According to a survey conducted in 2020, most African respondents considered that digitalization brought very significant opportunities for creating jobs for youth (72.7 percent) and women (57.6 percent). On the other hand, only around 27 percent of the surveyed population believed digitalization brought very significant employment opportunities for informal workers.
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"This figure shows answers to the survey question, “How do you rate the following opportunities of digitalization for job creation in your country or region?” It is based on responses from six (out of Africa’s eight) Regional Economic Communities and on individual assessments of 23 African countries. Respondents to the survey included policy makers, experts on digitalization and representatives of private companies working in Africa’s telecom and digital activities."
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AUC, & OECD. (January 19, 2021). How do you rate the following opportunities of digitalization for job creation in your country or region? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266790/opinions-on-job-creation-opportunities-brought-by-digitalization-in-africa/
AUC, und OECD. "How do you rate the following opportunities of digitalization for job creation in your country or region?." Chart. January 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266790/opinions-on-job-creation-opportunities-brought-by-digitalization-in-africa/
AUC, OECD. (2021). How do you rate the following opportunities of digitalization for job creation in your country or region?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266790/opinions-on-job-creation-opportunities-brought-by-digitalization-in-africa/
AUC, and OECD. "How Do You Rate The following Opportunities of Digitalization for Job Creation in Your Country or Region?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266790/opinions-on-job-creation-opportunities-brought-by-digitalization-in-africa/
AUC & OECD, How do you rate the following opportunities of digitalization for job creation in your country or region? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266790/opinions-on-job-creation-opportunities-brought-by-digitalization-in-africa/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
How do you rate the following opportunities of digitalization for job creation in your country or region? [Graph], AUC, & OECD, January 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266790/opinions-on-job-creation-opportunities-brought-by-digitalization-in-africa/
