How Africa's women can drive the 4IR forward
With greater digital access and proper training, this huge but often excluded demographic can help plug the global skills shortage.
Njideka U. Harry is the President and CEO of Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF), an innovativenon-profit organization focused on using the power of technology to transform the lives of youth and women in developing countries.
With greater digital access and proper training, this huge but often excluded demographic can help plug the global skills shortage.
Africa doesn’t need aid, it needs effective public policy and business development, writes Njideka Harry.
Skills that women bring to the table, once called “soft skills”, are now recognised as profitable and important.