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<p>On this episode of Digital Trailblazers we take a look at the future of banking, the role of digital transformation, and financial institutions&#8217; pressure to create superior digital solutions&#8230;.</p>


Digital Trailblazers EP1: The future of banking & role of digital transformation

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<p>As economies battle returning to normality, and with alarming warning signs of climate change, the race towards investing in renewable infrastructure is increasing. Africa still requires billions of dollars of infrastructure to fill the necessary gap to reach the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Zinathi Gquma spoke to Mohan Vivekanandan, Group Executive of Client Coverage at Development Bank of Southern Africa&#8230;.</p>


DBSA’s Vivekanandan details infrastructure financing targets for the region

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<p>CNBC Africa&#8217;s Zinathi Gquma spoke to Zodwa Mbele, Group Executive of Transacting at Development Bank of Southern Africa to explore women, youth and people living with disability&#8217;s accessibility in the infrastructure industry&#8230;.</p>


DBSA’s Zodwa Mbele on how to accelerate accessibility & inclusion in SA’s infrastructure industry

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<p>The Future of Education Summit brings together like-mined individuals to discuss how is education faring today, as the world, still in the thrall of the pandemic, faces challenges demanding more creative, innovative and agile responses. This highlights special shares key speaker&#8217;s thoughts on the future of education&#8230;.</p>


Future Of Education Summit 2021: Speaker Highlights

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<p>The pandemic forced school closures across the continent and while efforts were made to deliver learning remotely, these have not been a perfect substitute due to access, infrastructure, and capacity challenges. As schools re-open, the question is are they ready? How will schools make up for the lost classroom time? What investments are needed to ensure children catch up to curricula and recover lost ground?&#8230;</p>


Back to school — But is it back to learning?

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<p>Join over 25 international and African leaders in the education sector for discussions, talks and interviews, as we redefine the purpose of education, and analyse how this purpose in turn will inform areas in the education system, such as leadership, curriculum development, skills and capacity building, psychological impact, technology and teaching methodology, wider-ranging credentials and financing&#8230;.</p>


Future of Education Summit 2021

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<p>As Covid-19 recreated the world as we knew it, universities worldwide were forced to reassess their strategies to survive the pandemic and thrive in the post-pandemic world. Institutions that relied on international students as a major revenue source were left reeling when visa centres and borders closed. What will the future of higher education look like next?&#8230;</p>


FOE: Is Lifelong Learning Becoming More Imperative in the New World of Work and Skills Development?

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<p>The transformation brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic globally, across all industries is likely to continue. While EduTech and online teaching and learning became more prominent in the education sector, both the strengths and weaknesses of online education have been exposed.  As the world moves out of the shadows of the pandemic, a blended learning model is most likely to emerge, and last into the future&#8230;.</p>


Future of Education: The latest technologies transforming the face of education

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<p>In the more developed countries, there is a move to teaching a curriculum that is almost exclusively STEM and First Language.  This panel discusses teaching from first principles, research and critical thinking, teaching students how to learn on their own, and soft skills required by business, among other relevant talking points&#8230;.</p>


Future of Education: Closing the Skills Gap & Building Capacity – the 21st Century Curriculum

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<p>Why do we educate young people? Currently the answer to that question is: “to meet the manpower needs of industry and economic needs of societies”. Consequently it is industry that determines the nature and focus of educational systems&#8230;.</p>


Future of Education: The Purpose of Education in the 21st Century

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<p>Before the crisis hit, low and middle-income countries already faced an education funding gap of $1.5 trillion a year. This gap has now grown. Education budgets need to be protected and increased. And it is critical that education is at the heart of international solidarity efforts, from debt management and stimulus packages to global humanitarian appeals and official development assistance.  Private markets offer an opportunity to invest in projects that contribute to economic and social development objectives&#8230;.</p>


Future of Education: Prioritising education in financing decisions

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<p>The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the growth of the Africa tech health sector with many companies in the space seeing an the increase in digital adoption.With many countries having to shut down due to lockdowns and curfews as a result of covid-19, the impact on movement seemed to present an opportunity for businesses in the tech health space. A year on, could this have a lasting impact on consumer the health industry as we knew it?&#8230;</p>


