1、 2022 Boston Consulting Group1How African Cities Can Create Digital JobsOCTOBER 21,2022 By Andrew Bosson,Jan Gildemeister,Nihmal Marrie,Tolu Oyekan,and Robin GeorgeYouth unemployment is rising in Africa.To address it,governments need toidentify the most-promising digital jobs and lay the foundation

2、for theircreation.With record levels of venture capital funding,significant infrastructureinvestments,and dramatic increases in internet usage,cities across Africa arelaying the foundation to digitize their economies.As they do,a key goal ofmunicipal and other leaders is to address high unemployment

3、,particularly amongyounger people,by creating future-proof jobs.2022 Boston Consulting Group2BCG recently analyzed the economic development efforts of more than 20 cities inemerging markets around the world,each of which has capitalized on digitaltechnology to attract investment and create tens of t

4、housands of high-quality,high-paying jobs.Based on that analysis,we have identified the most promising digitalsegments that African municipal and provincial governments can focus on.Withthe right approach,cities in Africa can digitize economies,create jobs,and buildresilient societies overall.Digita

5、l Transformation as a Solution to YouthUnemploymentRising youth unemployment is a major problem in Africa.About 60%of theAfrican population is below age 25,and many African countries face a shortage ofhigh-quality jobs.Unemployment among people aged 15 to 24 across sub-SaharanAfrica increased from 1

6、2.8%in 2018 to 14.8%in 2021,according to the World Bank.The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the situation by depressing economicactivity,reducing household incomes,and pushing an estimated 40 million morepeople on the continent into poverty.The traditional pathway for economic development is to advanc