Welcome to your course on Soft Skills for Digital Transformation!
In a fast-moving digital landscape, organisations are constantly challenged to adapt, innovate and thrive. Digital transformation goes beyond implementing new tools and technologies; it depends on the human skills that let leaders foster cultures of collaboration and innovation. This course makes the case that soft skills are the bridge between cutting-edge technology and a workforce that can actually use it well, and shows you how to build that bridge deliberately.
You will define digital transformation and its four types, illustrated by the Netflix case, then name the seven essential soft skills that carry change: effective communication, collaboration, adaptability, emotional intelligence, problem-solving, innovation, and leadership and change management. From there you will work through a three-stage method to assess, build and measure those skills, and finally turn to leadership itself: four styles suited to transformation, the five principles of change management, and the culture and growth mindset that let change take root, with the Tim Cook case. The course closes with a readiness self-check and an applied project.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain what digital transformation is, distinguish its four types, and recognise its impact on an organisation.
- Name the seven essential soft skills for digital transformation and the human challenge of change that each one answers.
- Apply a three-stage method to assess your organisation's soft skills, build a development roadmap, and measure the impact with KPIs.
- Match a leadership style to a transformation, apply the principles of change management, and foster a culture of innovation and a growth mindset.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for leaders, managers, project leads and ICT staff across Africa who are planning, leading or supporting a digital transformation. It is highly beneficial for individuals who are:
- Responsible for leading teams or an organisation through digital change.
- Seeking to assess and develop the soft skills that determine whether transformation succeeds.
- Looking to align leadership style, change management and culture with a digital transformation effort.
Bienvenue à votre cours sur les Compétences humaines pour la transformation numérique !
Dans un paysage numérique en évolution rapide, les organisations sont sans cesse mises au défi de s'adapter, d'innover et de prospérer. La transformation numérique dépasse la mise en place de nouveaux outils et technologies ; elle repose sur les compétences humaines qui permettent aux dirigeants de cultiver des cultures de collaboration et d'innovation. Ce cours défend l'idée que les compétences humaines sont le pont entre une technologie de pointe et une main-d'oeuvre capable de bien s'en servir, et vous montre comment bâtir ce pont à dessein.
Vous définirez la transformation numérique et ses quatre types, illustrés par le cas Netflix, puis nommerez les sept compétences humaines essentielles qui portent le changement : communication efficace, collaboration, adaptabilité, intelligence émotionnelle, résolution de problèmes, innovation, et leadership et conduite du changement. Vous parcourrez ensuite une méthode en trois étapes pour évaluer, bâtir et mesurer ces compétences, puis aborderez le leadership lui-même : quatre styles adaptés à la transformation, les cinq principes de la conduite du changement, et la culture et l'état d'esprit de croissance qui ancrent le changement, avec le cas Tim Cook. Le cours se termine par un auto-bilan de maturité et un projet appliqué.
Résultats d'apprentissage
À la fin de ce cours, vous serez capable de :
- Expliquer ce qu'est la transformation numérique, distinguer ses quatre types, et reconnaître son impact sur une organisation.
- Nommer les sept compétences humaines essentielles à la transformation numérique et le défi humain du changement auquel chacune répond.
- Appliquer une méthode en trois étapes pour évaluer les compétences humaines de votre organisation, bâtir une feuille de route, et en mesurer l'impact par des indicateurs.
- Associer un style de leadership à une transformation, appliquer les principes de la conduite du changement, et cultiver une culture d'innovation et un état d'esprit de croissance.
À qui s'adresse ce cours ?
Ce cours est conçu pour les dirigeants, gestionnaires, responsables de projet et personnels TIC à travers l'Afrique qui planifient, dirigent ou soutiennent une transformation numérique. Il est très bénéfique pour les personnes qui sont :
- Responsables de diriger des équipes ou une organisation à travers le changement numérique.
- Soucieuses d'évaluer et de développer les compétences humaines qui déterminent le succès de la transformation.
- Désireuses d'aligner style de leadership, conduite du changement et culture sur un effort de transformation numérique.
Bem-vindo(a) ao seu curso sobre Competências humanas para a transformação digital!
