The disruption of regional and global supply chains points to the need for stronger regional and subregional supply chains and rapid cross-border movement of goods and services to ensure the sustainability of critical industries. [...] After a promising start in the 2000s, Africa’s growth began to falter in the 2010s, with the rippling effects of the global financial crisis and then the end of the commodity supercycle and rising tensions in global trade. [...] The application of mobile systems for payments and orders and the use of the internet and mobile phones to develop and roll out new products and services hold great promise. [...] Ghana introduced a teacher and learning portal in 125 schools to encourage STEM uptake, giving teachers and students access to online teaching and learning resources, with a focus on science and mathematics.8 • Ensure that the education systems and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programs respond closely to the needs of the market by partnering with the private sector for pr. [...] Good innovation policy and digital technologies will also underpin regional collaboration and integration to create a single digital market and to improve the efficiency of regional power pools, the management of river basins, and the reach of tech-enabled regional road and rail networks.
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