Competence: Public Administration and Good Governance

Selected Project References: 

Technical Assistance to the Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA) in relation to telecommunication and its regulatory framework

Preparation of IT project in Tax Administration

Kosovo, 2009 - 2010
Client: Delegation of the European Commission
Beneficiary: Tax Administration of Kosovo
After gaining independence in 2008, Kosovo has undergone large scale administrative transformation. This project aims to contribute to the modernisation of the IT system of the Kosvo Tax Administration (in compliance with EU standards and requirements) by providing technical assistance in the drafting of the tender dossier.
Keywords: Tax Modernisation, IT System, Acquis Communautaire, Economic Development

Support to Local Governance Support Programme

Bhutan, 2010
Client: Delegation of the European Commission
Beneficiary: Government of Bhutan and local authorities
Formulation of EC support to the Local Governance Sector in Bhutan to leverage democratic transition. The main purpose is to assess the Local Governance Sector for the 10th Five Year Plan (FYP) period, and to provide implementation details for the EC support programme.
Keywords: Democratisation, Local Government Sector, Decentralisation, Budget Support, Programme Formulation

Technical Assistance to NAO (National Authorising Officer) in Ghana - Finance and Contract matters

Ghana, 2009 - 2010
Client: Delegation of the European Commission
Beneficiary: Ministry of Finance
Reduction of poverty, acceleration of socio-economic development in Ghana through improving the effectiveness and the impact of the European Community aid and better use of the development assistance made available under the EDF (European Development Fund)
Keywords: Economic Development, Finance, Institutional Capacity Building

Review of Budget Support in the Health Sector

Moldova, 2009
Client: Delegation of the European Commission
Beneficiary: EC Delegation
Moldova receives EC sector budget support since 2007, conditional on accomplishment of Policy Matrix (PM) benchmarks, the aim is to increase efficiency and quality of the country's basic healthcare services, by supporting the implementation plan of the Healthcare System Development Strategy of Moldova.
Keywords: Poverty Reduction, Economic Growth, Public Health

Technical Assistance to the General Directorate for Budget

Mali, 2009
Client: Delegation of the European Commission
Beneficiary: EC Delegation and National Authorising Officer
The overall objective of this technical assistance is to contribute to modernising public finance management in Mali through institutionalising programme-based budgeting and result-orientated monitoring.
Keywords: Public Finance Management, Public Administration Reform, Budgeting

Public Debt Portfolio Analysis

Paraguay, 2009
Client: Delegation of the European Commission
Beneficiary: Ministry of Public Finance
First step at developing a debt sustainability model in Paraguay, the aim is to analyse the cost and risk presented in the debt portfolio, to develop recommendations that will serve as a basis for improving the quality of the current debt portfolio and to formulate a medium-term strategy.
Keywords: Public Finance, Public Debt, Sustainability Model, Public Administration

Mid-Term-Review of the Sudan EPA (Economic Partnership Agreement) Negotiations and Implementation Support (SENIS) project

Sudan, 2009
Client: Delegation of the European Commission
Beneficiary: EC Delegation to Karthoum
Mid-Term-Review of the SENIS project half way through the implementation, SENIS aims to contribute to the establishment of an EPA between the EU and the Eastern and South African States (ESA), that will further Sudan's economic development and poverty alleviation strategies.
Keywords: Poverty Reduction, International Trade, Public Administration, Capacity Building

Final Evaluation of the Support to Tax Administration Reform (STAR) project in Botswana

Botswana, 2009
Client: Delegation of the European Commission
Beneficiary: Ministry of Finance, Tax Administration of Botswana
Provide decision makers in the government and the European Commission with sufficient data to make an informed judgement about the performance of the STAR project, to document lessons learned and to provide practical recommendations for follow-up.
Keywords: Public Finance, Tax, Monitoring and Evaluation

Training and Undertaking a Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Assessment for Samoa

