Tunis, 22 November 2016 (ECA) : The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA – Office for North Africa) will organize on 24-25 November in Tunis (Tunisia) an expert group meeting under the theme : “Territorialization of Industrial Policy and Inclusive Growth”.
This event will take place with the participation of the Tunisian Minister of Industry Zied Ladhari, the acting Director of the ECA office for North Africa Omar Ismael Abdourahman and the acting UNDP Resident representative to Tunisia El Kebir Mdarhri Alaoui ; it will be an opportunity for participants to examine the place and role of territories as spaces for local economic development in North African industrial policies.
Participants will include experts from ministries of industry, local authorities, institutions in charge of public policy territorial planning. They will review the state of industrial policies established in the sub-region and their territorial dimension.
Experts will also share experiences and good practices in the field of industrial policy governance and public policy coordination, and will identify key reform areas for the territorialization of industrial policies and inclusive development in North Africa.
For more information about this meeting, please visit: http://www.uneca.org/egm-na-2016.
Aide memoire (English version)
Note to the editors:
ECA is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Its Office for North Africa aims to support the development of seven countries across the sub region (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia and Sudan) by helping them formulate and implement policies and programs that support their economic and social transformation.
Event: Expert group meeting on “Territorialization of Industrial Policy and Inclusive Growth”
Date: Event to start on Thursday 24 November at 9:00 and take place on Friday 25 November included.
Place: Le Grand Hôtel, Tunis, Tunisia
Press release issued by:
Communication Team
Economic Commission for Africa
Office for North Africa
Tel: +212 (0) 537 548 749
Email: hfilali-ansary@uneca.org;cea.an.coms@gmail.com