ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INDUSTRIALIZATION

(AFRICA)

Africa:• Total population: 1.15 Billion

(14.7% of the world population)• 55 Countries • Economic super power?• Fundamental needs?

Africa

What does Africa need? Economic development Primary Industrial development Secondary Industrial development Tertiary Educational Research Reliable Electrical power Environmental sustainability Education (linked to local needs, leading to global market) Technical training (linked to local needs, leading to

continental development)

African development

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INDUSTRIALIZATION

(AFRICA)

Industrial linked development: Agriculture Manufacturing Chemical Power Forestry Environmental (Water and waste management)World Industries

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INDUSTRIALIZATION

(AFRICA)

 Industrial sectors.

1:Primary (extraction)hunting fishing mining logging

agriculture

2:Secondarymanufacturing

refining assembling processing

3:Tertiarytransportation

communication utilities

4:Quaternary (producer services)

wholesale commerce insurance

legal services banking advertising

data processing

5:Quinary (consumer services)retail commerce medical

professions education government

recreation and tourism

note: 

Not every scholar divides upthe economic sectors in

the same way. Economists often use a different

scheme.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INDUSTRIALIZATION (AFRICA)

There is only one wealth creating industry

(Manufacturing)

Overview:

• The Economist during 2014, few countries have been

able to escape poverty without employing a significant

amount of their people in manufacturing activity.

• Factory activity accounted for 10% of Africa’s GDP over

the past decade.

• The manufacturing sector is widely considered to be

the ideal industry to drive Africa’s development due to

the labor-intensive, export-focused nature of the

business.

• No country in the world has developed

without producing light manufacturing.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INDUSTRIALIZATION

(AFRICA)

Sector Report 

Manufacturingin

Africa (2012) 

kpmg.com/africa

Economic challenges. (Changes in Industrial focus)

Agriculture vs Oil Rural vs Urban Learning focus (competency based) Skills mismatch (technical and academic for industrial

development) Human factor (high youth unemployment)

Oil Industry

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INDUSTRIALIZATION

(AFRICA)

Agriculture.Manufacturing.Power generation.Waste Management.

Needs Focus:

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Power generation

Waste management

Economic Development through Industrialization (Africa)

Economic Development through Industrialization (Africa)

The goals to African Industrialization need the following parameters:

• Education (youth)• Industrial skills training (skilled work force)• Power generation through renewable means (waste to energy Biogas)• Agricultural mechanization (manufacturing of equipment)• Processing of Agricultural goods (manufacturing of processing equipment)• African Economic zone.

• There are economic opportunities in all of these parameters.• The training and Implementation has to be sustainable and by Africans. • The knowledge transfer is imperative to the success of investment.

Mission  

To work in partnership and close collaboration with governments, colleges, schools, organizations, local communities and the industrial sector offering and promoting sustainable vocational, technical and entrepreneurial training for youth, and to promote science and technology education to children with innovative ideas and principles.

 Vision

 We envision the future development of a portable module of training where opportunities for such training and education for at-risk youth are not available in local communities. Our future aim is to institute portable forms of training to other locations in Canada and Africa . We will be developing an industrial entrepreneurial division that gives trained youth the experience they require for employment after training, giving this aspect of our Vision a sustainable connection to learning and work experience.

Economic Development through Industrialization (Africa)

Initial Focus: Organizations linked to Industrialization Political link to Governments Power and waste management Investment partners Technology needs (Manufacturing training)

Technological skills. (Needed) Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Bio-Chemical Engineering

Power generation using Biogas digestion

Industrial manufacturing training Agriculture

Waste management, organic and non organic

Ryerson University All

FacultiesStudent

Extension

Satellite Extension Project

Economic Development through Industrialization (Africa)

References and sourcesAfrican development bank.

Power Africa

Lagos state municipal council

3invest

Lejournal International

GVA Lighting

IC Tower

John Moss photos

KPG (Africa report)

The economist

Presented by: Joseph Amankrah (Ryerson/Camara)

Economic Development through Industrialization (Africa)