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GDI Digest: Weathering Change in the Twenty-First Century

GDI Digest: Weathering Change in the Twenty-First Century

by Louisa Hann Many previous editions of GDI Digest have focused on the fragility of our political moment. From the perils of climate breakdown to the anti-liberatory potentials of AI, situations once considered unthinkable are careening into the realms of...
Africa’s degrees are arriving. Its capabilities are not.

Africa’s degrees are arriving. Its capabilities are not.

Large-scale automation has not yet reached Sub-Saharan Africa, but the window to build graduate capability is narrower than it looks. By Dr Kelechi Ekuma, Senior Lecturer at GDI More than 22 million Africans enter the labour market every year, and more of them hold a...