News and Events

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2023

• Announcement of new project​​ designed to promote employment for Rwanda's youth, 12 J​uly 2023​

​2022

• Winners of the South Africa Skills Challenge I​nnovation call announced! 22 November 2022​.​ South Africa's Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), ILO, ITU and UNDP joined forces in South Africa to enhance digital skills for youth and contribute to the creation of decent work in the digital economy. Read more about this Challenge Innovation call here​. 
• High Level Policy​ Dialogue: Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection For Just Transition at Work in Africa​, 15 September 2022
• Generation Conne​ct Y​ou​th Summit​, Decent Jobs in Africa's Digital Economy, 4 June 2022​

• ILO, ITU and AU host online event about scaling up initiatives that harness Africa’s digital transformation to create decent jobs for youth​, 16 February 2022​
  

2021

• The ILO and ITU gather key stakeholders to scale up action to boost youth employment and digital skills development in Nigeria’s digital economy​, 2 December 2021

• Atelier de partage de connaissances pour la formulation des politiques et stratégies inclusives pour l'emploi des jeunes dans l'économie numérique au Sénégal​

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2​020

• ITU-ILO-A​U Roundtable, Boosting Decent Jobs and Enhancing Skills for Youth in Africa's Digital Economy: Sustainable Partnerships and Funding Mechanisms, 22 October 2020​
• ITU Webinar for Africa under the theme “Towards the Development of National Digital Skills Strategies: Digital Skills Assessment Guidebook”​​, 14 October 2020
  
• ILO and ITU partner​ on boosting decent jobs and enhancing skills for youth in Africa’s digital economy​, 3 - 4 March 2020