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Assessing Outcomes and Impact of CUTS work on Competition issues

Assessing Outcomes and Impact of CUTS work on Competition issues. Rijit Sengupta CUTS International 7Up4 Interim Review Meeting Banjul, July 30 th 2009. Outline of Presentation. Typology Description with Illustrations Evaluating Outcomes/Impacts. Typology of Outcomes.

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Assessing Outcomes and Impact of CUTS work on Competition issues

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  1. Assessing Outcomes and Impact of CUTS work on Competition issues Rijit Sengupta CUTS International 7Up4 Interim Review Meeting Banjul, July 30th 2009

  2. Outline of Presentation • Typology • Description with Illustrations • Evaluating Outcomes/Impacts

  3. Typology of Outcomes • Policy oriented: contributing to competition/regulatory reforms, or associated processes • Consumer oriented: leading to better informed consumers and/or greater consumer welfare • Systemic outcomes: result in long-term, sustained effects

  4. Policy Oriented Outcome: inputs that result in refinement in national competition legislation and/or its implementation • Fast-tracking development/refinement of law (Botswana, Mauritius, Uganda, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, etc.) • Establishment of WG/committees and inclusion of CSOs (CUTS partners) (Botswana, India, Mozambique, The Gambia, etc.) • Integration of CSOs views into the reform processes • Request for assistance from govt. to provide TA (Ethiopia, Uganda, Vietnam, Ghana, etc.)

  5. Consumer Oriented Outcome: better availability of relevant information to consumers and greater levels of awareness • Increase in the number of complaints by CSOs/COs (Namibia, Mauritius, etc.) • Greater number of media reports about ACPs (Uganda, Vietnam, etc.) • Prompt interventions by competition agencies in response to consumer complaints (India, etc.) • Evidences – price reduction, citizens’ actions, etc.

  6. Systemic Outcomes Outcome: result in long-term sustained effects • Establishment of a ‘permanent’ channel of communication between government, business & CSOs • Increased interest among stakeholders on competition issues • Follow-up action by local/national stakeholders beyond project period • Development of active platforms/networks • Integrating competition concerns into other public policy discourses • Integration into academic curriculum/programmes

  7. Evaluating Outcomes/Impacts A Possible Approach

  8. Thank You! rsg@cuts.org

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