The workshop on “Enhancing DICA’s Evaluation Capacity as an Investment Promotion Agency (IPA)”, organized by the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) under the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations (MIFER) and funded by the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), was held as the AJC’s National Activity Project in a hybrid format at the Union Minister’s Office of MIFER in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Gracing the event, Dr Kan Zaw, Union Minister for MIFER delivered an opening speech, followed by the welcome address by Head of Bilateral Programme Mr Phutsakhon Sengmaniphon, on behalf of the Secretary-General of the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC).

In the opening speech, Union Minister Dr Kan Zaw highlighted the four key activities of the project: a pre-assessment survey, this workshop, a post-assessment survey, and the preparation of a need assessment report. Regarding the workshop, the Union minister emphasized the importance of monitoring and evaluation processes that can highly support the organizational performance of an Investment Promotion Agency (IPA). He then conveyed both the AJC’s continuous support and the contribution of the international expert.

Afterwards, Head of the Bilateral Programme and Assistant Director Mr Phutsakhon Sengmaniphon also addressed that AJC supports investment promotion efforts across ASEAN including through knowledge-sharing initiatives and technical exchanges. He also pointed out that monitoring and evaluation are key to ensuring policy effectiveness and optimizing investment facilitation services and AJC remains committed to supporting ASEAN investment-related efforts.

The workshop will bring a certain degree of enhancing the practical skills to evaluate investment promotion and facilitation procedures conducted by DICA and to examine the barriers and challenges that DICA staff may confront during the effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) process.

During the workshop, international expert Ms Premila Nazareth Satyanand provides valuable insight into the M&E process by highlighting its significance and exploring the strategies to promote investments in the country.

The workshop was attended by a total of 150 participants, including directors-general, deputy directors-general and senior officials from MIFER, and representatives from the ASEAN-Japan Centre. The workshop will last for two days until 6 February 2025.

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