Recommendations: "Presenting a New Vision for Japan-Africa Relations at TICAD7: Enabling Greater Private-sector Contributions to Sustainable Growth in Africa"

September 5, 2018

Africa-Japan Relations Committee
Yasuhiko Yokoi
(Executive Advisor, Toyota Tsusho Corp.)

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Brief summary

Introduction

Key Recommendations

• Incorporate a mechanism for official private-sector dialogue into the TICAD process
• Pursue public-private partnerships to encourage private-sector companies
  1. Concentrate support on willing small and medium-sized enterprises and startup companies
  2. Make government institutions hubs for Japanese companies to access information and discover potential partners
  3. Strive to resolve specific issues in areas in which public-private collaboration can be leveraged

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