service users and service providers will have the opportunity to provide feedback and participate in the development process.
areas to highlight gaps and opportunities where the application of ehealth interoperability standards will improve patient safety and quality.
in the development of EHRS, it is important to use the opportunity to work on those
6. Industry developments and health service delivery opportunities will be taken into account 7. The standards proposed will ensure value for money
opportunities that digitisation presents to strengthen Germany†s role as an innovative and highly productive
Digitisation offers tremendous opportunities and potential for synergies to develop. Policymakers therefore must actively support this structural change
further exploit the opportunities presented in the areas of Industry 4. 0, 3d, smart services, big data and cloud com
solutions that do not diminish the opportunities presented to all of us by digitisation If, as recent surveys indicate,
Digitisation also gives everyone an opportunity to become part of the digital space. By contributing content
huge opportunities presented by the Internet and digitisa -tion, in particular the new forms of communication and
creative industries, opening up sizeable opportunities for new customer groups zz promoting sustainability and climate protection
create additional opportunities for growth and efficiency through ICT in the education, energy, health, transport and
and growth policy, Germany now has the opportunity to join the ranks of the leading global digital economies and
areas of activity and job opportunities. It offers employees more flexible and family-friendly ways of working.
-prehensive evaluation of the opportunities and challenges presented by the digital working world and to take action
We want to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by digitally supported, working models based on flexible working hours and locations to help people reconcile
opportunity 3. Ensuring secure government communication We will maintain and further improve the trustworthiness of the German government†s communication systems
opportunities offered by these changes We will therefore engage in debate with the greatest possi
offers new opportunities in this area. The Federal Govern -ment will support new ways of allowing citizens to become
zz We are improving our citizens†opportunities to partici -pate online. For this purpose, we are supporting public
opportunities to participate and become empowered at local authority level, in industry associations, in volun -tary and youth work, for men and women, people with
zz Everyday family life is also facing new opportunities and challenges as a result of the digital transformation
offers, for example, opportunities for better reconciling family and working lives on a partnership basis, new
forms of political participation and fresh opportunities for men and women to enter atypical gender areas of
-zens can availing of tremendous opportunities in the above areas for learning, further training, continuing education
opportunities for development and participation created by digitisation, the government, business sector and society must make concerted efforts to invest sustainably in educa
media opportunities to deliver high-quality education 28 V. EDUCATION SCIENCE, RESEARCH, CULTURE AND MEDIA zz To be prepared for the main challenges posed by digiti
forum Digitalisierung) identifies opportunities for digi -tisation in universities and drafts recommendations for action 4. Exploiting digitisation†s potential for
the opportunities for shaping and expressing opinions on the other. The online provision of digital content and
data offers great opportunities for our knowledge society but also presents us with new challenges for preserving this
opportunities offered by digitisation for our society and economy zz We will modernise and harmonise European data pro
opportunities for democratic participation in the global communications network. The right to privacy, freedom of information and free speech must also be enforced in the
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment February 2014 This report was developed and published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU),
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment iii Lead authors Chris Coward is the cofounder, Principal Research Scientist,
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment iv Foreword Today†s youth face enormous challenges finding a job
why it†s imperative that we take concrete steps to ensure youth have meaningful work opportunities and
entrepreneurship opportunities. The ongoing information technology revolution is transforming established sectors from agriculture to health and creating new ones from microwork to apps
the most basic to very advanced, offering opportunities for people of varying abilities The information technology revolution is also fuelling new business creation.
What will be required to connect more youth to this new world of opportunities? Part of the answer lies
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment v Table of contents Page 1 Introduction...1 1. 1 Organization of report...
