Description: This workshop will be geared towards understanding Artificial Intelligence, future jobs threats and opportunities for youth while linking it to national and regional youth policies.This will also look at how youth can harness the economic opportunities of being online and using emerging technologies to secure jobs in the 21st century were more of the world biggest employment markets are fast being automated. It will also look at the gaps that exists between countries that already have AI strategies as well as digital inclusive provisions in their youth policies to ensure that youth can leverage opportunities in the cutting age of technology.
For example It is estimated that some of the fastest growing cities in the world will be in Africa in the coming years including Kinshasa which has possibly 12 million inhabitants and is predicted to be Africa’s second largest city with 75 million people inside 50 years ,Nairobi was recorded as 3,523,000 in 2010 and is expected to reach 6,246,000 by 2025 and Dar-es-salaam as recorded as 3,350,000 in 2010 and is expected to reach 6,202,000 by 2025. Most of the population in Africa is of the youth population (15-24) where about 70% of the continent is under 30 years, and this figure rises even higher in some cases. Young people account for about 20% of the population, 40% of the workforce and 60% of the unemployed.
Future of Jobs Report 2018 by the World Economic Forum, reports that the workplace is expected to change dramatically between 2018 and 2022 by four technologies: "ubiquitous high-speed mobile internet; artificial intelligence; widespread adoption of big data analytics; and cloud technology.Because automation has crept into modern society so slowly, it can be extremely difficult to predict how the job market will evolve as it gets ever more advanced. The biggest challenge will be ensuring “artificial intelligence” does not lead to the mass loss of jobs or reliance on importation of ‘foreign’ skills almost certainly requiring new legislation to be passed, as well as a re-think of the employment market overall.How do youth fit into the aspect of future jobs and how can they mitigate this,what policies and frameworks are or can be put in place for the development of such spheres.In 2025, machines are expected to perform more current work tasks than humans as compared to 71% being performed by humans as of now. The workshop will have youth in a round table to discuss policy recommendations on AI governance, how to make AI inclusive as well as how their national/regional youth policies are factoring AI into securing jobs.Different case studies of AI adaptation,governance as well as what policies say will be shared and discussed, and best practices drawn or derived to ensure youth are ahead or part of the fourth industrial revolution.
Expected Outcomes: The outcomes of the workshop included:
Shared case studies and best practices on AI and future jobs from different countries
Policy recommendations on AI legal frameworks as far as youth and job markets are concerned.
Identified methods and roadmaps on leveraging AI as an equalizer and opportunity base.