The impact of Covid-19 on Africa’s tech health sector

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<p>UK development finance institution, CDC Group has given Absa a $50 million risk sharing facility to to support lending to SME&#8217;s and households in Africa. This commitment will increase Absa&#8217;s capacity to offer financing solutions to across Sub-Saharan Africa through microfinance and non-bank financial institutions. Kenneth Makenna, Head: Non Bank Financial Institutions Africa ex SA, Absa  joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Fifi Peters for more&#8230;.</p>


UK’s CDC Group teams up with Absa to support SME lending in Africa

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<p>South African president Cyril Ramaphosa addressees the nation on new security measures to quell violent protests and looting in the trade hubs of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng&#8230;.</p>


President Ramaphosa addresses nation in the wake of violent looting in parts of KZN and Gauteng

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<p>Dubbed the &quot;learning crisis&quot; by the World Bank in 2019, the gap in learning outcomes in African schools is far outpaced by the tremendous improvement in access &#038; enrolment across both genders. In this episode of EDTECH MONDAY the panel deduces the nature of the top five education challenges addressable by technology&#8230;.</p>


Identifying top education challenges that technology can address

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<p>Visa hosted its Innovation for Inclusion Summit focusing on how payments companies and mobile payments platforms, are partnering to accelerate the development of innovative payment solutions. We unpack what these innovations mean for the end-user with Akshay Chopra, Head of Innovation and Product Design, Central Europe, Middle East and Africa for Visa&#8230;.</p>


How Visa is driving innovation in the digital payments space across SSA

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<p>The economic and social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the countries in Western and Central Africa have been devastating and far-reaching, that’s according to the World Bank, who also note that an additional 15 million people have been pushed into extreme poverty in 2020. The World Bank has put out an ambitious strategic framework to guide their operations in Western and Central Africa over the next 4 years. The man in charge of driving this plan is Ousmane Diagana the World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa. He joins CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor to break down this strategy&#8230;.</p>


Debates

Digital Trailblazers EP1: The future of banking & role of digital transformation

DBSA’s Vivekanandan details infrastructure financing targets for the region

DBSA’s Zodwa Mbele on how to accelerate accessibility & inclusion in SA’s infrastructure industry

Future Of Education Summit 2021: Speaker Highlights

Back to school — But is it back to learning?

Future of Education Summit 2021

FOE: Is Lifelong Learning Becoming More Imperative in the New World of Work and Skills Development?

Future of Education: The latest technologies transforming the face of education

Future of Education: Closing the Skills Gap & Building Capacity – the 21st Century Curriculum

Future of Education: The Purpose of Education in the 21st Century

Future of Education: Prioritising education in financing decisions

The impact of Covid-19 on Africa’s tech health sector

UK’s CDC Group teams up with Absa to support SME lending in Africa

President Ramaphosa addresses nation in the wake of violent looting in parts of KZN and Gauteng

Identifying top education challenges that technology can address

How Visa is driving innovation in the digital payments space across SSA

COVID-19 Recovery: World Bank VP Diagana breaks down strategy for Western & Central Africa

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Debates

Digital Trailblazers EP1: The future of banking & role of digital transformation

DBSA’s Vivekanandan details infrastructure financing targets for the region

DBSA’s Zodwa Mbele on how to accelerate accessibility & inclusion in SA’s infrastructure industry

Future Of Education Summit 2021: Speaker Highlights

Back to school — But is it back to learning?

Future of Education Summit 2021

FOE: Is Lifelong Learning Becoming More Imperative in the New World of Work and Skills Development?

Future of Education: The latest technologies transforming the face of education

Future of Education: Closing the Skills Gap & Building Capacity – the 21st Century Curriculum

Future of Education: The Purpose of Education in the 21st Century

Future of Education: Prioritising education in financing decisions

The impact of Covid-19 on Africa’s tech health sector

UK’s CDC Group teams up with Absa to support SME lending in Africa

President Ramaphosa addresses nation in the wake of violent looting in parts of KZN and Gauteng

Identifying top education challenges that technology can address

How Visa is driving innovation in the digital payments space across SSA

COVID-19 Recovery: World Bank VP Diagana breaks down strategy for Western & Central Africa

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