DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY Summary One core objective of the Supporting Economic Transformation (SET) programme has been to establish the programme as a ‘centre for global knowledge’ on economic transformation and make a significant contribution to academic and policy debates on the best ways to achieve it in practice. This impact case study explores how SET … Continue reading “Impact case study: Establishing the SET programme as a ‘centre for global knowledge’ on economic transformation”

The Supporting Economic Transformation (SET) programme has been working in Rwanda since 2016. The primary focus of the work has been supporting the evolution of government policy towards a coherent approach to economic transformation. Policy research and engagement carried out with this aim has contributed to a gradual but perceptible improvement in the quality of policy thinking despite some notable counter-currents. This work has spun off secondary benefits in terms of stimulation and guidance to DFID governance and growth advisers, DFID partners and the local private sector.

The Supporting Economic Transformation (SET) programme helped to inform and design Tanzania’s Second Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP II) 2016/17-2020/21 and continues to guide prioritisation and strategic thinking around the country’s economic transformation. The programme also directly supported the preparation of an Implementation Strategy (IS) for the FYDP II, ensuring it was underpinned by relevant principles and factors to achieve successful implementation. SET was also influential in motivating the formation of a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework to track progress and demonstrate results.

The Supporting Economic Transformation (SET) programme has worked in Kenya since 2016. SET work in Kenya has spanned government departments and agencies, DFID Kenya and other donors, private sector actors and civil society, and successfully contributed to the promotion of the manufacturing agenda both ahead of and after the 2017 Kenyan presidential elections. SET has additionally succeeded in influencing the plans and priorities of both government and the private sector.