African Infrastructure Futures
In this issue, we bring you two feature articles about the future of infrastructure in Africa.
Our first feature article for April is a report written by the Study on Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA).
The Regional Infrastructure That Africa Needs to Integrate and Grow through 2040
This report summarizes the findings of the Study of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), a programme dedicated to facilitating continental integration in Africa through improved regional infrastructure.
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Futurist profiles of the month
 David Lefutso
Futurist: Kayamandi Informatics (Pty) Ltd
Read more about the David and his view on being a futurist.
Thembinkosi Dan Semwayo
Managing Director: Ontolligent
Read more about the Thembinkosi and his view on being a futurist.
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Infrastructure Bibliozone
In April, Foresight For Development turns the spotlight on the future of infrastructure.
The topics we focus on in this issue include:
Various other publications are available in our FFD library on infrastructure futures.
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Southern Africa Horizon Scan
Included in this month's edition of the Searchlight newsletter:
- Report sheds light on benefits of small-scale mining
- Digital democracy in Botswana links tribal meetings with parliament
- Google gets go ahead to use 'TV white space' |
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Talk-@-tive
A selection of quotes about Infrastructure Futures.
“Key to Africa's future economic growth in all sectors will be increasingly the quantity and quality of the continent's infrastructure.”
Claude Sassoulas
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Videophile
Our selection of videos on this month's theme: Infrastructure.
Including videos from McKinsey experts sharing insights on tackling one of the 21st century’s biggest and most expensive problems in "Rethinking infrastructure".
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Noticeboard
Infrastructure Africa 2013
16 – 17 July 2013
Sandton Convention Centre Johannesburg - South Africa
The forum will bring together business to explore new trading opportunities, establish new business networks, develop and form partnerships and plan a way forward to address some of the continent's requirements. Key sectors to be featured at the 2013 event include: Power, Transport, Water, Agriculture & ICT.
Read more on our noticeboard
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Must Read
Human Development Report 2013
The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World
The 2013 Human Development Report identifies more than 40 developing countries that have done better than expected in human development in recent decades, with their progress accelerating markedly over the past 10 years.
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