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Infrastructure development inclusivity valuable in individual, national achievement

Development

Posted on 9 November, 2017 15:7

African Development Bank (ADB) Resident Representative, Damoni Kitabire said inclusiveness in infrastructure development is vital in achieving individual, national, and global benefits expected from increased employment, particularly for the youth. And former Minister of General Education Dr. John Phiri said meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs) could be largely achieved by skills development being on the fore to help stakeholders work together in mapping SDGs targets and apt skills to achieve them. In a key note speech towards the 2016 World Youth Skills Day Commemoration themed “Skills for Inclusive Sustainable Development,” Mr. Kitabire added that ADB rec ...
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President Lungu underscores human capital development, industrialisation

Development

Posted on 9 November, 2017 14:47

President Edgar Lungu says human capital development is vital for Zambia’s lasting progress in national development, youth empowerment, equity, infrastructure development, poverty reduction and related national socio-economic goals. The President has since pledged government’s continued focus on skills development, science, technology and innovation to address human capital development to hasten industrialization. Speaking during the official opening of the First Session of the Twelfth National Assembly, President Lungu added: “in the area of skills development, government will continue to invest in technical and vocational skills that promote self- employment, p ...
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