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The GTZ programme of funding has been used primarily to fund TIPS' Annual Forum as well as other Dialogue events, and to commission specific pieces of research.
The TIPS Annual Forum – a vehicle to help to create and sustain a network of researchers in the area of trade and industry and other related fields – is of particular relevance within this Programme. The Forum consistently provides an environment for dialogue between researchers, policy-makers and other stakeholders around policy-relevant issues resulting from research. Research funded by GTZ in 2005 includes a series of SMME-related studies, public transport assessments and reform support, and part of the State of Trade Policy publication.
