Location
Harare, Zimbabwe and Virtual
Start Date
15-9-2023 12:00 PM
End Date
15-9-2023 12:30 PM
Description
There are many ongoing efforts globally to address the skills requirements gaps created by the high pace of technological changes often referred to as the 4IR. The challenge is particularly acute in developing countries grappling with many high-priority socioeconomic challenges, including low levels of digital literacy. This study represents initial efforts to understand a developing country's local digital skills landscape, explicitly focusing on Zimbabwe. The study was conducted through a literature analysis to explore the digital skills discourse in Zimbabwe based on published academic papers. The findings point to a discourse focused on applied digital skills within specific fields and professions, such as education, health, and accounting, to name a few. The study also highlights the limited discussions on developing advanced as well as new emerging digital skills, specifically within the information technology profession. Further research will be necessary to establish an in-depth understanding of the reasons and implications of the current state of digital skills discourse in Zimbabwe.
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The state of the digital skills ecosystem in Zimbabwe: An exploratory analysis
Harare, Zimbabwe and Virtual
There are many ongoing efforts globally to address the skills requirements gaps created by the high pace of technological changes often referred to as the 4IR. The challenge is particularly acute in developing countries grappling with many high-priority socioeconomic challenges, including low levels of digital literacy. This study represents initial efforts to understand a developing country's local digital skills landscape, explicitly focusing on Zimbabwe. The study was conducted through a literature analysis to explore the digital skills discourse in Zimbabwe based on published academic papers. The findings point to a discourse focused on applied digital skills within specific fields and professions, such as education, health, and accounting, to name a few. The study also highlights the limited discussions on developing advanced as well as new emerging digital skills, specifically within the information technology profession. Further research will be necessary to establish an in-depth understanding of the reasons and implications of the current state of digital skills discourse in Zimbabwe.
