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5.1 The SME Development Policy (SMEDP): Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
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Article Overview: It should be noted that the latest round of SME development policies are very recent. The MIT released its national SME Development Policy in 2003, a process it has been working on since 1998. The SME Development Policy was approved by Parliament on 11 February 2003 and officially launched on 27 August 2003. The overall objective of the policy is “to foster job creation and income generation through promoting the creation of new SMEs and improving the performance and competitiveness of the existing ones to increase their participation and contribution to the Tanzanian economy” (MIT, 2003). The implementation plan for the SME Development Policy includes a list of priority programmes and projects,24 categorized under seven major objectives:
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5.1 The SME Development Policy (SMEDP): Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
It should be noted that the latest round of SME development policies are very
recent. The MIT released its national SME Development Policy in 2003, a process it has
been working on since 1998. The SME Development Policy was approved by Parliament
on 11 February 2003 and officially launched on 27 August 2003. The overall objective of
the policy is “to foster job creation and income generation through promoting the
creation of new SMEs and improving the performance and competitiveness of the
existing ones to increase their participation and contribution to the Tanzanian economy”
(MIT, 2003). The implementation plan for the SME Development Policy includes a list
of priority programmes and projects,24 categorized under seven major objectives:
Objective 1: Enabling the legal and regulatory framework
Objective 2: Improved SME access to physical infrastructure and work places
Objective 3: Strengthened entrepreneurial culture (through entrepreneurship
development in the education system) and markets for sustainable
business development services (BDS), training, and the provision of
business information
Objective 4: Improved SME access to finance
Objective 5: Strengthened stakeholder capacities to achieve effective
implementation of SME assistance programmes and interventions
(including institutions and associations)
Objective 6: Enhanced rural industrialization
Objective 7: Cross-cutting issues, such as gender mainstreaming in all initiatives
pertaining to SME development.
The implementation of the SME Development Policy cuts across all other major
programme and policy areas currently in place, notably the Poverty Reduction Strategy
(PRS), the Sustainable Industrial Development Policy (SIDP), the Strategic Trade Policy,
the Agricultural Development Strategy Programme (ADSP), Rural Development
Strategy (RDS), and Strategies for Poverty Reducing Employment (MIT, July 2003). The
danger of overlap due to lack of coordination on elements related to the SME sector was
noted in the MIT (2003) report.
1.2 Mission Objectives: Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
5.2 Structure for implementing the SME Development Policy: Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
1.3 Methodology: Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
1.1 Background and Introduction: Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
7.1 Recommended actions – policy coordination and leadership: Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005
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