References
| Country/Locality | Croatia |
| Overall project value (EUR) |
1,291,595 |
| Name of client |
Government of Croatia |
| Origin of funding |
EU-CARDS |
| Starting date | 05/2006 |
| Ending date | 01/2008 |
| Partner | ICON-Institute Public Sector GmbH, prime contractor |
| Detailed description of project |
Main goal of the “Capacity Strengthening for Administrative
Decentralisation Croatia” is to provide assistance for the
decentralisation process in Croatia. Administrative and fiscal decentralisation is driven partially by domestic needs for more effective and efficient provision of public services, and ensuring equal access to basic local services. The European Union accession is also an important motivation for the successful functional decentralisation. Both national and local governments should be capable to efficiently implement their respective policy making, planning, coordination and regulatory tasks originated from the application of the acquis. Overall objective of the project is to support ongoing decentralisation process in line with the EU standards and best practice in the EU Member States. Results to be achieved by the project include:
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| Type of services provided |
LGID is mainly responsible for the Component 2 of the project, which is to build the capacity of local and regional self-government officials to implement the decentralisation policies, but also contributes to the Component 1 by assisting in the analysis of the current status of decentralisation and local government administration, and by developing the draft of proposals and provision of advice for improving the existing situation in this area. With regard to the Component 2, LGID’s is specifically responsible for the development, in close collaboration with major stakeholders, of the comprehensive needs assessment for training of local government employees; assisting in the development of a national local government training strategy; and implementation of the train-the-trainers programme for local government officials. |
| Country/Locality | Kazakhstan |
| Overall project value (EUR) |
1,396,500 |
| Name of client |
Government of Kazakhstan |
| Origin of funding |
EU-Tacis |
| Starting date | 01/2006 |
| Ending date | 12/2007 |
| Partner | Bannock Consulting Ltd., prime contractor |
| Detailed description of project |
The overall objective of the Support to the Development of Standards
for Civil Service Provision project is to contribute to the development
of an effective, professional, transparent and customer-orientated
civil service in Kazakhstan. The specific objective of the project is
to develop performance standards and performance indicators for the
Kazakh civil service first in selected pilot ministries/agencies and
Oblasts to be later executed to the whole public administration.
Results to be achieved by the project include:
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| Type of services provided |
LGID is to advise civil servants and members of the public for development of performance standards and targets; development and improvement of one stop shops. In particular, LGID is to advise on the formation of focus groups to bring together civil servants of pilot ministries and members of the public; assist in the facilitation of focus groups in Almaty, Astana and Shymkent; analyse focus group data to assist ministries develop targets for standards; advise on the feedback of survey and performance data to citizens; advise the Ministry of Justice on the further development of its One Stop Shop programming; advise existing Once Stop Shops on process improvement to increase efficiency and improve customer service and attitudes; advise on performance monitoring systems for one stop shops; advise on good practise to ensure standardisation across once stop shops; and help develop roll-out plans for one stop shops |
| Country/Locality | Ukraine and Hungary |
| Overall project value (EUR) |
14,000 |
| Name of client |
Officials of the selected Ukrainian municipalities |
| Origin of funding |
DFID, UK Embassy to Hungary |
| Starting date | 11/2005 |
| Ending date | 11/2005 |
| Partner | - |
| Detailed description of project |
The purpose of the Democratising Ukraine Small Project Scheme is to
enable the strengthening of the democratic voice in selected
communities – Donetsk and Lviv oblasts – by increasing the capacity of
civil society organisations to help poor and vulnerable people
influence policy and the delivery of services. The beneficiaries of the
Programme are the poor and vulnerable people within Ukrainian society
who are unable to acquire, or have limited access to services and
opportunities to secure their social and economic needs. The Programme
activities include development and work through non-governmental
organisations and other civil society organisations, building
partnerships, coalitions and networks between these organisations and
other stakeholders, such as local and national administrations.
