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AEROTROPOLIS AFRICA. AEROTROPOLIS AFRICA. PROJECT DESCRIPTION. • Unblock private sector investment • Convene, align and mobilize stakeholders • Establish catalyst Govt. 1-Stop. MARKET-BASED POVERTY SOLUTIONS. • Focus global commerce initiatives on poverty reduction • Key is:
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION • Unblock private sector investment • Convene, align and mobilize stakeholders • Establish catalyst Govt. 1-Stop
MARKET-BASED POVERTY SOLUTIONS • Focus global commerce initiatives on poverty reduction • Key is: - Simpler & cheaper products - Access to global markets - Cargo & distribution - Collaboration to form non- traditional partnerships!
“Global airports are driving business location and industrial development in the 21st century. International airports have become key nodes for time critical manufacturing, distribution and business services. These are the new engines of economic development attracting air-commerce linked corporations.”
AMSTERDAM AIRPORT AREA • ”Raw” flowers in via Schiphol - World’s biggest flower market - 20 mins to Flora Holland - Land in USA 24 hrs later - 58 Bn Euros p.a. - 1,400 Global companies - 76,000 Agriculture businesses
AFRICA’S GLOBAL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Africa’s most expensive infra-structure components converge • O.R.Tambo International Airport. • Gautrain & Prasa Metro Rail • Major highways. • 17,5 million m2 existing industrial. (Isando, Jet Park, Spartan).
Dubai (logo) OR Tambo Airport Criteria for an Aerotropolis Major international airport Land for industrial use Cargo infrastructure Major roads High-speed rail link Local rail link City core (Exhibit, hotels offices, etc) RHODESFIELD COMPARATIVE ANALYISIS Airport Cities OR Tambo Area
STRATEGIC POSITIONING • Africa’s most logical Airport City • Africa’s: - International Trade Centre - Aggregate trade & govt. support - “Silicon Valley” for: Inclusive Markets Impact Investment
AFRICA’S COMMERCIAL HUB • Global Trade Centre • Africa’s biggest exhibition zone • Government support zone: “1 stop” service
Review major global trends Relevance to global commerce Identify most sustainable global competitive advantage GENESIS DEVELOP-MENT STRATEGY ENABLEMENT Correct market failure & Create efficient global business environment Focus Govt. resources on highest priority