About Innovate For Progress

Driving Growth, Shaping The Future.

The Innovate for Progress project seeks to drive economic and social advancement through targeted policy reforms. By addressing barriers to growth and exploring progressive policy options, the project aims to empower both businesses and communities across Africa, bolster sustainable industries, and prepare emerging and low-income economies for greater participation in continental and global markets.

Key initiatives include labor and market reforms, social welfare enhancement, technological advancement and the promotion of cross-border integration through proposals like the African Recognition Visa which is tailored to support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) by easing cross-border mobility for professionals and entrepreneurs, fostering a unified economic front across the continent.

Project Objectives:

  • Support the expansion of digital infrastructure and literacy programs, particularly in underserved regions, to boost workforce productivity and economic inclusion.
  • Propose policies that address labor market entry barriers, focusing on job creation, skills training, and incentives for industries that align with emerging market needs.
  • Advocate for policies that improve social safety nets and economic security, aiming to reduce poverty and inequality through fair wages, healthcare access, and financial literacy programs.
  • Encourage environmentally sustainable practices within industries, aligning economic growth with responsible resource management and climate resilience.

Project Pillars

Foundations for Progress: Empowering Economies, Enriching Lives

This pillar focuses on boosting the economy by supporting small businesses, facilitating financial access, and creating an environment where entrepreneurs and small enterprises can thrive, through enhancing access to adequate capital.

Under this pillar, social policies that enhance the quality of life for individuals, focusing on equality, fairness, and protection of rights are emphasized. Key to this is expanding healthcare, education, and wage protections, supporting vulnerable communities.

This pillar promotes wider digital access and tech advancement, preparing the workforce for a tech-driven economy. It focuses on expanding internet access, promoting digital education, and supporting the growth of tech industries.

This pillar prioritises policies that balance economic growth with environmental stewardship. The goal is to promote renewable energy, enforce regulations to protect natural resources, integrate sustainability into economic planning.

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