Workshop concluded. Today we dealth with the detail of the four sectors covered by the PIDA study. Study will be finished in 16 Months..

PIDA will interconnect, Integrate and Transformin fours Sectors; Transportation, Energy, Transboundry Water and ICT.

Issues to be addressed at a continental level include; Incomplete Information, inadequate causal analysis.....

....lack of politcaly accepted and technically justified priorities and poor implementation.

Pida study (other than Vision/Outlook) come up with Strategic Framework within which implementation of Infra projects can take place.....

Consultants are mostly from UE Countries. Delegates were mostly positive with their presentations on how they will prepare the PIDA report.

Much too early to judge....but a Panel of Experts and participants gave much input on how they should approach execution of the PIDA report

All delegates at Workshop were impressed that ou President (JZ) attended the PIDA launch event at African Union Summit in Kampla, Uganda.

SA's expected leadership and participation in the completed PIDA was stongly encouraged. BEPEC delcared itself ready to engage in PIDA

To make contact with RSDIP @ DBSA and acopy of a presentation plse e-mail [email protected].

Presentation on opportunities in tete in Moz. 150 licenses has been issued in coal mines and Moz could produce more coal than SA soon.

The Dev Cor progrme has relaunched in that they will soon appoint new project managers in 4 countries in southern africa. will need BEP's.

Bepec @ NBF meeting. Presentation by DBSA on Development Corridors. Recent visit to North South Corridor confirmed there a lot of projects.

BEPEC is attending NEPAD meeting. The NEPAD Secretariat (located @ the DBSA) has been transformed into the first continental developm agency

The new entity will only engage in projects with a begining and an end. Moving away from loong programmes that lack results.

Our Dept of Foreign Affairs presenting on what Pres Zuma's new "position" as political champion of infrastructure in Africa.

Pres Zuma will start with the Championing of the North South Corridor.

meeting with delegation from Ethiopian Road Sector. Ethiopia built more than 20 Univ's over the last 15 years. (cont) http://tl.gd/64e2sr

Bepec wil be in zambia sterting wenesday, looking at opportunities for members, including the nort south corridor.

Bepec staged two seminars with the African development Bank on how to access business opportunities funded by the Bank.