Public-Private Dialogue

For policy reforms to be effective, they must respond to the needs and concerns of both the existing businesses and the Government. An increase in dialogue between these two sectors is expected to foster the power, efficiency, and flexibility necessary to meet the unique challenges that Georgia currently faces. Increased dialogue will also help policymakers set priorities for maintaining reform momentum and strengthening government capacity.

Considering the public-private dialogue as an essential prerequisite for effective private sector policy reform processes, SME Support Project is actively involved in policy and legislative reform dialogues. In cooperation with partner projects and donors, the Project is taking initiatives to ensure the private sector is properly represented in policy and legislative reform dialogues, and can advocate for change to Government in an effective manner.

Implemented and Ongoing Projects:

• Environmental Permits - Public Awareness Campaign on New Procedures for Obtaining Environmental Permits in Georgia;
• New Customs Code- Plain language customs guide on new procedures;
• Tax Code- Private Sector Feedback on Tax Amendments;
• Do Your Business in Cooperation with the Tbilisi Municipality Program;
• Improving Image of Business- A Business-Comes-to-Parliament Forum;
• Product Certification- Transparent product certification process to motivate high quality production;
• Corporate Governance - Analysis of corporate reporting requirements and development of recommendations to streamline procedures for SMEs;
• Brochure on Building Permits;

• South Caucasian Export Catalog for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Georgian IT Innovation Conference 2009 Opens in Tbilisi

U.S. Ambassador to Georgia John R. Bass and Prime Minister of Georgia Nika Gilauri opened the 2009 Georgia Information Technology (IT) Innovation Conference on October 29, 2009..

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SME Support Project to Ease Transition and Reintegration of IDPs

On October 28, 2009 the USAID’s SME Support Project in partnership with the Ministry for Refugees and Resettlement and Mtskheta-Mtianeti authorities hosted the presentation of the projects implemented in the IDP settlement of Tserovani..

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Import Substitution on the Way to Encouraging Domestic Production

On November 3, 2009, USAID’s SME Support Project and Policy and Management Consulting Group in partnership with the Ministry of Economic Development ahosted the Made in Georgia Workshop, a one day import substitution promotional event

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