Tackling youth unemployment through new technologies and innovation

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT | Empowering youth through ICT UN Ministry of Communications and Information Technology EGYPT ICT TRUST FUND In Egypt, unemployment affects mostly youth aged 18-29 years Enhancing employability Training A demand-driven education Unemployment rate among youth is 29% 75% of unemployed persons are youth aged 18-29 years FRESH IT SKILLS BUSINESS VOCATIONAL E-LEARNING TRAINING OF GRADUATES SKILLS web development e-marketing e-accountability EDUCATION KAYANAK.NET TRAINERS JOBS 88% management marketing accounting of unemployed persons have an intermediate or 320 MSMES trained 125 cadres trained 1,852 young entrepreneurs trained university degree To reduce youth unemployment we're using the power of ICTS to foster employability and entrepreneurship Internship Widening job chances NETWORKING 234 internships created EXPERIENCE ICT& BUSINESS ICT Fostering entrepreneuship SKILLS WANTED Startups incubation Great ideas create wealth and employment Social entrepreneurship To deliver better and ICT services is the second Innovation for social good more efficient services, egyptian companies need highly qualified workers with IT and fastest growing economic sector in Egypt, creating emplyment and business opportunities for entrepreneurs. Egyptlnnovate° We support the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship TOMOUH SPARKLAB COMPETITION The 5 best social A social innovation lab for entrepreneurs Center business skills. MSMES Statistics source: CAPMAS 2012 A fb.com/undpegypt P eg.undp.org