The Industrial Policy for Policy Makers (IPPM) programme 2025

The five-day intensive training course is focused on Industrial Policy and consists of lectures and seminars by leading international and African economists. It is of particular relevance given:

• The slow pace of industrial development on the African continent and the threat of premature deindustrialisation.
• The increasing threat posed by climate change and the impact of and opportunities arising from a shift to a low carbon economy.
• The increasing relevance and need for green industries.
• Challenges in financing green industrial policy.
• Discussions about the most appropriate strategies to advance structural transformation and regional integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Industrial Policy for Policymakers (IPPM) – Training Course Recap
1–5 September | 26° South Hotel, Muldersdrift
Theme: Green Industrialisation and the Just Transition

From 1 to 5 September, an engaging and thought-provoking 5-day training course on Industrial Policy for Policymakers took place, bringing together twenty participants from nine African countries for a rich exchange of knowledge, strategy, and experience.

The course focused on the central role of mining and minerals value chains in advancing green industrialisation across the continent. It also explored key themes such as:

• Financing green structural transformation in Africa
• Public employment programmes and the green transition
• Regional coordination of green industrialisation in Africa

The initiative was co-hosted with support from JUST SA, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), the University of Johannesburg (UJ), and Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS).