Archives: Projects

  • Tech Trendscouting Toolkit for Social Impact

    October 2018 – August 2019

    Konnektiv developed a toolkit that gathers and describes best practices for tech trendscouting approaches to support entrepreneurship and digital social innovation in Africa. As a joint collaboration between GIZ, WSA, and Konnektiv with support of the Global Innovation Gathering network, the focus of this toolkit is offering tangible step-by-step guidelines, peer knowledge, and further resources.

    The Tech Trendscouting Toolkit: How to become a Tech Trendscout for Digital Innovation with Social Impact in Africa was published in August 2019 and is available here.

    This toolkit was workshoped and made its debut at re:publica Accra 2018 during the session:

    Tech Trendscouting! How to identify the right social digital innovations
    December 15, 2018
    Presented by: Asmaa Guedira, Tolu Agunbiade and Stephanie Wiedner
    Summary: Conference participants joined our team in exploring how to bring development into the 21st century by discussing tech trendscouting in Africa’s digital entrepreneurship ecosystem.

  • Study on Digital Instruments in Development Cooperation for NGOs

    October 2018 – February 2019

    In this study, Konnektiv conducted research and analysed the possibilities and limits of digital instruments in development cooperation of non-governmental organizations (NGO) for VENRO.

    The research provides an initial overview of current trends at the intersection of digitalization and development cooperation. Important actors in the NGO sector were interviewed and digital methods, strategies and practical case studies are highlighted. The study presents which digital instruments could be used by or be made available to development actors in project work, covering low- to high-tech instruments. The final portion of the study makes concrete recommendations for the implementation of digital projects with specific focus on NGOs in digital discourse.

    VENRO functions as the umbrella organisation of development and humanitarian aid non-governmental organisations in Germany.

    The study “Tech for Good: Possibilities and limits of digital instruments in development cooperation of non-governmental organizations” was written by Melanie Stilz and Julia Manske and is available here (in German).

  • Thesis paper on New Work and the impact on vocational training in development cooperation

    October – November 2018

    Konnektiv was commissioned by the GIZ to develop a thesis paper on “New Work” and digitalisation, a current topic of great importance for the further development of technical vocational education and training (TVET) in German development cooperation. The paper focused on how the processes of work and employment in developing countries are changing and on how these changes impact TVET systems. The paper was presented by Melanie Stilz in November 2018 and was discussed with representatives of research, politics, business and development cooperation, focusing on new insights for the future development of TVET in development cooperation.

    The thesis paper New work and its impacts on vocational education and training in German development cooperation is available here.

     

     

  • Toolkit and Workshop Series on “Digital Learning“

    August 2017 – January 2018

    Konnektiv was commissioned to developed a toolkit that presents different digital learning formats and their use cases for the Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ). In order to further develop competencies, the AIZ, the corporate academy for GIZ staff, has begun to focus on using digital learning to improve consulting skills of employees in this sector. This toolkit provides a basis for the different digital learning formats, offers strategies, recommendations, and check-lists for implementation as well as examples of good practices.

    The Tookit Digital Learning is available here (in German).

    Building on the content of the toolkit, Konnektiv developed a workshop series focusing on practical relevance and consulting simulations for the employees.  The workshops were held on the following topics: Introduction to Digital Learning; Classic eLearning; Social relevance, security, data; and Immersive Storytelling: Augmented / Virtual Reality and Digital Learning.

  • Delegation Coordination & Participation for StartUp AsiaBerlin

    October 2017, September – October 2016

    For the last two years, Konnektiv has taken part in the network project StartUp AsiaBerlin. Co-founder Geraldine de Bastion has participated in the Roadshow Delegation which visits Bangalore, Manila, and Jakarta with the aim of networking start-ups and innovation ecosystems in these cities and Berlin each year.

    In 2016, Konnektiv, in collaboration with the Global Innovation Gathering (GIG), also oversaw the travel arrangements and coordination for international participants to attend a kick-off event in Berlin for the StartUp AsiaBerlin project as well as the Maker Faire Berlin. The project was funded by the GIZ and local partners on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises of Berlin (SenWEB).

