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POLICY ADVOCACY |
SMIDO’s policy advocacy activities include research, publication and promotion of policy, engagement with media on current events and consultation with the government and development agencies on issues related to Suame Magazine. Completed Projects:
- 1st National Industrial Conference on Suame Magazine in November 2006
- Guest participant in a Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning sponsored workshop on cluster-based industrial development held February 2007. The purpose of the workshop was to present research findings on the studies on cluster-based industrial development in Africa and East Asia and to propose policy options for pro-poor industrial development in Africa.
- Artisanal engineering representatives and presentation of paper at the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) consensus building workshop for Ghana’s 10 year development Plan in 2007
- Two TV documentaries of Suame Magazine - TV3 and Metro TV
- 2007 SMIDO Industrial Policy Blueprint publication and launching in Kumasi by her honorary SMIDO Patron, Miss Joyce Aryee
- Guests’ participants in the Ghana Chamber of Mines expanded Council Meeting in February, 2008. SMIDO presented a paper on collaboration between SMIDO and Mining industry.
- Partnership trip to the Great KOSA industrial estate of Apostle Kwadwo Safo of Kristo Asafo Fame
- Official invitation extended to SMIDO by the Trade and Industry Ministry to explore common grounds of cooperation in December 2007
- Profiling of SMIDO under the Millennium Cities Initiative Kumasi Investment Guide to promote foreign and domestic investment engagement with SMIDO by UNIDO
On-going Projects
- Advocacy of pro-Suame Magazine Incorporation into political parties manifestoes during 2008 Presidential Elections. The objective is to court multi-party support base for Suame Magazine
Advocacy for financial support for the establishment of Suame Technical Automatics Engineering Institute Project, a collaborative project with Ghana-Indian Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT. |
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