information gaps and research possibilities informal trade:
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Information Gaps and Research Possibilities
Informal Trade:
a unique urban partnershipworking together to regenerate Cape Town’s Central
City
CCID: the operational partner – doing the work on ground levelSAFE | CLEAN | CARING
CAPE TOWN PARTNERSHIP: the strategic partner MANAGE| DEVELOP| PROMOTE
Central City Property Owners
CITY: the governance partnerGOVERN | SUPPORT| PLAN
OWNERS: the private partnerINVEST | DEVELOP | FUND
Economic Diversity & Resilience
According to our research…
78.5
21.5
Buy from in-formal tradersDo not buy
38.1
56.8
5
SidewalksDemarcated marketsDon't know
23.5
26.8
46.3
3.5
More traders Fewer tradersRemain as is Don't know
Challenge #1:Information
Gaps
Old Studies that are dated and not applicable
Targeted Studies that only apply to small areas or industries
Lack of Collaboration
limits participation from traders
Challenge #2:Lack of a Larger Vision
We still don’t understand the larger picture of what trade looks like in terms of:
• Demand Analyses• Mapping• Storage locations, goods movement, and spatial
collaborations• Pedestrian movements in relation to the location of
traders• The physical element: What trading structures best
support traders• The business element: What new practices could
promote safer transactions and trading spaces for traders and
• customers?• Onward economic growth: How can informal trade
link into local supply chains to encourage further growth in the informal sector?
Challenge #3:Information
Sharing
MOVING FORWARD: Strategic Research
Partnerships
Driving Partnerships
Forward
• Strategic Communications
• Data Collection• Data Analysis• Mapping• Implementation• Skills sharing