Num cenário digital em rápida mudança, as organizações são constantemente desafiadas a adaptar-se, inovar e prosperar. A transformação digital vai além de implementar novas ferramentas e tecnologias; assenta nas competências humanas que permitem aos líderes cultivar culturas de colaboração e inovação. Este curso defende que as competências humanas são a ponte entre uma tecnologia de ponta e uma força de trabalho capaz de a usar bem, e mostra-lhe como construir essa ponte de propósito.
Vai definir a transformação digital e os seus quatro tipos, ilustrados pelo caso Netflix, depois nomear as sete competências humanas essenciais que conduzem a mudança: comunicação eficaz, colaboração, adaptabilidade, inteligência emocional, resolução de problemas, inovação, e liderança e gestão da mudança. A partir daí, percorrerá um método de três etapas para avaliar, construir e medir essas competências, e por fim voltar-se-á para a própria liderança: quatro estilos adequados à transformação, os cinco princípios da gestão da mudança, e a cultura e a mentalidade de crescimento que enraízam a mudança, com o caso Tim Cook. O curso encerra com um auto-balanço de maturidade e um projeto aplicado.
Resultados de Aprendizagem
Ao final deste curso, você será capaz de:
- Explicar o que é a transformação digital, distinguir os seus quatro tipos, e reconhecer o seu impacto numa organização.
- Nomear as sete competências humanas essenciais à transformação digital e o desafio humano da mudança a que cada uma responde.
- Aplicar um método de três etapas para avaliar as competências humanas da sua organização, construir um roteiro, e medir o impacto com indicadores.
- Associar um estilo de liderança a uma transformação, aplicar os princípios da gestão da mudança, e cultivar uma cultura de inovação e uma mentalidade de crescimento.
Para quem é este curso?
Este curso é destinado a líderes, gestores, responsáveis de projeto e equipas TIC em toda a África que planeiam, lideram ou apoiam uma transformação digital. É altamente benéfico para indivíduos que estão:
- Responsáveis por liderar equipas ou uma organização através da mudança digital.
- A procurar avaliar e desenvolver as competências humanas que determinam o sucesso da transformação.
- A querer alinhar o estilo de liderança, a gestão da mudança e a cultura com um esforço de transformação digital.
Welcome to your course on Skills and Strategies for a Digital Economy!
A digital economy needs more than infrastructure. It needs people with the skills to take part, values that keep the system trustworthy, and a set of conditions across the economy that let digital business and government work. This course, used by Smart Africa, looks at both halves of that picture: the digital skills and values a workforce needs, and the six cross-cutting issues that shape the wider environment.
You will define digital skills and the three levels of competency, examine six strategies for closing the youth ICT skills gap, and work through the six cross-cutting issues of a digital economy: the integrated ecosystem, data, emerging trends, green ICT, security, and the policy and regulatory framework. Kenya's documented goals and strategies are used throughout as a reference. The course closes with the indicators that measure each issue, a readiness self-check, and an ungraded project that applies everything to your own localised context.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Define digital skills and values and distinguish the three levels of digital competency.
- Examine the six cross-cutting issues of implementing a digital economy, with their goals and strategies.
- Determine the best strategies to foster digital skills for a localised digital economy.
- Apply indicators to measure each cross-cutting issue and localise the strategies to your own region.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for policymakers, regulators, ministry of ICT staff, public sector leaders and development practitioners across Africa. It is highly beneficial for individuals who are:
- Responsible for digital skills development, ICT policy, or digital transformation programmes.
- Seeking to assess a region against the six cross-cutting issues and their indicators.
- Working to foster a localised digital economy that is skilled, secure and well governed.
Bienvenue a votre cours sur les Competences et strategies pour une economie numerique !
Une economie numerique a besoin de plus que d'infrastructure. Elle a besoin de personnes capables d'y participer, de valeurs qui maintiennent la confiance dans le systeme, et d'un ensemble de conditions a travers l'economie qui permettent aux affaires et au gouvernement numeriques de fonctionner. Ce cours, utilise par Smart Africa, examine les deux moities de ce tableau : les competences et valeurs numeriques d'une main-d'oeuvre, et les six questions transversales qui faconnent l'environnement plus large.
