Work Package 1:
Project strategic management, quality and coordination

Task 1.1

Project Management & Financial Plan

Task 1.2

Establishment of Project management structures

Task 1.3

Day-to-Day management

Kick-off meeting

The Kick-Off Meeting of the DigitAfrica Project was held from 17 to 19 October 2023 in the University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca-Spain.

Kick-Off Meeting

Task 1.4

Quality control of the project: quality plan and external evaluation

Work Package 2:
Competency-based strategy and planning

Task 2.1

Recruitment and creation of the working groups to implement digital transformation

Task 2.2

HEIs Digital Maturity Assessment

Study visit to university Côte d’Azur, Nice , Fance

A study visit was organized in Université Côte d’Azur, Nice, France, from the 29th of January to the 1st of February 2024.

Task 2.3

Develop the Digital Action Plan and Digital Strategy for Transformation

Task 2.4

Creating and embracing a digital transformation culture within HEI

Online workshops with facilitators

Online workshops with facilitators on digital culture organized by Université Côte d’Azur as part of WP2.
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 :
19 and 𝟐4 April 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: English sessions
22 and 25 April 2024: French sessions
Sessions’ Topics:
Introduction workshop on digital culture in English
Restitution work by participants in English
Participation:
-A total of 100 participants of a diverse range of profiles representing the 8 African partners.
Who are Digital facilitators?
A group of every African partner composed of 8 members at least from different backgrounds: academic staffs, private sector employers and staff, students and civil society.
They will be involved in courses/training content creation, courses and training testing, and they will help promoting digital transformation within their institution and outside thanks to cascade trainings: role of digital ambassadors.
Training objectives
-To explain the context of the DigItAfrica project;
-To provide the knowledge and information to promote a digital transformation culture within their institutions;
-To motivate the participants to actively take the role of digital Facilitators

Work Package 3:
Process discovery and transformation: establishing digital support services

Task 3.1

Promotion of Digital Transformation through the “Connecting HEIs, empowering learners” campaign workshops

Task 3.2

Deep dive into Digital Transformation of HEIs: Establishment/ strengthening of Digital Centres

Study visit to university Côte d’Azur, Nice , Fance

A study visit was organized in Université Côte d’Azur, Nice, France, from the 29th of January to the 1st of February 2024.

Task 3.3

Digital Centres Training

Task 3.4

Creating / Enhancing an LMS

Work Package 4:
The learning digital soft skills journey

Task 4.1

 Develop and implement the innovative learning pathways and teaching methods for digital soft skills.

Task 4.2

Creating digital soft skills content for students and external lifelong learners

Task 4.3

Creating digital education soft skills for educators

Creating digital education soft skills for educators

Task 4.4

Valorising digital soft skills

Task 4.5

Hybridizing courses (pilot project)

Work Package 5:
Outreach for digital transformation

Task 5.1

Harnessing digitalisation to Promote SMEs and Inclusive Growth in Africa: organisation of executive programs

Task 5.2

 Creating Communities of practices on Digital transformation

Task 5.3

Organising Digital Summits

Task 5.4

Promoting reforms at regional and national level on Digital Transformation

Work Package 6:
Dissemination and sustainability

Task 6.1

Development of dissemination plan

Task 6.2

Creation of the website

Task 6.3

Development of dissemination products and materials

Brochure DigItAfrica :

Roll-Up DigItAfrica :

Task 6.4

Dissemination and exploitation events

Task 6.5

Exploitation Strategy & Sustainability Plan