BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73a9c179d9f DTSTART:20260317T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260317T170000Z LOCATION:Kinshasa\, Democratic Republic of the Congo SUMMARY:High-Level national policy-level workshop on fostering productive c apacities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for industrialisation\, economic diversification\, and inclusive growth CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This national policy-level workshop aims at assessing the curre nt trends in socio-economic development of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)\, progress achieved and challenges encountered. Views will be exchanged among key stakeholders on DRC’s development vision and strateg y\, with particular attention to enablers and facilitators of growth\, str uctural transformation and economic diversification.The workshop intends t o relate the concepts of productive capacities and structural economic tra nsformation to DRC’s development endeavours\, including policy implicati ons for inclusive growth and sustainable development.The session will disc uss the Productive Capacities Index (PCI)\, which is an innovative approac h applied by UN Trade and Development to measure and benchmark the level o f development of productive capacities\, and the National Productive Capac ities Gap Assessment as the prelude for building productive capacities.It will examine DRC'\;s PCI performance and discuss the success stories o f building productive capacities and accelerating structural economic tran sformation. It will also examine DRC’s comparative advantages and potent ial\, together with main challenges to structural transformation\, economi c diversification\, and productive capacities’ building\, looking at the proposed pillars and drivers of growth.<\;p>\;This national policy-le vel workshop aims at assessing the current trends in socio-economic develo pment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)\, progress achieved an d challenges encountered. Views will be exchanged among key stakeholders o n DRC’s development vision and strategy\, with particular attention to e nablers and facilitators of growth\, structural transformation and economi c diversification.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The workshop intends to relate th e concepts of productive capacities and structural economic transformation to DRC’s development endeavours\, including policy implications for inc lusive growth and sustainable development.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The sessi on will discuss the Productive Capacities Index (PCI)\, which is an innova tive approach applied by UN Trade and Development to measure and benchmark the level of development of productive capacities\, and the National Prod uctive Capacities Gap Assessment as the prelude for building productive ca pacities.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;It will examine DRC'\;s PCI performanc e and discuss the success stories of building productive capacities and ac celerating structural economic transformation. It will also examine DRC’ s comparative advantages and potential\, together with main challenges to structural transformation\, economic diversification\, and productive capa cities’ building\, looking at the proposed pillars and drivers of growth .<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/hi gh-level-national-policy-level-workshop-fostering-productive-capacities-de mocratic DTSTAMP:20260805T212313Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a73a9c179dca DTSTART:20260318T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260318T170000Z LOCATION:Kinshasa\, Democratic Republic of the Congo SUMMARY:High-Level national policy-level workshop on fostering productive c apacities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for industrialisation\, economic diversification\, and inclusive growth CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This national policy-level workshop aims at assessing the curre nt trends in socio-economic development of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)\, progress achieved and challenges encountered. Views will be exchanged among key stakeholders on DRC’s development vision and strateg y\, with particular attention to enablers and facilitators of growth\, str uctural transformation and economic diversification.The workshop intends t o relate the concepts of productive capacities and structural economic tra nsformation to DRC’s development endeavours\, including policy implicati ons for inclusive growth and sustainable development.The session will disc uss the Productive Capacities Index (PCI)\, which is an innovative approac h applied by UN Trade and Development to measure and benchmark the level o f development of productive capacities\, and the National Productive Capac ities Gap Assessment as the prelude for building productive capacities.It will examine DRC'\;s PCI performance and discuss the success stories o f building productive capacities and accelerating structural economic tran sformation. It will also examine DRC’s comparative advantages and potent ial\, together with main challenges to structural transformation\, economi c diversification\, and productive capacities’ building\, looking at the proposed pillars and drivers of growth.<\;p>\;This national policy-le vel workshop aims at assessing the current trends in socio-economic develo pment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)\, progress achieved an d challenges encountered. Views will be exchanged among key stakeholders o n DRC’s development vision and strategy\, with particular attention to e nablers and facilitators of growth\, structural transformation and economi c diversification.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The workshop intends to relate th e concepts of productive capacities and structural economic transformation to DRC’s development endeavours\, including policy implications for inc lusive growth and sustainable development.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The sessi on will discuss the Productive Capacities Index (PCI)\, which is an innova tive approach applied by UN Trade and Development to measure and benchmark the level of development of productive capacities\, and the National Prod uctive Capacities Gap Assessment as the prelude for building productive ca pacities.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;It will examine DRC'\;s PCI performanc e and discuss the success stories of building productive capacities and ac celerating structural economic transformation. It will also examine DRC’ s comparative advantages and potential\, together with main challenges to structural transformation\, economic diversification\, and productive capa cities’ building\, looking at the proposed pillars and drivers of growth .<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/hi gh-level-national-policy-level-workshop-fostering-productive-capacities-de mocratic DTSTAMP:20260805T212313Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR