Doing Business
The Ministry of Trade and Industry, through the Department of Business Services, is receiving critical skills and technical advice to implement structural and legal reforms aimed at simplifying business creation and operation processes. Key initiatives include:
- Enhancing and digitalising the Botswana One Stop Service Centre through the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC).
- Improving the delivery of justice in commercial disputes.
- Upgrading the Alternative Dispute Resolution Framework.
- Supporting the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) in completing the National Single Electronic Window.
e-Government
The Ministry of Communications, Knowledge and Technology, particularly the Government Online Service, is benefiting from technical assistance in policy design and quality assurance to deploy e-Government services to businesses. This is part of a comprehensive government digitalisation approach, which includes:
- Building capacities and skills of staff across relevant government services.
- Collaborating with SmartBots on cross-cutting digitalisation strategy issues.
- Conducting benchmarking exercises and exchanges with known excellence centres in e-Government.
Ecotourism
The project supports the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and related institutions, such as the Botswana Tourism Organisation, the Department of Wildlife and Natural Parks, and the Community-Based Natural Resource Management, to develop economically viable and effectively managed enterprises. Notable initiatives include:
- Grants totalling EURO 1.5 million awarded to NGOs Eco-exist and Impact Fund.
- Supporting a resilient elephant economy.
- Leveraging ecotourism for social and economic development in Northern Botswana.
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