BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8e3dbfa6d0d DTSTART:20220303T053000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220303T133000Z LOCATION:Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia SUMMARY:Workshop on fostering productive capacities in Ethiopia for industr ialization\, export diversification\, and inclusive growth CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Building on the recent socio-economic performance of Ethiopia\, the national policy-level workshop will discuss the role of productive ca pacities and structural economic transformation. It will examine how produ ctive capacities and structural transformation can best be placed at the c enter of national policies and strategies.The workshop will also present t he PCI for Ethiopia. The discussions with national stakeholders will be ba sed on UNCTAD’s work on developing the PCI and Ethiopia’s performance on it.Specific issues to be addressed during the workshop include:Levels o f productive capacities in Ethiopia and other developing countries\;Challe nges of economic diversification and industrialization\, and the implicati ons of export concentration for fostering productive capacities and struct ural economic transformation in Ethiopia\;The role of transport\, trade fa cilitation and trade logistics in improving the export competitiveness of Ethiopia\;The role of International Supports including market access in fo stering productive capacities and structural economic transformation\; and Successful experiences and best practices in policy formulation and implem entation for productive capacities\, industrialization and structural econ omic transformation with implications for Ethiopia.The national workshop w ill bring together senior government officials\, national and internationa l experts in the field of development\, academics and representatives from the private sector and civil societies.There will also be bilateral consu ltations with key institutions of Ethiopia with the aim to identify key el ements of binding constraints and comparative advantages for an in-depth a nalysis of domestic gaps and limitations in fostering productive capacitie s through the UNCTAD National Productive Capacities Gap Assessment (NPCGA) for Ethiopia.The objective of the workshop and consultations will allow f or an in-depth\, substantive discussion of the technical issues related to building productive capacities and its role in fostering industrializatio n and structural transformation in Ethiopia.Op-ed:Refocus Ethiopias develo pment strategy on building productive capacities for inclusive growth and developmentby Paul Akiwumi\, Director\, Division for Africa\, LDCs and Spe cial Programmes\, UNCTAD and Melaku Alebel\, Minister of Industry\, Federa l Democratic Republic of Ethiopiahttps://addisfortune.news/refocus-ethiopi as-development-strategy-on-building-productive-capacities-for-inclusive-gr owth-and-development/"\; target="\;_blank\n\nView meeting on uncta d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/workshop-fostering-productive-capacities -ethiopia-industrialization-export-diversification DTSTAMP:20260826T011335Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8e3dbfa6d5e DTSTART:20220304T053000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220304T133000Z LOCATION:Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia SUMMARY:Workshop on fostering productive capacities in Ethiopia for industr ialization\, export diversification\, and inclusive growth CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Building on the recent socio-economic performance of Ethiopia\, the national policy-level workshop will discuss the role of productive ca pacities and structural economic transformation. It will examine how produ ctive capacities and structural transformation can best be placed at the c enter of national policies and strategies.The workshop will also present t he PCI for Ethiopia. The discussions with national stakeholders will be ba sed on UNCTAD’s work on developing the PCI and Ethiopia’s performance on it.Specific issues to be addressed during the workshop include:Levels o f productive capacities in Ethiopia and other developing countries\;Challe nges of economic diversification and industrialization\, and the implicati ons of export concentration for fostering productive capacities and struct ural economic transformation in Ethiopia\;The role of transport\, trade fa cilitation and trade logistics in improving the export competitiveness of Ethiopia\;The role of International Supports including market access in fo stering productive capacities and structural economic transformation\; and Successful experiences and best practices in policy formulation and implem entation for productive capacities\, industrialization and structural econ omic transformation with implications for Ethiopia.The national workshop w ill bring together senior government officials\, national and internationa l experts in the field of development\, academics and representatives from the private sector and civil societies.There will also be bilateral consu ltations with key institutions of Ethiopia with the aim to identify key el ements of binding constraints and comparative advantages for an in-depth a nalysis of domestic gaps and limitations in fostering productive capacitie s through the UNCTAD National Productive Capacities Gap Assessment (NPCGA) for Ethiopia.The objective of the workshop and consultations will allow f or an in-depth\, substantive discussion of the technical issues related to building productive capacities and its role in fostering industrializatio n and structural transformation in Ethiopia.Op-ed:Refocus Ethiopias develo pment strategy on building productive capacities for inclusive growth and developmentby Paul Akiwumi\, Director\, Division for Africa\, LDCs and Spe cial Programmes\, UNCTAD and Melaku Alebel\, Minister of Industry\, Federa l Democratic Republic of Ethiopiahttps://addisfortune.news/refocus-ethiopi as-development-strategy-on-building-productive-capacities-for-inclusive-gr owth-and-development/"\; target="\;_blank\n\nView meeting on uncta d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/workshop-fostering-productive-capacities -ethiopia-industrialization-export-diversification DTSTAMP:20260826T011335Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR