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as appropriate, the progression of relevant actions in National Youth Strategy which support youth employment and youth employability initiatives, including skills development and experiential learning opportunities for young people and the provision of valuable volunteer opportunities.

and victims of human trafficking and youth employment. Through the European Social Fund: the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs;

INNOVATIVE ICT SOLUTIONS FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT DIGITAL INCLUSION T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o N d e v

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment February 2014 This report was developed and published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU),

and grew out of the youth employment and entrepreneurship initiative between ITU and Telecentre. org Foundation.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment iii Lead authors: Chris Coward is the cofounder, Principal Research Scientist,

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment iv Foreword Today's youth face enormous challenges finding a job

and I am delighted that this report was developed in response to the Youth employment and Entrepreneurship initiative between ITU and Telecentre. org Foundation.

I am pleased that BDT has made these resources available to youth worldwide in our new Youth employment and Entrepreneurship Resources Database at www. itu. int/ITU-D/youth.

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Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment vi Page 6 Entrepreneurship skills and support...35 6. 1 Entrepreneurship skills...

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 1 1 Introduction Youth make up 17 per cent of the world's population and 40 per cent of the world's unemployed, according to the International labour organization.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 2 adequately represent all of these in a report of reasonable length.

Chapter 8 discusses the role of government in supporting youth employment and entrepreneurship. Chapter 9 offers some concluding thoughts. 1. 2 Notes and limitations Each one of these chapters could occupy many books,

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 3 business opportunities but because the owners cannot find satisfactory jobs. 2 In fact,

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 4 Underemployed youth is triple the unemployment rate. 9 These are predominantly youth who work in the informal sector, facing low wages, no benefits,

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 5 Figure 2: Unemployment rates by age range Source: Gallup 2. 2 The skills mismatch In addition to the protracted economic crisis from

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 6 Figure 3: Youth unemployment rates, by region Source: International labour organization (ILO) 2. 3 Regional trends:

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 7 Youth not engaged in employment, education, or training (NEET) is one of the main challenges policymakers in developed economies face.

and victim costs, among others. 24 The quality of youth employment has declined. Youth increasingly find themselves in nonstandard jobs, such as temporary employment and part-time work.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 8 2. 4. 1 Latin america and the Caribbean In Latin america and the Caribbean, youth unemployment has declined recently

Low quality schooling and high dropout rates supress youth employment. According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, completing a high quality secondary education is an important threshold for increasing the odds of obtaining a quality job. 32

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 9 Youth face an underdeveloped private sector and a growing informal sector.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 10 cent in one 2008 survey. 48 Educational achievement as measured by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) indicates that the education system in this region is performing adequately at imparting basic skills,

Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelhoods, 10.52 Ibid, 11.53 International labour organization,"China Youth employment Report,"(Geneva: ILO, 2005). 54 UNESCO, Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2010,(Paris:

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 11 Africa has the highest rate of working poor, estimated at 40.1 per cent in 2012.58 More than three out of four workers are engaged in the informal sector. 59 This is far high than all other regions except South Asia.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 12 This chapter explores how ICTS are transforming three sectors:

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 13 3. 2 Health Healthcare is a global multi-trillion dollar industry that is undergoing massive changes as a result of ICTDRIVEN innovations.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 14 Figure 6: Technology-enabled programmes, by purpose Source: World health organization, 2012 THE WHO study further found that 27 per cent of the programmes profiled by CHMI featured ICTS in a prominent role.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 15 THE WHO study also reveals many programmes that face important barriers. 71 Problems with end-user acceptance of the technology may be the result of lack of familiarity with the technology

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 16 Firms or countries tend to follow any of the five following trajectories

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 17 4 New employment and entrepreneurship opportunities Emerging sectors The increasing adoption of ICTS in everyday life,

This chapter explores a range of emerging opportunities involving ICTS and youth employment and entrepreneurship. First, the ways in which young people find work through digital job matching services is covered,

