Resources

Papers

Do Local Content Regulations Drive National Competitiveness or Create a Pathway to Protectionism? View pdf (1mb) »

Unpacking the Myths and Metrics of Reporting Local Content View pdf (1mb) »

The Rising Spectra of Protectionism in the Oil and Gas Supplier Market:: Implications for UK's Export-Led Growth View pdf (370kb) »

Optimising Local Content: Modelling the Economic Impact of Local Content on Commercial Interests and Public Industrial Policy View pdf (0.5mb) »

Contract Tendering: Local Content in the Formulation of Invitations to Tender and Tender Evaluation for Major Contracts View pdf (5mb) »

Procurement Strategy: The Role of Procurement Strategy in Effective Local Content Management
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LCS in the Press

Mining Weekly, 25th Nov 2011: Significant Drive Towards Increasing Local Content - a look at recent trends onlocal content in the mining and minerals sector.
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IPQC, 30th July 2011: Michael Warner, Director of LCS, argues that the long-term 'rolling' capital expenditure characteristic of mining operations provides an under-exploited opportunity for leveraging local content, especially for domestic manufacturing.
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Financial Times, 30th June 2011: Michael Warner, Director of LCS, argues that the challenge for the Brazilian Government is to "optimise" local content.
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Africa Investor, March/April 2011: Michael Warner, Director of LCS aserts that local content regulations in public procurement across Africa can be either protectionist or a force for sustainable industrial development.
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Presentations

Practical Metrics for Reporting on Local Content in Procurement across the Mining Sector in Ghana,, presentation at Association of Ghana Industries Conference, 6th December 2011, Acccra, Ghana. View pdf »

Optimal Local Content in the Liberian Hydrocarbons Sector, presentation at National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) Business Linkages Forum, Monrovia, July 14th 2011 View pdf »

Manufacturing Opportunities in local sourcing: Newmont Ghana Supplier Summit, May 2011 View pdf »

Are Local Content Regulations a Pathway to Competitiveness or a Road to Protectionism? Presentation at Breakfast meeting held by Menas Associates, London, 12th October 2010. View pdf »

Books

Local Content in Procurement:: Creating Local Jobs and Competitive Domestic Industies in Supply Chains, by Michael Warner, forthcoming September 2011, published by Greenleaf Publishing View book »

Putting Partnerships to Work: Strategy Alliances for Development Between Government, the Private Sector and limit Society, Greenleaf Publishing. View book »

Video Clips

Dr Michael Warner, Director of LCS on the role of Local Content regulations in supplier competitiveness.
Presentation for BG Group at 4th Asian Energy Forum, Kazakhstan

Local Content in Procurement View Book »

"This book is a highly recommended first class guide by the foremost authority on the subject". Hon. Tam Brisibe, former Chairman, Committee of Petroleum Resources Upstream, House of Representatives, Nigeria

"..a must-read for those of us responsible for formulating local content policy and regulations". Elias A Kilembe, Local Content Coordinator, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation

"A valuable book for all supply chain professionals living with local content challenges and opportunities... Keep it close to your desk" Simon Blamires, Regional Supply Chain Director, Africa, Newmont Mining, Ghana

"This clearly written book… should serve as a useful handbook to regulators and industry practitioners alike" Joe Leahy, Brazil Bureau Chief, Financial Times

"What we have learned from this book is allowing us …to obtain tangible information and contractual commitments from tenderers to support our local content business objectives" Dinah Quashie, Local Content Supervisor, Tullow Ghana Limited

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MacKay Group provides food and facility management consultancy services to mining, oil and gas and construction projects to actively meet cost, schedule, quality, safety, risk and local content objectives, and enables contractors to secure business advantage by closely aligning with these client objectives. More »