Global Seminar, Thailand, 17-20 Jan. 2012

"Trends and results in Private Sector Development"

This Seminar provided the opportunity for experienced practitioners to update themselves on current trends in the fast-moving field of Private Sector Development (PSD). In particular, it focused on what we are learning about results – since those are now so much in demand: how to work out the logic of the programme, how to monitor progress and how to estimate achievements. Presentations focused in part on the DCED Standard for results measurement.

There were around 100 participants from 32 countries, representing 54 different organisations, field programmes and governments. Speakers presented the practical experience of major PSD programmes in Asia, Africa and Latin America – including value chain development, trade promotion, business environment reform programmes and challenge funds.

For the final report on the Seminar, please click here. The following gives a list of presentations made during the Seminar. To view the full agenda, click here. Current monitoring information on many of the programmes presented can also be found in the DCED case studies.

Interviews were taken with selected participants and presenters at the seminar to highlight the key issues arising. They cover areas such as use of the Standard by programmes, donor perspectives, new applications for the Standard (such as with challenge funds) and future steps. They are also viewable on the DCED YouTube Account.

For reports from the Seminar by SDC's e+i network, including daily summaries and interviews, click here.

Introductions

Overview of the DCED Website and Knowledge Offer, Melina Heinrich, DCED
Current trends in PSD: Categories, communities and concepts, Jim Tanburn, DCED

Setting up new PSD programmes for results

Designing Market Development Projects using the Principles of the Standard, with Jim Tomecko
Experiences in M&E to date, with Peter Roggekamp, CAVAC Cambodia

Systems for enhancing management effectiveness during implementation

Swisscontact Katalyst Bangladesh, with Markus Kupper and Hasan Shariar

Managing for results in challenge funds

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, with Hugh Scott (AECF)
Measuring Impact with Businesses and Challenge Funds, with David Smith (Triple Line Consulting)
Enterprise Challenge Fund for the Pacific and South Asia, with Amanda Jupp (ECF, Coffey International Development)

Other experiences in implementation (value chain development/LED)

PymeRural, with Ivan Rodriguez, PymeRural Swisscontact Honduras

Managing for results in trade facilitation

TradeMark East Africa, with Donna Loveridge

Managing for results in value chain development

Value Initiative Programme (VIP) Indonesia, with Irfansyah
Technoserve Project Nurture East Africa, with Wanjiku Kimamo
Growth and Employment in States (GEMS) Nigeria, with Wafa Hafiz
- Accompanying Leather Goods Results Chain
Thai-German Programme for Enterprise Competitiveness, with Phitcha Wanitphon
Cambodia Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Development project, with Boreth Sun and Vothana Prum, MSME/USAID Cambodia
Promoting pro-poor opportunities in commodity and service markets (PrOpcom), Nigeria, with Sadia Ahmed
- Accompanying Pilot Results Chain and Scale-Up Results Chain

Pressures and opportunities for development agencies

Perspectives and experiences of DCED member agencies

Experiences with the Standard, and planning for the future

Experiences in audits of monitoring systems, and implications for the future, with Alexandra Miehlbradt, Hans Posthumus and Nabanita Sen

Break-out Sessions on Measuring Results in Business Environment Reform

Current agency experiences and challenges, with:

For more information, please email the Secretariat at Admin@Enterprise-Development.org

_{Photographs courtesy of Rajat Kumar Das and Paul Weijers.}