Egypt – Decentralization Initiative, 2007
[Project Details]
The ISP is in the final stages of being awarded an additional $1 million as part of the USAID Egypt – Decentralization Initiative as a subcontractor to PADCO (Planning and Collaborative International). The continuing work will concentrate on six areas of technical assistance where the ISP is proposing to make substantial contributions to the ongoing decentralization initiative in Egypt. These activities will include: (1) providing technical assistance in the development of a decentralization strategy and implementation plan and continued assistance during the implementation phase of the decentralization strategy, (2) strengthening the policy capabilities of modeling thereby building the analytical capacity of the new technical office, (3) support to the research agenda for decentralization, (4) provision of training programs for central and local government officials, (5) facilitating the development of a national curriculum on decentralization policy, and (6) facilitating donor coordination for decentralization policy.
| Project: | Egypt Decentralization Initiative |
| Date: | January 2008 – December 2008 |
| Team Leader: | Prof. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez |
| Project Team: | Prof. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Prof. James Alm, Prof. Roy Bahl, Prof. Wayne Thirsk, Dr. Andrey Timofeev |
| Location: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Counterpart: | Ministry of Local Development (MoLD) |
| Contractor: | USAID |
