CIPE Stöd Resultatområde 3.3 (2017-2022) CIPE Support Results Area 3.3 (2017-2022) Sida och ECCSA (Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations) har sedan två år ett samarbete som, under totalt fem år, utgör ”fas 3” av ett längre stöd till det etiopiska kammarsystemet i syfte att främja lokalt näringsklimat och hållbar privatsektorutveckling. Då värdskapet för ”PSD-huben” övergick till ECCSA från relativt starkare AACCSA (Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations) inför Fas 3 av samarbetet 2015, så har den höga ambitionsnivån för samarbetet i kombination med ECCSA:s nationellt avgörande mandat för reformdialog erbjudit stora möjligheter likväl som utmaningar. I linje med erfarenheter som gjorts till dags dato kan programmets resultat förbättras och risker minskas genom ett direktavtal med den internationella NGO:n CIPE, som i Fas 3 efter upphanding av stödtjänster fyller en begränsad men viktig roll som rådgivare åt programledningen (genom samverkan med en etiopisk konsultfirma Precise). Genom ett direktavtal med Sida förväntas CIPE på ett mer effektivt sätt kunna skapa mervärde åt programmet, framför allt genom stöd till M&E-relaterat arbete men även genom en strategisk utvärdering av dialogarbetet hittills inom kammarsystemet (en uppgift PSD gjort tre mómfattande men misslyckade försök att upphandla och kontraktera 2017) och rådgivning angående en bredare uppsättning program med anknytning till resultatområde 3.3 (inkluderande näringsklimat). Insatsen föreslås pågå till år 2020 och omfatta en budget på 2.5 miljoner kronor, fördelat på huvudsakligen M&E (60%) utvärdering av reformdialogarbetet 2011-2017 (15%) och strategisk rådgivning kring andra investeringsklimatprogram (25%). Sida and ECCSA (Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations has since two years a partnership which, for a total of five years, constitutes "Phase III" of a long term support intervention to the Ethiopian Chamber system. The aim of the partnership is to promote an inclusive and sustainable business enabling environment in Ethiopia. In 2011, the "PSD Hub" programme was moved from relatively stronger Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (AACCSA) to ECCSA, due to a decision by the legislative authorities to move the mandate of carrying out public-private dialogue from AACCSA to ECCSA. Given this large and important mandate, in combination with the relatively weak capacity of ECCSA, is presenting substantial opportunities as well as challenges for the business community and ECCSA as well as for the PSD Hub programme. In line with experiences and learning to date, the programme can be strengthened and risks reduced by a support agreement signed with international NGO CIPE (Center for International Private Enterprise), which are currently providing limited but important services to the Hub through a technical assistance arrangement procured by the PSD Hub through local consultant organization Precise. Through a direct agreement with Sida, CIPE are expected to provide higher value-added to the PSD Hub supported Chamber development processes especially in areas of M&E and performance management. With better quality M&E and performance assessments, strategic decision making can also improve at all levels of Hub supported Chamber activity. Another key area of required support involves evaluation of the public-private dialogue process since the MOU was signed between ECCSA and the Ethiopian government in 2011. Only by understanding what has worked and why, can appropriate strategies be applied for the future. After several failed attempts to find qualified evaluators locally and internationally, the evaluation challenge is now proposed to pe placed with CIPE. A third line of expected support from CIPE is directed to the wider set of programmes under implementation in Results area 3.3, where Sweden seeks to support more inclusive and sustainable business enabling environment in Ethiopia. 

The intervention is proposed to comprise 2,500,000 SEK, and extend until the first quarter of 2021, with the main component dedicated to performance management (60 percent), public-private dialogue evaluation and recommendations (15 percent) and general strategic support to results area 3.3 (25 percent). pecific Objective #1: To evaluate the Ethiopian Public-Private Consultative Forum (EPPCF) and provide lessons learned that can be applied to the new phase of the PSD Hub program of improving public-private dialogue for business environment reform.

Specific Objective #2: To ensure the quality and timeliness of project outputs of the PSD Hubs performance

Specific Objective #3: Strategic support to Sidas effort to build a more favorable and inclusive business climate in Ethiopia

The two first objectives were completed in 2019, and resulted in a separate contribution: contribution 12860 Inclusive Private Sector Enabling Environment - CIPE Consortia 2019-23. The result of objective 1 was that the PSD hub program was too weak institutionally to drive the process of improving public-private dialogue for business environment reform. Therefore a new program, where CIPE is the main agreement partner, together with Intitiative Africa and PACI was created. 

During the period of 2019-2020, the framework agreement has allowed for CIPE to implement the third objective and provided technical assistance to Sida for the work on improving business environment reform. This has allowed Sida to be up to speed in an economic reform environment, and also be of use to provide substantial input for improvement in the two IFC programs that Sweden is part of in the multi-donor initiative (MDI): Investment Climate phase II, and Access to Finance.