational infrastructure, low awareness of the benefits of digital skills, and insufficient digital training opportunities. [...] Technological developments, shifts in the nature of work, and the desire to stay competitive in the labor market are some of the factors that might lead to upskilling.
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Table of Contents
- Abstract 2
- Keywords 3
- 1. The Impact of DTs on the Future of Work in Agri-based 5
- Economies and Socioeconomic Groups. 5
- 1.1 Introduction 5
- 1.2 Impact of DTs on Agri-based Economies 7
- 1.3 Impact of DTs on Socio-economic Groups 9
- 1.4 DTs and Gender Impacts 10
- 1.4 Research Questions 13
- 2. DTs and Climate Change Transitions Green Economy in 14
- Agri-Based Economies 14
- 2.1 Introduction 14
- 2.2 Climate Change Transition Green Economy 14
- 2.3 The Impact of Climate Change Transition on Traditional Jobs in Agriculture 16
- 2.4 Creating Opportunities in Green Sectors. 16
- 2.5 Potential for New Sustainable Green Jobs for Women 17
- 2.6 Barriers to Womens Participation in Green Jobs 20
- 2.7 Research Questions 21
- 3. DTs Platformisation and the Gig Economy 22
- 3.1 The rise of the gig economy 22
- 3.2 Challenges to Job Security and Workers Rights 23
- 3.3 Women and the Gig Economy in Africa 25
- 3.4 Research Questions 26
- 4. Digital Skills and EducationTraining 27
- 4.1 Demand for New Skills 27
- 4.2 Factors Contributing to Skills Gap in Africa 27
- 4.3 Impact of Skills Gap 28
- 4.4 Need for Upskilling and Reskilling Initiatives 28
- 4.5 Widening Gap in Access to Quality Education and Training 30
- 4.6 Ensuring Equal Access for Women and Girls in Education Training and Employment 32
- 4.7 Research Questions 33
- 5. Conclusion 34
- 6. Hypothesized Interventions 35
- Hypothesis 35
- A. Improving access to digital and physical infrastructure to low-income 35
- B. Enabling the collection of gender-disaggregated data on digital 35
- C. Creating new skills and employment pathways that can create more 36
- D. Expanding Social Protection coverage to include informal workers. 36
- Questions Relevant Actors Methodology 38
- Impact of DTs on Agri-based Economies 38
- Assessment 38
- Questions Relevant Actors Methodology 39
- DTs and climate change transitions 39
- Assessment 39
- Questions Relevant Actors Methodology 39
- DTs platformization and the Gig economy 39
- Assessment administrative 40
- Questions Relevant Actors Methodology 41
- Digital skills and education 41
- Assessment 41
- Regional Economic Outlook. Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Flows and The Future of Work 42
- Gender Equality Climate Action and Technological 42
- Innovation for Sustainable Development in Africa 42
- Green Jobs for Women in Africa Ghana Country Report 42
- Environment and Planning A Economy and Space. 42
- Competition and Change 25 42
- The Fourth Industrial Revolution Implementation of Artificial Intelligence for Growing Business Success. Studies in Computational Intelligence 935 42
- Frontiers in Climate 4 42
- Digital Africa Technological Transformation for Jobs 42
- Research Policy 52 42
- Technology in Society 67 42
- The Future of Africa 42
- Challenges and Opportunities 42
- Agriculture Switzerland 13 43
- Three Paths to Accelerating Digital Access in West and Central Africa 43
- Digital 43
- Policy Studies DPS 1 43
- Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity 6 43
- From subsistence to disruptive innovation Africa the Fourth Industrial 43
- Revolution and the future of jobs 43
- Automation and the Future of Work in Sub-Saharan Africa 43
- GSMA Reports 43
- Gsma 43
- Investing in a better future West and Central Africa 43
- International 43
- Finance Corporation 43
- Women and E-commerce in Africa 43
- ITU Publications 43
- Development Policy Review 39 43
- Journal of Cultural Economy 15 44
- GLMLIC Synthesis Paper 44
- Pathfinding The future of work in Sub-Saharan Africa 44
- Women in the Fourth Industrial Revolution A Gendered Perspective on 44
- Digitalization in Kenya Nigeria and South Africa 44
- How Gig Work Exploits Instead of Empowers Women 44
- Center for Global Development 44
- Enabling E-commerce in Central Africa The 44
- REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE OF 44
- WORK SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 44
- Connected WomenThe Mobile Gender Gap Report 2020 44
- An African perspective on gender and artificial intelligence needs 45
- African data and research 45
- Internet Connectivity Seen as Having Positive Impact on Life in Sub- 45
- Saharan Africa. 45
- Left to Our Own Devices Coping with Insecure Work in a Digital Age 45
- Climate Change Labour Standards 45
- Technology and Innovation Report 2018 45
- Harnessing Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Developmen 45
- The Effects of AI on the 45
- Working Lives of Women 45
- Regional Profile. Western and Central Africa 45
- Supporting a Resilient Recovery. The World Banks Western Central Africa 45
- Region Priorities 2021-2025 45
- Western and Central Africa Education Strategy. From school to jobs A journey 45
- Working with Borders.The Promise and Peril of Online Gig Work 45
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