Samoa, 2009 – 2010
Client: Delegation of the European Commission
Beneficiary: Ministry of Finance
Technical assistance to train officials of the government of Samoa on the PEFA assessment framework, undertaking a PEFA assessment with a team and drafting a comprehensive 'Public Financial Management - Performance Report' (PFM-PR).
Keywords: Public Finance, Economic Development

Technical Assistance for Biometrics

Turkey, 2009
Client:  Delegation of the European Commission, CFCU
Beneficiary: Ministry of Interior
Strengthening of the institutional and technical capacity of the Turkish National Police by realising the potential of biometric identification systems to achieve the standard of EC Member States, with view to progressing towards the accession to the EC.
Keywords: Biometric Identification, EC Accession, Capacity Building, Border Management

Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development of Southern Sudan and to the Southern Sudan Land Commission for drafting the Land Act Regulation

Sudan, 2009
Client:  Delegation of the European Commission
Beneficiary: Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development (MOLACD)
Support and assist the senior staff of MOLACD, the Southern Sudan Land Commission and other related ministries in drafting the Land Act Regulation and assisting the Land Commission in finalising the land policy development process.
Keywords: Regional Development, Land Regulations, Land-Use Planning

Formulation study of a Programme on Governance and Justice in Lesotho

Lesotho, 2009
Client: EC Delegation (EDF)
Beneficiary: ECD Lesotho
The objective of the project is to assist the National Authorising Officer (NAO) and the EC with the formulation of a support programme for the local government in the area of governance, primarily focused on support to the judiciary and the fight against corruption.
Keywords: Governance, Fight against Corruption, Justice Reform, Capacity Building of Judiciary

Support to the Ministry of Finance of Georgia for the elaboration of a Twinning Project Fiche concerning the strengthening of the National Customs System of Georgia 

Georgia, 2008 - 2009
Client: EC Delegation
Beneficiary: Ministry of Fianance
The objective of this Technical Assistance is the elaboration of a Twinning Project Fiche describing as clearly as possible a project for Strengthening the National Customs System of Georgia, so that a successful call for proposals can be launched.
Keywords: Twinning, Customs System, Customs Reform

Formulation mission for the Decentralisation and Local Development Programme in Syria

Arab Republic of Syria, 2009
Client: ECD in Damascus (MEDA)
Beneficiary: ECD Damascus
Formulation of a comprehensive project proposal aimed at supporting the Syrian Ministry of Local Administration and Environment and the Syrian Regional and Local Authorities to consolidate the decentralisation process and to promote local development dynamics in response to the social, economic, and cultural needs of the Syrian population.
Keywords: Decentralisation, Local Development, Formulation Study

Support for implementing Cross Border Institution Building (CBIB) Phase II

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99, 2008 - 2010
Client: ECD DG Enlargement Brussels (CARDS)
Strengthening the capacities of the relevant management structures to programme and implement IPA CBC programmes at borders, strengthen the capacity of stakeholders within the eligible areas to prepare and implement joint cross border cooperation projects within the framework of IPA CBC Programmes, enhancing prosperity and good neighbourly relations.
Website: www.cbib-eu.org
Keywords: Cross-Border-Corporation (CBC), IPA, Programme Management, Project Preparation, Awareness Raising, Training, Grant Scheme Management

Technical Assistance in the field of Consumer Protection in Romania

Romania, 2008 – 2009
Client: Ministry of Public Finance (PHARE)
Beneficiary: National Authority for Consumer Protection
Follow-up of the recommendations of the Phare 2002 (Strengthening market surveillance and consumer protection), this assignment aims to strengthen the institutional capacity of the National Authority for Consumer Protection (NACP), to raise awareness of Romanian citizens as consumers and improve information for and representation of consumers.
Keywords: Consumer Protection, Market Surveillance, Awareness Raising, Training, Strengthening of Civil Society
 

Tourism consulting services for hotel standardisation and classification in Bhutan
 