Vous definirez les competences numeriques et les trois niveaux de competence, examinerez six strategies pour combler le deficit de competences TIC des jeunes, et parcourrez les six questions transversales d'une economie numerique : l'ecosysteme integre, les donnees, les tendances emergentes, les TIC vertes, la securite, et le cadre politique et reglementaire. Les buts et strategies documentes du Kenya servent de reference tout au long. Le cours se termine par les indicateurs qui mesurent chaque question, un auto-bilan de maturite, et un projet non note qui applique tout a votre propre contexte local.
Resultats d'apprentissage
A la fin de ce cours, vous serez capable de :
- Definir les competences et valeurs numeriques et distinguer les trois niveaux de competence numerique.
- Examiner les six questions transversales de la mise en oeuvre d'une economie numerique, avec leurs buts et strategies.
- Determiner les meilleures strategies pour favoriser les competences numeriques dans un contexte local.
- Appliquer des indicateurs pour mesurer chaque question transversale et localiser les strategies a votre region.
A qui s'adresse ce cours ?
Ce cours est concu pour les decideurs politiques, les regulateurs, le personnel des ministeres des TIC, les responsables du secteur public et les praticiens du developpement a travers l'Afrique. Il est tres benefique pour les individus qui sont :
- Responsables du developpement des competences numeriques, de la politique TIC, ou des programmes de transformation numerique.
- Cherchent a evaluer une region au regard des six questions transversales et de leurs indicateurs.
- Oeuvrent pour une economie numerique localisee qui soit qualifiee, sure et bien gouvernee.
Bem-vindo(a) ao seu curso sobre Competencias e estrategias para uma economia digital!
Uma economia digital precisa de mais do que infraestrutura. Precisa de pessoas com competencias para participar, de valores que mantenham a confianca no sistema, e de um conjunto de condicoes em toda a economia que permitam que o negocio e o governo digitais funcionem. Este curso, usado pela Smart Africa, analisa as duas metades desse quadro: as competencias e valores digitais de uma forca de trabalho, e as seis questoes transversais que moldam o ambiente mais amplo.
Vai definir as competencias digitais e os tres niveis de competencia, examinar seis estrategias para fechar a lacuna de competencias TIC dos jovens, e percorrer as seis questoes transversais de uma economia digital: o ecossistema integrado, os dados, as tendencias emergentes, as TIC verdes, a seguranca, e o quadro politico e regulamentar. As metas e estrategias documentadas do Quenia servem de referencia ao longo do curso. O curso encerra com os indicadores que medem cada questao, um auto-balanco de maturidade, e um projeto nao avaliado que aplica tudo ao seu proprio contexto local.
Resultados de Aprendizagem
Ao final deste curso, voce sera capaz de:
- Definir competencias e valores digitais e distinguir os tres niveis de competencia digital.
- Examinar as seis questoes transversais da implementacao de uma economia digital, com as suas metas e estrategias.
- Determinar as melhores estrategias para fomentar competencias digitais num contexto local.
- Aplicar indicadores para medir cada questao transversal e localizar as estrategias a sua regiao.
Para quem e este curso?
Este curso e destinado a decisores politicos, reguladores, equipas dos ministerios das TIC, lideres do setor publico e profissionais de desenvolvimento em toda a Africa. E altamente benefico para individuos que estao:
- Responsaveis pelo desenvolvimento de competencias digitais, pela politica de TIC, ou pelos programas de transformacao digital.
- A procurar avaliar uma regiao face as seis questoes transversais e aos seus indicadores.
- A trabalhar por uma economia digital localizada que seja qualificada, segura e bem governada.
Welcome to your course on Managing Digital Transformation Projects within Businesses!
To thrive in the digital world, businesses need to understand and apply the essential principles and methodologies for leading and executing digital transformation initiatives. Transformation is rarely a free choice made in calm conditions. It is usually a response to pressure: a new law, a competitor's move, a shift in what customers will tolerate, or a technology that suddenly makes the old way expensive. The businesses that thrive are those that read those pressures early and respond with a managed plan rather than a panicked purchase.
This course equips you to make that decision well. You will name the drivers that force transformation, match the right digital solution to each specific business pressure, apply best practices for keeping a digital strategy aligned with organisational goals, and run a transformation project through its four stages, knowing exactly where bringing your people on board matters most. It closes with a readiness scorecard and an ungraded project to build a staged, costed plan for a business you know.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the drivers that push a business towards digital transformation and respond to each in a measured way.
