![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.alliance-sahel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/event-digit-768x384.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\nThe rationale for choosing this particular topic is obvious: for many years now, digital technology has played an essential role in the development of countries<\/strong>.\u00a0 Reinventing a professional offer adapted to the digital transformation of the economy is becoming a major challenge for all French-speaking countries affected by the changes in the employment market and the explosion of new digital professions.<\/p>\n Taking up this challenge would not only allow the adaptation of economies and the labour market to the digital transformation<\/strong> of societies but will above all offer new perspectives to young people<\/strong>! They are still too severely affected by unemployment and are largely exposed to the many risks of often precarious employment, particularly in the Sahel. In this region, 65% of the population is under 25 years of age but represents less than 10% of the active population.<\/p>\n The issue of youth and its access to employment is at the heart of the peace-security-development nexus. The prevalent situation regarding youth and employment is very specific to the Sahel: 65% of the population is under 25 years old, but represents less than 10% of the active population. At the request of the Secretary General, the IOF has developed a series of initiatives: Radio Jeunesse Sahel to connect young people and provide them with useful information. Also the D-clic programme, which will reach 3,000 learners and which focuses on digital\u00a0training<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb,\u00a0<\/span>as emphasised by Mr Henri Eli Monceau, Director of the Economic and Digital Francophonie, in his introductory speech.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The workshop provided an opportunity to share inspiring experiences and present initiatives to support training and employment for young people in the Sahel. As a reminder, young people are one of the priorities of the Sahel Alliance, whose members support training and job creation initiatives to the tune of more than 1.5 billion euros.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The digitisation of the economy and skills is important for students just out of school, but also for young people who are already working and who have not had the chance to be trained in digital technology. Efforts must focus on offering these young employees (often in the informal sector) an innovative framework that allows them to strengthen their digital skills and use them to digitise their activities, to access the market\u00a0\u00bb,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0according to Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Lapeyre, Director of the ILO office in C\u00f4te d’Ivoire.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nProviding young people with an innovative framework to enhance their skills<\/strong><\/h2>\n