DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20920954 Africa and Asia will define the future workforce of the world. Nearly half the global population today is Gen Z and Gen Alpha — with hundreds of millions of young people entering working age across Africa and Asia over the next two decades. At the same time: •⁠ ⁠youth unemployment remains critically high •⁠ ⁠informal economies are expanding •⁠ ⁠AI is accelerating •⁠ ⁠and traditional job creation is slowing. Meanwhile, many developed nations are