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Monday, June 10, 2013

The 20th Conference of the African Union Ministers of Industry- 10th to 14th Nairobi, Kenya


The 20th Ordinary Session of the Conference of the African Union Ministers of Industry is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya from 10th  to 14th  June, 2013.

The Conference is organized under the theme "Accelerating Industrialization for Africa within the post-2015 Development Agenda".

The main purpose of this Conference is, among others, to provide a platform for refocusing Africa's industrialization process within the post-2015 Development Agenda.

CAMI-20 brings together African Ministers of Industry, African experts in industrial development and African industrialists, African Private Sector, Academia, UN agencies, NGOs and other relevant development partners to brainstorm on some of the key issues for Africa's industrial development within the Post-2015 Development Agenda. It will provide guidelines for policy orientation and coherence within Post-2015 Development Framework, with a focus on Africa's industrialization as a key factor for the development processes in the continent. It will highlight, for instance, technical and other support for the implementation of the Strategy for the Action Plan for Accelerated Industrial Development of Africa (AIDA).

The following thematic areas will form the basis for debate during CAMI-20:

• Long-term financing for African industrialization;
• Capacity building, Research, Development, and Innovation for
Industrialization;
• Promotion of private sector entrepreneurship and SME development for
sustainable employment and economic empowerment of women and
youth;
• Promotion of green and renewable energy development and cleaner
production for industrialization and sustainable development.

to achieve sustainable growth, Africa must move from resource-based economies towards manufacturing-based economies through the industrial transformation of its natural resources. Furthermore, demographic transition and policies to create manufacturing and service jobs for the young generation will be needed to close the gap in growth and create the jobs needed to reduce poverty. Growth strategies for the future should give immediate priority to dealing with the unemployment and support productive activities that create full employment and decent work

SME Africa Trust is among the invited participants and is represented by Eng. Okara, a member of the advisory council