Sep 6, 2019
Reading and writing used to be enough on World Literacy Day, but now being able to filter what we read is an essential part of children’s development. It’s World Literacy Day this Sunday, 8 September 2019 – a day set aside by the United Nations to...
Sep 6, 2019
Kathy Gibson is at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – The next stage of digital innovation could come from Africa: the ingredients to create digital economies are all there and some key interventions could stimulate massive growth. This is the word from...
Sep 5, 2019
Kathy Gibson is at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – The World Economic Forum meeting in Cape Town this week has heard a lot about Africa as a rising continent, and as a united region in a fractured world. But what needs to be done to make the vision a...
Sep 5, 2019
Kathy Gibson is at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – Is Africa ready to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR); or should it be focusing on more basic imperatives? That’s the question that got emotions running high at a panel discussion...
Sep 5, 2019
Kathy Gibson is at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – African leaders are keen to get on board the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) – but a lot needs to be done to make the dream a reality. “Globally we are witnessing heightened human and political...
Sep 5, 2019
Kathy Gibson is at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – The digital identity agenda will help to foster better inclusivity across Africa. Nineta Diop, founder and president of Femmes Africa Solidarite, points out that refugees are an ongoing problem...
