Pillar 01

Professional training

Transferring Estonian know-how to West African leaders and operators.

Three core areas, short and operational modules, operational modules inspired by leading Estonian standards, validated by a Goldenseal attestation.

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I · Domain

Digital transformation & IT governance

Audience: CIOs, CISOs, modernisation directors, senior civil servants.

Digital state architecture

5 to 10 days

Understand and deploy an X-Road style interoperability architecture. Unified citizen portals. Data governance.

National digital strategy

5 days

Roadmap design. Methods proven in Estonia, Namibia, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola.

Digital identity & e-signature

5 to 7 days

eID, PKI, qualified signature. Legal and operational frame inspired by the Estonian model.

Open data & proactive services

3 to 5 days

Public services that anticipate needs. Data openness strategies.

Digital change management

3 days

Methodology inspired by the e-Governance Academy framework.

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II · Domain

Cybersecurity & cyber defence

Audience: CISOs, IT security leads, SOC teams, leaders exposed to cyber risk.

National cybersecurity strategy

5 to 10 days

Institutional framework, specialised agencies, inter-ministerial coordination. Post-2007 Estonian model.

Critical infrastructure protection

5 days

Energy, finance, telecoms, health. Risk analysis and continuity plan.

Cyber exercises & simulation

3 to 5 days · on-site

Capture the Flag, cyber ranges, multi-actor simulations. Inspired by Locked Shields.

Incident response (CSIRT/CERT)

5 days

Setting up a national or sector team.

Cyber legal & regulatory framework

3 days

NIS2, GDPR, African national laws. OHADA framework.

Financial & banking cybersecurity

5 days

Fraud, mobile payments, PCI-DSS, AI-assisted AML.

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III · Domain

Blockchain & trust technologies

Audience: Innovators, public registry leaders, fintech executives, lawyers.

Blockchain for public administration

5 days

Civil, land, medical, judicial registries. Study of KSI.

Tokenisation & digital assets

3 to 5 days

Utility tokens, NFTs, stablecoins. EU MiCA framework.

Smart contracts & legal automation

5 days

Use cases: agriculture, DeFi, letters of credit.

Self-sovereign identity (SSI)

3 days

Verifiable Credentials, DID, X-Road integration.

Formats

Three ways to train

On-site training

Estonian experts travelling to your country. Intra-company or inter-ministerial.

Hybrid

Online modules (theory), remote workshops (guided practice), closing seminar on-site.

Immersion in Tallinn

West African cohorts sent to Estonia: exposure to the Estonian e-Governance ecosystem (subject to public open programmes), company meetings.

Certifications

Certifying tracks

Goldenseal attestation

Digital Transformation Leader track

Cyber Defence Fundamentals

Goldenseal module — CCDCOE reference (subject to public open programmes)

Short technical modules

Goldenseal attestation, inspired by TalTech curricula

Goldenseal attestation

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