PASET – A World Bank initiative for skills development

By Goolam Mohamedbhai. A workshop held in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa on 8-10 July 2013 brought together high-level representatives, in many cases led by a minister of education, from nine African countries and four emerging economic powers – China, Korea, India and Brazil. The workshop, which was convened and facilitated by the World Bank and hosted by the government of Ethiopia, was aimed at creating a Partnership in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology – PASET – between Sub-Saharan African countries and the emerging nations. Read more...