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Ceps members learn about the Blue Economy and extractive initiative |25 September 2017

A consultant, Dominique Benzaken, held a short presentation to inform the Ceps (Citizens Engagement Platform of Seychelles) members on the Blue Economy road map and the EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative).

The presentations took place at the Ceps boardroom on Wednesday last week during the members dialogue gathering which is held every three months.

Present during the meeting were Ceps board members and representatives of the civil society sector.

Ceps members were intrigued in the transparency of extractive industries in regards to oil drilling and explorations in our seas.

They also scrutinised the four pillars of the Blue Economy initiative which are economic diversification, job and shared prosperity, food security and health and sustaining ocean health.

A pertinent issue was raised in regards to education and employment opportunities in this new field where Seychelles is being marketed as the Blue Economy hub.

They felt that although interest is being shown by Seychellois to seek for employment in this sector, they may not necessarily have the required qualifications to meet the criteria for employment thus they noted that we are not fully prepared to venture into this initiative to the fullest of its potential.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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