BEAM
#Digital4MSME: using the market systems approach for digital transformation
- Date
- Oct. 5, 2021
- Location
- Online
- Organisation
- BEAM Exchange
BEAM Grab the Mic webinar
Date: 5th October 2021
1pm (UK), 8am (NY/DC), 2pm (CEST), 3pm (Kenya) (time converter)
Speakers:
Maximilian Schulz, Senior MSD Consultant
Eric Nana Kwabena Agyei, Managing Director, MobiPay Uganda
Laura-Kristin Baric, Technical Advisor, GIZ Ghana
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of most economies in Sub-Saharan Africa – and digitalisation is a key driver to strengthening their competitiveness and ability to create jobs.
This webinar will explore the findings of GIZ’s #Digital4MSME guide on how programmes and implementers can refine and adapt fundamental MSD principles to unlock the potential of digital transformation for MSMEs. The work was commissioned by the DCED Working Group on MSD.
Digitalisation is often associated with the cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT). However, the report’s author, Maximilian Schulz, will highlight how the adoption of 'basic' technologies, such as emails, websites and office software packages can bring far-reaching and transformative changes for MSMEs.
Two case studies will be presented:
- COVID-19 SME innovation and digitalisation support scheme in Ghana
This partnership supported the digital transformation of up to 500 SMEs in Ghana to strengthen their resilience during COVID-19 - to sustain jobs and improve their competitiveness. Laura Baric will describe its key activities - digital needs assessment, digital training, website development, software solutions - impacts and lessons learnt. - Mobipay in Uganda - digitising agribusiness
Digitising agribusiness presents challenges that call for a hybrid of technological innovation and a human-centred approach. Eric Agyei will look at how MobiPay used technology to enable the delivery of sustainable services in agribusiness.