Bridging the Digital Divide: Fostering STEM Education for Digital Economy Leadership
As BRICS countries strive to build a digital economy, these nations must prepare their populous for the ‘future of work.’ Digital economies tend to create middle to high-skilled jobs. This is problematic as many workers are trapped in low-skill occupations and lack the expertise to participate in a...
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As BRICS countries strive to build a digital economy, these nations must prepare their populous for the ‘future of work.’ Digital economies tend to create middle to high-skilled jobs. This is problematic as many workers are trapped in low-skill occupations and lack the expertise to participate in a digital economy adequately. A digital economy requires a population that is literate in Science, Technology, Engineering, and mathematics (STEM). While BRICS has made progress in educating their populous in these fields, they still have a long way to go. More STEM graduates (especially women) must be produced to maintain and create a digital economy. This policy brief maps out strategies for BRICS countries to increase STEM participation.
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| spelling | doaj-art-04224897471046128b0f712d3516db562025-01-08T06:16:47ZengUJ PressJournal of BRICS Studies2519-74522519-74602024-08-013110.36615/gdw31696Bridging the Digital Divide: Fostering STEM Education for Digital Economy LeadershipJames Maisiri0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4357-6109Takaedza Simbarashe Madzikanda1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8009-964XDigital Africa Research Unit at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation at the University of JohannesburgUniversity of Johannesburg As BRICS countries strive to build a digital economy, these nations must prepare their populous for the ‘future of work.’ Digital economies tend to create middle to high-skilled jobs. This is problematic as many workers are trapped in low-skill occupations and lack the expertise to participate in a digital economy adequately. A digital economy requires a population that is literate in Science, Technology, Engineering, and mathematics (STEM). While BRICS has made progress in educating their populous in these fields, they still have a long way to go. More STEM graduates (especially women) must be produced to maintain and create a digital economy. This policy brief maps out strategies for BRICS countries to increase STEM participation. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jbs/article/view/2484BRICSSTEMEducationdigital economy |
| spellingShingle | James Maisiri Takaedza Simbarashe Madzikanda Bridging the Digital Divide: Fostering STEM Education for Digital Economy Leadership Journal of BRICS Studies BRICS STEM Education digital economy |
| title | Bridging the Digital Divide: Fostering STEM Education for Digital Economy Leadership |
| title_full | Bridging the Digital Divide: Fostering STEM Education for Digital Economy Leadership |
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| title_short | Bridging the Digital Divide: Fostering STEM Education for Digital Economy Leadership |
| title_sort | bridging the digital divide fostering stem education for digital economy leadership |
| topic | BRICS STEM Education digital economy |
| url | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jbs/article/view/2484 |
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