Innovations and infrastructure development for sustainable industrialization in Africa

The present policy brief draws on background research materials prepared by the Economic Commission for Africa for the special meeting of the Economic and Social Council on the theme of “Innovations in infrastructure development and promoting sustainable industrialization”, held in Dakar on 26 March 2017, and the recommendations from it. The meeting brought together high-level representatives of Member States and representatives of the United Nations system and other international organizations, civil society, non-governmental organizations, academia and the private sector.