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PIDA Week 2024

African Union Headquaters PO Box 3243, Addis Ababa

The 8th PIDA Week, scheduled to take place in Addis, Ababa, Ethiopia from November 25th to 29th, 2024, is set to be a pivotal event for advancing Africa’s infrastructure development agenda. This year’s theme, “Fostering Resilient and Inclusive Infrastructure for Africa’s Sustainable Growth: Leveraging Transformative Financing and Regional Integration,” focuses on the critical sectors of the programme, Energy, Transport, and ICT.
This year’s theme, "Fostering Resilient and Inclusive Infrastructure for Africa’s Sustainable Growth: Leveraging Transformative Financing and Regional Integration," focuses on the critical intersections of the water-energy-food nexus, green transport, urban development, and the broader green economy.

Session 1A: Digital Infrastructure for Africa: Powering Jobs and Growth Across the Region

Medium Conference Room and Online Addis Ababa

The session discusses actionable policies to accelerate Africa’s digital infrastructure development through regional collaboration. It will focus on critical digital infrastructure to foster job creation and economic growth and address the needs of Africa’s growing population. It will also explore how digital infrastructure can support climate resilience by leveraging sustainable energy solutions with an emphasis on cross-border cooperation.

Session 1B: Accelerating preparation and financing of trans-boundary water projects: Bridging funding and capacity gaps.

Multi-Purpose Hall and Online African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa

 The objective of this session is to explore effective strategies for accelerating preparation of transboundary water projects with a focus on institutional strengthening and resources mobilisation. The session examines case studies that illustrate lessons learned and best practices in project preparation, financing models, and stakeholder engagement towards improved water development.

Session 2A: Continental Power System Master Plan (CMP) Phase III Launch-Pre-Event.

Medium Conference Room and Online Addis Ababa

The session will be dedicated to the preliminary launch of CMP Phase III. This event aims to introduce the next phase of the Continental Power Systems Master Plan to key stakeholders and partners. Following the launch, there will be statements from various stakeholders, including representatives from Power Pools, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), and private companies. These statements will highlight the strategic importance of CMP Phase III and the collaborative efforts required for its successful implementation.

Health Break

Short break for refreshments

Session 3A: Leveraging Data for Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Data Centers for Africa’s Digital Future: A Need for a Continental Green Data Centre Master Plan

Multi-Purpose Hall and Online Addis Ababa

The session aims to create a heightened awareness of the critical need for adequate data centers and the development of a Continental Green Data Centre Master Plan, fostering discussions that identify key stakeholders and collaborative partnerships essential for enhancing digital infrastructure in Africa.

Session 3B: African Strategy On Decarbonization Of Maritime UIC And Shipping Industry

Medium Conference Room and Online Addis Ababa

This session unveils Africa's bold vision for transforming its maritime and shipping sectors through innovative decarbonization strategies. As the continent positions itself at the forefront of sustainable maritime practices, this discussion explores concrete actions to reduce emissions while boosting trade efficiency. This session will present an African strategy on decarbonising the maritime transport and shipping industry. Africa's ports and maritime industries are a significant driver of economic growth. It is evident that the potential positive impact of the port and maritime sector on the socio-economic development of our continent, particularly for coastal and small island states, is accompanied by challenges related to the complexity of economic systems and climate vulnerability.

Lunch

Break for lunch

Session 4.3. Country Impact Projects Show – Kenya: The LAPSSET Corridor Program

Small Conference 2 Addis Ababa

The LAPSSET Corridor Program is a flagship regional integration project aimed at enhancing connectivity and trade in Eastern Africa by connecting Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan through a network of highways, railways, a deep-sea port at Lamu, and other key infrastructure with an estimated total cost of $25.5 billion.

Parallel Session 1: Connecting and Uniting Africa with a Common Domain-Celebrating 10 years of Africa’s gTLD’s

Medium Conference Room and Online Addis Ababa

This plenary session, “Connecting and Uniting Africa with a Common Domain,” seeks to emphasise the strategic importance of adopting the “.Africa” domain across institutions, especially the African Union (AU), Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Regulatory bodies and other sub-regional organisations. The session will feature keynote addresses, key presentations, and interactive discussions

Parallel Session 2: Boosting sustainable investments via enhanced alignment of African infrastructure priorities and the EU-Africa Global Gateway‚

Medium Conference Room and Online Addis Ababa

This session will explore Africa’s strategic shift towards regional integration as a means to overcome the limitations of small domestic markets and stimulate regional economic growth. By adopting regional approaches, African nations aim to enhance economic cooperation, improve infrastructure, and create larger, more competitive markets.

Parallel Session 3: Advancing Africa’s Infrastructure Frameworks: Towards new policy and regulatory frameworks fostering the development of smart and climate-resilient infrastructure in Africa

Small Conference 1 and Online Addis Ababa

This session will explore Africa’s strategic shift towards regional integration as a means to overcome the limitations of small domestic markets and stimulate regional economic growth. By adopting regional approaches, African nations aim to enhance economic cooperation, improve infrastructure, and create larger, more competitive markets. A stable investment environment for Africa will be made possible by creating a shared framework for infrastructure financing and implementation partnerships between Africa and Europe, coming up with doable plans to improve infrastructure cooperation between Africa and Europe, and offering ideas on how to get around problems that get in the way of effective implementation.

Parallel Session 4: Leveraging U.S. and Partner Support to African Infrastructure Projects

Small Conference 2 Addis Ababa

This panel will present an opportunity to learn about a variety of U.S. government and partner programs to support infrastructure development and investment in Africa. Representatives from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, the Development Finance Corporation, Power Africa, the OECD Blue Dot Network, and the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce will discuss what the United States and its partners can offer. 

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