Public Service Announcements on TV : An Effective Tool for Reaching Entrepreneurs in Tajikistan

Improving the regulatory environment - i.e., producing business-friendly regulations is often seen as the main goal of business enabling environment programs. However, an effective regulatory framework is not enough by itself: entrepreneurs and pub...

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Main Authors:	Dall'Olio, Andrea, Ha, Teresa
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING ADVISORY SERVICES BACK-UP BROADCAST BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESSES COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES COMMUNICATION STRATEGY CORRUPTION ECONOMICS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT GENERAL PUBLIC GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT INITIATIVE INSPECTION INSPECTION PROCEDURES INSPECTIONS INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LAWS LIMITED ACCESS MEDIA MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MERCHANTS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESULT RESULTS TELEVISION TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9875736/public-service-announcements-tv-effective-tool-reaching-entrepreneurs-tajikistan-public-service-announcements-tv-effective-tool-reaching-entrepreneurs-tajikistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10618

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spelling	okr-10986-106182021-04-23T14:02:51Z Public Service Announcements on TV : An Effective Tool for Reaching Entrepreneurs in Tajikistan Dall'Olio, Andrea Ha, Teresa ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING ADVISORY SERVICES BACK-UP BROADCAST BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESSES COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES COMMUNICATION STRATEGY CORRUPTION ECONOMICS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT GENERAL PUBLIC GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT INITIATIVE INSPECTION INSPECTION PROCEDURES INSPECTIONS INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LAWS LIMITED ACCESS MEDIA MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MERCHANTS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESULT RESULTS TELEVISION TRANSPARENCY Improving the regulatory environment - i.e., producing business-friendly regulations is often seen as the main goal of business enabling environment programs. However, an effective regulatory framework is not enough by itself: entrepreneurs and public officials have to be aware of the new regulations in order to apply them to their day-to-day business activity and ensure impact. The Tajikistan Business Enabling Environment Project took a unique approach to increasing public awareness by creating a series of public service announcements (PSAs) for television. In July 2006 the Government of Tajikistan, with help from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Tajikistan Business Enabling Environment Project, adopted the country's first ever law regulating inspections of businesses. By doing so the government demonstrated to the public at large and the business community in particular that it was committed to putting in place business-friendly regulations. The law clearly identified the bodies entitled to carry out inspections and laid out inspection procedures aimed at bringing transparency into the inspections process and reducing corruption. At the same time, the law introduced the concept of risk-based inspections. 2012-08-13T12:26:22Z 2012-08-13T12:26:22Z 2008-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9875736/public-service-announcements-tv-effective-tool-reaching-entrepreneurs-tajikistan-public-service-announcements-tv-effective-tool-reaching-entrepreneurs-tajikistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10618 English IFC Smart Lessons Brief CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Tajikistan
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topic	ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING ADVISORY SERVICES BACK-UP BROADCAST BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESSES COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES COMMUNICATION STRATEGY CORRUPTION ECONOMICS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT GENERAL PUBLIC GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT INITIATIVE INSPECTION INSPECTION PROCEDURES INSPECTIONS INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LAWS LIMITED ACCESS MEDIA MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MERCHANTS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESULT RESULTS TELEVISION TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle	ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING ADVISORY SERVICES BACK-UP BROADCAST BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESSES COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES COMMUNICATION STRATEGY CORRUPTION ECONOMICS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT GENERAL PUBLIC GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT INITIATIVE INSPECTION INSPECTION PROCEDURES INSPECTIONS INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LAWS LIMITED ACCESS MEDIA MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MERCHANTS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESULT RESULTS TELEVISION TRANSPARENCY Dall'Olio, Andrea Ha, Teresa Public Service Announcements on TV : An Effective Tool for Reaching Entrepreneurs in Tajikistan
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description	Improving the regulatory environment - i.e., producing business-friendly regulations is often seen as the main goal of business enabling environment programs. However, an effective regulatory framework is not enough by itself: entrepreneurs and public officials have to be aware of the new regulations in order to apply them to their day-to-day business activity and ensure impact. The Tajikistan Business Enabling Environment Project took a unique approach to increasing public awareness by creating a series of public service announcements (PSAs) for television. In July 2006 the Government of Tajikistan, with help from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Tajikistan Business Enabling Environment Project, adopted the country's first ever law regulating inspections of businesses. By doing so the government demonstrated to the public at large and the business community in particular that it was committed to putting in place business-friendly regulations. The law clearly identified the bodies entitled to carry out inspections and laid out inspection procedures aimed at bringing transparency into the inspections process and reducing corruption. At the same time, the law introduced the concept of risk-based inspections.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Dall'Olio, Andrea Ha, Teresa
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title	Public Service Announcements on TV : An Effective Tool for Reaching Entrepreneurs in Tajikistan
title_short	Public Service Announcements on TV : An Effective Tool for Reaching Entrepreneurs in Tajikistan
title_full	Public Service Announcements on TV : An Effective Tool for Reaching Entrepreneurs in Tajikistan
title_fullStr	Public Service Announcements on TV : An Effective Tool for Reaching Entrepreneurs in Tajikistan
title_full_unstemmed	Public Service Announcements on TV : An Effective Tool for Reaching Entrepreneurs in Tajikistan
title_sort	public service announcements on tv : an effective tool for reaching entrepreneurs in tajikistan
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9875736/public-service-announcements-tv-effective-tool-reaching-entrepreneurs-tajikistan-public-service-announcements-tv-effective-tool-reaching-entrepreneurs-tajikistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10618
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Public Service Announcements on TV : An Effective Tool for Reaching Entrepreneurs in Tajikistan

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