Strengthening Constituencies Strengthening Constituencies for for

Effective Competition Regimes Effective Competition Regimes in in

Select West African CountriesSelect West African Countries(7Up4 Project)(7Up4 Project)

PROJECT OVERVIEWPROJECT OVERVIEW

Presentation at NRG-I MeetingPresentation at NRG-I Meeting

September-October 2008September-October 2008

Launch Meeting, 19-20 June, AccraLaunch Meeting, 19-20 June, Accra

Project FeaturesProject Features

CountriesCountries – Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, – Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal & TogoMali, Nigeria, Senegal & Togo

DurationDuration – 24 months – 24 months

ComponentsComponents – Research, Dialogues & Advocacy, – Research, Dialogues & Advocacy, Networking, TrainingNetworking, Training

ApproachApproach – Research-based advocacy through a – Research-based advocacy through a participatory processparticipatory process

BeneficiariesBeneficiaries – Civil Society, Government & – Civil Society, Government & Business CommunityBusiness Community

Project ObjectivesProject Objectives

Evaluate Evaluate obstaclesobstacles to evolving national to evolving national competition regimescompetition regimes

Develop Develop capacitycapacity of national stakeholders to of national stakeholders to appreciate competition concernsappreciate competition concerns

Establish Establish communicationcommunication channels between civil channels between civil society-business-governmentsociety-business-government

Provide Provide inputsinputs into evolving competition into evolving competition legislationslegislations

Elucidate Elucidate linkagelinkage between competition and other between competition and other public policy issuespublic policy issues

Identify a core Identify a core groupgroup of national stakeholders with of national stakeholders with aptitude for competition and regulatory policy aptitude for competition and regulatory policy issuesissues

Develop linkages between national stakeholders Develop linkages between national stakeholders and global and global networks/coalitionsnetworks/coalitions

Promote a healthy Promote a healthy competition culturecompetition culture

OutputsOutputs

Enhanced knowledge on competition policy Enhanced knowledge on competition policy and consumer welfareand consumer welfare

Accelerate evolution and implementation of Accelerate evolution and implementation of national competition regimes, with civil national competition regimes, with civil society’s inputssociety’s inputs

Continuous dialogue between government-Continuous dialogue between government-civil society-business community on civil society-business community on economic and regulatory policyeconomic and regulatory policy

Credibility of civil society organizations Credibility of civil society organizations asserted as ‘actors’ in national competition asserted as ‘actors’ in national competition reforms reforms

The international community made aware of The international community made aware of the need to promote a healthy competition the need to promote a healthy competition culture in country/region.culture in country/region.

OutcomesOutcomes

Profile of competition policy within the Profile of competition policy within the context of national development raised. context of national development raised.

Process to establish effective national Process to establish effective national competition regimes, evolved. competition regimes, evolved.

Promotion of a healthy competition culture Promotion of a healthy competition culture in countries/region.in countries/region.

ActivitiesActivities

GroundworkGroundwork:: Preparation, Partnerships, Launch Meeting, Preparation, Partnerships, Launch Meeting, ResearchResearch: Analysis of the state of competition in project : Analysis of the state of competition in project

countries (legal, policy and practice)countries (legal, policy and practice) Specific Research AreasSpecific Research Areas: political economy constraints, : political economy constraints,

natural monopolies, agriculture markets, national Vs natural monopolies, agriculture markets, national Vs regional competition legislation, competition perception regional competition legislation, competition perception analysisanalysis

Research OutputsResearch Outputs: PCP, CRR, Perception Assessment: PCP, CRR, Perception Assessment Advocacy and DialoguesAdvocacy and Dialogues: NRG meetings (periodical, : NRG meetings (periodical,

output oriented) – policy advocacyoutput oriented) – policy advocacy TrainingsTrainings:: National and Regional National and Regional OutreachOutreach:: Information dissemination within countries, Information dissemination within countries,

region, international level (articles, e-newsletter, region, international level (articles, e-newsletter, postings, representations, networking)postings, representations, networking)

Sequence of ActivitiesSequence of ActivitiesPhase(s)Phase(s) Main ActivitiesMain Activities Period Period

(Months)(Months)

Preparatory Preparatory Phase Phase

Preparation of Operational Strategy Note (OSN)Preparation of Operational Strategy Note (OSN)Identifying the Project Advisory Committee (PAC)Identifying the Project Advisory Committee (PAC)Preparation of draft Preliminary Country Papers (PCPs) Preparation of draft Preliminary Country Papers (PCPs) Launch Meeting Launch Meeting

June to August, June to August, 20082008

Research Phase Research Phase NRG Meetings I (one in each country)NRG Meetings I (one in each country) Finalisation of Preliminary Country Papers (PCPs)Finalisation of Preliminary Country Papers (PCPs) Initiation of the draft Country Research Report (CRRs) Initiation of the draft Country Research Report (CRRs) preparationpreparation

September 2008 September 2008 to May 2009to May 2009

Research Phase Research Phase (contd.) (contd.)