4 New employment and entrepreneurship opportunities †Emerging sectors...17 4. 1 Online job services and job matching...
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment vi Page 6 Entrepreneurship skills and support...35
Digital opportunities: 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
and provide them with better opportunities for employment Against this backdrop, ongoing advances in information and communication technologies (ICTS) are
an even wider range of opportunities brought about by the growth of the â€oeapp economy, †mobile phones
For today†s youth this signals an opportunity, if the right steps are taken. Youth with access to technology
needs to be done to realize these opportunities. Youth in developing countries lag their developed world
Against this gloomy picture there is an explosion of new learning opportunities that employ novel (and
when the market is creating new opportunities for people with ICT skills, and people can go online
Many opportunities are still largely untapped, and policies and programmes are aligned not to take advantage of the possibilities.
emerging trends, focusing on new work opportunities, new skills, and new ways of acquiring these skills
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 2 adequately represent all of these in a report of reasonable length.
employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. The database is available at: www. itu. int/ITU-D/youth
generating new opportunities, services, and products. It is possible to pilot a new curriculum, for instance, without having to create one.
and identifying and incorporating emerging opportunities. Institutional nimbleness is a key attribute of successful initiatives,
and created new job opportunities in both traditional and new industries The primary focus of the report follows, covering new employment sectors, new skills,
and discusses a range of emerging work opportunities, from microwork to app development, that are a direct result of advances in ICTS and global internet diffusion.
of the new opportunities, with Chapter 5 looking at employability skills and Chapter 6 focusing on
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 3 business opportunities but because the owners cannot find satisfactory jobs. †2 In fact, â€oemost micro-and
small enterprises in developing countries are just forms of survivorship, with limited chances to grow. †3
dynamic and willing to take risks to exploit existing business opportunities and create new ones.
entrepreneurs†those that see opportunities in their area and believe they have the capabilities to start
which individuals would not be deterred by fear of failure in pursuing opportunities. In addition, the broader society can influence the spread of entrepreneurship through perceptions about this activity as a
Opportunity Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector, †2009 http://works. bepress. com/mohammad amin/15 3 World bank, World Development Report 2013:
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 4 Underemployed youth is triple the unemployment rate. 9 These are predominantly youth who work in
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 5 Figure 2: Unemployment rates by age range Source:
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 6 Figure 3: Youth unemployment rates, by region Source:
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 7 Youth not engaged in employment, education, or training (NEET) is one of the main challenges
new opportunities. As a consequence, NEET youth are entering adulthood already in a marginalized position
21 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action: Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelihoods,(Baltimore International Youth Foundation, 2012), 8, hwww. microsoft. com/en-us/news/presskits/citizenship/docs
23 Clive R. Belfield, Henry M. Levin, Rachel Rosen, â€oethe Economic value of Opportunity Youth, †(Washington, D c
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 8 2. 4. 1 Latin america and the Caribbean
32 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action: Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelihoods, 6 33 UNESCO Santiago, Education, Youth,
34 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action: Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelihoods, 2 35 International labour organization,"Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013, †18
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 9 Youth face an underdeveloped private sector and a growing informal sector.
represents an opportunity for economic growth, the private sector has created not the number of jobs needed in the region to meet this demand.
40 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action: Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelihoods, 3 41 World bank.
42 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action: Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelihoods, 5 43 Internation Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action:
Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelihoods, 5 44 International labour organization,"Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013, †17
47 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action: Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelhoods, 5 Digital opportunities:
Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 10 cent in one 2008 survey. 48 Educational achievement as measured by the Programme for International
51 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action: Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelhoods, 10 52 Ibid, 11
/55 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action: Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelhoods, 12 56 International labour organization,"Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013, †20
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 11 Africa has the highest rate of working poor,
2015, highlighting the need for new opportunities beyond the traditional sectors Figure 5: Informal sector employment shares, by region (2009
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 12 This chapter explores how ICTS are transforming three sectors:
well as ushering in entirely new opportunities ICT-led transformations of all workforce sectors should improve the employment and entrepreneurial
opportunities in the offshore services sector where the majority of employees are youth 3. 1 Agriculture
opportunities for ICT-related job creation. Upgrading workforce skills is becoming a key factor in the
there are growing opportunities to use ICTS to monitor them track the interventions of numerous stakeholders in multiple processes,
Digital opportunities: 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 ICT
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 14 Figure 6: Technology-enabled programmes, by purpose
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 15 THE WHO study also reveals many programmes that face important barriers. 71 Problems with end-user
knowledge economy. 74 This industry offers a good salary, career development opportunities for graduates and professionals,
and the opportunity to incorporate into the labour market marginalized groups like rural women or unemployed youth.