- Analyse a business pressure and match it to the digital solution that genuinely answers it.
- Apply best practices for aligning a digital strategy with organisational goals, including cross-functional collaboration.
- Evaluate where a transformation stands across the four stages and place change management correctly within them.
- Develop a staged, costed transformation plan for your own business or sector.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for business owners, managers, project leads and ICT staff across Africa who are planning, leading or supporting a digital transformation. It is highly beneficial for individuals who are:
- Responsible for deciding whether and how a business should respond to a digital driver or pressure.
- Leading or coordinating a transformation across departments that need to pull in the same direction.
- Running a transformation project and deciding when and how to bring employees through the change.
Bienvenue à votre cours sur la gestion des projets de transformation numérique en entreprise !
Pour prospérer dans le monde numérique, les entreprises doivent comprendre et appliquer les principes et méthodologies essentiels pour diriger et exécuter des initiatives de transformation numérique. La transformation est rarement un choix libre fait au calme. C'est généralement une réponse à une pression : une nouvelle loi, le mouvement d'un concurrent, un changement dans ce que les clients tolèrent, ou une technologie qui rend soudain l'ancienne méthode coûteuse. Les entreprises qui prospèrent sont celles qui lisent ces pressions tôt et y répondent par un plan maîtrisé plutôt que par un achat précipité.
Ce cours vous outille pour bien prendre cette décision. Vous nommerez les moteurs qui forcent la transformation, associerez la bonne solution numérique à chaque pression précise de l'entreprise, appliquerez les bonnes pratiques pour aligner une stratégie numérique sur les objectifs de l'organisation, et mènerez un projet de transformation à travers ses quatre étapes, en sachant exactement où embarquer vos collaborateurs compte le plus. Il se termine par un tableau de bord de maturité et un projet non noté pour bâtir un plan échelonné et chiffré pour une entreprise que vous connaissez.
Résultats d'apprentissage
À la fin de ce cours, vous serez capable de :
- Identifier les moteurs qui poussent une entreprise vers la transformation numérique et répondre à chacun de manière mesurée.
- Analyser une pression de l'entreprise et l'associer à la solution numérique qui y répond vraiment.
- Appliquer les bonnes pratiques pour aligner une stratégie numérique sur les objectifs de l'organisation, dont la collaboration interfonctionnelle.
- Évaluer où en est une transformation dans les quatre étapes et y placer correctement la conduite du changement.
- Élaborer un plan de transformation échelonné et chiffré pour votre propre entreprise ou secteur.
À qui s'adresse ce cours ?
Ce cours est conçu pour les chefs d'entreprise, gestionnaires, responsables de projet et personnels TIC à travers l'Afrique qui planifient, dirigent ou soutiennent une transformation numérique. Il est très bénéfique pour les individus qui sont :
- Responsables de décider si et comment une entreprise doit répondre à un moteur ou une pression numérique.
- Chargés de diriger ou coordonner une transformation entre des départements qui doivent tirer dans le même sens.
- En train de mener un projet de transformation et de décider quand et comment accompagner les employés dans le changement.
Bem-vindo(a) ao seu curso sobre Gestão de Projetos de Transformação Digital nas Empresas!
Para prosperar no mundo digital, as empresas precisam de compreender e aplicar os princípios e metodologias essenciais para liderar e executar iniciativas de transformação digital. A transformação raramente é uma escolha livre feita em condições calmas. É, em geral, uma resposta a uma pressão: uma nova lei, o movimento de um concorrente, uma mudança no que os clientes toleram, ou uma tecnologia que de repente torna o método antigo caro. As empresas que prosperam são as que leem essas pressões cedo e respondem com um plano gerido em vez de uma compra apressada.
Este curso capacita-o a tomar bem essa decisão. Vai nomear os fatores que forçam a transformação, associar a solução digital certa a cada pressão precisa do negócio, aplicar boas práticas para manter uma estratégia digital alinhada com os objetivos da organização, e conduzir um projeto de transformação pelas suas quatro etapas, sabendo exatamente onde trazer as suas pessoas a bordo é mais importante. Encerra com um painel de maturidade e um projeto não avaliado para construir um plano faseado e orçamentado para uma empresa que conhece.