Bhutan, 2007 – 2009
Client: Austrian Development Agency
Beneficiary: Department of Tourism
Support the Bhutanese Department of Tourism to successfully standardise and classify tourism facilities in Bhutan by developing a system of guidelines, institutional frameworks, task descriptions and training programmes in line with the objectives of the sustainable tourism development strategy.
Keywords: Tourism, Training, Hotel Standardisation and Classification, Quality Assurance and Management

Institutional support to the Ministry of Justice for development of a Sectoral Policy and Budgetary Support Programme

Burkina Faso, 2008
Client: Delegation of the European Commission
Beneficiary: Ministry of Justice
Supporting the implementation and monitoring of the PC PANRJ (Consolidation Plan of the National Action Plan for the Justice Reform) and strengthening the capacities of the Ministry of Justice in the field of sectoral policy planning and programming.
Keywords: Justice Reform, Public Procurement Management, Sectoral Policy Planning and Programming

Support to the Training Institute of Public Administration

Albania, 2007 – 2008
Client: Delegation of the European Commission (CARDS)
Beneficiary: Training Institute of Public Administration
Modernisation of Albania’s administrative capacity and strengthening of its key institutions, improvements to its human ressource management, strengthening of the internal capacities of the Training Institute for Public Administration, development of training systems, methodologies, guidance documents and quality control standards.
Keywords: Public Administration, Human Ressource Development, Human Ressource Management, Training

Technical assistance for project preparation and implementation of the Phare CBC programme Bulgaria - Romania

Bulgaria, 2006 – 2007
Client: Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (PHARE)
Preparation for the effective implementation of cross border cooperation (CBC) programmes, assistance to the preparation of programme documents, capacity building in the administrative structures and support to prospective project promoters.
Keywords: Programme Management, Structural Funds, Cross Border Cooperation (CBC), Project Preparation, ERDF, Awareness Raising

Support to the Social Fund for Development in preparing the programme budget estimate and preparing/launching three Works Tenders and one Call for Proposals 

Egypt, 2007 – 2008
Client: Delegation of the European Commission (MEDA)
Beneficiary: Social Fund for Development
Focus on activities of the “Integrated Services for the Poor Programme” involving infrastructure works as well as social development activities such as education, vocational training or health in urban and rural areas suffering from poverty.
Keywords: Poverty Reduction, Social and Economic Development, Infrastructure, Procurement, Grant Scheme Management, Evaluation

Institutional strengthening of the Egyptian Tourist Authority (ETA) 

Egypt, 2007 – 2009
Client: Austrian Agency for European Integration and Economic Development (MEDA Twinning)
Beneficiary: Ministry of Tourism
Strengthening the institutional capacity of ETA and maximising economic development and employment creation in the tourism sector in order to achieve sustainable growth of tourism in Egypt.
Keywords: Strategy, Marketing Planning, Marketing Organisations, Organisational Development, IT, Human Ressource Development, Training, Twinning

Technical Assistance for Institutional Capacity for the Government Communication Directorate 

Jordan, 2008
Client: Delegation of the European Commission
Beneficiary: Government Communication Directorate
Strengthening the Government Communication Directorate through improved communication of governmental plans and activities to the civil society, supporting the existing Government Communication Network (Government Spokespersons).
Keywords: Communication, Training
 

Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Finance of Macedonia for the estimation of the costs of the transferred competences to Local Self Government Units (Lot 11)

Macedonia (FYROM), 2008
Client: European Agency for Reconstruction
Beneficiary: Ministry of Finance
Assisting the Ministry of Finance to implement its fiscal decentralisation successfully, by estimating the cost of competences transferred to local self-government units (LSGUs) with a view to improving the transfer system currently used to assign fiscal ressources to LSGUs.
Keywords: Finance, Decentralisation, Local Self Government Units, Budgeting, Revenue 

Strengthening of the accounting monitoring to the EDF National Authorising Officer (NAO)

