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<\/a> Countries across Africa have the potential to \u201cleapfrog\u201d the Fourth Industrial Revolution<\/b>, with their \u201cstrong economic growth, increasing regional economic integration and diversification and young entrepreneurial demographic,\u201d Dow Chemical\u2019s president of sub-Saharan Africa Craig Arnold writes for the World Economic Forum<\/a>. The key to this growth, Arnold says, is doubling down on boosting manufacturing by creating an attractive investment climate and carefully crafting public policy that can support industry. That includes good governance, a regulatory environment that helps rather than hampers investment, and a legislative framework that protects investors.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just any manufacturing:<\/b> Arnold says that African countries need to focus on \u201cadvanced manufacturing\u201d as opposed to \u201csub-optimal scale manufacturing.\u201d This means the development of a high value-added industrial base capable of supplying the world with cutting edge technologies. How do we do this? By sourcing cheap and reliable energy supplies, increasing trade, investing in education and training, building efficient relationships between public and private sectors, and optimizing the usage of resources, he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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