Resultados de Aprendizagem
Ao final deste curso, você será capaz de:
- Identificar os fatores que empurram uma empresa para a transformação digital e responder a cada um de forma medida.
- Analisar uma pressão do negócio e associá-la à solução digital que realmente lhe responde.
- Aplicar boas práticas para alinhar uma estratégia digital com os objetivos da organização, incluindo a colaboração interfuncional.
- Avaliar onde está uma transformação nas quatro etapas e colocar corretamente a gestão da mudança dentro delas.
- Desenvolver um plano de transformação faseado e orçamentado para a sua própria empresa ou setor.
Para quem é este curso?
Este curso é destinado a empresários, gestores, responsáveis de projeto e equipas TIC em toda a África que planeiam, lideram ou apoiam uma transformação digital. É altamente benéfico para indivíduos que estão:
- Responsáveis por decidir se e como uma empresa deve responder a um fator ou pressão digital.
- A liderar ou coordenar uma transformação entre departamentos que precisam de puxar na mesma direção.
- A conduzir um projeto de transformação e a decidir quando e como acompanhar os colaboradores na mudança.
Welcome to your course on Leading Digital Transformation!
In today's fast-moving and constantly changing digital landscape, organisations are continually challenged to adapt, innovate and thrive. Digital transformation goes beyond installing new tools and technologies: it depends on cultivating the essential soft skills that let leaders harness human-centred excellence and drive successful change. This course gives you an overview of the soft skills and leadership needed to guide organisations through digital transformation with confidence and adaptability.
You will examine what digital transformation really is and its four types, the seven soft skills that carry an organisation through the human side of change, the four leadership styles suited to transformation, and the discipline of managing change on five principles. The course then shows how to foster a culture of innovation and a growth mindset, illustrated by real cases such as the digital evolution of Netflix and Tim Cook's leadership at Apple. It closes with an applied, ungraded project in which you choose a management technique and plan how you would use it.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify what digital transformation is, its four types, and the impact it has on an organisation.
- Analyse the seven essential soft skills and recognise which challenge of change each one answers.
- Apply a leadership style suited to the moment and manage change on its five common principles.
- Evaluate how a culture of innovation and a growth mindset let a transformation take hold, and plan a management technique for your own context.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for leaders, managers, project leads and ICT staff across Africa who are planning, leading or supporting a digital transformation. It is highly beneficial for individuals who are:
- Responsible for leading or supporting digital change within a public institution or organisation.
- Seeking to build the soft skills, leadership styles and change-management discipline that transformation requires.
- Looking to foster a culture of innovation and a growth mindset, and to apply a chosen management technique to their own context.
Bienvenue à votre cours sur Diriger la transformation numérique !
Dans le paysage numérique actuel, qui évolue rapidement et constamment, les organisations sont continuellement mises au défi de s'adapter, d'innover et de prospérer. La transformation numérique va au-delà de la mise en oeuvre de nouveaux outils et technologies : elle repose sur la culture des compétences douces essentielles qui permettent aux dirigeants d'exploiter l'excellence centrée sur l'humain et de conduire des changements réussis. Ce cours vous donne un aperçu des compétences douces et du leadership nécessaires pour guider les organisations à travers la transformation numérique avec confiance et adaptabilité.
Vous examinerez ce qu'est réellement la transformation numérique et ses quatre types, les sept compétences douces qui portent une organisation à travers le côté humain du changement, les quatre styles de leadership adaptés à la transformation, et la discipline de la conduite du changement sur cinq principes. Le cours montre ensuite comment cultiver une culture de l'innovation et un état d'esprit de croissance, illustré par des cas réels comme l'évolution numérique de Netflix et le leadership de Tim Cook chez Apple. Il se termine par un projet appliqué et non noté dans lequel vous choisissez une technique de gestion et planifiez comment vous l'utiliseriez.
Résultats d'apprentissage
À la fin de ce cours, vous serez capable de :
- Identifier ce qu'est la transformation numérique, ses quatre types, et l'impact qu'elle a sur une organisation.
- Analyser les sept compétences douces essentielles et reconnaître le défi du changement auquel chacune répond.
- Appliquer un style de leadership adapté au moment et conduire le changement sur ses cinq principes communs.
- Évaluer comment une culture de l'innovation et un état d'esprit de croissance permettent à une transformation de s'enraciner, et planifier une technique de gestion pour votre propre contexte.
À qui s'adresse ce cours ?
Ce cours est conçu pour les dirigeants, gestionnaires, responsables de projet et personnels TIC en Afrique qui planifient, dirigent ou soutiennent une transformation numérique. Il est très bénéfique pour les individus qui sont :
- Responsables de diriger ou de soutenir le changement numérique au sein d'une institution publique ou d'une organisation.
- Cherchent à bâtir les compétences douces, les styles de leadership et la discipline de gestion du changement qu'exige la transformation.
- Soucieux de cultiver une culture de l'innovation et un état d'esprit de croissance, et d'appliquer une technique de gestion choisie à leur propre contexte.
Welcome to your course on Digital Economy Transformation!
A digital economy is the entirety of sectors that operate using digitally enabled communications and networks, leveraging the internet, mobile and other technologies. It is fast becoming the economy itself, and the countries that shape it deliberately are the ones that capture its jobs, revenue and services. This course gives you a conceptual framework, used by Smart Africa, to analyse and grow a digital economy in your own localised context.
You will define the digital economy and its ten enablers, see why digital infrastructure is the foundation through the story of Kenya, and work through the five pillars of a digital economy: Digital Government, Digital Business, Infrastructure, Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship, and Digital Skills and Values. Each pillar comes with goals, objectives, indicators and a real Kenyan case, from Huduma Namba and M-PESA to Sokowatch and AkiraChix. The course closes with recommendations for implementation, a readiness self-check, and an ungraded project applying the pillars to your own region.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Define a digital economy and identify the ten enablers that shape its environment.
- Analyse the role of digital infrastructure and the five pillars within your localised context.
- Apply each pillar's goals, objectives and indicators to assess a region's digital economy.
- Evaluate the recommendations, coordination and protection measures needed to introduce or grow a digital economy.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for policymakers, regulators, ministry of ICT staff, public sector leaders and development practitioners across Africa. It is highly beneficial for individuals who are:
- Involved in national digital economy strategy, ICT policy, or digital transformation programmes.
- Seeking to assess a region against the five pillars and their indicators.
- Responsible for coordinating stakeholders, regulation and infrastructure to deliver a digital economy.
Bienvenue a votre cours sur la Transformation de l'economie numerique !
Une economie numerique est l'ensemble des secteurs qui fonctionnent a l'aide de communications et de reseaux numeriques, tirant parti de l'internet, du mobile et d'autres technologies. Elle devient rapidement l'economie elle-meme, et les pays qui la faconnent deliberement sont ceux qui en captent les emplois, les revenus et les services. Ce cours vous donne un cadre conceptuel, utilise par Smart Africa, pour analyser et developper une economie numerique dans votre propre contexte local.
Vous definirez l'economie numerique et ses dix catalyseurs, verrez pourquoi l'infrastructure numerique est la fondation a travers l'exemple du Kenya, et parcourrez les cinq piliers d'une economie numerique : Gouvernement numerique, Affaires numeriques, Infrastructure, Entrepreneuriat porte par l'innovation, et Competences et valeurs numeriques. Chaque pilier s'accompagne de buts, objectifs, indicateurs et d'un cas kenyan reel, de Huduma Namba et M-PESA a Sokowatch et AkiraChix. Le cours se termine par des recommandations de mise en oeuvre, un auto-bilan de maturite, et un projet non note appliquant les piliers a votre propre region.
Resultats d'apprentissage
A la fin de ce cours, vous serez capable de :
- Definir une economie numerique et identifier les dix catalyseurs qui faconnent son environnement.
- Analyser le role de l'infrastructure numerique et des cinq piliers dans votre contexte local.
- Appliquer les buts, objectifs et indicateurs de chaque pilier pour evaluer l'economie numerique d'une region.
- Evaluer les recommandations, la coordination et les mesures de protection necessaires pour introduire ou developper une economie numerique.
