Improving the business climate
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much encouragement these days for governments to improve the
enabling environment and particularly the regulatory framework in
the hope and expectation that this will lead to increased growth
in economic activity – and thus to a more vibrant private
sector, more investment, greater competitiveness, more wealth
generation, more job creation and more poverty alleviation. |
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encouragement, too, to increase private public dialogue and
private sector advocacy in the belief that this will assist the
public sector to improve the enabling environment. |
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membership organisations (BMO) engage in dialogue and advocacy to
influence those making public policy. Public private dialogue is
a pre-requisite for effective advocacy. It implies regular
contact between the public and private sectors, to ensure that
each party understands the other and that neither is taken by
surprise when issues arise. Dialogue implies a desire to have a
conversation, to understand each other's position and to
reach a consensus. |
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sector advocacy describes attempts by the private sector to
influence public policy in an effort to improve the business
environment. |
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Business advocacy is simply the process of
influencing the development and implementation of public policies
that affect the business sector.
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| Advocacy
implies a more adversarial relationship. The ideal position is
public and private working together in a spirit of partnership,
recognising that there will not always be a meeting of
minds. |
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| This
website has been created as a resource to support individuals and
organisations who are engaged in public private dialogue and
private sector advocacy. Here you will find links to business
advocacy funds and other initiatives which are supporting
business associations and others to engage with the public sector
in an effort to improve teh investment climate. |
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The wiki
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| The main
resource, at present, is a wiki - a means of sharing and building
better materials - but other resources will be added as they
become available. |
Go to the wiki |
Business Leader
Perception Surveys |
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| Surveys of Chairmen and
CEOs of businesses in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were undertaken in
mid-2008. A number of reports are available. |
Surveys |
Factsheets |
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| A number of factsheets
are available to assist organisations with basic skills |
Fact sheets |
Business advocacy funds
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| In
Kenya, DANIDA is supporting the Business Advocacy Fund |
BAF |
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Tanzania, DANIDA, DFID, SIDA and the Royal Netherlands Embassy
are supporting Business Environment Strengthening for Tanzania
(BEST) Advocacy Component (AC) |
BEST-AC |
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Ghana, DANIDA, DFID and USAID are supporting the Business Support
for Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC)Fund. |
BUSAC |
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