The Centre for Business and Development Studies at Copenhagen Business School and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the Danish Development Cooperation) has just concluded a high level meeting on Entrepreneurship Development in Africa held between 6th and 8th September 2010 at the Copenhagen business school in Denmark.
The objective of the workshop on Entrepreneurship Development in Africa was to share the knowledge and experiences to discuss and provide conclusions on what role entrepreneurship development has played and can play to stimulate growth and development in Africa. The aim was to provide inputs and recommendations to how entrepreneurship in Africa should be supported in the future based on the accumulated knowledge from research and practical experiences.
The meeting was punctuated by a very lively debate on “entrepreneurship, growth and employment” attended by the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, Mr. Soren Pind. Participants engaged on how entrepreneurship development contributes to growth and employment, and what type of policies and support, including foreign aid, can be recommended
The public debate was an opportunity to influence how the “Growth and Employment” priority in the new strategy for Denmark’s Development Cooperation can be developed into practical initiatives. Participants included African researchers, African YEMP coordinators, entrepreneurs and members of networks, Danish and Nordic researchers. We were honoured to share our MSE Sector experiences drawn from Kenya and the East African Community Region in general.
We look forward to sharing with you the findings and recommendations from the workshop in the near future.
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