Industrial Governance and Strategy

Challenge

Diversify industrial production into non-hydrocarbon products

Objectives

The programme aims to improve the contribution of the private sector to industrial competitiveness and diversification within the framework of market liberalization and forthcoming membership of the World Trade Organization and formulate, in cooperation with the Government and the private sector, an industrial strategy based on the expansion of technology-based industrial activities.

Programme Components

COMPONENT I: INDUSTRIAL GOVERNANCE

System of consultations between the public and private sectors chaired by the Ministry of Industry and Electricity (MIE); Establishment of a unit within MIE to coordinate policies and programmes; Governance support network for communication and exchange of information between public and private sector institutions involved in industrial development; Strengthened industrial statistics network within MIE (Current Planning Figure: US id="ucfLayout02" onload="try { OnBodyLoad(); } catch(e) { }; afterload();",077,455)

COMPONENT II: INDUSTRIAL STRATEGIES AND POLICIES

Strategy for cooperation between the Government and private sector to enhance industrial competitiveness and diversification; Policy framework to support implementation of the strategy; Development strategy and action programme for selected sectors (Current Planning Figure: US6,640)

COMPONENT III: ORGANIZATION OF SUPPORT SERVICES

Assistance to the Government and private sector to organize a network of support services in investment and technology promotion, business development services for small- and medium-scale enterprises, standardization, accreditation and conformity assessment, continuous improvement and quality management, human resources development and business information network (Current Planning Figure: US4,660)

CONTACT: Mohamed El Gallaf, E-mail: M.El-Gallaf@unido.org