Asia Policy Forum
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AVPN Conference 2018: Policymaker Experience
Policy Innovations to Maximize Impact
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Asia Policy Forum (APF) engages a critical perspective in the social economy – policy – in the work that AVPN and its members are doing to build the social economy. Join us to begin the journey of true cross-sector collaboration, by learning about our policy events and exploring our resources.
About Asia Policy Forum
APF is a collaborative effort that offers a convening platform, a community of champions of the social economy and practical learning opportunities to support governments, policymakers and policy influencers to build an enabling environment for the social economy to flourish.
AVPN Social Economy Policy Framework
5 Policymaker Impact Areas
Overview
Greater social impact and sustainable development needs the full force of effective policies as those decisions can catalyse or stunt the growth of socially impactful investments and related forms of capital. We invite you to consider how policy can affect the social economy in 5 impact areas. Join us in gathering perspectives and resources from various stakeholders mapped aligned with our Social Economy Policy Framework.
Leadership and Alliances
Establishing leadership and building alliances within and outside the government to take ownership over the social economy agenda
E.g. Policy statements, Cross-ministry committees, Public private sector alliances, Multilateral agency committees
Capacity Building
Enabling policies to build up the capabilities and knowledge of key stakeholders in social economy to create greater social impact
E.g. Investment in building centres for excellence, capability development of social entrepreneurs, knowledge development, incubators and accelerators
Capital Mobilisation
Enhancing policies that unlock or mobilise capital that fund social economy initiatives and stakeholders, across a continuum of capital instruments
E.g. Government-funded social investment funds, matching incentives for social investment, tax incentives, government grant programmes, unlocking CSR capital
Market Building
Developing a policy environment to create market opportunities for social businesses to improve their revenue opportunities and market outreach
E.g. Social procurement, trademarking, consumer platforms, advocacy campaigns, data collection and analysis
Legislation
Policies that introduce legislation and regulations that impact the social economy, including but not limited to fiscal and monetary policy measures
E.g. Certification system, legal framework and recognition, legal structure, philanthropy regulations, social investment regulations, small business regulations
Resources for Policymakers
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