• Brian Levy (UCT): The politics and governance of basic education: A tale of two South African provinces
• Carmel Marock (Singizi): Enhancing education, training and skills outcomes in the manufacturing sector 

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• Geraldine Reymenants (Government of Flanders)
• Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS)

• Small business development in the adaptation space   
  
  • Shakespear Mudombi and Muhammed Patel (TIPS) 
• The water innovation story
  • Mao Amis (African Centre for a Green Economy) 

• Sabelo Domo (Arumloo)
• Mogale Maleka (AB Farms)
• Wolfgang von Loeper (MySmartFarm)

• Grant Prince (Fetola)
• Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze (Water Research Commission)
• Claire Pengelly (GreenCape)
• Dorah Marema (Gender CC) 
• Judy Abrahams (Industrial Development Corporation)

• Carlos Lopes, UCT
• Faizel Ismail, TIPS and UCT

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AGENDA

9:30 - 9:45: Opening and Welcome - Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze (WRC)

9:45 - 12:00: Presentation and discussion of research findings

Global water and sanitation market dynamics: Implications from South Africa's industrial development - Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS)

Desalination in South Africa: Panacea or peril for industrial development? - Muhammed Patel (TIPS)

Tea

Opportunities and constraints for next generation sanitation and industrial development in South Africa - Shakespear Mudombi (TIPS)

Protection and creating jobs through better water management - Mike Ward (CSV)

12:00 - 13:00 Panel discussion, facilitated by Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze (WRC)

13:00: Lunch 

BACKGROUND

Water is considered the most precious and, at the same time, the most wasted natural resource. From a trade and industry perspective, water and sanitation are intertwined with technology, industrial and economicdevelopment. Water security and access to modern water and sanitation services rely on technology and industrial development, while industrial development, and more broadly, economic development, depend on water security and modern water and sanitation services. The centrality of water and sanitation drives a spectrum of activities to provide safe, affordable and modern access to water and sanitation services to all. This Development Dialogue aims to discuss the interplay between South Africa's industrial development and water management, looking at water and sanitation issues in the country as both a potential inhibitor and driver of industrial development, employment creation and sustainable development.

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Global water and sanitation market dynamics Implications for South Africa’s industrial development

Forward looking approach to next generation sanitation and industrial development in South Africa

Desalination in South Africa Panacea or peril for industrial development

Date:    Tuesday 21 August 2018
Time:    9h30 – 13h00
Venue:  TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria 
                                                                                                                                       

AGENDA

09:30–09:45 Opening and Welcome: Nadira Bayat (Global Economic Governance Africa)

09:45–10:45 Presentation and discussion of research findings: Border economies

• Border economies at Beitbridge border post, Elisha Tshuma (Zimbabwe Trade Forum) and Christopher Wood (TIPS)
• Border economies at Chirundu border post, Dale Mudenda (University of Zambia) and Anna Ngarachu (Tutwa consulting)

 10:45–11:00 Tea break

 11:00–11:40 Presentation and discussion of research findings: Border logistics

• A targeted approach in improving logistics efficiency and decreasing transport costs in SADC member states, Sandy Lowitt (TIPS)

 11:40–12:00 Comment by respondent (TBC)

 12:00–13:00 Panel discussion with presenters, facilitated by Catherine Grant (Tutwa Consulting)

13:00: Lunch

BACKGROUND

Land borders in Southern Africa play a vital role, both as linkage points for the regional economy, and as focal points for growth and economic activity. Efficient movement of goods across borders is essential to the development of regional value chains and an integrated Southern African economy. Economic actors at the border – such as truckers, clearing agents, or small-scale traders – play a vital facilitating role in this integration process, but also risk displacement as efforts to improve logistics change the environment in which they operate. Placing trade facilitation reforms in the context of both border economies and the broader logistics networks in the region is therefore vital to promoting an inclusive and effective integration programme.

This Development Dialogue will analyse the linkages between borders as crossing points and borders as economic nodes, and the tensions between these two imperatives. Researchers will present the results of fieldwork at the Betbridge and Chirundu borders; as well as a large-scale study on logistics in SADC.

PRESENTERS

Christopher Wood is an economist at TIPS focusing on trade and industry policy. He previously worked as a researcher in economic diplomacy at the South African Institute of International Affairs, and has completed consulting work with Oxford Analytica, Executive Research Associates, the Swiss South Africa Joint Research Programme, and a leading South African trade union. His research areas include trade and industrial policy, global economic governance, and financial regulatory reform. He holds a Masters in Development Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand, and a Bachelor of Social Science in Economics and Political Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Dale Mudenda is a lecturer at the University of Zambia (UNZA) in the Department of Economics. He holds PhD from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and an MA from the University of Malawi. He has experience in consultancies, applied research, policy analysis, training and capacity building. He has provided policy consultation services to multilateral, regional and national organisations such as the World Bank, WHO, Ministries of health, commerce trade and industry and national development planning covering areas such as pay reforms, public expenditure tracking, and health care Financing and trade International trade. He has also been a member of the Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry trade working group.

Anna Ngarachu is a Researcher at Tutwa Consulting Group. She holds an Honours degree in Economic Science from the University of the Witwatersrand, and a Core Credentials of Readiness Certificate from the Harvard Business School. At Tutwa, Anna has worked in the areas of sustainability standards focusing on SME and multinational corporation linkages; examined manufacturing capacity utilisation rates in African countries; collaborated on the trade section of the South African Systematic Country Diagnostic and assisted in the EU Transformation project in the wines and spirits sector.

Sandy Lowitt is a TIPS Research Associate. She holds a Master of Commerce from Wits University in Economics. She established the Economics Department in the Gauteng Provincial Government in 1995 and remained at with GPG until 2006. While specialising in economic research and industrial policy and strategy she also created and ran Blue IQ, which delivered projects such as the Gautrain, the Innovation Hub and the automotive supplier park. Since leaving the government, Sandy has remained active in public policy research and strategy development.