The paper explores the key terminologies and discourses linked to digital skills education and uptake, with a focus on digital skills and digital literacy, the digital divide, and digital inclusion as a driver of social inclusion. A focus is also placed on youth employment within different sectors of the labour market, sector transformation, and the areas where digital skills can have the most significant impact on young people’s socio-economic situation. Moreover, current and future challenges associated with the skills and capacities required for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are identified based on selected case studies of policies and interventions in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa to help contextualise the broader theoretical discussions, and to draw best practices from the public, private and third sectors.
