cent for secondary school enrolment and 1 per cent for tertiary enrolment. The quality of education that the small minority who do attend secondary school receive is poor. Specifically, the teaching of the basic sciences needs to improve dramatically. There are insufficient science and mathematics teachers, and many of the current teachers are not properly qualified. Science laboratories are ill equipped to prepare high-school students for pursuing science or engineering at a tertiary level. Access to computers and the Internet is inadequate. Furthermore, children have insufficient exposure to science and technology in a form that will attract them to consider careers in these fields when they leave school. The proportion of students pursuing science, engineering and technology qualifications at a tertiary level needs to be increased in order to provide a sufficient pool of people for Mozambique’s nascent innovation system. 162. A particular example of where both short and long-term approaches are required is the challenge of educating the Mozambican population, most of whom do not receive a secondary school education, let alone tertiary training. The task is huge and innovative thinking is essential if significant progress is to be made. As traditional forms of education alone are insufficient, the power and potential of interactive multimedia-based ICTs should be exploited to the full. The task of education should become a national imperative in which all sectors of society, be they public, private, civil, urban or rural, play both active and supportive roles. 2.4.7 Poor Business Environment 163. Without a doubt, Mozambique has made enormous progress in improving its business environment. Nevertheless, progress in other structural reforms has been slow. Despite the large reduction in the number of days needed to register a new company, deep-seated constraints to private sector development remain, notably the weak judicial system. Corruption 164. Corruption is a major issue facing Mozambique today. It is pervasive, and appears to involve prominent members of the government. Although it is difficult to quantify the extent to which corruption is reducing the rates of economic growth, it will no doubt eventually take its toll – on the rate of growth, the level and quality of domestic investment and FDI, as well as the proper channelling and use of external aid. Rising Prevalence of HIV 165. Mozambique is the only country in southern Africa with a rising HIV prevalence rate. Based on the findings of the National Council for Combating HIV/Aids (CNCS) in 2008, Mozambique is still among the ten worst-affected countries in 80 A P R M COU N T RY R EV IEW R EP ORT NO. 11