The InternationalTelecommunication Union (ITU) and International Labour Organization (ILO)
partnering for a campaign to train five million young people globally in the
next 13 years, reports ITRealms.
This was made to ITRealms at the ongoing World Summit on the Information
Society Forum 2017 being held 12-16 June 2017, in Geneva.
The "Digital Skills for Decent Jobs Campaign" is part of the
"Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth", the first-ever,
comprehensive United Nations system-wide effort for the promotion of youth
employment worldwide.
"ITU is proud to be one of the founding members of the 'Global
Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth'," said ITU Secretary-General Houlin
Zhao. "The 'Digital Skills for Decent Jobs for Youth Campaign' seeks to
encourage the global community to provide youth worldwide with digital skills
training in order to foster decent and inclusive employment and
entrepreneurship opportunities. Acquiring digital skills is crucial for young
job seekers worldwide as it can lead to higher salaries and better employment
conditions."
Brahima Sanou, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau
(BDT) said, "Digital skills will connect young people with unprecedented
job opportunities and contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable
Development Goals. Estimates show there will be at least 10 million vacant jobs
globally for people with advanced digital skills between now and 2030."
The campaign will engage with governments, the private sector and other
stakeholders in the information and communication technology sector to realize
commitments to train young men and women in basic and advanced digital skills.
The campaign will also encourage widespread sharing of data on job openings for
youth with digital skills, and help to identify training programmes and resource
mobilization opportunities.
The "Digital Skills for Decent Jobs for Youth Campaign" is part
of the ILO's "Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth" – a
multi-stakeholder partnership for the promotion of youth employment worldwide,
through which 22 United Nations entities are joining hands in support of the
realization of the 2030 development agenda.
Nonye Dom/GEE
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