In a country where the total unemployment rate amounts to 12.9 percent, rebuilding a sustainable momentum for economic growth requires undivided attention on the formal and informal levels. According to the latest figures published by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Egyptians under 30 comprise 60.9 percent of the population, 32.8 percent of whom are between 20 and 29. Realizing the importance of harnessing the energies of fresh graduates and aspiring entrepreneurs, Youthspire – a Cairo-based hub catering to the empowerment of youth under 30 – is organizing its first event, Standpoint conference on December 5 at the Greek Campus. “After the revolution, there was a notable boom in the online world paralleled with a rich flux towards the digital employment sphere,” says Mohamed Fawzy, co-founder of Youthspire. “However, education on the specifics of the online employment world was never properly addressed, leading to the spreading of various common misconceptions.” Without giving privilege to either, the one-day event addresses the primary differences between the offline employment arena and its online counterpart. “Many people hold the strong belief that the online and offline worlds are two separate worlds,…
