Government has called for innovative business solutions in the different economic sectors that will spur the country’s social economic development.
ZANIS reports that Vice President Inonge Wina said government wants a smart Zambia which is anchored on building a national innovative and entrepreneurial society through a robust information and Communication technology platform.
Mrs Wina stated that governments’ role is to lay a strong foundation in innovation and entrepreneurship development to take Zambia to a developed country status by 2064.
She said this in a speech read on her behalf by Minister in her office, Silvia Chalikosa during the official opening of the 2016 Zambia Entrepreneurship Summit under the theme’ bigger, better, together” organized by the American Embassy and the WeCreate Zambia Centre.
Mrs Wina urged the Wecreate Zambia Centre and the American Embassy to forge links with all the stakeholder’s from both public and private sector to promote dialogue towards the development of an all-inclusive advocacy effort in entrepreneurship development.
And American Ambassador to Zambia, Eric Schulz said entrepreneurs have a critical role to play in national development because their business ventures create jobs and are able to take the country to greater heights.
Mr. Schultz has since urged the Zambian government to create a less –restrictive environment for startups and growth of business ventures as the success of those businesses will be key to diversifying the country’s economy.
And WeCreate Zambia, Executive Director, Nambula Kachumi expressed optimism that Zambia has potential of tackling the many social and economic challenges that it faces through entrepreneurship such as poverty, gender inequality climate change among others.
She said the centre has since inception created more than 2,743 jobs directly and indirectly out of which 98 new businesses were started.
The summit is part of the celebration of global Entrepreneurship week which is commemorated from November 14 to 22 every year.
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This old Grandma would not even know a business innovation if it was stuffed up her nose!
Her only claim to fame is that she was so demented and greedy that she was the one that authorized the illegal nomination of Lungu in Kabwe and has now plunged the Nation into chaos!
In a “speech” written for her and “read” for her she has confirmed just how useless she actually is! What is she being paid for?
Zambians do not need dead wood, politics of the belly like this! We need serious people that can actually WORK!
Shame on you Wina! You have disgraced your ancestors!
Just RESIGN with whatever honour you have left.
This Old Grandma was also appointed as Minister Of National Planning in the last Lazy Lungu Cabinet and she didnt make one pronouncement but was drawing salary for doing nothing!!
How can you have “business innovations” when the Acts governing Intellectual Property Rights have not been amended since 1958???
Instead of asking for irrelevant amendment of just enacted Constitution it will be better for PF cadres masquerading as MP to introduce “Private Bill(s)” which will bring up-to-date Acts dealing with business and eliminate “nuisance taxes” which are at the core of unfriendly and archaic business statutory environment.
Get innovative and wait and see how many authorities will be on your doorstep before you even make ka k5
Cut the bureaucratic rules and redtape and allow development in Zambia. Help SMEs grow, and this will create jobs. Government has too much redtape on policies