The objective of the panel discussion is to raise awareness on mutually
beneficial correlation between PIDA/Infrastructure and job creation/skills development
for youth: What data/ information do we have? What is our objective? What worked
and what it didn’t? Additionally, it is to come up with innovative
ideas/concepts on how infrastructure projects shall be planned, managed to have
greatest effect on job creation/youth development, how Job creation/skills development
can be factored into infrastructure investment, e.g. Pilots to link PIDA
project directly with a youth initiative on job creation and skills development
and the role of public and private sector here. Moreover, it is to mainstream
the role of academia into PIDA - research to help raising awareness and to help
make informed decisions.
This panel
discussion highlights the importance of interconnected and reliable
infrastructure services for an industrialized, service-oriented Africa, which
provides enough job opportunities for its growing youth. Furthermore, the panel
debated how infrastructure development should be steered and implemented to
best serve the purpose of job creation, with a focus on youth. The panel also discussed the design of the right policies to leverage
demographic dividend, combined with regional development programs supported by
PIDA to be catalyst to Africa’s transformation.
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