the dti TO
HOST BLACK INDUSTRIALISTS INDABA IN GAUTENG
The
Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will host the Black
Industrialists Indaba at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand from 25–26
March 2015. The Indaba seeks to advance government’s key developmental
objectives of industrialisation, skills development, job creation, localisation
and supplier development in order to create and develop black industrialists
and entrepreneurs.
The Black
Industrialists Development Programme is an initiative of the dti which
is intended to promote the participation of black industrialists as
manufacturers for the key sectors identified in the Industrial Policy Action
Plan (IPAP) and other related sector that will have huge impact in driving
economic growth and development, including infrastructure components required
by the various built projects within the country.
The
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Mzwandile Masina, who launched the
programme last year, says the purpose of the Indaba is to engage and generate
dialogue between the public sector and key private sector
stakeholders on Black industrialisation and the progress that has been made by the
dti on transforming the economy through promotion of industrial
development, investment, competitiveness and employment creation, in order to
achieve inclusive growth.
“The Indaba is key to creating and
advancing transformation by building on the synergies between the public and
private sectors and also creating an environment whereby there will be economic
development activities over two days with participants and entrepreneurs from
all nine provinces having exhibition stands to showcase their products and
services,” he says.
According
to Masina, the Indaba will pave the final steps in the finalisation of the
policy framework as well as the criteria and application process.
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