Report : Ad-hoc Experts Group Meeting on the Development of African Metal Industries Based on South-South Cooperation

Abstract

The development of the metal industries was an essential step in the process to transform Africa's rural and agro-based economies to industrial ones. He then went on to say that the metal industry was of strategic importance and indispensable in the expansion of Africa's economic base. He also drew the attention of participants to the question of technology and skill development that should be taking into account. He said that the new generic technologies and the corresponding skills have profoundly changed the relationships among different economic branches including metal industries.