ISSN 2348-1196 (print) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research ISSN 2348-120X (online) Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp: (95-106), Month: January - March 2021, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
The role of Malaysian University-of-the-Future (UotF) in the Digital Era: International Community Engagement for Improving the Wellbeing of B40 youth in Somalia through Humanising Digital Entrepreneurship Programme Zakariye Mohamud Omar 1, Abdul Rahman Ahmad Dahlan2 1
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Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Author Email: zakariyemc@gmail.com1, arad@iium.edu.my2
Abstract: In recent years, poverty has become a series issue around the world. Poverty in Somalia is widespread throughout rural and urban areas. The government estimates that 65 per cent of the country's total population lives below the national poverty line. Another 25 per cent of the people live just above that line and are highly vulnerable to the risk of falling into poverty. The purpose of this paper is to propose the role of university of the future in reducing poverty and enhancing wellbeing of B40 youth in Somalia. i.e. nurturing unemployed and under-employed B40 graduate youth as job creators Through humanizing education and entrepreneurship skills. This paper offers validated conceptual Malaysian University-of-the-Future (UotF) business model with focus on international community engagement programmes. The value proposition of the conceptual business model is to enhance the wellbeing of youth in Somalia through humanising digital entrepreneurship education programmes and harnessing on the digital capability. Universities can adapt the conceptual business model in meeting their needs. The design and system thinking approach has been adapted in this paper to address the wellbeing issues of the youth in Somalia, especially unemployed and under-employed B40 youth, through understanding their need, and then followed by building conceptual business models using modelling tools, i.e. Business model canvas (BMC) and Value proposition design canvas (VPC).; and then followed by building conceptual business models using modelling tools, i.e. Business model canvas (BMC) and Value proposition design canvas (VPC). The approach includes conducting literature review and interviews for understanding the needs, challenges and key problems; formulating and ideating initial business model options in solving the problems; and validation of the initial business model by interviewing the various customer segments. Keywords: Somali Poor Youth, Societal Well-Being, University-Of-The-Future, Unemployment Youth, SDG, Humanizing Digital Entrepreneurship Education, BMC, VPC, Digital Era, university Community Engagement.
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INTRODUCTION
Somalia is one amongst the poorest countries in the world specially in Africa, poverty is widespread in both village and cities, Many of the Somali people do not have access to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education including university. More than half of the population lives in poverty in Somalia. It has been estimated that four out of five poor people live in rural areas. Majority of the Somali people are not educated and they do not have access to acquire knowledge. Poverty is one of the main reasons for Somali people that they are not access to be educated and have a
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