15Oct 2026
Data literacy: understanding and using data every day
The essentials for reading an indicator, avoiding classic traps and asking your data the right questions.
With Aya Konan
The community in figures
- 500+webinar-cycle participants
- 1webinar per month
- 100 %free for the community
- 10data & AI topics
Demystify data, build confidence, show everyone they have a place in this revolution.
Our data-literacy webinars are at the heart of our commitment: they open data culture to as many people as possible and prepare talent for the Academy and Data Talent Pipeline programmes.
Masterclasses are more hands-on, held in small groups or alongside events such as the Africa Data Fair, whose opening masterclass gathered about a hundred participants at the Digital Business School.
Our topics
Data literacy
Generative AI & agents
Careers
Data protection
Tools: Excel, SQL, Power BI, Python
Real-world experience
Upcoming sessions
Times shown in GMT (Ouagadougou time).
29Oct 2026
Building your first Power BI dashboard
A hands-on session, from data import to publishing an interactive dashboard.
With Aminata Ouédraogo
12Nov 2026
AI agents: concrete use cases for African businesses
What an AI agent can really do today, how to secure it and where to start.
With Cheikh Tidiane Fall
26Nov 2026
Personal data protection: the reflexes to adopt
Register, consent, security, individuals' rights: a practical masterclass for businesses.
With Mame Diarra Ndiaye
10Dec 2026
Data careers: which path to choose?
Data analyst, data engineer, data scientist, data strategist: skills, salaries, opportunities and training.
With Claire Martin & Djibril Pamousso
Past sessions & replays
15Jul 2026
AI, jobs and funding data innovation (GSDA 2026)
GSDA 2026 opening masterclass at the Digital Business School: AI's impact on jobs, adoption barriers, funding for data start-ups.
With GSDA 2026 speakers
18Jun 2026
Data quality, AI's first project
Why AI projects fail for lack of reliable data, and how to fix it from collection onwards.
With Fatimata Zongo
21May 2026
Digital sovereignty: hosting your data in Africa
Cloud, regional data centres, regulation: concrete options for organisations.
With Julien Moreau
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