Educate and provide clear guidelines on the role, means of intervention and timeframes of intervention by government Devise appropriate, policy mechanisms. 4.4 Increased capacity by 4.4.1 Work with policy makers to Awareness in government Beginning Impact Investing Network/body policy makers to create increase capacity and support in 2018 to supervise and National impact investing enabling development Number of policy makers attending Advisory Boards to provide policies and regulations in workshops completion support different countries of 4.1 & Selected feedback from participants 4.2 4.5 Published best practice 4.5.1 Commission consultancy research Best practice toolkits(s) illustrating Ongoing Suggested actors: Appropriate $300K for creation of tool toolkit(s) including case institution or other intermediary to practical steps to implement efforts from end consultancy, research kit. studies of specific efforts and develop best practice manual(s), toolkits related to each research topic of 2018 institution or intermediary success stories related to key and case studies highlighting specific commissioned by impact research topics related to efforts and success stories related to investment network / body policy development each key research topic in individual National Advisory Boards can African counties lead on the creation of toolkits Mid-2018 4.6 Impact investment 4.6.1 Facilitate linkages and convening Number of formal engagements May / Suggested actors: National network/ body liaises with between impact investment industry and between identified June 2019 government; impact identified cross-departmental policymakers by liaising with identified champion and impact investment member network Convening champion at National Treasury cross-departmental champions at investment industry and/or impact including Southern African at WEF / level National Treasury level investment network/ body Impact Investing Network and SDG Lobby for integration of impact Number of policy interventions and similar associations Africa in investment advancing clauses programmes supporting impact 2019 into relevant regional and investment implemented national level policies 4.7 Country-level published 4.7.1 In long-term crowd-in skill to Country-level baseline data or study Ongoing Suggested actors: Appropriate $200K - Convening at research on key topics related perform research of key topics and on key research topics from 2020 consultancy, research WEF / SDG Africa in 2019 to policy development additional ones identified per country institution or other Research intermediary commissioned by impact investment network / early body 2019 Launch event in 2018 for research
Educate and provide clear guidelines on the role, means of intervention and timeframes of intervention by government Devise appropriate, policy mechanisms. 4.4 Increased capacity by policy makers to create impact investing enabling policies and regulations in different countries 4.4.1 Work with policy makers to increase capacity and support development Awareness in government Number of policy makers attending workshops Selected feedback from participants Beginning in 2018 completion of 4.1 & 4.2 Impact Investing Network/body to supervise and National Advisory Boards to provide support 4.5 Published best practice toolkit(s) including case studies of specific efforts and success stories related to key research topics related to policy development 4.5.1 Commission consultancy research institution or other intermediary to develop best practice manual(s), toolkits and case studies highlighting specific efforts and success stories related to each key research topic in individual African counties Best practice toolkits(s) illustrating practical steps to implement efforts related to each research topic Ongoing from end of 2018 Mid-2018 Suggested actors: Appropriate consultancy, research institution or intermediary commissioned by impact investment network / body National Advisory Boards can lead on the creation of toolkits $300K for creation of tool kit. 4.6 Impact investment network/ body liaises with identified cross-departmental champion at National Treasury level 4.6.1 Facilitate linkages and convening between impact investment industry and policymakers by liaising with identified cross-departmental champions at National Treasury level Lobby for integration of impact investment advancing clauses into relevant regional and national level policies Number of formal engagements between identified champion and impact investment industry and/or impact investment network/ body Number of policy interventions and programmes supporting impact investment implemented May / June 2019 Convening at WEF / SDG Africa in 2019 Suggested actors: National government; impact investment member network including Southern African Impact Investing Network and similar associations 4.7 Country-level published research on key topics related to policy development 4.7.1 In long-term crowd-in skill to perform research of key topics and additional ones identified per country Country-level baseline data or study on key research topics Ongoing from 2020 Research early 2019 Launch event in 2018 for research Suggested actors: Appropriate consultancy, research institution or other intermediary commissioned by impact investment network / body $200K - Convening at WEF / SDG Africa in 2019
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