Washington, DC, USA – The World Bank, through the Competitive Industries and Innovation Program, is bringing together movers and shakers from all over the world in a high-level conference entitled “Making Growth Happen: Implementing Policies for Competitive Countries”.  Running from October 16-17, the conference aims to consolidate and disseminate knowledge on strengthening industry competitiveness and innovation for rapid and sustained job creation.

National Competitiveness Council (NCC) Private Sector Co-Chairman Guillermo M. Luz is set to speak in a session on Public Inspiration for Private Innovation together with Nicholas Bloom, a Professor of Economics at the Stanford University, and John van Reenen, also a Professor of Economics and the Director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. The session will examine the role of public-private councils and dialogues in enacting public policies that support private sector innovation and growth. Also to be discussed in separate sessions are the risks and rewards of industrial policies, experimenting with policy reform, regional approaches to execution, and current practice in Africa.

This recognition by the international community is a testament to the competitiveness of the Philippines and the serious work being done by the NCC towards improving the country’s global competitiveness. Other countries represented in the conference by senior officials, academics, and the private sector include India, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Costa Rica, Indonesia, China, Jordan, and Brazil.

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