This report argues that Digital Transformation (DTs) are an essential element of a good-jobs strategy for African countries. The evidence shows that internet use has significant inclusive job impacts on the continent, which is poised to have the largest workforce in the world by 2100. Robust analysis provides strategies that can be adopted to capitalize on growing evidence that internet availability enhances job creation and poverty reduction. Poverty rates fell by 7 percentage points and welfare impacts were higher among poorer and less-educated households.
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