The Inquiry – Can Kenya reply the decision for employment? | EUROtoday

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Kenya is going through rising public discontent over allegations of political corruption, financial stagnation and a scarcity of excellent high quality jobs, significantly for the nation’s Gen Z.

One of the federal government’s flagship responses is an formidable push into digital outsourcing. It argues that decision centres, coding work and different IT-enabled providers can place the nation as a worldwide hub and generate one million new jobs inside 5 years.

The mannequin has labored earlier than in international locations equivalent to India and the Philippines, however the world panorama is shifting. Advances in synthetic intelligence are already remodeling the very roles Kenya hopes to draw, elevating questions on whether or not this technique can ship long-term employment at scale.

Tanya Beckett asks whether or not Kenya’s imaginative and prescient for digital outsourcing can present stability and alternative for the nation.

This week on The Inquiry, we’re asking: Can Kenya reply the decision for employment?

Contributors
Joy Kiiru, senior lecturer on the Department of Economics and Development Studies on the University of Nairobi, Kenya

Marcus Larsen, professor on the Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark

Deepa Mani, college member and deputy Dean for educational programmes on the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India

Boaz Munga, analysis guide on the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, Nairobi, Kenya

Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producer: Matt Toulson
Researcher: Evie Yabsley
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Technical Producer: Craig Boardman
Production Management Assistant: Liam Morrey

(Photo: President of Kenya William Ruto. Credit: Luis Tato/Getty Images)

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