Partnerships

Provide a venue and interpretation services in Paris for capacity building the day before the OECD Global Forum.
Next capacity building workshop will be 30 Nov 2016

ICN is placing emphasis on outreach to younger agencies in developing economies
Regional initiatives like ACF are important in this regard
ICN Agency Effectiveness Working Group held its annual workshop in Botswana in March 2016 and asked the ACF to co-host
SA is a member of the ICN Steering Group and uses this forum to raise profile of ACF and increase participation of ACF members in ICN events as speakers etc

The 4th BRICS International Competition Conference was hosted by South Africa on 10 – 13 November 2016
CCSA recognised the importance of strong participation of competition authorities from Africa at the conference
30 African delegates attended from 18 ACF members
SA is a member of the ICN Steering Group and uses this forum to raise profile of ACF and increase participation of ACF members in ICN events as speakers etcA BRICS – African competition authorities meeting was held on 11 November
Representatives of Brazil, Russia and the three Chinese competition agencies met ACF members and discussed future cooperation

CCSA Deputy Commissioner spoke on behalf of the ACF Chair at the 14th UNCTAD Ministerial in Nairobi on 20 July 2016 in a session on the role of competition policy in regional integration
ACF Steering Committee members were canvassed on the content of the answers to be provided during the discussion
The ACF offered general inputs on the topic and gave specific examples of the ACF’s experience in this area
The conference was a good platform to raise the profile of the ACF and for the ACF to contribute to the discourse on regional integration and development in the continent.

CCSA Deputy Commissioner spoke on behalf of the ACF Chair at the 14th UNCTAD Ministerial in Nairobi on 20 July 2016 in a session on the role of competition policy in regional integrationBoth of these US agencies have provided training through the USAID funded regional training workshops
National governments continue to fund the attendance of officials from competition agencies in ACF activities