Chris Maclay

Chris Maclay
The Jobtech Alliance

Chris Maclay is Mercy Corps’ Program Director at the Jobtech Alliance, an ecosystem-building initiative bringing together startups, support organizations and funders working on the future of work and the platform economy.

Chris is passionate about employment, technology and startups. He has spent over a decade working in the youth employment and economic development space in Africa, Asia and his native U.K., working with NGOs, donors and the private sector. Most recently, he was Chief Operating Officer at Lynk, the Kenyan gig matching platform for informal workers.

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Thursday
August 17
2023

Michelle Hassan / Chris Maclay / Bethany Hou

The Jobtech Landscape in Africa: Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities in a Critical Sector

What really is the future of work in Africa? Michelle Hassan at BFA Global, and Chris Maclay and Bethany Hou at the Jobtech Alliance argue that it will be driven by the growing use of technology to enable, facilitate or improve people’s work opportunities, productivity and livelihoods — an emerging sector that’s collectively known as “jobtech.” They share new insights into the key players, business models, trends and opportunities across Africa's jobtech industry.

Categories
Technology

Tags
accelerators, digital inclusion, edtech, employment, MSMEs, research, skill development, supply chains

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The Jobtech Landscape in Africa: Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities in a Critical Sector

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Chris MaclayThe Jobtech Alliance

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The Jobtech Landscape in Africa: Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities in a Critical Sector

Chris Maclay
The Jobtech Alliance