Who we are
The Digital Skills Accelerator Africa e. V. (DSAA) is an independent non-profit association of ITO and BPO companies. With our member companies and funding partners, we jointly implement programs that create good jobs across the African continent’s ITO and BPO sectors. Through our structure, we can reliably manage and implement projects with multiple funding partners. On our current projects, we collaborate with the Special Initiative “Decent Work for a Just Transition” of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Corporation and Development (BMZ), which is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) 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, a growing, young, and tech-savvy talent pool is eager to kickstart their careers or start their own businesses.
However, 67% of businesses see technical or other skill gaps as major barrier when it comes to employing local talents or buying IT-services from the continent.
Without digital skills, the continent will miss out on the opportunities technology and digitalisation offer for development and improved well-being.
We see the potential of the African youth and thus, want to take an active role in supporting job creation in the IT sectors across the continent. Jointly with our growing member company base, we co-fund, develop, and manage training programs that lead into good jobs.
Our member companies
In 2019, the DSAA was founded 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, 23 companies are part of the DSAA:
Our association
From its headquarters in Cologne (Germany), the DSAA team coordinates joint project implementation with its member companies and funding partners across 7 African countries.
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