Melanie Roy

Research Manager Economic Research & Policy Institute NUMSA

Ms Melanie Roy, is the Snr Research coordinator at the Research and Policy Institute of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa. Her research expertise are in Policy, Project Management, Macroeconomics, and labour markets as well as Digitization, Modernisation and Mechanization. She has extensive experience in the Trade Union movement and academically with universities, both locally and internationally and engages with a range of different stakeholders on a senior strategic level including on various parliamentary platforms.

2024 Agenda Sessions

The African elephant in the room: The role of technology in African unemployment

•   How big of a part does mining and technology must play in addressing the unemployment rate?
•   What is the impact of automation on jobs, skills, and the nature of work itself within mining?
•   How is the development and manufacturing of modern, new/digital technologies benefiting OEMS, SMEs
•   and unemployed youth in Africa towards addressing unemployment?

Monday 05 February 11:05 - 11:50 Innovators Stage

Tech and Innovation Hub

Add to calendar 02/05/2024 11:05 02/05/2024 11:50 The African elephant in the room: The role of technology in African unemployment •   How big of a part does mining and technology must play in addressing the unemployment rate?
•   What is the impact of automation on jobs, skills, and the nature of work itself within mining?
•   How is the development and manufacturing of modern, new/digital technologies benefiting OEMS, SMEs
•   and unemployed youth in Africa towards addressing unemployment?
Innovators Stage Africa/Johannesburg

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