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Observations – Building Value Addition by Sector

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Observations – Building Value Addition by Sector

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  1. ZAMBIA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL VIIIMulungushi International Conference Centre 27TH – 28TH NOVEMBER 2012THEME: ‘VALUE ADDITION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT’TOPIC: ENABLING VALUE ADDITION: INFRASTRUCTURE, SKILLS & SUPPORT SERVICESChabuka J Kawesha (Dr) ZACCI VICE PRESIDENT SOUTH

  2. A broad definition of value addition is to economically add value to a product and form characteristics more preferred in the market place. (Source: Value added: Opportunities and Strategies by David Coltrain, David Barton and Michael Boland, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University).

  3. Observations – Building Value Addition by Sector

  4. Sustained Approaches for Value Addition - Zambia

  5. Recommendations – To Accelerate & Enabling Value Addition via All Economic Sectors New Green Field Licenses i.e. East & West Corridor Petroleum Energy, Civil Aviation, Solar, Windmill, Waterways

  6. Expectations • Backed by PF Manifesto, SNDP, Vision 2030, President’s & M.o.Finance annual speeches to Parliament: Rollout multiple tasks for accelerating the development of the country's service / tertiary sector in the 2013-2016 period. Zambia’s tertiary industry should account for more min. 65%-plus of the country's GDP in 2013 going forward & create min. 120,000 jobs/annum. • Participate in boosting industrial upgrade and agricultural modernization. Other sectors to compliment industrialization include finance, transport, waterways, telecommunications, technological support, R&D, alternate energy sources, project consultation, human resources, elderly care, Women access to small scale industrial equipment and environmental protection. • Outline a national housing strategy to deliver 3m-plus houses & invite investment. Construction will create more jobs. • Promote development of high speed rail (HSR) tracks. The benefits of HSR systems go beyond travel and eco-friendliness. Jobs created for such networks could boost the economy.

  7. Expectations • Realization of the Industrial Development Commission (IDC). Q1 2013 • Transform TEVETA & National Institute for Scientific & Industrial Research (NISIR) into a Central Agency for skills with well equipped satellite points in all 10 provinces. • Relax controls on market access to the service sector, encourage the investment of various kinds of capital and lastly watch the volume of regulators business entities have to deal with. • Energy – Zambia at cross roads & Key for industrialization • Establish right Electricity pricing to attract investment (Generation). • Support development of alternate oil pipelines between Angola and Zambia. Rehabilitate Tazama pipeline & expand and upgrade Indeni with ease. • Yes, target of 1m Jobs is positive. However, let us raise the bar to 2.5m by 2016 and work towards this number.

  8. “Developing the service sector is a strategic priority in the country's optimization and upgrading of its industrial structure”. Premier Wen Jiabao. Sept 2012

  9. Presenter: Chabuka J. Kawesha (Dr) Vice President – South ZACCI Lusaka Tel: +260 97 8981000 http://Chabukakawesha.webs.com

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