Egypt, Support to Public Administration Reform and Local Development

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Egypt, Support to Public Administration Reform and Local Development admin Tue, 02/12/2019 - 14:30

Overall Objective: 
The overall objective of the Action was to support the Government of Egypt in its efforts to develop and apply good governance principles which should be reflected in improved services to the Egyptian citizens and deepened citizens' engagement at local levels. 
 
Specific Objectives of the project were: 
1-Strengthening the capacity of the Government of Egypt to improve and measure performance of administrations delivering public services to citizens. 
2-Supporting the Government of Egypt to reinforce its capacity to perform successfully its decentralization process and in particular to develop local administration's skills and competencies for policy planning, budgeting and reengineering of procedures in order to ensure better quality of services, efficiency and transparency. 
 
Objective 1 and 2 have been translated into the following 2 interrelated results: 
 
Result 1 (linked to Objective 1) - Capacities of the Egyptian Government to improve and measure performance of administrations delivering public services have been upgraded. 
Sub-results: 
1.1 Overall performance of public services (construction, shop and bilboard services) is improved in line with European and international best practices. 
2.1 National and sectorial guidelines of services' governance principles, standards and quality measures have been upgraded / developed. 
 
Result 2 (linked to Objective 2) - National capacities to perform successfully local development and decentralisation processes have been strengthened 
Sub-results: 
2.1 Institutional and human capacities of the Sakkara Training Centre (STC) and of up to three local training centers in the governorates of Minia, Ismailia, Monfeya have been strengthened. 
2.2 Central and local administration and relevant local development stakeholders have been capacitated to plan, coordinate, and execute local development and decentralisation, in particular integrated local planning. 
2.3 National capacities to raise public awareness and to improve citizens' engagement in local and community development have been upgraded.

Start date

Wed, 04/01/2015 - 12:00

End date

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 12:00

Policy field(s)

Public policy and planning
Institutional development

Partners

Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA)

Funding

Delegation of the European Union to Egypt

Regions

Africa

Country

Egypt

Peoples

Boudewijn Cnossen

Project id

7618152

Project code

11338

Contact

Boudewijn Cnossen

Project AOE

Building More Effective Public Administration

Egypt, Technical Assistance to the Integrated and Sustainable Community Development Programme

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Egypt, Technical Assistance to the Integrated and Sustainable Community Development Programme admin Tue, 02/12/2019 - 14:30

The overall objective of the TA operation is to contribute to improvement in the quality of shelter and 
more general enhancement in living conditions for the urban poor, and the creation of employment 
opportunities for the latter. Although the focus is primarily urban, other spatially disadvantaged 
communities are not excluded. 
 
The purpose of the TA operation is to contribute to the timely and efficient implementation of the Integrated and Sustainable Community Development Programme (ISCDP) by supporting the establishment and operations of a Project Preparation and Implementation Unit (PPIU) embedded within the Social Fund for Development (SFD), to oversee the preparation and finalisation of the ISCDP investment Programme. 
 
The Programme Preparation and Implementation Unit (PPIU) will be the implementation body for the ISCDP monies, to be hosted by SFD in Cairo. lt will 
utilise SFD's processes and systems, and comprise a combination of SFD and external resources. 
Therefore, in addition to project identification and appraisal, a key role for the PPIU will be supporting 
the development of sub-projects to the point where they represent 'investment-ready' propositions, 
capable of passing the appraisal process. 
 
In providing TA to the PPIU, the consortium's goal is to make the sub-projects investment-ready and able to pass the appraisal process according to both the SFD's requirements and the EIB's requirements, and assist SFD in meeting the latter effectively and efficiently. The establishment of the PPIU is a condition for the EIB loan. 
 
The expected results of the project are: 
 
-sub-projects/scheme amounting to EUR 90 M are successfully developed, including feasibility 
studies, preliminary design, investment costs; 
-the corresponding EIB loan (up to EUR 45M)and EU grant (up to EUR 15m) are disbursed in 
a timely manner; 
-sub-projects are implemented on time, within budget and according to international standards; 
-the capacities of the PPIU staff and sub-project promoters to plan and manage sub-project 
implementation and the Programme as a whole are enhanced; 
-progress reports are sent to the EIB in accordance with the finance contract.

Start date

Thu, 02/12/2015 - 12:00

End date

Sun, 08/12/2018 - 12:00

Policy field(s)

Fund management
Local economic development
Poverty alleviation
Urban and Town planning
Housing

Partners

Sweco Danmark A/S
Eptisa Internacional
Chemonics Egypt Consultants