Technological Change And Skill Development In Sudan
by Samia Mohamed Nour /
2013 / English / PDF
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With the ongoing restructuring in Sudan, structural issuessuch as the need for skill development and interaction with technological change needan in-depth analysis that this book offers. The central themes ofthis bookare-required skill formation, upskilling of the workers,and their interaction with technological change in lieu of adeficient educational system andits implications. An empirical investigation of the causes and consequences of low skill and technology indicators using a primary survey at macro and micro levels is undertaken.This is followed by anexamination ofthe interaction between the low skill and technology indicators, the relationships between skill, upskilling and technology indicators, skills mismatch, the uses and impacts of ICT and differences at firm as well as industry level as well asknowledgetransfer effects.A set of recommendations towards the need for implementation of consistent policies, increasing incentives and collaboration between public and private institutions completes the book.
