Successful Public-Private Dialogue: The Kenyan Perspective

March 24, 2015 by Center for International Private Enterprise

Originally posted at CIPE Development Blog

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“The work of development is too important to be left in the hands of governments alone. It is the responsibility of everyone. Especially the business community.” This was Betty Maina’s main point in her speech last week at the 8th Private-Public Dialogue (PPD) Workshop in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The workshop explored how the government, private sector, and civil society organizations can effectively use PPD platforms for collaborative governance and leadership in addressing difficult challenges.
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Strengthening Public-Private Dialogue for Sustainable Business

March 14, 2014 by Center for International Private Enterprise

Originally posted at CIPE Development Blog

Participants at the Frankfurt workshop.

Effective legal and regulatory reforms are key to improving governance and creating an entrepreneurship ecosystem conducive to economic growth and shared prosperity. Yet in many countries passing and implementing new laws and regulations remains a top-down process that receives little input from stakeholders who are directly affected.

All too often such reforms, even if they appear promising, remain on paper only since they lack broader ownership and support.
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