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A ccelerating F reedom and R ealistic I CT-led C hange in A frica

Explore the potential of ICTs for youth entrepreneurship in Africa to combat rising unemployment rates. Learn about successful youth-led ICT initiatives, the need for educational evolution, and calls for stakeholder collaboration in creating an entrepreneurship-friendly environment.

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A ccelerating F reedom and R ealistic I CT-led C hange in A frica

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  1. AcceleratingFreedom and Realistic ICT-led Change inAfrica Making ICTs Work for Africa's Economic Emancipation through Youth Entrepreneurship ‘Gbenga Sesan African Youth ICT4D Network URL: www.ayinetwork.org | PURL: www.gbengasesan.com Fifth African Development Forum (ADF V). UNCC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. November 11 2006

  2. Africa Must Fly, Not Run • “If a man is running, he is either chasing something or being chased” (Nigerian Proverb) • While Africa is chasing better livelihoods, unemployment (a major setback) is after us • As much as 89% of the world’s youth were living in developing economies in 2005 • In Africa, youth are nearly 3 times more likely to be unemployed than adults • 23% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s youth were unemployed in 2005, and growing at 18.1%

  3. What Must Africa Do? • We must maximize the opportunities that come with the 21st Century – ICTs! • African stakeholders (government, private sector, academia, international organisations and youth) must join hands to move ahead • There is a strong need for a dynamic shift in our educational paradigm – we need to move from push to pull, using ICTs • We must exploit the dynamic relationship between ICTs and Youth Entrepreneurship

  4. What Youth are Doing! • Across Africa, there are numerous youth-led ICT entrepreneurship efforts that must be identified and supported in order to replicate the success • AYIN: Various country level sub-networks have best practice examples of youth in action • Ikeja Computer Village and Umbrella Managers are examples of youth-led action. Cowblock.net is taking ICT solutions to the next level • Young people are seeking alternative learning opportunities to be able to compete favourably

  5. Stakeholders’ Action… • Our governments must recognize the danger ahead and move from promises to delivery of an entrepreneurship-friendly environment • Job-seeker vs Entrepreneur: The academia should enjoy the support of governments, private sector and international organisations • We need a Youth Entrepreneurship and ICTs Fund for Africa (YEIFA) • AYIN is a ready platform for action, and should receive additional support for institutionalization

  6. Merci Beaucoup Full paper available at www.gbengasesan.com... ‘Gbenga Sesan African Youth ICT4D Network URL: www.ayinetwork.org | PURL: www.gbengasesan.com Fifth African Development Forum (ADF V). UNCC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. November 11 2006

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