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  • Published
    08/01/2025
  • Deadline
    08/02/2025
  • Today
    14/02/2025
Status
Submission closed
Type of contract
Services
Subject for Renewal
No
Buyer
DIGITAL AFRICA
Place of performance
NUTS code: Not available
Location of buyer
NUTS code: FR101 Paris
Business sector (Main CPV)
79212000 Auditing services
Total estimated contract value (excluding VAT)
Not available
Total final contract value (excluding VAT)
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Tender reference number
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Description

The Talent 4 Startups program was born from observing the challenges that African startups face in recruiting qualified talent for the development of their business. Despite the significant potential for human capital, there is a need for skills and qualifications in many sectors, including the digital economy. By 2035, there will be more young Africans entering the labor market each year than in the rest of the world combined. This means that between 8 and 11 million young Africans will enter the labour market each year according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In 2019, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) identified 230 million jobs requiring digital skills in Africa by 2030, with less than 1 million profiles identified at the time. As the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transition, these numbers have dramatically increased, with the Boston Consulting Group identifying that in order to meet the demand for digital services on the continent, 650 million workers should be trained or upskilled in digital skills by 2030. And while the startup and new technology sector today represents an important reservoir of job creation in Africa, it requires the development and acquisition of specific skills, which are still too little taught and represented. Indeed, too many companies are still struggling to recruit qualified candidates, and are often forced to turn to international, to the detriment of local talent. In this context, training in digital and technological skills and support for startups is a priority for Digital Africa. This commitment is reflected in particular in the Talent 4 Startups program. During the first two editions of the program, a total of 26 partnerships with training schools for digital professions were established, allowing direct support to 1,800 young people from 22 African countries, by funding scholarships and placement activities to train them in the jobs and skills mentioned in the Annex. These skills and jobs have been identified through a qualitative and quantitative study. Building on the success of the first two editions, Digital Africa is launching a new edition of this program. The objective remains the same, i.e. to meet the challenge faced by startups on the continent to recruit qualified talent while offering training and employment opportunities to beneficiary talent. This can be achieved by building strong partnerships with the continent's digital training schools and providing scholarships to facilitate talent access to training. Text automatically translated in your browsing language Automatically translated

Submission Method
Electronic via:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cTn9x4RFeCFKQNl3Mh0ktSwRUi68OpNy/view
Tenders may be submitted
Electronic submission: allowed
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cTn9x4RFeCFKQNl3Mh0ktSwRUi68OpNy/view
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Conditions for opening tenders (date)
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Place of performance
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CPV code

79212000 - Auditing services

79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

80530000 - Vocational training services CVP code deduced from the text of the procedure AI-generated

80000000 - Education and training services CVP code deduced from the text of the procedure AI-generated

80500000 - Training services CVP code deduced from the text of the procedure AI-generated

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Contract
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