Mauritania, 2008
Client: Delegation of the European Commission (EDF)
Development of an accounting system for the NAO to implement an appropriate IT system for monitoring and accounting. Advise on organisational aspects such as organisational design, human ressources, management of information and communication. Establishment of an internal quality control system, including a system for monitoring projects on the ground.
Keywords: Accounting, Monitoring, Organisational Design, Quality Control
 

Public Expenditure Financial Accountability (PEFA) Evaluation 

Mauritania, 2008
Client: Delegation of the European Commission (EDF)
Beneficiary: Ministry of Economy and Finance
Evaluation of the Financial Management Reform Programme to increase accountability and transparency for the 10th EDF framework reviewing the Mauritanian Public Finance Management system, based on 31 high-level indicators of the Public Financial Management Performance Measurement Framework (PEFA).
Keywords: Public Financial Management Performance (PEFA), Evaluation

Elaboration of an institutional twinning project fiche and/or technical assistance project fiche to the Directorate for Public Companies and Privatisation (DEPP) 

Morocco, 2008 – 2009
Client: Delegation of the European Commission (EDF)
Beneficiary: Department for Public Enterprises and Privatisation
Strengthening of the cooperation between Morocco and the EU under Accord d´Association through development and implementation of public private partnerships and technical assistance, institutional twinning between the Moroccan Department for Public Enterprises and Privatisation and a similar structure in an EU member state.
Keywords: Public Private Partnerships, Twinning, Project Preparation

Institution building, secondary legislation drafting and training concerning the movable cultural heritage and cultural goods
 
Romania, 2007 – 2008
Client: Austrian Agency for European Integration and Economic Development (PHARE Twinning)
Beneficiary: Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs
Improving the capacity of the ministries and subordinated bodies involved in the protection of moveable cultural goods to combat illegal trade and export, theft, destruction and forgery, development of a monitoring and co-ordination IT system to form an integrated protection strategy.
Keywords: Cultural Heritage, Organisational Design, Communication, Interorganisational and international cooperation Management Information Systems, IT, Legislation, Monitoring, Training, Procurement

Evaluation of the tender and implemantation of the supply contract for the media programme

Serbia, 2007 – 2008
Client: European Agency for Reconstruction (CARDS)
Beneficiary: Yugoslav Film Archive
Media reform in Serbia developing access for Serbia's citizens to independent public and private media, improving the quality of the programme, assistance to EAR in tender evaluation and supervision of the project implementation.
Keywords: Cultural Heritage, Media, IT, Procurement, Evaluation, Supervision, Training

Strategic management advice for the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development of GoSS
 
Sudan, 2008 – 2009
Client: Delegation of the European Commission (FED)
Beneficiary: Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development
Strengthening the capacity, transparency, and accountability of the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development, building knowledge and competence of its senior management staff, increasing the capacity to receive and administer development ressources.
Keywords: Strategy, Organisational Design, Human Ressources, Communication Training

Syria, 2008 – 2009
Client: Delegation of the European Commission (MEDA)
Beneficiary: Ministry of Local Administration and Environment
Provision of information to decision-makers in the government of Syria and the European Commission for an informed judgement about the performance of the Municipal Administration Modernisation, evaluating the consistency of MAM within its policy/programme framework, the potential future impact of MAM, future sustainabiliy of benefits, possible programme reorientation and extension.
Keywords: Public Administration, Municipal Administration, Evaluation

Decentralisation reform process in Congo

Cultural development programme Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 

Macedonia (FYROM), 1998 – 2004

Client: European Commission (PHARE)
Beneficiary: Ministry of Culture
Support the reorganisation of the Ministry, promote Public Private Partnerships and stimulate the development of commercial, semi-commercial and autonomous management of cultural institutions, monitoring of a special fund for the stimulation and execution of 42 different art projects.
Keywords: Cultural Heritage, Management of Cultural Institutions, Art, Public Private Partnerships, Grant Scheme Management, Project Preparation, Evaluation

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