sap skills for africa
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Largest & youngest workforce
122 million peoplewill be added to the workforce by 2020
16 out of 26fastest growing economies are in Africa
2-3% Expected GDP growth in South Africa
by 2020
6-7%Expected GDP growth in Sub Saharan Africa by 2020
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Exponential middle class growth expected
150 million 2010210 million 2020490 million 2040
1.03 billion people40%
live in cities
50%are under 20
Fastest growing population Fastest growing workforce
workforce by 2020million504
By 2100 40%of the world’s
population will be Africans
Fastest growing digital consumer market
600 million Internet users in 2025
360 million smart phone users in 2025
Fastest growing digital consumer market
600 million Internet users in 2025
31% of all Africans live within 25 km of fiber node
360 million smart phone users in 2025
60%of the total
population of Africa is below the age of 35
years
60%of total
unemployment in Africa is young
people
3 out of 4 people
in Africa will be on average 20 years old by 2020
About 10 million
young African youth arrive
each year on the labor
market
>200 million youth in Africa
comprising over 20% of the continent’s population.
40 million young African people are estimated to be out of work and many more in poor employment
Results not evident
Large share of Africa’s GDP spent on education
vs Asia/Latin America but results are not
bearing fruit.
Digital divide
Only 16% Internet penetration
– three-quarters remain unconnected
to worldwide web
>500M Africansof working age
More than 500 million Africans of working age.
Projected to exceed 1.1 billion by 2040 – more
than in China or India
SOURCES: McKinsey: Lions go global: Deepening Africa’s ties to the United States (August 2014) Lions go digital: The internet‘s transformative potential in Africa ( November 2003) McKinsey Report ( November 2012) Africa at Work: Job creation and inclusive growth, The Rise of the African Consumer (October 2012)Youth and African Union Commission - http://www.africa-youth.org/UNICEF Generation 2030 - http://data.unicef.org/gen2030/UN - http://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/may-2013The Guardian - http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/mar/21/job-crisis-in-africaAfrican Economic Outlook - http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/en/in-depth/youth_employment/
Africa´s Challenge
1 Mismatch of skills
2 Technical fields less problematic
3Africa trails
other regions
4 Expansion is not enough
In a survey among experts on 36 African countries about the major challenges youth face in labour markets, 54% found a mismatch of skills between what job seekers have to o�er and what employers require to be a major obstacle
�Graduates in technical fields such as engineering and information technology (IT) have less problems finding employment than those from the social sciences or humanities.
Africa trails other regions of the world in the proportion of enterprises o�ering training to their employees.
Expansion is not enough. Quality and relevance of education must be improved to reduce the skills mismatch. African countries should strengthen partnerships with the private sector at all levels of education.
Run Simple
The Africa Opportunity
10 000 by 2020
Through its Skills for Africa programme, SAP aims to
provide 10,000 trained ICT consultants by 2020 focused
on growth industries.
ICT fuels theeconomy
ICT sector has been and will continue
to be the major economic driver in
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Downstream mulitplying
e�ectsEvery $ spent
on ICT puts $1.25 back into
the African economy.
Africa is a hot growth market, full of economic promise, vitality and innovation
Africa is the fastest growing market worldwide
Africa has the youngest population of any continent. A population explosion is expected this century, and the number of young Africans will grow exponentially. But the mismatch of skills to jobs will deepenthe unemployment crisis for young people.
Africa has the youngest population in the world
For Africa’s growth to be sustainable, young people must have the right skills for employment. Collaboration amongst private organizations, the government and NGOs will make this happen, and prepare the next generation to embrace the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Investing in skills for sustainable growth