Daniel David | Sustainable Development

The experienced helps the beginner: Mentoring and Entrepreneurship

06 Mar 2019 in Business and Entrepreneurship, Crescimento Económico, Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Economic Growth, Negócios e Empreendedorismo, Sustainable Development

Being an entrepreneur is a challenge. New ventures are always accompanied by difficult decisions, to which young and new entrepreneurs may not have the answers or the experience to at least make an informed choice. In a world characterized by the incalculable abundance of information and data, they can rely...

Our agriculture also needs entrepreneurs

13 Feb 2019 in Business and Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Technological Innovations

Agriculture plays a key role in sustainable development and poverty reduction and it can consolidate as a powerful mean to achieving inclusive growth. In Africa, the sector is an integral part of the economy and the daily lives of the majority of its inhabitants, representing...

The private sector as a force for social transformation

24 Jan 2019 in Business and Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development

The global success of the Sustainable Development Goals demands diverse and unprecedented resources – public and private, national and international. In this context, the new development agenda highlights the central role the private sector can play, given its economic relevance: today companies account for 60%...

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Angel Investing as a driving force for new business in Africa

11 Jan 2019 in Business and Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development

Start-up businesses and their success have been recognized as important factors for economic growth and sustainable development. As I have already stated here before, the future prosperity of our world will depend greatly on our capacity to successfully and sustainably promote entrepreneurship. However, entrepreneurs do not...

MOZEFO Young Leaders: a commitment to the future of Mozambique

27 Dec 2018 in Business and Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development

More than 1300 young people from all over Mozambique participated in the 2018 edition of the MOZEFO Young Leaders in Maputo. Three and a half million viewers followed the event from abroad. Angola, Brazil, South Africa, Portugal, China, USA and Dubai were the countries that...

The future of youth entrepreneurship in Africa

05 Dec 2018 in Business and Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development

Opinion article published in the portuguese newspaper Observador on November 29th, 2018 In Africa, we have the demographic dividend necessary to capitalize on change, but in order to do so we must guarantee our young people the conditions and opportunities they need According to the World Bank's latest...

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Africa’s youth: the driving force behind our Sustainable and Inclusive Development

15 Nov 2018 in Business and Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development

A few weeks ago, I had the honour and pleasure to deliver the opening speech at the launch of MOZEFO Young Leaders in front of an audience made up mainly of young people, but also of government and business representatives. As the protocol dictates, I began...

Gender Equality. A matter of Justice and engine of Economic Growth

10 Sep 2018 in Economic Growth, Sustainable Development

Every nation’s process of economic and social development begins with a fundamental premise: the eradication of poverty. In the African context, one of the key ways to reduce poverty rates significantly is promoting gender equality, not only as a condition, but as a powerful driver...

The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and SMEs: A Source of Economic Opportunities

16 Aug 2018 in Business and Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development

The future prosperity and social and economic well-being of any country and the world in general depends, among other things, on the capacity they exhibit to successfully and sustainably promote a dynamic entrepreneurial spirit that incorporates innovation as one of its guiding principles. International evidence shows...

The future is already here. The role of technology in changing our lives for the better

20 Jul 2018 in Sustainable Development, Technological Innovations

If we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals included in Agenda 2030, the world's poorest countries must have access to the best that technology can offer. Technology has shaped and transformed our lives since the first humans discovered how to make tools from stones. In...

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Daniel David é um empresário destacado do sector dos Media em Moçambique. CEO e Chairman da DHD Holding (grupo empresarial, que actua em diversas áreas de negócio, tais como, o imobiliário, a tecnologia ou a produção de eventos) e do Grupo SOICO - Sociedade Independente de Comunicação (o maior grupo de comunicação social do país), Daniel é também uma das principais vozes da região na promoção do desenvolvimento sustentável, crescimento económico, da inovação e uso da tecnologia para a transformação digital de África.