Sustaining Educational and Economic Momentum in Africa

The World Bank

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Year: 2010
• eBook ISBN:
  9780821383797
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Forty-four African ministers of finance and of education from 28 countries met in Tunis at a July 2009 conference on "Sustaining the Education and Economic Momentum in Africa amidst the Current Global Financial Crisis." The conference attendees discussed why and how they must exercise joint political leadership during the current global economic crisis to protect the educational development achieved during the past decade. They acknowledged that educational reform is an agenda for the entire government and that strong leadership to foster cross-ministry collaboration, coordination, and mutual accountability is required to ensure that education and training investments are effective in advancing national development and economic progress.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Executive Summary: Reflections on the Outcomes of the Conference
• Section I. Rationale and Objective
• Section II. Summary of Presentations and Discussion
• 1. Political Leadership to Better Align Education and Economic Development
• 2. Mutual Accountability of Ministers of Finance and of Education
• 3. Education Priorities in a Challenging Environment
• 4. Skills Development for Economic Growth in Africa
• 5. Scope and Barriers to Pan-African Cooperation in Education and Training
• 6. Priorities for Education Financing and External Aid
• 7. Pressing on Amidst the Global Crisis: Next Steps
• Appendix 1. List of Participants
• Appendix 2. Conference Agenda