Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World (Episode 11) – Janet Longmore on “The Youth-led Imperative”

This is the eleventh episode of our podcast based on the vignettes contributed by friends and colleagues to Tim Unwin’s new book Digital Technologies in an Unequal World: An Empancipatory Manfesto. In it, Janet Longmore provides a summary of the six main learnings from the work of Digital Opportunity Trust with young people drawing especially on their recent experiences in Rwanda and Uganda. Implementation of these learnings can provide a fundamental ‘mindset shift’ that reflects new skills and an entrepreneurial socially responsible spirit, resiliency and adaptability among young people that are critical for navigating employment and self-employment opportunities in a digital economy.

The full vignette can be read here.

All audio files relating to the book are also available on our podcast with a new episode every week.

Janet is Founder and CEO, Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), and is a lifelong social entrepreneur who champions the leadership of young women and men in global development.  Recipient of many Canadian and international honours, she demonstrates the power of technology to unlock the creativity of youth as leaders of change.

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