The two major components of the Programme are:
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| Type of services provided |
LGID has prepared and managed a study tour of municipal officials from
“Democratising Ukraine Pilot Communities” project to Hungary. LGID has
organised and managed visits of the study tour participants to four
pre-selected Hungarian municipalities, and the national parliament.
During the tour, a number of presentations were given and discussions
held on various topics of local government-NGO cooperation, legal and
regulatory framework of NGO operations, and lobbying at the central
level. The outcomes of the study tour were: increased awareness of the governance agenda at the local level; and improved understanding of the processes and techniques of devising community development strategies. |
| Country/Locality | Indonesia |
| Overall project value (EUR) |
150,000 |
| Name of client |
Indonesian local governments, chambers of commerce, universities |
| Origin of funding |
European Commission |
| Starting date | 05/2005 |
| Ending date | 07/2005 |
| Partner | - |
| Detailed description of project |
The “Fostering Indonesian Local Investment Promotion And Management In
Decentralization Era Using European Experience” project, that is being
implemented under subcontract to the Komite Pemantauan Pelaksanaan
Otonomi Daerah (Regional Autonomy Watch) aims to inform governmental
staff about the European investors’ requirements and needs and to train
the staff how to promote and to manage local investments. The project
intends to deliver information decision making in order to push local
investments. LGID provides expertise on the preparation of a report on the comparative analysis and best practices from the CEECs. |
| Type of services provided |
1. Study on local
business promotion and investment management, lessons learned and good
practices from the Central European countries. The report provided background information for comparison of local economic development policies in CEE transition countries with Indonesia. It targeted local governments, business development organisations, policy advisors and decision makers. The study collected best practices from CEE countries on local business promotion and management. 2. Training on one-stop-shops and business parks. Training of Trainers for KPPOD. |
| Country/Locality | Montenegro |
| Overall project value (EUR) |
18,000 |
| Name of client |
Montenegrin municipalities |
| Origin of funding |
UNDP |
| Starting date | 05/2005 |
| Ending date | 05/2005 |
| Partner | - |
| Detailed description of project |
Overall objective of the course was to provide Montenegrin municipalities with models on how to plan, finance, and manage activities related to urban planning, in conditions of political and economic transition. The emphasis of the course was on strategic component of urban planning. The course was to provide the participants with the concept of strategic planning and its relationship to urban planning in the context of transition. In addition, to support the implementation of the newly adopted Law on planning and development, the course was to identify and discuss possibilities and instruments municipality had on disposal for financing its activities |
| Type of services provided |
LGID has developed and delivered the training course, that fully responded to project needs, to about fifty municipal officials in two consecutive sessions. The course included the following training modules: Identifying challenges that cities in transition encounter; Importance of strategic approach in planning of cities in transition; Urban planning in transition; Financing cities in conditions of decentralisation; and Integration of strategies and activities. The report on the course, including the analysis of challenges ahead for municipalities; the summary analysis of training evaluations; and suggestions for future training and technical assistance in the course subject areas, was produced in the end of the course. |
| Country/Locality | Uzbekistan |
| Overall project value (EUR) |
200,000 |
| Name of client |
Center for Fiscal Policy, Ministry of Finance |
| Origin of funding |
Tacis |
| Starting date | 04/2005 |
| Ending date | 05/2005 |
| Partner | - |
| Detailed description of project |
As part of the previous Tacis programmes supporting the preparation of
Medium Term Budget Framework this report focused on budgeting and
financing methods of public education in Uzbekistan. Responding on the
requests from the Centre of Fiscal Policy, LGID’s expert’s work aimed
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| Type of services provided |
Technical assistance by
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| Country/Locality | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| Overall project value (EUR) |
2,680,000 |
| Name of client |
Governments of BiH |
| Origin of funding |
DFID |
| Starting date | 09/2004 |
| Ending date | 12/2006 |
| Partner | - |
| Detailed description of project |
This Project is to assist the governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with the development and refinement of their Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), working with both local and international partners. The project is made up of the following components: -the continuation of high level advice on the development of the MTEF process; -the development of budget systems and procedures; -training of the relevant finance ministries and line ministry budget units; and -promoting the wider accountability and transparency of public expenditure. |
