Presentation to AfDB Conference on Natural Resource Management

Maputo - 27 February 2013

Private Sector Development Beyond the Extractive Industry

“Incentives with the North South Corridor”

Derek Browne and Helder Buvana

Presentation to AfDB Conference on Natural Resource Management

Maputo - 27 February 2013

Private Sector Development Beyond the Extractive Industry

“Incentives with the North South Corridor”

Derek Browne and Helder Buvana

Outline of Presentation

New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD), the African

Union (AU) and NEPAD Agency

NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF’s) vision and journey to date

NBF’s and NEPAD Agency’s key areas of focus

NBF’s unique approach to private sector development in Africa

Current initiatives

Questions

External Stakeholders

African Union & NEPAD structure

Assembly of the African UnionAssembly of the African Union

Regional Economic

Communities

Regional Economic

Communities

NBG/Continental chambers of commerce

NBG/Continental chambers of commerce

Development agencies/ DFIs / Donor agencies

Development agencies/ DFIs / Donor agencies

NEPAD Business Foundation:

Board and Staff

NEPAD Business Foundation:

Board and Staff

NEPAD Planning and Coordinating AgencyNEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency

NEPAD Steering CommitteeNEPAD Steering Committee

NEPAD HSGOCNEPAD HSGOC

Independent, non-profit organisation supporting NEPAD

goals by mobilising private sector. Private sector funded

Independent, non-profit organisation supporting NEPAD

goals by mobilising private sector. Private sector funded

NEPAD Business Foundation members:Private sector companies that inform the strategy and function of the NBF.

NEPAD Business Foundation members:Private sector companies that inform the strategy and function of the NBF.

African governments

(SADC)

African governments

(SADC)

Vision and mission

Vision•The NEPAD Business Foundation envisages Africa as a global economic powerhouse that utilizes its resources to generate economic growth that will achieve sustainable livelihoods for its people.Mission•To promote sustainable social and economic development in Africa through the private sector.

Introduction - Journey to Date

Working group created in 2002 and company formed in 2004

Five founding and two platinum members

A further 37 corporate and 7 SMME members

Staff grown from four in 2008 to 19 in 2013

Moved from 16 sectors to 5 key focus areas aligned to NEPAD Agency

One regional office operational in Mozambique since 2010

Creation of industry platforms with working groups and projects (SWPN, SAADPP)

Key publications issued annually – NEPAD Guide and NBF Integrated Report

NBF focus areas & key projects

Structure – Key Focus Areas

NBF’s Approach – How ADPP’s Work

ADPP (African Development

Partnership Platforms

ADPP (African Development

Partnership Platforms

NEPAD Agency/Public Sector/Private

Sector/Development

NEPAD Agency/Public Sector/Private

Sector/Development

One Million African Leaders Connect (1MALC)

One Million African Leaders Connect (1MALC)

North South Corridor

Infrastructure Initiative

North South Corridor

Infrastructure Initiative

STEERING COMMITTEESSTEERING COMMITTEES

Agriculture and Food Security

Agriculture and Food Security

Climate Change and Natural Resources

Management

Climate Change and Natural Resources

Management

MozMining ADPP

MozMining ADPP

Strategic Water

Partners Network(SWPN)

Strategic Water

Partners Network(SWPN)

SA Agriculture Development

Platform (SAADPP)

SA Agriculture Development

Platform (SAADPP)

Regional Integration and Infrastructure

Regional Integration and Infrastructure

Human Development and Capacity Building

Human Development and Capacity Building

Economic and Corporate

Governance

Economic and Corporate

Governance

African Corporate

Governance Network (ACGN)

African Corporate

Governance Network (ACGN)

Secretariat and Coordinator

Secretariat and Coordinator

NEPAD Business Foundation

NEPAD Business Foundation

NBF’s Approach – Linking ADPP’s to focus areas

CredentialsSouthern African Agriculture Development Partnership Platform (SAADPP)

• A need was identified by the NBF to engrain the private sector in dealing with the agricultural development and food insecurity challenges in Sothern Africa.

• This need evolved from the belief that the private sectors holds skills, experience and financial muscle that are vital for agriculture development and food security goals of the region.

• It is essential for private sector to engage with government to remove policy and non-policy constraints through focused initiatives

Problem Statement and Requirements NBF Approach• Set up and operationalise the SAADPP as a vehicle to

mobilise and support trade associations, farmer organisations, agri-businesses, agro-processors and other private sector organisations operating in Southern Africa

• Build and enable the platform to address key agricultural (and related sectors) development and investment bottlenecks in the region

• Build working groups, involving public and private sector companies, that focus on specific problem areas and drive initiatives to address these

• Engage the public sector in policy dialogues aimed at advocating for and addressing specific private sector investment barriers in agricultural development within the region

• Serve as secretariat to coordinate and drive initiatives identified as part of the platform

• Roll out initiative into individual countries (Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia)

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CredentialsStrategic Water Partners Network (SWPN)

• In 2011, the NBF was approached by the South African Ministry of Water Affairs at the World Economic Forum to assist in setting up a partnership with key water sector players in the private sector.

• The need for this partnership arose from the ministry’s realisation and acknowledgment of the challenges facing South Africa with regard to water demand and supply

Problem Statement and Requirements NBF Approach• A partnership network was set up and driven by a leading

group of companies including Anglo American, Coca-Cola, Eskom, Nestle, SAB and Sasol

• The NBF, as a secretariat, brought these key players in the private sector together with representatives at the Ministry of Water Affairs.

• The partnership builds on outcomes of an exploratory workshop held by the Water Resources Group in conjunction with the UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate in Cape Town.

• In its secretariat role, the NBF manages the partnership to ensure that the public-private relationship and dialogues resolve strategic challenges to up-scaling commercial water projects.

• The secretariat was initially funded by SAB, but this responsibility is ow being taken over by the members of the network

Thank you&

Questions?