Digital skills training can help address unemployment

Botswana faces the challenge of creating jobs in a limited private market, particularly for youth, with an unemployment rate of ~41%. According to Oxford Economics, the digital economy, worth $11.5 trillion globally, provides an opportunity for Botswana to empower its unemployed youth [1].

Much like India and Singapore, focusing on technology services and reskilling Botswana’s eager, educated and entrepreneurial youth could transform a nation and uplift thousands.