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Or does this new wave of market focus on environment and human rights at last give us a window of opportunity for inclusive supply chains and minerals sectors?ДЎ. Without concerted support, artisanal miners will remain marginalised and unable to develop.

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Developments in minerals markets pushing for improved environmental and human rights due diligence вЂ“ intended to support human rights and environmental protection - create further threat, as buyers move to privilege organised, professional producers, which are a minority amongst ASM. Poor or under-regulation, poor enforcement of existing regulation, and high mobility among ASM make good governance and sustainable development of the sector elusive, and make confrontation, accidents, fatalities and other human rights violations all too common. However, the majority of ASM is informal (80-90%) and some is illegal. College graduates in Ghana find it easier to find work in ASM than any other job in the capital Accra. In Rwanda, artisanal miners contribute approximately 2.5% of GDP and in Uganda, it is estimated that inclusion of ASM in the formal economy would mean the countryвЂ™s GDP would increase by 5%. It is estimated that the artisanal and small-scale mining sector represents the primary source of employment for almost 45 million people across the world, and the livelihoods of another 134 to 269 million people depend on the supporting industries of the ASM sector.

11:30 12:30 What is Industry and Government doing to protect and legitimize the millions of artisanal miners who contribute to the metals and minerals economies across Africa? Inclusive artisanal and small-scale mining: what does this mean in practice? The AU agenda is aligned to South AfricaвЂ™s own National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 vision of transforming the country into an inclusive and innovative digital society. The African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 is a blueprint to support the continentвЂ™s accelerated growth, tech transformation, and to drive the benefits of a digitised economy.

How has new ESG-based mandates and frameworks aligned with tech application and what are the opportunities for tech to enable ESG-centred mining? The big debate: what is the impact on workforce and technology from the global pandemic, and does this present opportunities for growth? What role does tech have to play in the Just Transition for coal-based economies like South Africa? How should government and industry work together to ensure AfricaвЂ™s mining sector doesnвЂ™t fall behind in attracting next-generation tech talent? How can African mining position itself for tech growth given itsвЂ™ significant young population, and how does mining attract the brightest talent in a competitive market? And whatвЂ™s more вЂ“ the global pandemic is accelerating it.