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 16 Firms or countries tend to follow any of the five following trajectories
This creates an opportunity for low-income countries to enter the knowledge economy 2. Upgrading within the business process segment:
sector, many other countries have discovered tremendous opportunities as well. The Dominican republic, Guatemala, and El salvador, for example, have implemented successfully
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 17 4 New employment and entrepreneurship opportunities †Emerging
sectors The increasing adoption of ICTS in everyday life, and the growing marketplace for digital goods and
services, are creating opportunities for youth to find employment that transcend traditional paradigms The way young people find
-and project-based work opportunities-many of which are restricted not to highly skilled developers, but can also extend to semiskilled
opportunities for youth. Great potential for employment growth derives from a demand for services enabled by mobile phones. 81 Young people can now find
addition there are opportunities for developers with entrepreneurial ambitions to start their own apps -based businesses
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, followed by new opportunities for ICT enabled employment. The chapter then turns to the
Lastly opportunities that green jobs may hold for youth are examined 80 Vili Lehdonvirta and Mirko Ernkvist. â€oeknowledge Map Of The Virtual Economy:
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 18 4. 1 Online job services and job matching
social networks to find out about work opportunities. Searching for informal sector jobs often occurs through word-of-mouth,
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 19 Figure 8: Crowdsourcing vs. Microwork Source: Author elaboration and Howe (2008
Digital opportunities: 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
underemployment and could benefit from flexible income-generating opportunities. 89 The microwork market is growing rapidly.
employing people with limited opportunities for sustainable employment as principal workers in business process outsourcing centres to provide high-quality, information-based services to domestic and
89 World bank, â€oenew Frontiers and Opportunities in Work. ICT is Dramatically Reshaping the Global Job Market†(ICT
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 21 Samasource is a nonprofit organization that brings digital work opportunities to people
around the world. Samasource secures contracts with companies including Google, Intuit, and CISCO; it has provided services to Linkedin and the U s. State department,
/Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 22 Jobs in the app economy can be categorized as follows
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 23 Figure 9: Global map of app trade routes
For developers focusing on in-region, for-region development, the opportunity may lie in addressing market gaps in app categories in their own country.
Opportunities exist for developers to produce apps that are relevant in terms of both local language and content.
These opportunities could be particularly strong in countries with large markets, rapidly increasing levels of user engagement
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 24 The World bank Bank†s infodev programme, in collaboration with the Government of Finland and Nokia
build community and provide opportunities for accessibility professionals to engage with each other. 98 There are also numerous targeted efforts to spur the development of accessible ICTS.
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 25 winners receiving incubation, financial, and other forms of support. 99 This is a model that many other
opportunities, for a huge proportion of the population. â€oeaccessible ICTS have the potential to provide
well as the opportunity to participate in the economic, cultural and social life of their communities. †100
An industry analyst has estimated that the near-term opportunities for further rapid online game market growth in East Asian developing countries are located primarily in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines
The ICT Opportunity for a Disability-Inclusive Development Framework; ITU 2013,3 101 Ibid. 11, International Telecommunication Union.
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 26 4. 6 Mobile phone repair and computer assembly
opportunities, as well as business training for local micro enterprises Action Technique pour un Developpement Communautaire Action Technique pour un Developpement Communautaire (ATEDEC) is designed a project to
opportunity for employment in which ICTS and youth could play a major role. It is estimated that a shift to
106 International labour organization, Working Towards Sustainable Development Opportunities for Decent Work and Social Inclusion in a Green Economy,(Geneva:
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 27 Employment growth in the renewable energy sector alone is projected to be impressive for the coming
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 28 4. 7. 2 Green jobs for youth
What skills are required to take advantage of the opportunities described in this report? As shown, there is a wide range of ways that ICTS are revolutionizing all sectors of the economy
literacy is not sufficient to pursue the majority of new opportunities described in earlier chapters.
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 29 a variation of ICT skills that is becoming increasingly important for some careers.
Digital opportunities: 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.
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 31 Second, being digitally literate involves much more than having technical skills.
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 32 All of these distinctions have important implications for digital literacy training.
