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1、THE TRADE POLICY PROCESSES IN UGANDA,Presentation by Silver Ojakol Department of External Trade Kampala, 15th October 2008,Organization of the Presentation,Background to formulation of the Trade Policy Process of writing the draft Policy Presentation of the Draft National Trade Policy (NTP) Next ste
2、ps finalization and implementation,Background to formulation of the Policy,Desire to formulate and consolidate a Trade Policy arose out of a realization by Government that there was no single coherent Trade Policy document to guide players in the trade sector, especially the private sector Trade and
3、 trade-related policies existed in various documents,Background to formulation of the Policy (contd),Most of these policies were not up-to-date, lacked consistence and coherence Government therefore decided to consolidate, streamline, update and formulate the National Trade Policy; and avail a singl
4、e document to guide players in the trade sector,Process of writing the National Trade Policy,The process began in 2004, with a Sub-Committee selected from within members of the Inter-Institutional Trade Committee (IITC) tasked to develop Terms of Reference to guide preparation of Background document
5、s The IITC is a multi stake holder forum Sub-committee members drawn from the public sector, private sector and civil society,Process of writing the National Trade Policy (contd),A consultant was recruited to prepare a Background to Ugandas Trade Policy; document was to examine existing trade and tr
6、ade related policies, the gaps therein, institutional framework for trade policy, gather and document stakeholders views on trade policy, and recommend what a new Trade Policy should entail,Process of writing the National Trade Policy (contd),Consultant worked under supervision of MTTI Numerous stak
7、eholders were consulted, either individually or as a group; included Government Ministries and Agencies including those affiliated to MTTI, Parliament, private sector, academia, and civil society Result of this process: The Background to Ugandas National Trade Policy,Process of writing the National
8、Trade Policy (contd),MTTI constituted a National Trade Policy Drafting Team to study the Background document and stakeholders views, and draft a National Trade Policy for wider discussion The Team produced a draft that was later discussed by a wider group of technocrats in the Ministry, and MTTI pol
9、itical leadership,Process of writing the National Trade Policy (contd),The Drafting Team incorporated the input of all these discussions into the draft Policy An improved version of the Policy was then sent to selected key stakeholders (e.g. MFPED, NPA) for further consultations; in addition to furt
10、her capturing key stakeholders input, this process was meant to prepare ground for implementation,Process of writing the National Trade Policy (contd),A number of comments/views were received and incorporated into the draft Policy before it was circulated for discussion at the final national consult
11、ation the 2nd National Trade Sector Review Conference (NTSRC) and DTIS validation Conference held on 2-4th October 2006 The NTSRC involves stakeholders in the IITC as well as the local governments, Parliamentarians, development partners,Process of writing the National Trade Policy (contd),After disc
12、ussion of the Policy at the Conference, a five-man team (MTTI -3, MFPED 1, and finalize it,Process of writing the National Trade Policy (contd),After the finalization, the Drafting Team thought it prudent to present the final document to Honourable Ministers in MTTI in preparation for submission of
13、the Policy to Cabinet for consideration The whole process of writing the Policy was supported by the EU through UPTOP,Presentation of the National Trade Policy: Key considerations,context within which the Policy is formulated, and a discussion of trade as a development tool Situational analysis sect
14、oral composition of GDP, direction of trade, existing trade and trade-related policies, Ugandas trade in the global context,Presentation of the National Trade Policy: Key considerations (Contd),Guiding Principles Priorities of the NTP Requirements for implementation of the NTP,Presentation of the Na
15、tional Trade Policy: Key Considerations (Contd),Specific Policy Interventions Domestic Trade, International Trade, Trade Policy Synergies and Complementarities/cross-cutting policies Implementation of the NTP core functions of MTTI and DCOs; Ministries with direct roles to play,Presentation of the N
16、ational Trade Policy: Key considerations (contd),The NTP is formulated within the framework of other National Development Policies and Strategies, particularly the PRSP the PEAP 2004/5-2007/8, The Medium Term Competitiveness Strategy (MTCS), The Plan for Modernization of Agriculture (PMA) and Vision 2025 The findings of the Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) has also provided significant guidance.,Presentation of the National Trade Policy: Key consideratio
