A growing share of the world’s population is starting to derive their main income through digital means. These ‘iWorkers’ sit between the formal and informal sectors, gaining some of the advantages of formality yet still lacking many of its protections and benefits. Innovations in the digital economy can be shaped to create more and better quality employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for individuals and MSMEs, and inclusive growth for national and regional economies.
Digital commerce, or e-commerce, is impacting employment opportunities in Africa by reshaping the nature of work through gig platforms,...
With knowledge comes power. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful way to harness data into knowledge and into action....
This white paper considers the likely effects of an important new phenomenon that may accelerate the “pull” factor of digital...
How inclusive is the digital economy really? In this piece, Founder & Chair David Porteous proposes a leading indicator of the answer: namely, the financial health of ‘iWorkers’
