EXPORT POLICY PLATFORM – YOUR PODIUM FOR CONTRIBUTING TO NATIONAL EXPORT POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND REFORMS

Participatory approaches have virtually become the basis of decision making in both Public and Private Sectors. People identify with and readily lend support to programs and policies in which they had an input when being made. This in turn positively influences the success of such programs. This is the approach that leading development institutions such as the World Bank have appreciated and are gradually adopting in tackling global development issues.

The Uganda Export Promotion Board realises the importance of this approach in executing one of its fundamental mandates; that of advising Government on matters of export policy formulation. In its recent organizational restructuring, The Board set up a policy analysis desk which has consequently come up with this platform. The Board strongly feels and is committed to let your views regularly, interactively and proactively influence export trade policy issues in the country.

The business community, ademicians, international trade experts etc, are called upon to regularly voice their opinions and views on this particular page.

These will be collected on a regular basis, synthesized and forwarded to Government so that they could be factored in the export policy frameworks of government. They will also be used to develop concept papers for initiating and formulating high priority Export Development Projects.

We will pay particular attention to creative ideas and practical propositions. As Handy, a famous management guru once said and I quote, "People need to be educated on unsolved problems not those that already have answers” unquote. This is what our country needs to enhance her export development capacity.