What We Do

Our activities focus on meeting our Strategic Goals outlined below:

• Build strong and responsive National Private Sector Organisations (NPSOs) 

• Promote and facilitate greater cooperation and information sharing with the private sector 

• Improve private sector dialogue and partnerships with government and partners 

• Facilitate and build private sector business, trade and competitiveness 

• Strengthen private sector involvement in national and regional policy development and support implementation 

• Advocate for the interest of the private sector at regional and international forums 

• Maintain a sustainable, effective and relevant PIPSO.

 

We invest in activities that build the capacity of our members because in doing so, they can be strong foundations in building and assisting businesses in their countries.

 

We facilitate and organise the attendance of our NPSO members to attend business trainings, trade workshops, ICT seminars and business forums held annually not only in the region, but also in various parts of the world.

 

PIPSO and its members actively participate in Private Sector Dialogues with the most recent being the 6th Private Sector Dialogue held in the Cook Islands in 2015 within the margins of the 19th Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) and for the first time, was held in conjunction with the Forum Trade Ministers Meeting (FTMM).

 

  

Two key focus areas of PIPSO’s work is built around promoting and facilitating greater cooperation and information sharing, and establishing and nurturing strategic partnerships and engagements. In 2015, PIPSO signed two MOUs, one with the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat (MSGS) and the other with the Pacific Business Investment Facility (BIF), to support this work recognising that addressing private sector challenges and working to support Pacific businesses is not something PIPSO envisages doing alone, and that working with national, regional and international partners is essential to contribute to achieving development outcomes.

 

PIPSO also attends many regional and international meetings and forums, to primarily advocate and lobby for support to the Pacific private sector, as well as to network with partners and stakeholders, share learnings, and identify areas in which to collaborate.