Our services
CONOW’s staff consists of experts with different backgrounds and broad knowledge of international relations, development politics and political processes. Research and analysis CONOW’s advisors creates analyses of land-situations, politics, economics and culture. Our analyses provides nuanced information and knowledge as background to strategic priorities and safe decision making. We offer both desk studies and reports in which we incorporate finds from qualitative interviews with highly relevant persons. In addition, we offer analyses of viewpoints and possibilities.
POLICY-DEVELOPMENT
The political landscape is ever-changing. Poor capacity might complicate finding time to work on developing your policy, meanwhile it may also seem counterintuitive to search externally for help. CONOW offer reviews of already existing policy, political documents, public debate and in-depth interviews with relevant actors both in and outside the organization. These might be brought together in a discussion note with recommendations which provide a good foundation for decision making in policy-development and recommendations that are well rooted in the ideas and values of the organization.
THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The UN Sustainable Development Goals is a global plan for sustainable development both in social, economic, environmental- and climate contexts. The SDG’s contain sub-goals and indications which may contribute in focusing the business along the lines of the goals whether it is an organization, a firm, a communal or public institution. We can help incorporate the SDG’s in the everyday practice of the business through presentations and internal courses, workshops, mentoring, viewpoints- and possibilities-analyses, investigation and collecting of good practice.
ADVOCACY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Conow possess both process knowledge as well as practical experience from advocacy and government relations. We offer advice and prepare processes on how our customers may have a fruitful dialogue with public authorities. We know the political annual cycle and may offer advice in relation to political processes such as hearings, the state budget, announcements from parliament and such. We may also assist in country analysis, go through relevant political documents, and mapping of relevant laws that are of relevance to businesses that are to start- or effectuate projects overseas.
RESPONSIBLE BUSINESSES AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Our consultants offer advice on measures and projects related to how businesses may behave in a responsible way both on a local and national level. We possess competence on questions of environment, development, human rights and ethics. We design cooperations for organizations and authorities to identify dilemmas and create win-win solutions.
COMMUNICATION
The consultants at Conow can help translate organizational goals into clear and manageable strategies for communication work. We offer longterm strategies that run over a year, as well as strategies for communication work that is connected to a specific event. We can ensure that the strategic work is well rooted in the goals and identity of the organization. Our goal is not to tell the business where it is going, but rather to help it get where it wants to go. This is possible through planning and facilitating all- or parts of the process, production of discussion notes, and support to text production and quality assurance of the final result. We may also assist in operational communication work if needed. Conow also offer services to prevent communication crises, handling the crisis when it happens, and evaluation of the effort after the crisis is over. ANALYSIS