ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/ICTD/2013/Technical Paper.3
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: Statistics, Information Society and Technology
Focus Area: Inclusive development, Future of employment, Population dynamics & migration, Technology & innovation
Initiatives: Promoting social justice
SDGs: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords: Arab countries, Communication technology, Education, Information technology, Social change, Youth employment, Domestic violence, Empowerment, Youth employment, Labour market, Manpower statistics, Unemployment, Statistical data, Women, Youth, Decent work
Impact of ICT on Arab youth: Employment, education and social change
January 2013
This report analyzes the impact of ICT on Arab Youth by considering the economic, educational and social change dimensions. Chapter I discusses the current status of employment and education among youth in the region. In chapter II initiatives and policies implemented to address youth unemployment in the region are examined. Chapter III focus specifically on the role that ICT could play in curbing regional youth unemployment. Issues that impact the social development of the youth are discussed in chapter IV, with special focus on the impact of ICT in women’s empowerment, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, and for the hearing impaired. Chapter V provides concluding recommendations.
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This report analyzes the impact of ICT on Arab Youth by considering the economic, educational and social change dimensions. Chapter I discusses the current status of employment and education among youth in the region. In chapter II initiatives and policies implemented to address youth unemployment in the region are examined. Chapter III focus specifically on the role that ICT could play in curbing regional youth unemployment. Issues that impact the social development of the youth are discussed in chapter IV, with special focus on the impact of ICT in women’s empowerment, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, and for the hearing impaired. Chapter V provides concluding recommendations.