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 18 4. 1 Online job services and job matching While it may be skilled common for,

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 19 Figure 8: Crowdsourcing vs. Microwork Source: Author elaboration and Howe (2008) Crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing business models benefit individuals with higher-level technical skills.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 20 Microwork Microwork is a series of small tasks that have been broken out of a larger business process

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 21 Samasource is a nonprofit organization that brings digital work opportunities to people around the world.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 22 Jobs in the app economy can be categorized as follows: IT-related jobs that use app economy skills the ability to develop,

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 23 Figure 9: Global map of app trade routes Source: Developer Economics 2012 For developers focusing on in-region, for-region development, the opportunity may lie in addressing market gaps in app categories in their own country.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 24 The World bank Bank's infodev programme, in collaboration with the Government of Finland and Nokia, has established a network of five mlabs in Armenia, Kenya, South africa, Pakistan, and Viet nam.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 25 winners receiving incubation, financial, and other forms of support. 99 This is a model that many other countries can adapt as contests have become a very popular way to stimulate ICT innovations (see section 6. 3). These efforts are extremely important

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 26 4. 6 Mobile phone repair and computer assembly Mobile phone repair as well as computer maintenance and assembly continue to be important areas of youth job

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 27 Employment growth in the renewable energy sector alone is projected to be impressive for the coming decades.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 28 4. 7. 2 Green jobs for youth The dialogue around ICTS and the green economy has centered largely on food security, sustainable agriculture, and energy efficiency.

however in the context of the 2012 Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, youth advocacy groups lobbied that young people should be seen as an asset for a green economy that would in turn generate youth employment. 113 Youth have expressed a strong interest

youth and young students from some universities are preparing for the expansion of green jobs to increase our employment and youth employment rates. 115 Paulo,

What Are the Up-and-coming Areas for Youth employment in Your Country? UN World Youth Report Website, last modified on December 29, 2011, www. unworldyouthreport. org/index. php?

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 29 a variation of ICT skills that is becoming increasingly important for some careers.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 30 5. 2 Digital literacy Most of today's attention around ICT skills is focused on the concept of digital literacy.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 31 Second, being digitally literate involves much more than having technical skills.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 32 All of these distinctions have important implications for digital literacy training.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 33 Figure 12: Web skills/Competencies/Literacies grid EXPLORING CREATING CONNECTING PROTECTING BEGINNER Browser basics (e g.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 34 5. 4 Complementary skills The discussion in this chapter so far has focused on the ICT-related skills required for meaningful participation in society as well as work.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 35 Learning and innovation skills: creativity and innovation; critical thinking and problem solving;

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 36 Business incubators and accelerators are emerging around the world seeking to emulate the successes of Silicon valley.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 37 Figure 14: Core entrepreneurial skills and attributes132*English continues to be recognized as key for conducting business

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 38 Important skills for digital entrepreneurs In addition, digital entrepreneurs also require skills in a variety of areas related to business communications, customer relation management

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 39 Micromentor is an initiative of the nonprofit humanitarian agency Mercy Corps that offers free online guidance to entrepreneurs

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 40 turn to crowdfunding as one of their primary sources of investment capital.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 41 6. 4 Toolkits and training programmes There are many digital resources designed to help young entrepreneurs that have been created by the major software companies, many in conjunction

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 42 Providing access to market information has long been a goal of many initiatives,

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 43 A study looking at learning spaces and the influence of ICTS identifies six trends as the hallmark of the learning experience of and with ICTS:

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 44 Figure 15: Story of Kelvin Doe Source: Authors 7. 1 New learning models New technologies are changing how learning

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 45 Figure 16: Blended learning and ICTS Source: Authors The blended learning process relies on digital environments called Learning Management Systems (LMS.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 46 Blended learning has gained popularity mostly in European and North american high schools, colleges and universities,