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 33 Figure 12: Web skills/Competencies/Literacies grid
Digital opportunities: 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
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 35 Learning and innovation skills •creativity and innovation
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 36 Business incubators and accelerators are emerging around the world seeking to emulate the successes of
Wired Magazine likens the opportunities in Africa to those of the pre-dotcom boom in
of opportunities and costs (being employed, being unemployed, being one†s own boss), and risk-reward relationships (what is at stake), among other factors.
opportunities and to turn their entrepreneurial projects into successful ventures. Becoming familiar early with the idea that running one†s own firm can be a potential career option is important, and education
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 37 Figure 14: Core entrepreneurial skills and attributes132
/Digital opportunities: 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
ICT entrepreneurs identify their greatest needs as start-up capital and opportunities to network with business people and other technology entrepreneurs.
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 39 Micromentor is an initiative of the nonprofit humanitarian agency Mercy Corps that offers
mentoring opportunity database, where volunteer mentors can offer to help. Help can also be requested from specific mentors.
purposes in the development of new ventures†discovering opportunities, securing new resources, and obtaining legitimacy†all of
139 A pitch fest is an event where entrepreneurs have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to potential investors
/Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 40 turn to crowdfunding as one of their primary sources of investment capital.
opportunity to showcase their ICT-based projects. The young entrepreneurs had intensive one -on-one sessions with industry mentors, including ongoing support over a one-year
skills, as well opportunities to network with ICT representatives in industry, governments, and academia. Bangkok hosts the 2013 event on November 19-22
opportunities with local business leaders, and possibly investment directly from Oasis500 Since 2010, it has received 2 000 applications
/Digital opportunities: 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
/Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 42 Providing access to market information has long been a goal of many initiatives,
Microsoft Youthspark is a global initiative that aims to create opportunities for 300 million youth in more than 100 countries during the next three years.
connecting them with greater opportunities for education, employment and entrepreneurship Through Youthspark, Microsoft will dedicate the majority of its cash contributions to nonprofit
Digital opportunities: 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
opportunities for learning that capitalize on the characteristics of the knowledge society and provide youth with spaces for engagement and creativity.
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 44 Figure 15: Story of Kelvin Doe Source:
and teaching is done, creating new opportunities and challenges for teachers and learners alike. Teachers can take on the role of expert-facilitators of learning
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 45 Figure 16: Blended learning and ICTS Source: Authors
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 46 Blended learning has gained popularity mostly in European and North american high schools, colleges and
programmes by turning them into blended learning opportunities to reach migrant populations living abroad, mostly in Europe and the United states. These universities operate through satellite offices
vicious circle of low skills, low productivity and low income. †151 The opportunities to learn in a self
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 47 Prominent and emerging models of self-directed learning include open universities,
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 48 Similar services continue to grow as universities
There are vast opportunities for youth to engage in collaborative (or peer) learning using ICTS Collaborative learning allows peers to share their knowledge,
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 49 Figure 18: Social capital and collaborative/peer learning
Collaborative learning events are opportunities for young people to learn ICTS (basic and advanced) as well as entrepreneurial skills.
opportunities that may lead to participants learning about jobs as well. The sustainability and success of
or develop skills is to have the opportunity to put them to use preferably in a job situation.
agencies †offer training opportunities, internships, apprentice programmes, and mentoring. Several reports point to the importance of mentoring in learning
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 50 work alongside more experienced workers they acquire
opportunity for employment Website: code. google. com/soc 7. 3 Learning and innovation places The classic notion of the learning place is associated with organized institutions such as schools
Opportunities to work and learn on the job Digital opportunities: 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 and wide adoption of web 2. 0 technologies would give rise to social networking collaborative content creation and democratized innovation. 165 The technological changes seen in the
People join for the opportunity to meet like-minded people, share ideas, and learn from other members
/Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 52 7. 4 Repositories, games and mobile resources
and gives rise to multiple opportunities for expanding the scope and uses of game playing
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 53 7. 4. 3 Social media Social media are used extensively for learning as well.
the potential of mobile phones to vastly expand learning opportunities, especially for those in developing countries. 171
proliferation of data-enabled phones (smart phones) that offers the greatest opportunities for mobile learning.
/Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 54 There is an opportunity for public access points, such as telecentres, libraries,
and cybercafã s to combine the portability of smart phones with the broader functionality of personal computers.
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 55 The European Computer Driving Licence is an international computer skills certification
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 56 Figure 20: How Open Badges work Source:
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 57 This chapter looks at the role of governments in advancing policies, programmes and strategies for youth
entrepreneurship opportunities 8. 1 ICTS in education The opportunities for learning and innovating with ICTS are immeasurable,
as this report has shown However, despite significant investments, formal educational systems continue to face challenges in
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 58 programmes in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Pakistan,
Opportunities for a New Generation of Women (Geneva: ITU, 2012 186 ITU, Measuring the Information Society 2012 (Geneva:
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 59 8. 2 ICT skill development in non-formal educational settings
opportunities governments need to pay attention to and support as they have shown to be fertile sites for
/Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 60 At the same time, it is important for governments to recognize the growth and influence of alternative
opportunities with CISCO. 199 In Jordan the Ministry of Social Development is responsible for a programme
designed to provide marginalized youth with training and job opportunities in private sector institutions Youth gain real work experience and on-the-job training through this programme. 200 In Malaysia, the
"197 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action: Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelihoods; ITU, Tandon et al
A Bright Future in ICTS Opportunities for a New Generation of Women; World bank, World Development Report 2013
A Bright Future in ICTS Opportunities for a New Generation of Women; see also Penang Skills
/Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 61 Another area for government-private sector partnership is job placement.
and also have the opportunity to study part-time After completing the programme, participants are expected to find jobs on their own.
apprenticeships, internships or any other form of on-the-job-training opportunity, they limit their commitment to the duration of the programme.
trends and opportunities in macro sectors as health, agriculture, and business process outsourcing, as well as in a vast array of emerging areas from microwork to green jobs to accessibility solutions for persons
opportunity, entrepreneurs need support to succeed. This is especially true for young entrepreneurs who have less social and financial capital, smaller business networks,
opportunities can be accessed through formal and non-formal channels •Ensure access to business, legal and related information to help new entrepreneurs in the early
•Organize and offer mentorship opportunities for youth to learn from more experienced business people.
opportunities and seek financial investments •Promote and support collaborative innovation spaces, including co-working spaces, tech hubs
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 62 •Foster innovation through contests and competitions.
and generating new opportunities for entrepreneurs developing ICT products and services for these sectors. Beyond these sectors, the internet itself is
responsible for making possible new opportunities that have generated livelihoods for millions of people Crowdsourcing, microwork, app development,
Seizing these opportunities requires the right skills and knowledge. Which skills are needed for which jobs
office work, such skills are insufficient for many of the new opportunities described in this report
these new opportunities require one or more of several other abilities in such areas as information seeking, communication, collaboration, content production, multimedia creation
Fortunately, the market has responded with a multitude of new opportunities for people to learn different types of skills, in different ways, using different technologies,
Indeed, some of the greatest opportunities may be realized by combining online and offline activities Youth are suited ideally to take advantage of these opportunities.
In general they are naturally comfortable with technology and operating in online environments, adept at absorbing new concepts and
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 63 and have driven the explosive expansion of social media and other web 2. 0 applications.
applications that have underpinned many of the new job and entrepreneurial opportunities How can youth be prepared better
opportunities? The report has outlined a number of strategies pertaining to the role of government Government can lead efforts to incorporate a number of the learning programmes and pedagogical
and connecting them to employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. Telecentres, libraries community technology centres and other places that offer computer resources, internet connectivity, and
skills and experience they need to pursue these opportunities. They represent a non-formal channel for
greater opportunities for youth. Doing so requires that stakeholders embrace the innovative process: be open to experimentation, ensure robust feedback systems are in place to learn from successes and
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Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 69 Glossary Accelerators For-profit incubator that support start-ups with funding and other services in
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 70 HTML Hypertext markup language (HTML) is the main markup language for creating
Pitch fests Events where entrepreneurs have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to potential investors
Digital opportunities: Innovative ICTSOLUTIONS for youth employment Lead authors Foreword Table of contents 1 Introduction 1. 1 Organization of report
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