The Ministerial Forum
On the occasion of the 2024 ASCC Ministerial Forum, decision/policymakers, diplomats, the private sector, and civil society, will be assembled on 17th October 2024 under the leadership of Malawian Government through the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) leading global discussions with Objective and Reliable Approaches towards Sustainable and Inclusive Economy Growth in the Africa continent.
This forum is expected to form a like-minded community committed to share values of individual liberty, innovation, open and transparent markets, technology, protection of human rights, gender equality, environmental sustainability, urbanization development, promoting diversity and social inclusion. The work is underpinned by the ASCC’s distinctive capability for objective and highly reliable evidence-based analysis, standards and robust peer reviews to address the global challenges of our time.
The macroeconomic situation is of modest growth with significant uncertainties surrounding disinflation pace and geopolitical tensions, which are affecting not only the economy, but society as a whole. In this context, the forum will address a wide range of social challenges such as:
- Demographic change
- Climate change
- Digital divides
- Inequalities to achieve sustainable economic growth
The forum will also seek to build a sustainable and inclusive economy and society where all, including vulnerable groups, can experience prosperity and better lives. In order to achieve such a society while aiming at transforming initiatives to solve social challenges into engines for growth, the forum recognize the importance of improving productivity and quality of employment, as well as promoting science, technology and innovation through boosting investment, including in human capital such as education and skills training and R&D. The forum also reaffirms the importance of the digital and green transformations through wider applications of new technologies, fostering start-ups and supporting SMEs, striving to ensure free and fair trade, enhancing people’s well-being, and achieving gender equality and social and digital inclusion.