Story by Stanley James, Business Editor
Zimbabwe’s infrastructure value chains have outlined their 2025 business agenda driven by embracing smart technologies to consolidate economic gains.
It emerged during a stakeholders’ consultative forum held this Monday that Zimbabwe now needs infrastructure projects that focus on globally accepted sustainable and technology standards.
Real estate practitioner, Mr Alexander Milin told the ZBC News, “Zimbabwe has what it takes to boost growth. In fact, it is that time when we all need to identify challenges and relook into the basic tenets of increased production and value chains within the infrastructure value chains.”
With the smart cities concept being embraced by government, private sector players are also mobilising resources.
“Smart buildings are the way to go because they are environmentally friendly and they seek to focus on the key aspect of development while fostering socio economic development,” said JEDZ Holdings group chief executive officer, Mr Jeremiah Musabayana.
A Dubai-based building technologies investor, Mr. Jeffrey Rodrigues outlined the importance of smart building projects.
“This is a concept that if fully implemented it will go a long way in sustaining economic gains. So, what we need to do is that aspect of facilitating growth while focusing on modern systems,” he said.
The 2025 national budget reveals infrastructure development as a key driver of economic growth aided by modern projects that embrace globally accepted technological systems.
