PEC 2026: Session 8: The Impact of Changing Technologies on Youth Employment in South Africa
How are artificial intelligence, digital transformation and automation reshaping South Africa’s labour market? Leading researchers and policy experts explore the impact of emerging technologies on employment, earnings and the future of work – covering AI and public sector employment, the gig economy, and automation’s effect on manufacturing-sector inequality.
Speakers: Prof Ayad Al-Ani – Einstein Institute, Berlin; Dr Brenda Mwale – Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, Wits; Dr Tim Köhler – DPRU, UCT.
Presented at the 2026 Public Economics Conference.
