Report : intergovernmental meeting of experts on the programme of the industrial development decade for Africa

Abstract

The intergovernmental Meeting of Experts on the Programme of the Industrial Decade for Africa, (1980-1990) sponsored by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) was held at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 19 to 24 October 1981. The Meeting requested the secretariat to take cognizance of standardization and quality control in textile production which is crucial elements if the products of the African region are to compete with products from the developed world and from other developing countries. The secretariat informed the delegates that there is an African Regional Standardization Organization in Nairobi which can look into the standardization and quality control aspects of textile production. ECA is also in the process of compiling a directory of project profiles to ensure that relevant information on industrialization is collected and disseminated. The Meeting agreed that it is important to strengthen co-operation among African countries in textile production and to encourage the establishment of joint ventures between countries. Some delegates noted that textile production as recommended in the document is limited to wearing apparels and nothing Jus said on the production of hard fibers used in packaging industries, particularly those relating to food processing industries.