How can you gain digital and practical skills to prepare you for the future of work?

1. YourSecretSauce:
digital literacy
+
practicalskills
Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin
IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator
IBM Z Global Student Hub
@mentorafrika
March 2020
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2. Wherecanyoufindmeandmore
contentafterthis?
TwitterChat:
March 25
11am – 12pm EST
@mentorafrika
#DigitalSkillsPenguin
 Twitter Chat
 What’s aTwitter Chat?
 A public conversation around a unique hashtag.
 We will use #DigitalSkillsPenguin
 We will answer ~3 questions from the WebEx
chat in this webinar
 All other answers will be shared via theTwitter
Chat
 See ya on March 25th!
 Want a copy of the deck?
 Attend theTwitter chat for a link .
 IBM Z Global Student Hub
 https://ibm.biz/studenthub

3. 60%ofstudentsfeel
unpreparedfortheircareers.
&
Youngwomenexperience
moreself-doubtthanyoung
men.
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4. So,what’stheanswer?!
digitalskills(thewhat)
&
practicalexperience(thehow)!
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5. DigitalSkills
The 1st ingredient to your secret sauce.
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6. What’s the problem?
 Tech is moving too fast
 Shortage of CS teachers
 49% of the world is offline
 300M people only have 2G
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7. Test your DigitalLiteracyScore
http://ibm.biz/skill-test
Mine is 88%
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8. What do we mean by
Digital Skills?
Why does this even
matter?
How can you apply this
in everyday life?
1. Identity
1.Citizen Identity
2.Co-Creator Identity
3.Changemaker Identity
2. Use
1.Balanced Usage
2.Healthy Usage
3.Civic Usage
3. Safety
1.Behavioral Risk
2.Content Risk
3.Commercial Community Risk
4. Security
1.Personal Cyber-Security
2.Network Security
3.Organizational Cyber-Security
5. Emotional Intelligence
1.Empathy
2.Self-Awareness and Management
3.Relationship Management
6. Communication
1.Footprint Management
2.Online Communication and
Collaboration
3.Public and Mass Communication
7. Literacy
1.Media and Information Literacy
2.Content Creation and
Computational Literacy
3.Data and AI Literacy
8. Rights
1.Privacy
2.IP
3.Participatory Rights
9. Life Skills
1.Financial Literacy
2.Entrepreneurship
3.Personal Branding
Adapted from Coalition for Digital Intelligence & the DQ Institute
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9. PracticalSkills
The 2nd ingredient to your secret sauce.
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10. But…How?!
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11. Step1: Participate >>
Hackathons
&
CodingCamps
You don’t have to be a dev.
Find your passion.
Practice with your friends.
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12. Skills to Practice:
 Interpersonal skills
 Network
 Influence others
 Manage time
 Prioritize tasks
 Demonstrate results
 Collaborate with others
 Learn design thinking
 Work in an agile fashion
 Solve complex problems
 Build cool tech
Remember >>>
You DO NOT have to be a dev to participate in a hackathon!
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13. What’s
Your
Passion?
Want to learn more? Read more about the UN Sustainable Development goals.
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14. My Passion is Digital Inclusion!
 We measure IQ
 We measure EQ
Why not
measure DQ?
Want to learn more about digital intelligence?Check out the Coalition for Digital Intelligence.
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15. Step 2: Take on Short-Term Internships or a Coop
Check out your fav employers’ career pages.
Research who has your dream job(s)?
Create an internship!

16. Step 3: Volunteer with Nonprofits or Startups
Check out Moving Worlds fellowships
Learn via IBM SkillsBuild
Search for Open P-Tech
Don’t forget your passions!
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17. Step 4: Join an Apprenticeship Program
Check out IBM Z Bees
Don’t forget: the internet is your friend!
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18. Where do I play?
Student Hub – https://ibm.biz/studenthub
Purpose – https://ibm/biz/purpose
CEO’ing – www.mentornations.org
IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator – https://ibmz.biz/classof2020
Digital Skills – http://ibm.biz/digitalintelligence
Call for Code – https://ibmdeveloper.com/callforcode
Imposter Syndrome – https://ibm.biz/impostersyndrome
Digital Skills – www.coalitionfordigitalintelligence.org
Broadband Policy Reform – www.broadbandpolicy.org
Out of School Youth in Pakistan – www.takmil.org
Female Empowerment in Afghanistan – www.techwomen.asia
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19. Don’t forget virtual events
Consider joining IEEE
Step 5: Be the Chair
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20. Step 6: Join
Meetups or
Workshops Check out Meetup
Create your own workshop
Don’t forget virtual options
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21. Step 7: Build your Personal Brand
Be present: online & offline
Be inclusive
Want to build your personal brand? Check out the link at the end of my Purpose blog for a PPT to get you started.
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22. Step 8:
#DoTheThing
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23. #DigitalSkillsPenguin

24. #DigitalSkillsPenguin
Let’s Connect!
Twitter Chat:
March 25
11am – 12pm EST
@mentorafrika
#DigitalSkillsPenguin
IBM Z Global Student Hub:
https://ibm.biz/studenthub