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 47 Prominent and emerging models of self-directed learning include open universities, open course ware (OCW), open educational resources (OER), and massive open online courses (MOOCS.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 48 Similar services continue to grow as universities and other educational institutions seize the power of ICTS

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 49 Figure 18: Social capital and collaborative/peer learning Source:

Authors In the context of youth employment, it is important to consider the benefits that participating in collaborative learning can offer.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 50 work alongside more experienced workers they acquire and develop many of the same ICT

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 51 A report prepared for the European commission in 2008 predicted some of these changes by arguing that the emergence

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 52 7. 4 Repositories, games and mobile resources Using online channels to learn

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 53 7. 4. 3 Social media Social media are used extensively for learning as well.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 54 There is an opportunity for public access points, such as telecentres, libraries,

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 55 The European Computer Driving Licence is an international computer skills certification programme.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 56 Figure 20: How Open Badges work Source: Mozilla Open Badges175 8 The role of government In a statement released for International Youth Day 2012, the UN Secretary-general,

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 57 This chapter looks at the role of governments in advancing policies, programmes and strategies for youth employment and entrepreneurship.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 58 programmes in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Pakistan, and Viet nam designed to support the integration of ICTS in education are starting to show results. 182 The importance of government coordination Research reveals that many ICT

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 59 8. 2 ICT skill development in non-formal educational settings The examples from Uruguay and Estonia fall within the formal education systems.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 60 At the same time, it is important for governments to recognize the growth

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 61 Another area for government-private sector partnership is job placement.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 62 Foster innovation through contests and competitions. This can be accomplished by partnering with other actors such as donor agencies, corporate businesses,

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 63 and have driven the explosive expansion of social media and other web 2. 0 applications.

Public-private partnerships can further advance youth employment through training internships, and job placement programmes. Policies and programmes to support entrepreneurship require another level of dedication.

and support governments in implementing youth employment and entrepreneurship strategies, while development agencies and foundations can provide financial support and expertise.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 64 References Amin, Mohammad. Necessity vs. Opportunity Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector. 2009. http://works. bepress. com/mohammad amin/15.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 65 Hofer, Andrea-Rosalinde and Austin Delaney.""Shooting for the Moon:

"China Youth employment Report.""Geneva: International Labour Office, 2005. International labour organization.""Decent Work and Youth in Latin america."

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 66 Johnson, Larry, Samantha Adams, and Michele Cummins. The NMC Horizon Report:

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 67 OECD. ICT Skills and Employment: New Competences and Jobs for a Greener and Smarter Economy.

What Are the Up-and-coming Areas for Youth employment in Your Country? UN World Youth Report Website.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 68 United nations Environment Programme. Transition to Green Economy Could Yield up to 60 Million Jobs.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 69 Glossary Accelerators For-profit incubator that support start-ups with funding and other services in exchange for equity.

Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 70 HTML Hypertext markup language (HTML) is the main markup language for creating web pages

and to increase the youth employment rate. This initiative is focused on the Europe 2020 objectives of reducing early school leaving

and encourage youth employment (through youth guarantees108), social innovation processes have been highlighted: young people's needs and their participation in the design of measures have been a primary focus to make education and training more relevant to them;

the White paper on Pensions and the Youth employment Package. It also builds on the contribution the European Structural

Youth work and non-formal learning play an important role in social innovation, particularly by offering alternative ways of learning and through practices that tackle inclusion problems such as youth employment or early

Since the launch of the Structured Dialogue in 2010, youth representatives and policymakers first engaged in debates on themes such as youth employment and youth participation and then looked into social inclusion.

Youth employment Pathways: This will provide support for training 3, 000 disengaged young people, aged 15 18 in regional Australia and areas of identified higher levels of youth disengagement.

Cohesion Fund) including €49. 8 million for the Youth employment Initiative and €361. 8 million for territorial cooperation.

and to increase the youth employment rate, as pursued by the Youth on the move initiative. The EU must implement even better than so far the Think Small First principle in its decision-making process

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