Harare to Host 7th Annual SADC Industrialisation Week
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Government of Zimbabwe, the SADC Business Council, and the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), is set to host the 7th Annual SADC Industrialisation Week (SIW) from July 28 to August 2, 2024.
The event will take place at the Harare International Conference Centre, under the theme “Promoting Innovation to Unlock Opportunities for Sustainable Economic Growth and Development Towards an Industrialised SADC.”
SIW is the largest public-private platform for industrialisation in the SADC region, bringing together Member States, private sector stakeholders, international partners, policymakers, researchers, SMEs, financial institutions, and civil society to exchange experiences and strategies for driving industrialisation and economic transformation.
The week-long event will feature seminars, meetings, workshops, a gala dinner, exhibitions, and site visits to manufacturing facilities and industrial hubs in Zimbabwe.
Key focus areas for this year’s event include mineral beneficiation, agro-processing, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure development, women and youth entrepreneurship, and enterprises involved in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The aim is to enhance multi-stakeholder engagement in implementing the SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap 2015-2063. Participants will review progress, address challenges, and share success stories and solutions for developing robust regional value chains across priority sectors within the SADC Region.
The 2024 edition of SIW follows successful events hosted by Eswatini, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania since its inception in 2016.
The platform continues to play a vital role in fostering collaboration and innovation to achieve sustainable economic growth and industrial development in the SADC region.
Source: SADC
