A new STIPRO Policy Brief is out. Here is a summary of what the Brief is all about:

Tanzania has been declared to have moved from low to lower middle income country as from 2020. While this is a laudable achievement, given the low contribution of the manufacturing sector to the GDP and lack of the science, technology and innovation (STI) strategy to support the growth of this sector, further movement to the higher and equitable level of income can seriously be hampered, or even a possibility of a country slipping back to the previous, lowest level of income. To prevent this situation, the brief proposes a number of steps that should immediately be taken, including aligning industrial strategy with the STI strategy, and support of start-ups on agro-processing and other value adding ventures such as those in minerals and other natural resources – using latest technology available.

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