The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will host the Black Industrialists Indaba at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand from 25 to 26 March 2015. The Indaba seeks to advance government’s key developmental objectives of industrialisation, skills development, job creation, localisation and supplier development in order to create and develop black industrialists and entrepreneurs.
The Black Industrialists Development Programme is an initiative of the dti which is intended to promote the participation of black industrialists as manufacturers for the key sectors identified in the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) and other related sector that will have huge impact in driving economic growth and development, including infrastructure components required by the various built projects within the country.
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Mzwandile Masina, who launched the programme last year, says the purpose of the Indaba is to engage and generate dialogue between the public sector and key private sector stakeholders on Black industrialisation and the progress that has been made by the dti on transforming the economy through promotion of industrial development, investment, competitiveness and employment creation, in order to achieve inclusive growth.
“The Indaba is key to creating and advancing transformation by building on the synergies between the public and private sectors and also creating an environment whereby there will be economic development activities over two days with participants and entrepreneurs from all nine provinces having exhibition stands to showcase their products and services,” he says.
According to Masina, the Indaba will pave the final steps in the finalisation of the policy framework as well as the criteria and application process.
“The recommendations from and outcomes of the Indaba will further provide government with a more accurate base of developing products and services that seek to advance sustainable and economically viable Black Industrialists,” adds Masina.
Enquiries:
Sidwell Medupe
Tel: 012 394 1650
Cell: 079 492 1774
E-mail: MSMedupe@thedti.gov.za
