7up4 nrg-i meetings september-october 2008
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Strengthening Constituencies for Effective Competition Regimes in Select West African Countries (7Up4 Project) ROLE OF NRG MEMBERS. 7Up4 NRG-I Meetings September-October 2008. National Reference Group (NRG). What is it? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Strengthening Constituencies Strengthening Constituencies for Effective Competition for Effective Competition
Regimes in Select West African Regimes in Select West African CountriesCountries
(7Up4 Project)(7Up4 Project)
ROLE OF NRG MEMBERSROLE OF NRG MEMBERS
7Up4 NRG-I Meetings7Up4 NRG-I Meetings
September-October 2008September-October 2008
National Reference Group (NRG)National Reference Group (NRG)
What is it?What is it?
An informal group of national stakeholders An informal group of national stakeholders with aptitude for competition, regulatory with aptitude for competition, regulatory policy and consumer protection issues to act policy and consumer protection issues to act as focal point in each project country for as focal point in each project country for guiding project activities by providing inputs guiding project activities by providing inputs and reviewing outputsand reviewing outputs
Role of NRG Members: Role of NRG Members: NRG MeetingsNRG Meetings
Feedback on project issues to partnersFeedback on project issues to partners Outline possible approaches to tackling Outline possible approaches to tackling
specific project issuesspecific project issues Review research reports, papers, etc.Review research reports, papers, etc.
Role of NRG Members: Role of NRG Members: Research ActivitiesResearch Activities
Provide necessary inputs into research workProvide necessary inputs into research work Ensure access to relevant (and otherwise Ensure access to relevant (and otherwise
elusive) documents, etc. for research elusive) documents, etc. for research purposespurposes
Send useful news/documents to Send useful news/documents to partners/CUTS for use in projectpartners/CUTS for use in project
Help organise interactions/interviews with Help organise interactions/interviews with key stakeholderskey stakeholders
Role of NRG Members: Role of NRG Members: Policy AdvocacyPolicy Advocacy
Guide partners in drawing advocacy lessonsGuide partners in drawing advocacy lessons Advising on specific policy advocacy Advising on specific policy advocacy
measuresmeasures Link project with other ongoing initiativesLink project with other ongoing initiatives
Role of NRG Members: Role of NRG Members: Outreach & SustainabilityOutreach & Sustainability
Help in outreachHelp in outreach Disseminate project findings through own Disseminate project findings through own
contacts/networkscontacts/networks Contribute occasional papers, articles, write-ups, Contribute occasional papers, articles, write-ups,
etc.etc. Beneficiaries of training workshops Beneficiaries of training workshops NRG is informal but has a long-life, even outside NRG is informal but has a long-life, even outside
the projectthe project Contact point for CUTS and other Contact point for CUTS and other
international/regional organisationsinternational/regional organisations
THANK YOUTHANK YOU
Rijit SenguptaRijit SenguptaEmail: Email: [email protected]@cuts.org
Web: Web: [email protected]@cuts.org
Phone: +91 9829285928Phone: +91 9829285928