Enhancing Africa's Economic Development Through Labor Profile Analysis
Exploring the challenges faced by African governments in defining wealth and economic development, the urgent need for improved labor statistics, and the role of STEM education and industry in fostering employment and growth on the continent.
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African Advisory Board 9, rue de Cambrai 75019 Paris France The Employment Profile : An Efficient Tool for Africa s Full Employment, Development and Union Second Congress Of African Economists Abidjan, C te d Ivoire November 24-26, 2011 Fran ois Ndengwe T: +33(0)6 1339 0107 amepya2@gmail.com
1st Problem Definition of WealthGDP is misleading, and so are numerous indicators African governments keep following, alas ! 2nd Problem Definition of Economic Development Economic Development is and ascending and sustainable movement in a 4D space 1. Labor Profile 2. Supply Profile (and its dual the Offer Profile) 3. Productivity 4. Time 3rd Problem Abysnomy 1. Abysmal unemployment 2. High Informality 3. No or about No registration of workers or unemployed people 4. No or very little social protection (Unemployment Benefits, Pensions, social minima) 5. Cash >> Non cash 4th Problem African governments are not Serious about Statistics in general and Labor stats in Particular The Constitutionnal Solution 5th Problem Global Macroeconomics, Today s Crisis in USA & Europe 6th Problem The Urgent challenge of Africa, her Union and her Sovereignty Triangle
EMC Economic Macro Cells STEM Science Technology Engineering - Maths CAEN Culture Arts Entertainment - Nature SELM Sales aesthetics - Law - Money WAST Welcoming Arms Social - Telling
WOR COM SCH PRG ASS EVA STEM CAEN SELM WAST
Workers Number P1 (%) P2 %) STEM Reflexive 1/ WORKERS Non-Reflexive Unemployed Total 100 CAEN Reflexive Non-Reflexive Unemployed Total 100 SELM Reflexive Non-Reflexive Unemployed Total 100 WAST Reflexive Non-Reflexive Unemployed Total 100 Gral Total 100
Companies STEM Number P (%) 2/ COMPANIES EC GC PCP5 Africa Ranking World Ranking Number, Number of STEM companies P = (Number of STEM companies)/(Total Number of companies in the territory) EC, Employment Concentration = percentage of STEM companies employing 80% of STEM workers GC = Geographic Concentration = (Number of territorial Units where are located the STEM companies employing 80% of STEM workers)/Total number of territorial units PCP5, Percentage of Companies Created during the past 5 years
SCHOOLS STEM Number P (%) 3/ SCHOOLS EC GC Africa Ranking World Ranking Number, Number of STEM companies P = (Number of STEM schools)/(Total Number of schools in the territory) EC, EducationConcentration = percentage of STEM schools enrolling 80% of STEM students GC = Geographic Concentration = (Number of territorial Units where are located the STEM schools enrolling 80% of STEM students)/Total number of territorial units
4/ PROGRAMS 5/ ASSESSMENT 6/ EVALUATION
IMPLEMENTATION Capital Pre-Condition National STATISTICS System
Recommendations 1. Be Serious about Africa sPresent and Future 2. Be Serious about African Workers 3. Be Serious on Industrial Policy 4. Be Serious About Labor Statistics 5. Take STEM cell very seriously 6. Formulate Goals, Agree on Indicators, and Measure Progress 7. Forget about GDP, GDP growth, Per Capita GDP, MDG, Unemployment Rate, etc. 8. Take Global Macroeconomics and its threats to Africa very seriously 9. ADOPT EMC for full employment, development and union (FEDU) at 1. Federal level 2. State Level 3. Territorial Unit Level 4. Regional Level 5. African Level 10. AFRICAN ADVISORY BOARD IS HERE TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE FEDU Email: amepya2@gmail.com T: +33(0)6 1339 0107
