Compressed professionalization in informal economies: a socio-technical analysis of youth-led artificial intelligence adoption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Delphin B. Kyubwa · 2026
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Delphin B. Kyubwa wrote a 2026 analysis of how young people adopt artificial intelligence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much work in the country is informal, and formal training routes are weak. Kyubwa asks how young users still gain skills that look professional.
The study draws on 125 interviews in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, and Goma, read through ideas about technology, society, and human capability. Young people used AI tools for translation, content work, customer contact, and small business tasks. Kyubwa calls this fast skill gain outside formal routes compressed professionalization. Gains were uneven, since access, skills, and power supply differ widely. A proposed action framework aims to make these systems fairer and more local.
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| CREATOR | Delphin B. Kyubwa |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 59 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |