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Sector Growth, Youth Jobs and Inclusion: The Role of GBS and Digital Sector Bodies

Knowledge & Research

Sector Growth, Youth Jobs and Inclusion: The Role of GBS and Digital Sector Bodies

The Global Business Services (GBS), IT Outsourcing, and Business Process Outsourcing sectors are increasingly recognised as powerful engines of economic growth, export competitiveness, and large-scale inclusive job creation. But competitiveness and inclusive youth jobs don’t emerge on their own, they are deliberately built through strong ecosystems, with sector bodies at the centre.

Jobtech could help provide work for South Africa’s young people

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Jobtech could help provide work for South Africa’s young people

In a recent landscape review of jobtech platforms in South Africa, the Jobtech Alliance discovered that the country leads both in the number of jobtech platforms and the number of users across Africa. As of 2021, an estimated 3.9 million gig workers were active in South Africa, indicating significant potential for jobtech platforms to provide employment opportunities, especially for the youth.

Sizing the Opportunity in South Africa’s Care Economy

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Sizing the Opportunity in South Africa’s Care Economy

This report estimates the size of the South African care economy through an analysis of the number of existing and potential future job opportunities in the sector. It also outlines the
potential impact of investment into the care economy including economic impact, impact on beneficiaries, and impact on the young people who could access the job opportunities
together with the broader societal impacts.