Japan-Africa Business Forum

June 2021

Johansein Rutaihwa
Senior Programme Officer Industrialisation
and CompetitivenessSADC Industrialization Strategy andRoadmap 2015-2063 and Action Plan
SADC Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap 2015-2063 and Action Plan
Approved April 2015 and March 2017 respectively

A phased approach
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Phase 1: 2015-2020 (foundation)
Phase 2: 2021-2050
Phase 3: 2051-2063

Linkage with Agenda 2063; and SDG 2030
Market Size 280M; TFTA-700 million people
Industrialise Growth Paths
Enhanced and upgraded participation in RVC and GVC
Focus
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Agro-processing
Minerals beneficiation
Pharmaceuticals

SADC Region Growth Phases by 2063
Phase II (2020 – 2050)• diversification and enhancement ofproductivity and competitiveness• Per capita income growth about 8%
annually, US$ 9000

Phase I (2015 – 2020)• frontloading of the Industrial
Development and Market
Integration & infrastructure andservices support toindustrialization• Per capita income growth about
6% annually, US$ 2000

Factor-driven

InvestmentDriven

Phase III (2050 – 2063)• innovation-driven stage,
characterized by advanced
technologies and increased businesssophistication• Per capita income growth about 5%
annually, US$ 17000
Growth Paths
Enhanced and upgradedparticipation in RVC and GVC
Focus
1.
Agro-processing
2.
Minerals beneficiation
3.
Pharmaceuticals

Efficiencydriven

Innovationdriven

Pillars and Goals/Priorities
Industrialisation1.

Increasing share of Manufacturing
Value Added (MVA) in GDP to 20%
by 2020 and 30% by 2030
2. Enhancing competitiveness throughindustrial policy
3. Increase participation in global
value chains
4. Agro-processing, Minerals
Beneficiation and Downstream
Processing and Value-Chain
Development
5. SADC Raw Material Initiative as apath to "Factory SADC“
6. To diversify industrial productionand exports through advancedtechnologies
7. Enhance contribution of SMEs toIndustrial Development
8. Develop and expand industrialclusters
9. Closer public-private cooperation inindustrial development
10. Ensuring greater environmental
sustainability (green and blueeconomy)

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Competitiven
ess

RegionalIntegration

Creation of a business-friendly andconducive environment forcompetitivenessUpscaling Efficiency enhancers
Improving Regional Standards,
Quality Assurance, Accreditationand Metrology (SQAM)
Establish and Invest in Innovation
and Technology Transfer
Programmes in support ofIndustrialization
Infrastructure in support ofindustrialization
Access to finance forIndustrialization

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Implementation of SADC protocols
in the Regional Economic
Integration Priority Areas relevant
for industrialization
Deepened Regional Integration tofacilitate industrialization
Promote Trade Liberalisation andServices Market Integration
Enhance factor mobility
Enhanced institutional and legal
framework for Intellectual Property
RightsEnhanced cooperation onCompetition Policy to supportIndustrialization
Improved Trade, Transport andTransit Facilitation Measures tosupport Industrialization
Integrate SADC with other regional
markets to support industrializationpreferences
Complete CFTA negotiations

Conclusion• Role of Private sector: Access to information andcommunication.
• The central question however is not the focusing
on the product or sector per se, but rather
understanding the full value-chain and what isrequired to take advantage of opportunities toadd value and migrate to new activities along
the value chain.

THANK YOU
MERCI
ASANTE SANAOBRIGADO

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