South Sudan Investment Facilitation

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The project (conference) will have a three prong approach: pre-conference; conference and post-conference. Activities associated with these approaches are:- (i)Capacity building: South Sudan Investment Authority -SSIA capability will be strengthened by a specifically tailored training program incorporating classroom and learning by doing techniques on the key elements of investment promotion. (ii)Equipping relevant institutions: The SSIA and relevant key institutions will be equipped with relevant equipment to enable the institutions conduct follow-on investor promotion and facilitation/ launch rapid, coordinated and prioritized action plan to address the bottlenecks (internet accessibility; information pads, etc.) (iii)Communication strategy: A Communications Strategy will be developed for this event to raise awareness about the conference, raise external profile of South Sudan, provide information and increase awareness about opportunities (and deal with challenges and misconceptions). The messages will also address environmental concerns in investment. (iv) Public Private Partnerships -PPP for government projects: Develop project profiles on the commercial viability of the value propositions and targeting potential investors. These provide an excellent platform for deeper analyses of specific opportunities that could be centered on government owned projects of strategic importance and other private investments. (v)The conference: A two day high level conference will consist of plenary and industry sector specific sessions, and private sector to private sector sessions. The one on one meetings will include pre- booked appointments and site visits (where requested ahead of the conference. Breakfast meetings will also be arranged. (vi) Post-conference: A post conference workshop and an aggressive follow-up on investment leads generated by the outreach campaign as well as the conference will be actualized by the Government.