INVESTMENT PROMOTION
infrastructures, and safeguarding consumer interests are important requirements for achieving and maintaining a competitive and predictable business environment.
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• To meet these needs, specialised regulatory and service agencies were established such as the Namibia Standards Institution, the Namibia Estates Agents Board and the Namibia Competition Commission (and principle approval has been granted for a Business and Intellectual Property Authority). Functions are to: • Develop the policy and legal framework for the management of quality, standards, company registration, liquor licensing, intellectual property rights, traditional knowledge, and domestic market regulations. • Contribute to the overall government effort of effective revenue collection. • Provide effective and efficient services in the area of company registration, intellectual property rights protection. • Consumer protection and business trade facilitation. • Ensure that the Intellectual Property (IP) office provides efficient patent information services and promotes local creations and inventions. • Provide acquisition and distribution of franchising and technology licensing. • Administer international treaties and conventions in the area of IP, standards, legal and trade metrology, to which Namibia is a signatory in order to ensure compliance. • Provide guidelines and support to the Competition Commission. • Promote and coordinate research and development in the area of the Ministry’s competence. • Implement a user-friendly system to facilitate and enhance the registration of companies, close corporations and the protecting industrial property (IP) rights. • Promote and protect designs, traditional knowledge, inventions and technological
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development. Undertake registration of companies, close corporations, patents and trademarks. Provide guidelines and support to the Namibian Standards Institute (NSI) and accreditation bodies. Provide guidelines and support to the Company Registration Authority and the intellectual property rights (IPR) body.
Ms Maria Pogisho Acting Director Tel +264 61 283 7262 Email: pogisho@mti.gov.na
DIRECTORATE OF ADMINISTRATION
The Directorat of Administration is responsible for the rendering of supportive services to the entire Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME development. The Directorate performs the following functions: • To ensure compliance with the human resouces, procurement, financial and stock control laws and regulations. • Provide, deploy, develop and retain required human resources for the implementation of the Ministry’s objectives and efficient service delivery. • Manage and control all the financial resources at the disposal of the Ministry in comformity with the applicable laws and reguations. • Produce goods and services required for the effective operation and functioninig of the Ministry and the proper disposal thereof. • Acquire, manage and control of pool vehicles and the Ministry’s own transport fleet. • Accounting fo all stock and annual stock taking. • Acquire and maintain office accommodation, render commitee, typing and secretarial registry, cleaning and security services. • Provide and manage information technology systems for the Ministry.
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Create and manage a modern documentation and cummunications centre for the Ministry. Provice internal audit services. Render all logistical, security, cleaninig and other auxiliary services tot he Ministry.
Mr Munu Kuyonisa Director Tel +264 61 283 7337 Email: kuyonisa@mti.gov.na
BUSINESS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AUTHORITY (BIPA) In an effort to improve service delivery and ensure the effective administration of business and intellectual property rights (IPRs) registration, the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) has been established under the auspices of the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development. BIPA is an autonomous entity established in terms of Section 21 of the Companies Act. Functions are to: To be the central focal point for the registration, administration and protection of businesses, commercial and industrial properties rights; and To be the legal depository of information, documents and data required to be lodged under the applicable legislations. BIPA will further be tasked with the provision of general advisory services and information dissemination on business registration and IPRs. Mr Tileinge Andima Chief Executive Officer Tel: +264 299 4400 Email: andima@bipa.na
OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (ODC) (PTY) LTD
ODC was established in 1996, following the promulgation of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) Act (Act No 9 of 1995) as an agency responsible for marketing, promoting and facilitating investments under the EPZ
regime. The EPZ is an industrial development instrument of the Government, aimed at attracting export-oriented manufacturing and value addition activities. As a policy instrument, the regime is intended to: Facilitate imports of foreign productive capital and technology and the transfer of technical skills to the local workforce Promote the diversification of the local economy Increase the share contribution of the manufacturing sector to job creation and the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) ODC Core functions consist of: • Promoting and marketing the EPZ as a competitively attractive incentive regime and industrial policy for encouraging investment in export-oriented manufacturing operations • Screening applications and facilitating admission of qualifying investors under the EPZ • Managing and monitoring the performance of the EPZ enterprises and the programme in general • Advising the Minister responsible on the performance and any constraints to the effective development of the programme in Namibia The ODC provides the following investor services: • Information on investment opportunities under the EPZ and in the country in general • Information on the incentives offered by Government through the EPZ and other similar investment-incentive regimes • Evaluation and recommendation of qualifying applications for EPZ status to the EPZ Committee and the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME development for approval • Provision of affordable factory shells or warehouses at established industrial parks • Facilitation of linkages between investors and relevant central, regional and