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The National Construction Industry Council (NCIC) has announced plans to host the 7th international construction Conference and Exhibition next year, as one way of enhancing skills development and capacity building in the industry.

Acting Regulatory and Enforcement Director at NCIC,  Dorothy Nyongo’nya told Mining and Trade Review in an interview that they expect more international participants this time around compared to previous conferences.

“The conference is indeed on. This time around we hope to have more international participants even those from outside Africa. We have put fliers at our airports and we are using various platforms to share information regarding this event,” said Nyongo’nya.

She disclosed that previous conferences have attracted mainly participants from Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries but there is hope that the situation will be different this time around.

According to a statement in circulation, the conference which will take place from 7th to 8th August 2024 in Mangochi, will provide a platform for stakeholders to share experiences, develop solutions to challenges while positioning the construction industry in its rightful role of attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Malawi Agenda 2063.  

Reads the statement: “In keeping with its mission and goals, NCIC is planning to host the 7th International Construction Conference and Exhibition in August 2024 in Mangochi.

“The conference shall provide a platform for dissemination of research results from researchers, practitioners, developers and persons engaged in the construction industry,”

Objectives to be achieved during the conference include: sharing and taking stock of current best practices for construction excellence, adopting resilient and inclusive strategies in infrastructure development as well as fostering dissemination of practical research results.

During the conference delegates will also consider harnessing the formal and informal sectors in the construction industry, share and take stock of current best practices for construction excellence and consider issues of quality and standardization for the industry.

Conference sub themes will also include among others ,: innovation in the construction industry to promote efficiency and import substitution, adaptation of the construction industry to changing environment, climatic and social conditions as well as collaboration for sustainability and adaptation for accelerated infrastructure development.

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