The 37th summit of Heads of State and Governments deliberated
that, the topic for year 2018 is “Partnering with the private sector in
developing Industries and Regional Value Chains”.
The topic for the essay competition is “Discuss how partnership
with private sector can promote industrial growth and foster development of
value chains in key priority sectors (such as agriculture, mining, health etc)
among SADC member states”.
The set of questions below are meant to guide students when
responding to the question above. Thus, on answering the above question,
student should answer all the questions listed below:
1. Discuss
in-depth, what you understand about industrial growth and value chains and how
SADC Member States could increase private sector involvement in industrial
growth and value chains. (20 Points)
2. Discuss
and fully explain the general forms of value added services which are
undertaken in the SADC region. (15 Points)
3. Collaboration
between governments and the private sectors is said to be key in developing
economies, explain your understanding of the term private sector engagement and
how it is key in developing industrial growth and value chains and give at
least four (4) examples of major business collaborative efforts that has made
huge impact in development region economy. (20 Points)
4. For
SADC Region to achieve any meaningful industrialization in form of industrial
growth and improvement in value chains, discuss the areas/ types of value added
services which are likely to produce meaningful; results in the present
context. (15 Points)
5. Presently
how do SADC member states engage the private sector in the development of their
industries, and in your opinion, how can these relationships be strengthened.
(15 Points)
6. What
interventions and/or measures should regional governments embark on in order
for private sector be key drivers of national economies. (15 Points)
Heads of schools are supposed to ensure that students adhere to
the following guidelines:
i. The
essay should not be longer than 1,500 words and not shorter than 1,000 words;
ii. Where
students have access to computers, they are advised to type their essays and
submit both the soft and hard copies;
iii. Students
who will type their essays will have to sign and initial the hard copies to
make sure that they have not been altered;
iv. The essay shall be
written in English language;
v. The
front page or cover page will display the name, sex, class, school address and
stamp, Headmistress/Headmaster’s email address, signature and phone no, region,
country;
vi.
The title of the essay should be written on the cover page (students should not
paraphrase the title);
vii. Definition
of Key concepts and a brief Historical/Background of SADC should be written in
the introductory paragraph;
viii. All reference
material must be written in the last page; and
ix. The
handwritten essays will be written on one side of the A4 paper with double
margin of two centimeters.
Students are expected to begin writing immediately and submit
their essays to their head of schools. The Head of School will then be expected
to constitute a marking panel which will choose best essays of the school. The
panel should go through the essays (Please do not mark the essays) and choose
three essays to be submitted to The Permanent Secretary; Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology, P.O. Box 10, Block 10, College of Humanities Dodoma not
later than 15th April 2018. The national adjudication will take place from 02nd
to 15th May 2018 in order to get three entries which will be submitted to the
SADC Secretariat in Botswana.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Dr. Leonard D. Akwilapo
PERMANENT SECRETARY
5/1/2018
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