{"id":114014,"date":"2023-05-08T07:30:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T04:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/unlocking-africas-knowledge-potential-can-mobile-technology-help-redefine-literacy\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T07:30:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T04:30:20","slug":"unlocking-africas-knowledge-potential-can-mobile-technology-help-redefine-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/unlocking-africas-knowledge-potential-can-mobile-technology-help-redefine-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking Africa\u2019s knowledge potential: Can mobile technology help redefine literacy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114014\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\nAfrica stands out as a continent with a youthful population. According to the World Economic Forum, over 60 percent of Africa\u2019s population is under the age of 25. By 2030, young Africans are projected to make up 42 percent of the global youth population. As other regions experience an ageing and dwindling workforce, Africa has the potential to leverage its demographic advantage. The continent\u2019s young population offers an opportunity for global corporations to tap into a growing labour force, and it also positions Africa as a hub for innovation and invention.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lea-Anne Moses, Executive Director and Trustee at Fundza Literacy Trust, Africa\u2019s true value lies in its people rather than just the mineral resources that can be extracted from the continent. However, this potential can only be realised if young people possess the skills required to fill these roles, necessitating enhanced literacy at all levels.<\/p>\n<p>Moses explains that with mobile devices: \u201cAfrica has a powerful tool for improving literacy rates \u2013 particularly among young people. Before examining how mobile devices can play this role, it\u2019s essential to note the progress that has already been made in Africa\u2019s literacy rates in recent decades.\u201d According to data from the World Bank, basic adult literacy rates in Sub-Saharan Africa increased from 56 percent in 2000 to 67 percent in 2020. Moses says this is thanks \u201cin part to significant economic growth in the region. However, as significant as that increase has been, it doesn\u2019t tell the full story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are still significant gaps in literacy across the region, Moses observes: \u201cEven in South Africa, the continent\u2019s most advanced economy, there are significant gaps when it comes to literacy rates among the youth. According to the most recent Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, 82 percent of South African grade 4s cannot read for meaning.\u201d This leads Moses to ask \u201cHow can we reasonably expect the continent\u2019s future workforce, no matter how big it might be, to compete globally if they\u2019re already falling behind at such a young age?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Moses the future is with mobile technology. To some, that might sound counterintuitive, especially if they believe young people spend time on their mobile phones instead of reading. Fundza has published more than 8,000 original pieces written by young South Africans on its LoveWriting platform. Moses says this shows progress: \u201cOver 3 million youth spend close to 30 minutes a day accessing our platform annually, indicating a desire for great locally relevant content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moses concludes, explaining: \u201cThose are the questions that we should all be asking ourselves because reading and literacy are at the heart of all education. And if we want Africa\u2019s young people to reach their full potential, it\u2019s something we need to invest in en masse right now. And that means using all the proven tools, including mobile technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/world\/unlocking-africas-knowledge-potential-can-mobile-technology-help-redefine-literacy\/article\">DJ<\/a> <\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/csr-news-en\/unlocking-africas-knowledge-potential-can-mobile-technology-help-redefine-literacy\/\">Unlocking Africa\u2019s knowledge potential: Can mobile technology help redefine literacy?<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[698,555,9875,1314,1815],"class_list":["post-114014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-africa","tag-csr-news-en","tag-knowlwedge","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114014\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}