PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa will host the inaugural Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa (SIDSSA) on June 23, the Presidency announced on Friday.
The symposium will be held under the theme “Investing in infrastructure for shared prosperity: now, next and beyond.”
Presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko said in a statement that the symposium comes at a critical juncture when South Africa charts a course for economic recovery in the post COVID-19 period.
“Government has affirmed that catalytic infrastructure investment can contribute to higher long-term growth, address spatial disparities, transform the economy and create much-needed jobs,” she said.
“The infrastructure projects earmarked to revive the economy will focus on the network industries of water, transport, energy and digital infrastructure as well as sectors with high job absorption capacity such human settlements, agriculture and agro-processing.”
The SIDSSA platform has been established by the Investment and Infrastructure Office in the Presidency, headed by Dr
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