Africa is at a crossroads. An exploding youth population, rapidly advancing technology, and the expansion of the fourth industrial revolution is leading to previously unfathomable amounts of available data and a desperate need to create decent jobs.
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Over 50% of Africans are under the age of 20 compared to global median age of 30. Africa has the world highest child dependency ratio with 73 children under age of 15 and for every 100 people of working age.
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A recent OECD report listed some of the ways that more and better data will affect the economy:
✔️Producing new goods and services;
✔️Optimizing business processes;
✔️ More-targeted marketing with customer feedback;
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“Will Africa be left behind in the field of data science?
Data science, led by Africa-based scientists, can play a key role in addressing many of the continent’s challenges.
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We launch tomorrow! 🎉Speakers across the African diaspora will join us to talk about the role of #DataInAfrica Here's the lineup joining our Co-Founder:
MC @aobenson
Moderator Bridgett Majola
Keynote Dr Robert Ochola @afreximbank
Panel: Tshilidzi Marwala @txm1971 & @PamSitienei
"I'm excited for @DataIndaba launch on Wed @ 14:00GMT! #Data can drive Africa toward a competitive & sustainable future. Come to the launch of our movement! Register for Harnessing the power of data to transform Africa: https://t.co/5mAq690BBr & follow @DataIndaba for updates!"
Launch Event📣 #Data can drive Africa toward a competitive & sustainable future. The community we build will create lasting change—join us next week for as we launch the movement! Register for Harnessing the Power of Data to Transform Africa https://t.co/jV7eyGc7ps #DataInAfrica
The explosion of #data requires new tools & techniques to be effective. Policy, business decisions, changing minds—all Africans design the future. Tmw @ 3pm UTC our founder joins the webinar "Harnessing the Power of Data for Africa's Development" Register: https://t.co/SNmnNNNdan
For the African continent to build a prosperous future, women must be increasingly included in economy & society. Great to see this partnership investing in data-based solutions for women's full participation in the economy and society! #Data#GenderEquality#DataInAfrica 2/2
𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: We are pleased to announce that we will be partnering with the European Union (@europeaid) & OACPS (@pressACP) to identify, train, mentor & fund 2500 young African women entrepreneurs in 2021.
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The future of Africa is counting on 1.2B people making intelligent & sustainable decisions. We believe data is the vital catalyst to drive the continent to a competitive and #SustainableFuture. Follow & join conversation on the revolution of #data in Africa