Experts urged to rethink development planning in Africa

Abstract

The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), which has always been a space for reflexion, studies and training on planning, its approaches and tools for African decision-makers, decided to gather prominent experts in development planning and capacity development from governments and international organisations to reflect on “New approaches to planning for a better achievement of the objectives of agendas 2030 and 2063”. Ms. Giovani Biha, Executive secretary in charge of knowledge delivery, if Africa has to succeed in the renewal of development planning, it is imperative to solve the equations carried out fifty years ago that persist today and address challenges differently mainly by using new approaches. Ms. Karima Bounemra Ben Soltane, Director of IDEP, believes that the achievement of the objectives of agenda 2030 and vision 2063 will largely depend on African planners’ capacity to design, fund, implement and monitor development plans using new approaches. Within the framework of its mandate, IDEP will continue to train planners that will be capable to meet African states’ needs in utilization or adaptation of new development planning approaches to new challenges and requirements that evolve on a day-to-day basis », added the Director of the Institute.