Gaborone, November 18, 2019.
His Excellency Dr. Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi, President of the Republic of Botswana, delivered the annual State of the Nation Address to the country’s 12th parliament. In this highly anticipated speech 26 major areas were identified as the basis for future developments and national growth as follows :
GLOBAL ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - THE DOMESTIC ECONOMY - BUSINESS FACILITATION - ECONOMIC - DIVERSIFICATION DRIVE - TRADE FACILITATION - INVESTMENT PROMOTION - EDUCATION - HEALTH - SOCIAL PROTECTION - GENDER ISSUES - YOUTH EMPOWERMENT - LOCAL GOVERNANCE - AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SECURITY - TOURISM - PUBLIC BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY - HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT - SPORT AND CULTURE DEVELOPMENT - TRANSPORT SECTOR - LAND - WATER - ENERGY - MINING - GOVERNANCE - NATIONAL SECURITY - FOREIGN POLICY
Tackling the “Investment Promotion” policy, the President detailed that said chapter would be supported by two strong pillars, Special Economic Zones on the one hand, and Cluster Development on the other hand. In this regard the Foundation was honoured to be introduced as the trusted partner and main architect for the ambitious capacity building effort in cluster-based competitiveness that has been undertaken for more than one year now in Botswana.
To quote His Excellency's words :
“In order to develop the national expertise in Cluster-based competitiveness in Botswana, a Training of Trainers Course is ongoing at the Botswana Public Service College, in partnership with the European Foundation for Cluster Excellence. After completing the course, the Trainers will not only be qualified to train in Botswana but in the region as well.”
