Using Mobile Technologies for Better Engagement with Stakeholders

April 20, 2016 by Center for International Private Enterprise Leave a Comment

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By Maiko Nakagaki

How can civil society organizations gather more data and information from its constituents for a better public private dialogue (PPD) process? Taking advantage of available free or low-cost mobile technologies is one answer.

Mobile technologies have transformed how people across the world communicate and access information. According to the GSMA, already 3.2 billion people around the world are online and out of them, 2.4 billion are accessing the internet via mobile.
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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 Economic Growth Through Public-Private Dialogue

March 20, 2015 by Center for International Private Enterprise

Originally posted at CIPE Development Blog

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Fostering a strong competitive market requires the private and public sectors to understand each other’s needs. In any country, entrepreneurs look for ways to make their businesses successful while the federal and local governments deliberate how they can boost the economy by providing loans for businesses or building up infrastructure. Developing solutions to such questions involve facilitating effective public private dialogues (PPD).

At the 8^th PPD Global Workshop in Copenhagen, Denmark – which was co-organized by the World Bank Group, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Confederation of Danish Industry – over 300 participants from civil society organizations, companies, governments and development partners from 54 countries came together to share their experiences with PPDs.
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Public-Private Dialogue: The Key to Good Governance and Development

February 9, 2015 by Center for International Private Enterprise

Originally posted at CIPE Development Blog

An increasing number of policy and governance challenges around the world demand private sector participation to generate viable solutions. Such challenges include poverty reduction, inclusive growth, government accountability, business integrity, national competitiveness, innovation, and access to opportunity. Although the obstacles to dialogue can be high, the value of dialogue is now widely recognized by governments and business leaders alike. Notably, the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea, recommended that countries embrace “inclusive dialogue for building a policy environment conducive to sustainable development.”
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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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