Highlights

In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following workshop focused on the provision of services related to mediation in the field of work using mobile technologies.

Objectives

The goal of this virtual mini-workshop was to focus on Souktel’s experience in providing a model connecting job seekers and employers using mobile phones. This technology was developed in the Palestinian Territories and is now used in more than 15 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. 

Links to Resources

List of participants

Participants’ Presentations

Jacob Korenblum, ICTs and Labor Market Intermediation, Souktel: The Souktel Case – Palestinian Territories (English and Arabic)