| Type of services provided |
As part of a consortium led by PKF, LGID provides consulting services for: -improving the intergovernmental fiscal relations; -supporting the state, Federation and Republika Srpska governments of BiH in strengthening their management of public expenditure; -relating public expenditure to the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) ; and -improving the efficiency and effectiveness of essential public services. |
| Country/Locality | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| Overall project value (EUR) |
169,000 |
| Name of client |
Ministry of Finance |
| Origin of funding |
EU CARDS program, managed by EAR |
| Starting date | 03/2004 |
| Ending date | 08/2004 |
| Partner | - |
| Detailed description of project |
Technical assistance to the government and primarily the Ministry of
Finance on three areas:
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| Type of services provided |
Professional and administrative leadership of three expert teams working on the project. Analysis of the current situation by meeting the Ministry of Finance and major stakeholders, visiting municipalities, providing assessment reports, with collection of evidences and data from various sources. In co-operation with the MoF formulation of options for assessing local government debt and drafting recommendations for introducing integrated fiscal information system and internal audit at various units of government. The analysis and recommendations provided the professional basis of drafting major EU funded projects in FYROM. |
| Country/Locality | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| Overall project value (EUR) |
7,300,000 |
| Name of client |
Macedonia’s municipalities |
| Origin of funding |
USAID |
| Starting date | 10/2004 |
| Ending date | 09/2007 |
| Partner | - |
| Detailed description of project |
The Make Decentralisation Work (MDW) project is to assist the Government of Macedonia and municipalities to implement the devolution of competencies from the central to local government. In particular, the MDW project is to assist the municipalities to establish the financial management and tax administration capacity to assume new competencies under decentralisation; to successfully manage the package of property tax and related local taxes; to regularly utilise identified citizen participation mechanisms and incorporate citizen input into public decision-making; and to implement modern urban planning systems, resulting in demonstrated improvement in the key indicator areas (zoning, customer service/ permitting, city planning). In addition, the project is to assist the municipal associations to demonstrate increasing financial independence and sustainability; to help the Government define a sound secondary legislation and regulatory environment toward the successful implementation of the decentralisation process; and to establish an improved regulatory environment for Public Communal Enterprises, demonstrated by higher collection rates, improved financial management and improved customer satisfaction. |
| Type of services provided |
LGID is a key partner on the implementation team for the project’s component related to public communal enterprises. In particular, LGID provides technical assistance and training in the areas of improved regulatory framework and enhanced effectiveness and financial management for enterprises that provide potable water supply, waste water treatment, solid waste collection, and street cleaning and cemetery maintenance. This, in particular, includes the technical assistance to municipalities in the areas of outsourcing the delivery of communal services to the private sector. |
| Country/Locality | Serbia |
| Overall project value (EUR) |
2,489,124 |
| Name of client |
15 municipalities in Eastern Serbia |
| Origin of funding |
EAR |
| Starting date | 01/2003 |
| Ending date | 01/2005 |
| Partner | - |
| Detailed description of project |
Easter
Serbia Municipal Support Programmes aims to contribute to an efficient
and coherent decentralisation and a more efficient delivery of services
to the local population by municipal authorities. The Programmes
objectives are as follows:
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| Type of services provided |
As part of the Eastern Serbia Municipal Support Programme, LGID is responsible for conducting municipal diagnostics in fifteen project municipalities, including assessments in such areas as: institutional building; human resources development; and information technologies, and for the development of strategic plans with identification of municipal infrastructure projects to be implemented during the programme implementation cycle. LGID provides most of international experts under the project, who are to conduct diagnostics of the status of administrative and financial management at municipalities, public participation activities, human resources management and training (including training of trainers), and advising on improving internal communication within the administration and the use of modern information technologies. |
| Country/Locality | Bosnia |
| Overall project value (EUR) |
3,500,000 |
| Name of client |
Selected municipalities in BiH |
