Africa regional workshop of experts on the role of private business and parastatals in the accelerated implementation of the programme of industrial development decade for Africa: report

Abstract

The first African regional workshop of experts on the role of private businesses and Parastatals in the accelerated implementation of the program of industrial development decade for Africa, organized by the United Nations economic commission for Africa (ECA) as lead organization, in collaboration with the Organization of African Unity (OAUl) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).The objective of the workshop was to define and highlight the State's role both as regulator and economic operator on one side and the contribution that the indigenous agents of production and distribution on the other side could and should make for accelerated implementation of the IDDA at national, sub regional and regional levels.