dc.description.abstract | One of the major developments of the early twenty-first century, largely not fully characterized and understood, was the rapid pace and sustained rate of growth in a majority of African economies, oil and non-oil economies alike. Although growth has slowed considerably in a large number of them, it created new possibilities and challenges, including the challenge of a widening gap, relative to advances in technology and the needs of the economy, in skills and expertise. Put differently, inadequate skills, including under-supply of required skills, is becoming as important a constraint on further growth as foreign exchange. Evidence shows that much of Africa’s recent good growth performance is due to factor accumulation, not to growth in total factor productivity. This policy brief, based on a paper presented of the same title explores these issues. It discusses available evidence and presents a number of recommendations for consideration by African governments and stakeholders in African higher education exploring the feasibility of MOOCs as an additional instrument for bridging the continent’s skills gaps. | en |
dc.title | Skills, technology and the African transformation agenda: massive open online courses to the rescue? | en |
ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa | en |
ags.publisherName | UN. ECA | en |
ags.citationTitle | ECA policy brief | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-18T07:47:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-05-18T07:47:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/24312 | |
dc.format.extent | 6 p. | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.title.alternative | ECA policy brief | |
dc.type | Policy paper | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES::DEVELOPPEMENT SCIENTIFIQUE ET TRANSFERT DE TECHNOLOGIE::INNOVATIONS TECHNIQUES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA::DESARROLLO CIENTIFICO Y TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA::INNOVACIONES TECNOLOGICAS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES::DEVELOPPEMENT SCIENTIFIQUE ET TRANSFERT DE TECHNOLOGIE::TRANSFERT DE TECHNOLOGIE | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA::DESARROLLO CIENTIFICO Y TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA::TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES::DEVELOPPEMENT SCIENTIFIQUE ET TRANSFERT DE TECHNOLOGIE::SAVOIR-FAIRE | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA::DESARROLLO CIENTIFICO Y TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA::CONOCIMIENTOS TECNOLOGICOS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::EMPLOI::PROFESSIONS::TRAVAILLEURS QUALIFIES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::EMPLEO::PROFESIONES::TRABAJADORES CALIFICADOS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DESCRIPTEURS GEOGRAPHIQUES::AFRIQUE::AFRIQUE | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DESCRIPTORES GEOGRAFICOS::AFRICA::AFRICA | |
uneca.classification.fulltaxonomy | Subject Categories::SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES::16.01.00 DEVELOPPEMENT SCIENTIFIQUE ET TRANSFERT DE TECHNOLOGIE | |
uneca.classification.fulltaxonomy | Subject Categories::CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA::16.01.00 DESARROLLO CIENTIFICO Y TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA | |
uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | KNOW-HOW | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SKILLED WORKERS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | AFRICA | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | INNOVATIONS TECHNIQUES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | INNOVACIONES TECNOLOGICAS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TRANSFERT DE TECHNOLOGIE | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SAVOIR-FAIRE | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | CONOCIMIENTOS TECNOLOGICOS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TRAVAILLEURS QUALIFIES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | TRABAJADORES CALIFICADOS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | AFRIQUE | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | AFRICA | |
ags.subjectClassification | 16.01.00 DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND PROMOTION OF SCIENCE | |
ags.subjectClassification | 16.01.00 DEVELOPPEMENT SCIENTIFIQUE ET TRANSFERT DE TECHNOLOGIE | |
ags.subjectClassification | 16.01.00 DESARROLLO CIENTIFICO Y TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA | |
ags.citationIdentifier | ECA/18/002 | |
ags.availabilityNumber | b11889238 | |
ags.availabilityNumber | 2018 | |
ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
ags.rights.termsofuse | public | |
ags.JN | b11889238 | |
uneca.language.supported | en | |