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    Devthon 3.0 Casebook Round 1

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    Based on the background provided, the assistant identifies two key dimensions for intervention to build a youth-inclusive digital economy in Bangladesh: 1. High youth unemployment rate and skills mismatch between graduates and job requirements in the digital sector. 2. Unequal access to digital tools and skills training between rural and urban youth due to the digital divide, exacerbated by the pandemic. Stakeholders to engage include unemployed/underemployed youth as beneficiaries, government, educational institutions, private sector employers, and NGOs. Their level of interest and influence would determine their role, from participation to funding and implementation support.

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    Based on the background provided, the assistant identifies two key dimensions for intervention to build a youth-inclusive digital economy in Bangladesh: 1. High youth unemployment rate and skills mismatch between graduates and job requirements in the digital sector. 2. Unequal access to digital tools and skills training between rural and urban youth due to the digital divide, exacerbated by the pandemic. Stakeholders to engage include unemployed/underemployed youth as beneficiaries, government, educational institutions, private sector employers, and NGOs. Their level of interest and influence would determine their role, from participation to funding and implementation support.

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    Based on the background provided, the assistant identifies two key dimensions for intervention to build a youth-inclusive digital economy in Bangladesh: 1. High youth unemployment rate and skills mismatch between graduates and job requirements in the digital sector. 2. Unequal access to digital tools and skills training between rural and urban youth due to the digital divide, exacerbated by the pandemic. Stakeholders to engage include unemployed/underemployed youth as beneficiaries, government, educational institutions, private sector employers, and NGOs. Their level of interest and influence would determine their role, from participation to funding and implementation support.

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    Devthon 3.0 Casebook Round 1

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    Based on the background provided, the assistant identifies two key dimensions for intervention to build a youth-inclusive digital economy in Bangladesh: 1. High youth unemployment rate and skills mismatch between graduates and job requirements in the digital sector. 2. Unequal access to digital tools and skills training between rural and urban youth due to the digital divide, exacerbated by the pandemic. Stakeholders to engage include unemployed/underemployed youth as beneficiaries, government, educational institutions, private sector employers, and NGOs. Their level of interest and influence would determine their role, from participation to funding and implementation support.

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    Guidelines:

    1. Participants are requested to read the case carefully and address the issues mentioned
    in Task-1. References and Data Analysis attachments are excluded from the word limit
    of 1500 words. Plagiarism will not be accepted.
    2. The participants must use Font size: 12, Font Style: Times New Roman, and Line
    Spacing: Single
    3. Submission Deadline: All teams must submit their solutions in a PDF format by 11.59
    PM on 29th September 2022. Submissions past the deadline will be penalized or
    disqualified at the discretion of the organizers.
    4. Please submit your Round-1 solutions soft copies through our official mail
    ([email protected]) prior to the deadline.
    5. Please write “DEVTHON3.0_TEAM NAME_CASE-01” in the subject of the mail.
    6. Please rename your solution file (pdf) as “DEVTHON3.0_Team Name_CASE-01”
    7. The body of the email must contain the following information:
    Name of each participant (the first name will be of the leader)
    Institution & Department of each participant
    Phone Number of each participant
    Email Address of each participant.
    Providing this information is a must. Solutions will not be accepted unless all the
    information mentioned above is provided.
    8. No team will be allowed to mention their University name or Team name anywhere in
    the solution (other than the email body and file name). The mention or indication of the
    University name or Team Name anywhere in the solution may result in
    disqualification.
    9. Participants can use statistical data if necessary. Participants are requested to mention
    source of their data (APA style referencing).
    10. BUPDLC reserves the right to change any provisions and regulations of the
    competition without prior notification.
    Building a Youth-inclusive Digital Economy in
    Bangladesh

    Scenario:
    The rise of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has transformed the „world
    of work‟ across the globe. Automation, artificial intelligence, and other fourth industrial
    revolution technologies are shaping the future of work (Zahid, 2021). Bangladesh is eager to
    take advantage of the potential presented by the Digital Age and has identified ICT as a
    significant future economic driver of growth for the nation. The government is supporting a
    digital ecosystem and giving the ICT industry priority through the concept of “Digital
    Bangladesh”, while also fostering company expansion for a fruitful domestic and global
    outsourcing model. According to the Oxford Internet Institute, Bangladesh is already the
    second-largest supplier of online labor (World Economic Forum, 2019). With 650,000 of
    them registered as independent contractors in the nation, there are approximately 500,000
    active freelancers who work frequently and generate $100 million annually (World Economic
    Forum, 2019).

