D3.5 Online Masterclass

The Capacity-building Flagship Programme of the AfriConEU Networking Academy, as overviewed in D3.1 - Capacity Building Flagship Programme, is composed of four sub-programmes, each one comprising the delivery of different activities. In total, the 4 sub-programmes will organize 12 workshops, 20 webinars and 8 masterclasses, complemented with additional resources that will be available in the online repository in the AfriConEU repository.

This deliverable (D3.5) seeks to offer a complete guide for organizing the masterclasses, meeting the needs of local DIHs . This document outline the masterclasses’ specific details, including the main objective and expected learning outcome, content, thematic focus, material, and profile of invited lecturers.
The masterclasses are expected to be interactive and learner-centred to drive the interest of the representatives of the African DIHs.

The masterclasses address the conclusions included in D2.1 – State of play in African DIHs: The case of Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda, D2.2. – Online database with DIHs Capacity Building Programmes and D2.3 - Lessons from existing initiatives and good practices for enforcing DIHs capacities.

Based on the analysis of these conclusions, the masterclasses will cover 8 key areas, as follows:
● Sustainable business development, lessons learnt
● Business strategy development for DIHs, lessons learnt
● Lessons from European start-ups
● Business Intelligence and Analytics
● Essentials of innovation finance
● Financing digital innovation hubs
● Gender-lens Finance – Bridging the gender finance gap
● Building a Theory of Change