UONGOZI Institute in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana is co-organising a two-day Regional Forum on “Enhancing Value Addition in the Extractive Sector in Africa”, in Accra this week.
The forum is set to be officiated over
by the Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and
has attracted at least seventy stakeholders and experts from the public
and private sector, academia and civil society from the African region
and other parts of the world.
According to a statement from UONGOZI
Institute, the main objective of the forum is to accelerate discussions
on how African countries should position themselves to optimise benefits
from the extractive sector through the implementation of value addition
initiatives.
Specifically, the Forum will focus on
identifying areas along the value chain with greater potential for value
addition in the extractive sector; public policy, legal and, regulatory
environment for an integrated extractive industry within African
countries; financing options; measures to encourage local business
participation; technology and skills required; health, safety, security,
and environmental considerations; and lessons learnt from a regional
perspective.
During the two-days of the Forum,
delegates will be able to share experiences and recommend effective
approaches in encouraging value addition or processing in the extractive
sector. A summary of the key outcomes is anticipated to inform the
implementation of value addition initiatives in Africa.
UONGOZI Institute supports African
leaders to attain sustainable development for their nations and for
Africa. The organisation seeks to inspire leaders and promote the
recognition of the important role of leadership in sustainable
development.
Recognising that sustainable development
cannot happen without sound leadership, and there is an inextricable
link between leadership and sustainable development, UONGOZI Institute
works with leaders across Africa, as they are the drivers of sustainable
development.
It aims to provide tangible and
long-lasting benefits to sustainable development in Africa through work
with leaders. Its programmes are designed to enable leaders to think
critically about their important role in national development,
understand the complexities of their role and the implications of their
actions, as well as the expectations others have of them.
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