Everything Connected: Building Systems to Create Jobs

About this episode

This episode discusses building job ecosystems and features insights from various experts on job creation and sustainable growth.

Job creation is the north star for the World Bank Group . But how can we go about it in a way that has a truly catalytic impact? Impact in the sense of generating large numbers of jobs in a sustained way. The answer is to build ecosystems , where all elements interact and support each other. In this episode of The Development Podcast , we get into the nuts and bolts of building jobs ecosystems. We unpack AgriConnect , a new initiative to transform small-scale farming into an engine of sustainable growth, jobs, and food security, and we discuss how technical innovations including “small-AI” can help make this vision a reality. Join us as we hear from: Ajay Banga , President, World Bank Group; Bosun Tijani , Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Nigeria; Rania Al-Mashat , Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, Egypt; Bhaskar Chakravorti , Dean of Global Business, Fletcher School, Tufts University; Nidhi Pant , Co-founder of S4S Technologies; Chege Kirundi , Chairman of Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings Ltd and Mufasa , poet, actor, writer and teaching artist from Kenya Timestamps [00:00] Building ecosystems around…

People in this episode

Guests: Ajay Banga, Bosun Tijani, Rania Al-Mashat, Bhaskar Chakravorti, Nidhi Pant, Chege Kirundi, Mufasa

Topics covered

• job creation
• ecosystems
• agriculture
• sustainable growth
• technology
• food security

Keywords

• job creation
• ecosystems
• AgriConnect
• small-AI
• sustainable growth
• food security
• innovation
• tourism
• connectivity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Bank Group, S4S Technologies, Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings Ltd

Places: Nigeria, Egypt

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