Zambia needs stronger policies and a more enabling economic environment to attract technology manufacturers and reduce the country’s dependence on imported technological products, a technology expert has said. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Zambian Business Times-ZBT Technology expert Ali Kingston Mwila said Zambia could attract established technology companies to set up manufacturing or assembly operations locally if the right policies and incentives were put in place. Mwila said the country could also partner with foreign technology companies to develop local skills and gradually build capacity in technology manufacturing. He said Zambia could learn from countries such as China, which...
This content is only available for active subscribers. Subscribe now to get full access.