Who we are
The Digital Skills Accelerator Africa e. V. (DSAA) is an independent non-profit association based in Cologne, Germany. By offering expertise, a great company network, and funding opportunities, the DSAA supports its member companies in implementing training programmes and creating sustainable jobs in the ICT and BPO sector in Africa. DSAA e. V. projects take place in Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, and Morocco. The association is supported by the Special Initiative “Decent Work for a Just Transition” of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), which is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH among others.
Key competences of the DSAA
Development and funding of practice-oriented and demand-driven training programmes that meet international standards and company-specific needs.
Provision of research results, studies, and advisory service.
Access to a company network that allows to share knowledge, best practices, and to create synergies.
Empowerment of marginalised groups, such as people with disabilities and women in tech through cooperation with local NGOs and sensitization trainings for member companies.
Creating business opportunities for companies and job opportunities for individuals.
Why we are doing what we are doing
Until 2030, European businesses expect 1 million open positions in the ICT sector.
COVID-19 increased businesses’ openness to new markets as lockdowns disrupted local operations.
Furthermore, the pandemic increased the acceptance of remote work significantly.
In Africa, an immense, growing youth population offers an enormous talent pool while the labour pool in Asia and Eastern Europe is beginning to get saturated.
However, 67% of businesses see competency gaps in technical skills and soft skills and define this skill gap as major barrier when it comes to working with Africa.
Without requisite digital skills, Africa will lag and miss the many opportunities that technologies and digitalisation offer for development and improved well-being.
We believe in the potential and motivation of the African youth and thus, want to take an active role to train young people for working with the European market, to close the skill gap, and to bring Africa and Europe closer together.
Our member companies
In 2019, the DSAA was founded by three companies – AmaliTech, getINNOtized, and Majorel – with the aim to develop a company network that believes in the potential of the African labor markets and wants to drive the cooperation between Africa and Europe. Since then, the DSAA came a long way. Today, 21 companies are part of the DSAA:
Our association
From its local office in Cologne, Germany, the DSAA works with six countries in Africa. The headquarters of the association is in Germany as it was first founded by three companies being present in Germany in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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