The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland, British Prime Minister David Cameron’s trade envoy for South Africa, Baroness Patricia Scotland is visiting South Africa from 2 to 7 March 2014.
Her visit will focus on trade and investment opportunities in the science and innovation, engineering and education sectors. Baroness Scotland will be accompanied by a delegation of ten engineering and education organisations specialising in advanced manufacturing and business education. The objective of the mission is to reinforce the trading relationship between South Africa and the UK, to showcase UK excellence in engineering and education and to make direct links for companies with potential partners.
In addition, Baroness Scotland will explore challenges and opportunities for women in leadership positions, specifically in the supply chain. She will also use her visit to promote gender equality and support for the fight against Gender-Based Violence.
Dan Thompson
On 4 March Baroness Scotland met Dan Thompson who is currently undertaking a challenge – ‘Run the World’ – to run 10 km in every country in the world. He is doing the challenge to promote the benefits of sport and physical activity and to raise money for Cancer Research.
Dan completed his South African 10 km run in Johannesburg on 4 March. On completion of the run Thompson said; “Tough first 24 hrs but South African run done and had the pleasure of meeting Baroness Scotland.” The run in Johannesburg was the first on of 8 in the Sothern part of South Africa, up next are 10 km runs in Mozambique, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia.
Speaking ahead of the trip, Baroness Scotland said: “I am delighted to be back in South Africa and to be bringing with me a group of British businesses from the advanced engineering and education sectors.
The range of goods and services provided by these companies will allow us to showcase British excellence in both sectors:
Whilst I am here, I am glad of the opportunity to build in some wider promotion of our education and training offering to help increase skills and employability in South Africa. I’m delighted to be able to join the debate on gender equality here, and celebrate international women’s day with the wonderful women in SA.
I am also pleased to be able to follow up on the opportunities presented through the Newton Fund, where we will partner with South Africa to develop scientific capacity for long term sustainable growth. Our government has committed to contributing a minimum of £4m per year for five years from 2014/15, and we look forward to a similar commitment from the South African government and to jointly working to promoting research and broader scientific capacity building.”
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