Current Work 2024
Empowering the Private Sector in Santa Cruz
CIPE and its partner Public Policy for Liberty (POPULI) are working to empower private sector actors to advocate for private solutions to public problems, digital transformation, and open government in the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Area. Public Policy for Liberty (POPULI) is supporting private sector stakeholders to draft public policy recommendations that aim to simplify processes for obtaining construction licenses and permits within the metropolitan area.
Partner: Public Policy for Liberty (POPULI)
Additional Resources
Blog: Populi, Empowering the Private Sector in Santa Cruz, Bolivia (Click here to read)
Advocating for Constructive Capital in the Andean Region
CIPE is collaborating with partners in Bolivia and Ecuador to advocate for reforms that attract constructive capital and combat the negative effects of corrosive capital. The project’s long-term goal is to attract capital investments that uphold transparency, accountability, and the rule of law as bases for equitable, inclusive, and sustainable economies. This project continues CIPE’s previous work with Fundación Milenio (FM) and Fundación Ciudadanía y Desarrollo (FCD) that focused on understanding the governance gaps that permit corrosive capital to enter Bolivia and Ecuador.
Partners: Fundación para la Ciudadanía y Desarrollo and Fundación Milenio
Stimulating Inclusive Growth Through the Creative Economy
CIPE and the Center for Studies of Economic and Social Reality (CERES) are supporting creative entrepreneurs in Bolivia through research, skill trainings, and a yearly forum that aims to bring together key stakeholders and facilitate discussion on challenges and opportunities in the creative economy. The purpose of these activities is to bolster the growing creative economy in Bolivia, strengthen new avenues for democratic participation and promote inclusive economic growth at the city-level.
Partner: Center for Studies of Economic and Social Reality (CERES)
Supporting SMEs and Disenfranchised Groups for Inclusive Growth and Policies (País PyME)
To empower SMEs to increase their productivity, competitiveness, and participation in policy discussions, CIPE has expanded the País PyME program to entrepreneurs in Bolivia and Paraguay. In addition to offering capacity building training for SMEs in thematic areas related to digitalization and the remote environment, CIPE and its partners are raising the profile of SME-related discussions in the political space and media, thus championing the need for inclusive reforms.
Partner: Fundación Libertad
Contacts
- For any questions or inquiries, please write to lac@cipe.org