| Country/Locality |
Bosnia |
Overall project value (EUR)
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3,500,000 |
Name of client
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Selected municipalities in BiH |
Origin of funding
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USAID |
| Starting date |
11/2002 |
| Ending date |
09/2005 |
| Partner |
PADCO |
Detailed description of project
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The LGSA is USAID Bosnia's technical assistance program to promote more participatory, inclusive democratic society. The project has three specific project areas:
- Improve administrative and management systems, transparency mechanisms for citizen-government dialogue, and the delivery of public services in order to raise the level of citizen satisfaction in its local government and the services it provides;
- Develop learning networks and systems for sharing and exchanging information in order to improve the knowledge, professionalism and professional skills of local government officials;
- Provide direct city management advice to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the administration of the Brcko District.
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Type of services provided
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LGID is PADCO's primary subcontractor in this project and its tasks are extensive and diversified. LGID is providing the following training, technical assistance and other tasks in each of the 6 participating BiH municipalities:
- Strategic planning for local economic development
- Establishing citizen information centers
- Creating one-stop-shops
- Establishing a functioning complaints system
- Formulating an issue-driven public participation process
- Media-related issues (press and public information)
- Budget execution analysis
- Fiscal discipline and budget reporting
- Introduction of modern budget process techniques
- Citizen participation in the budget process
- Establishment of Local Government Network
- Establish a Twinning program between BiH municipalities and sister towns in Bulgaria
- Authoring, publishing and disseminating training manuals on selected activities above.
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