1. The Public Private Dialogue in Southern Sudan Government of Southern Sudan Ministry of Commerce, Trade& Supply Directorate of Private Sector Development 2 nd April, 2008, Dakar-Senegal

2. Introduction Southern Sudan after years of conflict, under development and dictatorship needs dialogue in general and PPD in particular for; Sustaining peace. Building investors confidence in investment climate and Fostering democracy.

3. Current PPD Status Funding accessed from MDTF/GOSS to facilitate PPD among other activities for PSD. The IFC/ICTA thankfully assessed the status of PPD, shared the findings with the stakeholders and some recommendations were adopted.

4. Challenges Weak public/private sector institutions. Limited funding. Limited networking with regional and international PPD forums.

5. Proposed Strategies Utilization of the current MDTF/GOSS funding for building PPDF structure. Seeking support of IFC/ICTA to strengthen the capacities of public/private sector institutions related to PPD. Continue lobbing for funding internally and from other good wishers. Linking SSBF with other similar regional and global forums. Seeking support from IFC/ICTA and other donors to organize and form business sectoral associations and enhance their capacity.

6. End Thanks