Analysis of political economy constraints in implementing Analysis of political economy constraints in implementing competition regimescompetition regimesAssessment of natural monopolies and their implication on Assessment of natural monopolies and their implication on competition vis-à-vis economic development and consumer competition vis-à-vis economic development and consumer welfare welfare Field work including perception surveysField work including perception surveysCompetition issues in 2-3 agriculture products market and Competition issues in 2-3 agriculture products market and impact on welfare, poverty and/or growthimpact on welfare, poverty and/or growthFinalisation of Country Research Reports (CRRs)Finalisation of Country Research Reports (CRRs)Interim Review Meeting Interim Review Meeting

June to June to November 2009November 2009

National National Dialogues Dialogues

NRG Meetings II (one in each country)NRG Meetings II (one in each country)NRG Meetings III (one in each country) NRG Meetings III (one in each country)

August 2009 to August 2009 to March 2010 March 2010

Training Training Workshops Workshops

Regional Training workshop (Anglophone region)Regional Training workshop (Anglophone region)Regional Training workshop (Francophone region) Regional Training workshop (Francophone region) National Training Workshops (one in each country)National Training Workshops (one in each country)

November 2009 November 2009 to March 2010 to March 2010

Information Information disseminationdissemination

Quarterly E-newsletterQuarterly E-newsletterDissemination of reports and other project outputs Dissemination of reports and other project outputs

Throughout the Throughout the projectproject

Research PhaseResearch PhasePreliminary Country Papers (PCPs)Preliminary Country Papers (PCPs) – base paper – base paper on the state of competition regimes in countrieson the state of competition regimes in countries

Country Research Report (CRR)Country Research Report (CRR) – – - Social and Economic policies affecting - Social and Economic policies affecting competitioncompetition- Political Economy Constraints - Political Economy Constraints - Nature of Market Competition- Nature of Market Competition- Sectoral Policies (and institutions) and - Sectoral Policies (and institutions) and CompetitionCompetition- Competition in select agro-products market- Competition in select agro-products market- Natural Monopolies and Competition- Natural Monopolies and Competition- National Vs Regional Competition Legislation- National Vs Regional Competition Legislation- Competition Perception Assessment - Competition Perception Assessment

Periodical Periodical review and refinement review and refinement of the PCP and of the PCP and CRR before finalisation by project team and CRR before finalisation by project team and interested NRG membersinterested NRG members

National Dialogues and AdvocacyNational Dialogues and Advocacy

Identifying a group of key national stakeholders Identifying a group of key national stakeholders ((NRGNRG))NRG: review project outputs, provide feedback, NRG: review project outputs, provide feedback, policy advicepolicy advice

NRG MeetingsNRG Meetings

- NRG-I: Introduction to project + Discuss PCP - NRG-I: Introduction to project + Discuss PCP findingsfindings

- NRG-II: Discuss the Draft CRR + Identify training - NRG-II: Discuss the Draft CRR + Identify training needsneeds

- NRG-III: Review the project outputs and deliberate - NRG-III: Review the project outputs and deliberate on the ‘way ahead’on the ‘way ahead’

Identifying specific policy advocacy issues based on Identifying specific policy advocacy issues based on research findings (research findings (evidence based policy advocacyevidence based policy advocacy))

TrainingsTrainings

2 2 RegionalRegional & 7 & 7 NationalNational Trainings Trainings

TrainingsTrainings- DurationDuration: 3 days: 3 days- AgendaAgenda: need-based and demand driven: need-based and demand driven- ParticipantsParticipants: Multi-stakeholders (national) and : Multi-stakeholders (national) and

Practitioners (regional)Practitioners (regional)- Resource PersonsResource Persons: Experts and Scholars : Experts and Scholars

(international)(international)- TopicsTopics: Basics of Competition Policy and Law, : Basics of Competition Policy and Law,

Competition Analysis, Competition enforcement Competition Analysis, Competition enforcement (VR, HR, AoD, Cartels, etc.), Competition & (VR, HR, AoD, Cartels, etc.), Competition & Sectoral Regulation, Competition and Consumer Sectoral Regulation, Competition and Consumer ProtectionProtection

OutreachOutreach

E-newsletter (news and project progress)E-newsletter (news and project progress) Occasional publications – briefing Occasional publications – briefing

papers, policy briefs, articles papers, policy briefs, articles (newspaper, CUTS newsletter, etc.)(newspaper, CUTS newsletter, etc.)

Representations in international eventsRepresentations in international events Reference in papers, research work, etc.Reference in papers, research work, etc. Personal communications, group Personal communications, group

discussions on relevant issuesdiscussions on relevant issues Circulation of project report, etc., Circulation of project report, etc.,

globallyglobally

Management & AdministrationManagement & Administration

Overall responsibility – CUTS (Project Team)Overall responsibility – CUTS (Project Team) Guidance – Project Advisory Committee (PAC), Guidance – Project Advisory Committee (PAC),

Project AdviserProject Adviser Research guidance – Research AdviserResearch guidance – Research Adviser Country-level Activities – Country PartnersCountry-level Activities – Country Partners Coordination – CUTS HQ + CUTS Africa Resource Coordination – CUTS HQ + CUTS Africa Resource

Centres in Kenya and ZambiaCentres in Kenya and Zambia

Thank YouThank You

Rijit SenguptaRijit Sengupta

Email: Email: rsg@cuts.orgrsg@cuts.org

Web: Web: www.cuts-ccier.orgwww.cuts-ccier.org

Phone: +91 98292 85928Phone: +91 98292 85928