    But there persists a mismatch between demand and supply in the digital labor market.
    Bangladesh’s economy is one of the fastest expanding in the world, yet it has a high youth
    unemployment rate, a lack of suitable working conditions, and inadequate skills to keep up
    with the growth. According to study by World Vision Bangladesh, of the 44 million young
    people in Bangladesh, one in ten are unemployed (Pritu, 2018). Furthermore, each year,
    thousands of graduates from Bangladesh’s many public and private colleges struggle to find
    decent employment. While the national average unemployment rate of Bangladesh is 4.2
    percent, it is 2.7 percent among those who have completed primary school and 11.2 percent
    among those who have completed university (Rahman et al., 2021). Bangladesh, along with
    other rising nations, has been categorized as a Starter considering the demand and supply
    ratio for digital talent (Li, 2022).
    Moreover, it is essential to ensure that the youth of all communities have equal access to tools
    required to succeed. Bangladesh has a distinct digital divide between its rural and urban areas,
    which is mostly brought on by disparities in wealth and income. Besides, the unequal
    distribution of ICTs across urban and rural areas contributes to the disparity in socio-economic
    development outcomes. The digital divide, which has gotten worse during the Covid-19
    pandemic, hinders the potential of creating a youth-inclusive digital economy. Hence,
    innovative solutions are needed to cope with the digital transformation of work utilizing the
    potential of youth in order to achieve equitable and inclusive development in Bangladesh.

    Task-1

    Assume an organization is going to conduct an intervention based on the provided


    background to build up a youth-inclusive digital economy. As the background highlights,
    there are several dimensions of the problem of the digital skill gap among youth. So, you
    need to conduct

    1. An assessment of these different dimensions that are associated with skills shortage or
    mismatch between demand and supply of digital talent to identify an area of
    intervention for the organization. (max. 500 Words)
    2. Based on your identified area of intervention, determine beneficiaries and
    stakeholders based on their level of Interest and Influence or Power. (max. 1000
    Words)

    [You can use data, scholarly works, and observation to complete the task. Please acknowledge
    the sources. Note that you don’t need to provide solutions or interventions. You only need to
    identify the different dimensions and aspects related to lack of digital skills where
    interventions can take place and based on your identified area of interventions who should be
    the beneficiaries and the role of stakeholders based on their level of Interest and
    Influence or Power. Your response will be judged based on the width of
    issues/dimensions/aspects with the relevance of stakeholders that you can cover.]
    References

    Li, J. (2022). Upskilling youth can speed up digital transformation. The Daily Star. Retrieved
    on 15 September 2022, from https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/upskilling-
    youth-can-speed-digital-transformation
    3108176?fbclid=IwAR2QtqnAgyPCJ79epZmPVjdj1FCawKBKIcdRfojdJiuvjr9CaXC1az3o
    U9o

    Pritu, J. (2018). 4.4 million youths face unemployment in Bangladesh. Dhaka Tribune.
    Retrieved on 15 September 2022, from
    https://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/09/25/4-4-million-youths-face-
    unemployment-in-bangladesh?fbclid=IwAR0nig
    v3sNZ6WZ8f6An3s02ZS9wBq3wzkXFKFQVUguDz5_70yIVvrGYhCU.

    Rahman, M., Farooq, M., & Selim, M. (2021). Mitigating educated youth unemployment in
    Bangladesh. The Journal of Developing Areas, 55(1). https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2021.0014

    World Economic Forum, (2019). How the digital economy is shaping a new Bangladesh.
    Retrieved on 15 September 2022, from https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/how-the-
    digital-economy-is-shaping-a-
    newbangladesh/?fbclid=IwAR00tqPxIwtPBJwiaa5FyKhjGaLnQA4PeF29lJ2CNZnKXQZk_
    8xoF9bJD2g

    Zahid, O. (2021). Building a Digital Economy for Bangladesh – Global Policy Institute.
    Gpilondon.com. Retrieved on 15 September 2022, from
    https://gpilondon.com/publications/building-a-digital-economy-for-
    bangladesh?fbclid=IwAR23I-sRAwQdheoP2IU0n9XAW-
    7PCVtmZKrQ_dZqLilAGzIGv5BrGIgK4BM.

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