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Improving the business climate |
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| There is 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. | |
| There is 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. | |
| Business 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. | |
| Private 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. | |
| 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 the investment climate. | |
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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Survey of Chairmen and CEOs of businesses across Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda were undertaken at the end of 2009 and early 2010. A full report is available. A similar survey of business leaders in Nigeria was undertaken in 2009. 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 |
| In Tanzania, DANIDA, DFID, SIDA and the Royal Netherlands Embassy are supporting Business Environment Strengthening for Tanzania (BEST) Advocacy Component (AC) | BEST-AC |
| In Ghana, DANIDA, DFID and USAID are supporting the Business Support for Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC)Fund. | BUSAC |
| In Nigeria, DFID is supporting Enhancing Nigerian Advocacy for a Better Business Environment (ENABLE) | ENABLE |
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| Page updated 30 June 2010 | ||