news - Preparing the Middle East and North Africa for the fourth industrial revolution

With populations among the youngest in the world, countries in the Middle East and North Africa have substantial human capital potential. However, the regions are characterised by high rates of unemployment and underemployment, low (albeit increasing) levels of workforce participation by women, and an imbalance in the availability of low-, medium- and highly-skilled jobs.

The World Economic Forum believes that job markets will be disrupted further by the automation of multiple areas of labour activity, but new employment growth opportunities can emerge in data analysis and computer science, as well as in the public sector. 

Source: World Economic Forum