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Do PPDs Need a Legal Do PPDs Need a Legal Mandate?Mandate?
Do PPDs Need a Legal Do PPDs Need a Legal Mandate?Mandate?
A Case study from Tanzania:A Case study from Tanzania:
National context
• Tanzania:– population 35.9 m– per-capita income of US $ 330 – low ranking in WB Doing Business survey
• Private sector participates in:– tax task force – the public expenditure review working
groups– Tanzania National Business Council (TNBC)
• Donors support PSOs to influence reforms at the district level
Public-Private Dialogue in the Municipality of Moshi
• Objectives:– identify issues blocking businesses– establish and sustain PPD
• Structure: – Private Sector Advocacy Committee – a coalition committee organized by sector
• The Moshi Business Council:– 5 members from Municipal Council– 5 members from private sector, – Chair is the Municipal Director,– The PS Heads the secretariat
• Meetings:– Held quarterly– Agreement by consensus
Vision, processes and milestones
• The vision:– “to see that the public-private dialogue platform
is legally registered… and investment environment improved”
• The process of advocacy:– sector chairs identify sector roadblocks – issues are processed – advocacy issues are vetted by the platform– Municipal Council adopts proposed reforms.
• Anticipated milestones:– Regulatory Impact Assessment on municipal by-
laws– Exposure of members to best practice in PPD – Workshop for councilors to appreciate PS – Signing a MOU between PS and MMC– PS mobilized to form grassroots advocacy
committee– Moshi Business Council is legislated
Questions and challenges• Difficulties in the beginning:
– Lack of political will– Public sector focus on written laws– Legal mandate for PPD is therefore a step in a
right direction
• Challenges:– How do we cultivate political will among civil
servants with a socialist mind-set?– How do we convince entrepreneurs to
advocate when they are used to paying their way through?