Only ten years ago, there were more internet users in countries like France or Germany than
in all of Africa put together. But much has changed in a decade. The year 2018 marks the …

The main aim of this briefing is to make visible the invisible and bring light to the role African
workers are playing in developing key emergent and everyday digital technologies such as …

The Future of Work in Africa focuses on the key themes of creating productive jobs and
addressing the needs of those left behind. It highlights how global trends, especially the …

The world of work is changing. Communications technologies and digital platforms have
enabled some types of work to be delivered from anywhere in the world by anyone with a …

Advancements in digital technologies have set the stage for corporations in the Global North
to drive down their labor costs by outsourcing work to the Global South. Burdened by …

Technological change has transformed where people work, when and how. Digitisation of
information has altered labour processes out of all recognition whilst telecommunications …

All African countries need better and more jobs for their growing populations. Digital Africa:
Technological Transformation for Jobs shows that broader use of productivity-enhancing …

[The authors argue that] it's time we recognized the truth about the future of work in Africa: it
isn't in the growth of full-time formal sector jobs. The future of work will be people working …

This study asks what impact the Fourth Industrial Revolution will have on job creation and
catchup development in Sub-Saharan Africa over the coming decade. Can light …

Far-reaching changes in technology, climate, and global economic integration are
transforming the world of work in ways that we do not yet fully understand. Will the swift …