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Landscape Scan on Tech-Enabled Skilling in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Manan Sharma Tech-Enabled Skilling Platforms have emerged as crucial digital sources of knowledge within the platform economy. Driven by factors like COVID-19, generational shifts, and tech advancements, professionals now face the need to adapt to hybrid work...
Landscape Scan on Digital Services for Microenterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Manan Sharma With 44 million micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in sub-Saharan Africa, of which 97% are microenterprises, "Digital Services for Microenterprises" present a compelling opportunity within the Jobtech landscape in Africa, as this sector...
Landscape Scan on Platforms for Digitally Delivered Work in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Manan Sharma "Platforms for Digitally Delivered Work", stand out as a particularly intriguing segment within jobtech and platform economy, mainly due to their independence from the limitations imposed by weak purchasing power in many African markets. Unlike other...
Landscape Scan on Platforms for Offline Work in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Manan Sharma Among the first wave of Jobtech platforms in Africa, Platforms for offline work function as digital means of discovery and distribution networks for physical services like transportation, delivery, and errands that are performed as a result of online...