Digitalization and technological advancements are changing the world of work and the types of skills needed for employment. Across Africa, digital skills are becoming increasingly important, with an estimated 230 million jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) alone needing digital skills by the end of the decade.
However, skills deficiencies and a lack of basic digital skills needed to use technology to solve
real-life problems, key for life-long learning in the digital world and higher-level digital skills development in the future, are failing to be equitably accessed
.