  • Make-IT Ecosystem Accelerator in East & West Africa

    July – September 2017

    The Make-IT programme aims to bolster the ecosystem for growth-stage inclusive tech startups in East and West Africa during their quest to scale.  Contracted by the GIZ to carry-out the development and implementation of an accelerator in Kenya and Nigeria, endeva partnered with Konnektiv, Gearbox and Nailab in Kenya, and Co-Creation Hub in Nigeria.

    Overseeing the concept phase, Konnektiv was brought on by endeva to assess the gaps and needs in services for the startups, develop a modular and sustainable portfolio of activities and formats to address these identified needs, and devise a plan to test the formats with the local partners. As senior advisor, Geraldine de Bastion provided high-level advice and support to co-develop the concept of the Make-IT ecosystem accelerator. This included developing and disseminating questionnaires to assess the needs of startups and startup support providers and concept development and mapping based on the results of the needs assessment.

    The Make-IT Alliance is an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), companies, social entrepreneurs and associations to support the development of tech start-ups in emerging and developing countries and contribute to inclusive and sustainable economic growth. The GIZ has been commissioned to implement the piloting programme Make-IT in Africa over a two-year period in Kenya and Nigeria. The goal is to promote growth and employment in the digital economy as an input to the national ICT strategies.

    Konnektiv has collaborated with the GIZ on another Make-IT in Africa initiative overseeing the selection of startups to attend the Startup Fair at the EU-AU Business Summit in Abidjan.

  • Webinar on the Sustainable Development Goals

    April 2017

    Contracted by the DAAD, Konnektiv moderated the webinar What is the 2030 Agenda / What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the Alumniportal Deutschland, a platform designed to promote networking and sharing of information among Germany-Alumni, companies, universities, and organisations.

    As part of a series on the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs, this introductory webinar aimed to give an overview of the topic, explain the background, and point out concrete ways of contributing.  Melanie Stilz was responsible for the moderation of the webinar which was held in English.

    Konnektiv produced another series of webinars on the Alumniportal for the DAAD on the topic of Education. Opportunities. Prospects.  Konnektiv has also collaborated with the Alumniportal and the Goethe Institut, successfully conducting webinars in a similar fashion on the topic of Digital Society.

    Please note: An account is required to access the webinars, however registration to the Alumniportal Deutschland is available free of charge. All webinars were held in English.

  • SDGs Workshop and Articles for trendradar_2030

    December 2016 – March 2017

    For the project “Digital World” with betterplace lab, Konnektiv oversaw the design and moderation of a workshop with a focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The workshop was conducted by Melanie Stilz and Geraldine de Bastion. Following the workshop, Konnekiv contributed articles for the betterplace lab trendradar_2030. Melanie Stilz wrote on the topic of SDGs and ICT in an article titled “The Day the World Forgot the Internet”. Geraldine de Bastion contributed an article titled “Open Health: Homemade Healthcare”.

    The trendradar_2030 is available for download in both English and German. The publication was made possible by the financial support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

  • Digitisation and Public Institutions

    December 2016

    Konnektiv designed and moderated a kick-off workshop bringing together a group of public institutions hosted by the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) and the Insitut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa). The workshop highlighted the challenges and opportunities of digitisation for public institutions through various exercises. Experiences were collected and exchanged with the aim of identifying a set of topics, challenges, and projects of mutual interest and launching a community of practice with the participating institutions. Currently, a strategy for further collaboration through working groups, training courses, and expert input workshops is being developed.

  • ICT in the Education Sector of Financial Cooperation

    October 2015 – September 2016

    Focusing on ICT in the education sector of financial cooperation, Konnektiv developed a strategic plan for KfW, the German government-owned development bank. The consultancy provided a general overview of ICT applications and actors in international development within the field of education and included an in-depth portfolio analysis of past and current KfW education projects, customised trainings, and workshops.  Konnektiv also developed a comprehensive searchable database that included a selection of successful sample projects and further ICT recommendations.