A qui s'adresse ce cours ?
Ce cours est concu pour les decideurs politiques, les regulateurs, le personnel des ministeres des TIC, les responsables du secteur public et les praticiens du developpement a travers l'Afrique. Il est tres benefique pour les individus qui sont :
- Impliques dans la strategie nationale d'economie numerique, la politique TIC, ou les programmes de transformation numerique.
- Cherchent a evaluer une region au regard des cinq piliers et de leurs indicateurs.
- Responsables de la coordination des parties prenantes, de la reglementation et de l'infrastructure pour livrer une economie numerique.
Bem-vindo(a) ao seu curso sobre Transformacao da economia digital!
Uma economia digital e o conjunto de setores que funcionam atraves de comunicacoes e redes digitais, tirando partido da internet, do movel e de outras tecnologias. Esta a tornar-se rapidamente a propria economia, e os paises que a moldam deliberadamente sao os que captam os seus empregos, receitas e servicos. Este curso da-lhe um quadro conceptual, usado pela Smart Africa, para analisar e fazer crescer uma economia digital no seu proprio contexto local.
Vai definir a economia digital e os seus dez facilitadores, ver porque a infraestrutura digital e a fundacao atraves do exemplo do Quenia, e percorrer os cinco pilares de uma economia digital: Governo digital, Negocio digital, Infraestrutura, Empreendedorismo movido pela inovacao, e Competencias e valores digitais. Cada pilar vem com metas, objetivos, indicadores e um caso queniano real, de Huduma Namba e M-PESA a Sokowatch e AkiraChix. O curso encerra com recomendacoes de implementacao, um auto-balanco de maturidade, e um projeto nao avaliado aplicando os pilares a sua propria regiao.
Resultados de Aprendizagem
Ao final deste curso, voce sera capaz de:
- Definir uma economia digital e identificar os dez facilitadores que moldam o seu ambiente.
- Analisar o papel da infraestrutura digital e dos cinco pilares no seu contexto local.
- Aplicar as metas, objetivos e indicadores de cada pilar para avaliar a economia digital de uma regiao.
- Avaliar as recomendacoes, a coordenacao e as medidas de protecao necessarias para introduzir ou fazer crescer uma economia digital.
Para quem e este curso?
Este curso e destinado a decisores politicos, reguladores, equipas dos ministerios das TIC, lideres do setor publico e profissionais de desenvolvimento em toda a Africa. E altamente benefico para individuos que estao:
- Envolvidos na estrategia nacional de economia digital, na politica de TIC, ou nos programas de transformacao digital.
- Buscando avaliar uma regiao face aos cinco pilares e aos seus indicadores.
- Responsaveis por coordenar partes interessadas, regulacao e infraestrutura para entregar uma economia digital.
Developing an Interactive Digital Economy Index for Africa
The Smart Africa Alliance, with support from GIZ, has developed the Digital Economy Index (DEI) - an interactive, nationally owned tool that helps African countries systematically measure their digital economy progress. Unlike global comparative indices, the DEI is built on context-specific African data, giving each country a structured framework to track its own trajectory and identify the specific gaps blocking digital transformation.
Africa's digital economy is growing rapidly, with mobile money, e-government, and tech startup ecosystems expanding across the continent. Yet measurement has lagged behind momentum. This course equips government officials with the conceptual, technical, and institutional knowledge to make the DEI a durable, nationally owned planning tool - not a donor project that fades when funding ends.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the rationale for a Digital Economy Index and distinguish it from global comparative indices.
- Identify the six sub-indices of the DEI and describe what each one measures.
- Apply Power BI dashboard views to analyse DEI data across countries and years.
- Design a data stewardship governance structure for managing national DEI data.
- Evaluate the quality requirements that nationally supplied datasets must meet.
- Recommend how governments can take financial, institutional, and technical ownership of the DEI.
Who is this course for?
- Government officials and civil servants responsible for digital economy policy
- Data officers and statisticians in national statistics agencies
- ICT ministry staff involved in digital transformation programmes
- Smart Africa member country representatives
- Development partners supporting digital economy measurement in Africa
Developed by the Smart Africa Alliance with support from GIZ. Based on the DEI framework developed for African member countries. For more information, visit smartafrica.org.