In a context where the role of the agencies of the state is changing and a greater role for the private sector is being accepted in economic development, we recognize the need for working together. We understand the importance of building partnerships across actors and across sectors. But we also acknowledge that the long history of isolation, suspicion or mutual hostility needs to be overcome for our partnerships to be successful. Partnerships will not happen automatically. They will require enabling facilitation and the building of capacity to negotiate and to dialogue.
Partnerships require mutual acceptance of our dissimilar experiences.
They also require empathy and trust among us. We need to work to build those partnerships. We need to work together to build those partnerships while remembering that there may be differences and conflicts as we work together as well. Ladies and Gentlemen, The building of capacity of all actors is an essential requirement if this partnership is to be fostered and made to work. An opportunity to engage in actual partnerships at the local and national level is an important requirement to practice what we discussed in the last three days.