| Origin of funding |
USAID |
| Starting date | 11/2002 |
| Ending date | 09/2005 |
| Partner | - |
| Detailed description of project |
The LGSA is USAID Bosnia's technical assistance program to promote more
participatory, inclusive democratic society. The project has three
specific project areas:
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| Type of services provided |
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:
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| Country/Locality | Serbia |
| Overall project value (EUR) |
22,000,000 |
| Name of client |
Government of Serbia and Standing Conference of Mayors and selected municipalities in Serbia |
| Origin of funding |
USAID |
| Starting date | 12/2002 |
| Ending date | 10/2005 |
| Partner | - |
| Detailed description of project |
The Serbia Local Government Reform Program (SLGRP), that is being implemented under subcontract to the Development Alternatives International DAI (prime contractor), is focused on decentralisation policy reform and improvement of public service delivery at local level. LGID provides expertise on modernisation of communal enterprises; professional support on citizen participation and local government association development. LGID's comparative advantage is the access to the experiences of other CEE countries, which have already undergone similar transformations in their municipal systems. |
| Type of services provided |
LGID provides a full time communal enterprise development specialist who is mentoring local specialists, advising and training enterprise managers and municipal staff, as well as organises the development and implementation of the project's communal enterprise team's strategy. In addition, LGID provides short term technical advisors for (I) writing a national manual on costing communal services across the country and training local personnel in its practical use, and (ii) training SLGRP local (training of trainers) and municipal staff in citizen participation programs. Another assignment under this project was to assist Serbian municipalities in setting up the one-stop permitting centers. LGID has establish two such centers in the selected cities. |
| Country/Locality | Russia |
| Overall project value (EUR) | 120,000 |
| Name of client | Selected municipalities and Oblast Government |
| Origin of funding | NIB, NDEP, SIDA, FMoE |
| Starting date | 01/2010 |
| Ending date | 12/2010 |
| Partner | - |
| Detailed description of project | The overall objective of the Programme is to improve water & wastewater services in the cities of Leningrad Oblast. This is planned to be achieved by halting the deterioration of facilities and the building of the administrative and organisational capacities within the local administrations and the Vodokanals to provide reliable services to their citizens in a sustainable way. In particular, the implementation of the Programme is expected to equip the municipal administrations and the Vodokanals with the technical and management (including financial management) tools to achieve self-recovery of the water & wastewater services and to improve infrastructure. In addition, the Programme is expected to assist the participating Vodokanals to comply with the Russian standards and the HELCOM recommendations concerning water supply and wastewater. The Programme includes the development and implementation of high priority investment projects in participating cities that target rehabilitation of municipal water & wastewater infrastructure and improvement of services for urban population. The overall cost pf the Programme has exceeded EUR 24 million in its first phase, being financed from loan, grant and local funds. |
| Type of services provided | LGID provides Team Leader of the Programme Monitoring Unit, which is to coordinate numerous stakeholders involved and to ensure transparent and efficient use of funds allocated to the Programme. The main functions of PMU include: setting up Programme management and reporting procedures; development of investment plans and programmes; review and verification of tender documents, tender evaluation reports, nomination of suppliers/contractors; verification of final contracts; monitoring of contracts implementation; monitoring of overall Programme progress; monitoring of water utilities’ institutional development and improvement of administrative and financial management; reporting to Programme stakeholders and preparing recommendations on the improvement of Programme implementation |
The project purpose is to contribute to an improved quality of the corps of professional civil servants. This extends to:
· Enhancing the quality and value added of training programmes that directly support the Public Administration Reform;
· Implementing the efficient coordination mechanism between INA and regional training centers;
· Creating the in-service training partners’ network;
· Strengthening the training capacity of INA and RTCs for applied training;
LGID provides local and international trainers in various areas
(specialized training programme with 1 year duration and also short-term programmes for senior civil servants and public servants)
· identify the training needs to be met by each of the subjects.
· develop the topics, which should be covered under each of the modules
· conduct interviews with a number of representatives selected from the segment of high level Civil Servants

