Guide IGF pour les gouvernements : Les politiques de contenu local

The document outlines a four-step process for governments to integrate the mining sector into national development plans through local content policies. It categorizes these policies into five main types: local procurement, direct local employment, horizontal linkages (infrastructure and capacity), downstream linkages (product enrichment), and the strengthening of national mining companies. The guide emphasizes that there is no one-size-fits-all model, as success depends on a country's specific industrial base, skills availability, and business climate. It also addresses cross-cutting challenges, such as the impact of automation on employment and the potential conflicts between local content requirements and international trade and investment laws.

• Local content policies are widely adopted, with an estimated 90% of resource-rich countries, including both developed and developing nations, implementing some form of such policy.
• The guide proposes a four-step methodology for governments: ensuring compatibility with national development goals, conducting a situational analysis (fact-finding), policy formulation, and establishing monitoring, control, and enforcement mechanisms.
• Local procurement policies can significantly increase the mining industry's contribution to national GDP, often possessing greater potential than taxes and royalties.
• Direct local employment policies are often the starting point for local content strategies because they build the basic skills and capacities necessary for more complex horizontal and downstream linkages.
• Horizontal linkages are divided into two channels: infrastructure-based (shared-use assets like roads and power) and capacity-based (transferring technology and skills to non-mining sectors).
• Downstream linkages aim for economic diversification by encouraging local processing and value addition, though success is difficult and depends on international competitiveness and access to cheap energy.
• Policies to strengthen national mining companies include mandatory joint ventures, the promotion of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and technology transfer requirements, though these can conflict with international investment laws.
• Automation in mining is expected to reduce employment per unit of value, particularly affecting low- and medium-skilled jobs and reducing national procurement for employee-related services like housing and food.
• Local content requirements may violate international trade obligations, specifically the WTO's Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMS), which prohibits advantages conditional on local content.
• Effective monitoring requires standardized reporting models for mining companies and independent review mechanisms to ensure that failure leads to policy revision rather than just punishment.

APA

Cosbey, A., & Ramdoo, I. (2018). Guide IGF pour les gouvernements : Les politiques de contenu local. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/igf-guidance-for-governments-local-content-fr.pdf

Chicago

Cosbey, Aaron, and Isabelle Ramdoo. Guide IGF pour les gouvernements : Les politiques de contenu local. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2018. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/igf-guidance-for-governments-local-content-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cosbey2018guide, author = {Cosbey, Aaron and Ramdoo, Isabelle}, title = {{Guide IGF pour les gouvernements : Les politiques de contenu local}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2018}, month = jul, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/igf-guidance-for-governments-local-content-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }