Expertise

Policy Advocacy Public Private Dialogue and Private Sector Development

Evidence, institutional support and neutral facilitation that help public and private stakeholders define and pursue practical reforms.

A woman addressing a Tanzania Women Chamber of Commerce stakeholder meeting in Tanga

IMED helps business organizations, government and civil society engage on policy and business-environment issues. We produce evidence, strengthen advocacy capacity, design dialogue processes and facilitate discussions that lead to clear priorities and follow-up. Clients value IMED's objective and balanced approach in politically sensitive settings.

A connected approach

How IMED moves work forward

01Research
02Design
03Deliver
04Measure
05Strengthen
06Influence

Who this service is for

The service supports private-sector organizations, chambers and associations, government institutions, development partners, civil-society organizations and programmes working on business-environment reform or inclusive economic policy.

Policy advocacy services

Advocacy-agenda and advocacy-strategy development
Policy research and regulatory or legislative review
Business-environment scoping and constraint analysis
Position papers, policy proposals and submissions
Monitoring and tracking of policy implementation
Inclusive advocacy support for women, youth and persons with disability

Public private dialogue services

Design of national, regional and district dialogue platforms
Neutral facilitation of public-private discussions
Stakeholder and institutional mapping
Preparation of evidence and agendas
Follow-up structures, action tracking and reporting

Private sector organization development

Capacity building for advocacy and dialogue
Association management and governance support
Membership growth and service development
Resource-mobilisation support
Coalition and network strengthening

Relevant experience

This is IMED's largest practice area, with 36 recorded assignments. The portfolio includes more than a decade of work with BEST-Dialogue, national and local dialogue processes, association mapping, regulatory studies, advocacy agendas and institutional support for major private-sector organizations in Tanzania.

Frequently asked questions

Clear answers about this service.

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01What is public private dialogue?

Public-private dialogue is a structured process through which government and business identify constraints, review evidence and agree practical actions. IMED helps design, facilitate and track these processes.

02Can IMED develop an advocacy strategy?

Yes. IMED can research the issue, map stakeholders, define objectives, prepare an advocacy agenda and develop the strategy, messages, evidence and follow-up plan.

03Does IMED work with business membership organizations?

Yes. IMED has extensive experience with chambers, associations and apex private-sector bodies, including governance, membership, resource mobilisation, advocacy and dialogue capacity.

04Can IMED facilitate dialogue at regional or district level?

Yes. IMED has designed and facilitated national, regional and district dialogue processes across Tanzania, including local business-environment reform work.

05How does IMED remain objective in policy assignments?

IMED grounds the process in evidence, gives stakeholders a structured way to participate and focuses recommendations on the agreed issue and decision path rather than on advocacy for its own sake.

What we have delivered