Fostering a viable local publishing industry: A development agency's view

It is up to agencies such as the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the World Bank to request the involvement of the private sector at an early stage in book development and distribution, which has not been the case in the past. More writing in national languages should be encouraged to help create a literate environment, which is essential to developing a local publishing industry. Workshops should be developed to develop country criteria for evaluating and selecting materials so that people who never had choice over educational materials gain art understanding of their new choices and clarify what is relevant to them.