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The following
alphabetical list by country/institution is representative of the types of
experience gained by FMP in the provision of assistance to developing
countries in the areas of institutional strengthening, capacity
development, governance and government structuring, public administration
and civil service reform, organisational development, training,
project/programme evaluation, and information technology. Most of these
projects were delivered through UNDP, national executing agencies, IFI's,
directly to governments or their agencies and other
international organisations.
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 AFGHANISTAN:
Developed a programme strategy for
the UNDP to support the reconstruction of public administration and the
civil service (in support of the Afghanistan Interim
Administration).
ALBANIA:
Developed a strategy and
plan on the structuring of a national science and technology agency, and
provided supplementary information technology technical support.
BANGLADESH:
Supported the formulation of a
project document for governance and public administration reform.
Supported the formulation of a project document for the setting up of a accountant/auditor general
office, and supporting independent audit.
Supported a project on
decentralisation, with special emphasis on gender issues, training and the setting up of project/programme management infrastructures.
Supported a project on Women's and
Children's development, in the area of small business and micro finance.
For the ADB - reviewed the
Country Governance Assessment policy and process.
For the UN Development Group -
carried out an evaluation of the common services pilot programme.
BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA:
As part of a broader evaluation of
service delivery modalities, assessed a number of UNDP managed projects
and programmes supporting post conflict and recovery objectives.
BOTSWANA:
Supported the policy and planning
aspects of a Pay Based Reward System to link the government's Performance
Management System implementation strategy with the performance of
individual Public Officers.
BURKINA FASO:
Supported
the facilitation of a workshop on capacity assessment/development for a
select group of African countries; developed and delivered presentations
on capacity assessment/development methodologies.
CAMBODIA:
Provided advice in international
trade management and the setting up of a national conference.
Supported Ministry of Environment
in the development of business plans and organisational designs.
Supported a study tour to Canada,
covering the topics of public administration reform.
Provided the services of a senior
expert to advise the government on Public Administration Reform.
Developed project proposals and
supporting documents for Public Administration Reform priority activities
in the areas of human resources management, decentralisation, executive
information systems and strengthening of central line ministries.
Supported the Government's PAR
programme through the fielding of an expert in gender issues, in respect
of the implementation of the programme.
Supported the development of a
Partnerships concept and strategy for development cooperation and aid
coordination (presented by the government at a Consultative Group meeting
in Paris, May, 2000).
Fielded a team to carry out a process redesign and development of a plan for a pilot public administration service delivery reform.
For the ADB - reviewed the Country
Governance Assessment policy and process.
CHINA:
Conducted the terminal evaluation of a major information systems installation for a number of steel and iron refineries.
Provided specialised telecommunications consulting support to a major telecom project.
EAST TIMOR:
Developed a capacity development
strategy for governance and public administration for the post conflict
transitional administration
Developed a detailed capacity development programme plan and list of projects for donor resource mobilization and support to capacity development of the public sector.
Assisted in the setting up and institutional development of a Capacity Development Coordination Unit of the UN Transitional
administration, and assisted in donor coordination, resource mobilization
and project management.
Assisted in the development of a human resources strategy and plan for the transitional administration and successor UN mission.
ECUADOR:
For the UN Development Group -
carried out an evaluation of the common services pilot programme.
EGYPT:
Provided technical assistance to
the Cabinet Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC) in a number of
MIS and IT related areas over an extended period of time.
This included: preparing RFP's for
the acquisition of systems and software; development of IT policies and
management practices for the national government; conducting study tours
to Canada (UNOPS).
Participated in a major civil service reform project dealing with establishing a "one stop service" between the government and the private sector for all matters relating to private sector.
ERITREA:
Developed a strategy and business plan for the setting up of a national computer systems agency; prepared an information technology policy framework and manual guidelines.
Carried out information systems
requirements analysis and feasibility assessment of human resources
management systems for the central personnel administration.
Developed an organisational
strategy and accountability frameworks for the Office of the President and the Ministry of Finance.
Evaluated a major international bid for the restructuring of the Ministry of Energy.
Designed and implemented an information technology training programme for select officials.
Carried out analysis, and supported the development of a system for the Business Licensing Office.
ETHIOPIA:
For a central government agency - developed the needs, carried
out the feasibility and implemented a procurement/material management
system, contract management system and provided training.
Provided assistance to the
Organisation of African Unity to determine needs for a "crisis management
system"; subsequently provided procurement support for the system.
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
(Fiji):
Carried
out a study to support the management and co-ordination of aid and donor
funding.
HAITI:
Provided technical
assistance and support to the development of the elections systems
infrastructure for the national elections (UNDP/DTCD).
HONDURAS:
Supported the development of a
business strategy and plan for the UNDP Country Office, focusing on
priority areas of policy advice and advocacy, programmes and special
services to other donor agencies.
INDIA:
As part of a longer term development programme in the area of
Telematics in India, provided a range of specialised consulting services
and advice in the area of Videotex (UNOPS).
Participated in the mid-term
evaluation of the ERNET project which involved the setting up of
progressively more sophisticated networks linking Indian universities and
technical institutions.
Also participated in a follow-up evaluation mission for this
project (UNOPS); subsequently participated in the Terminal Evaluation of
this project.
INDONESIA:
Carried out the terminal
evaluation of a major information systems project for the National
Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), including recommendations for a second phase
of the project.
Supported
a Loan Fact Finding Mission for the Health and Nutrition Sector Programme
Development (Financial Management Component) funded by the Asian
Development Bank.
KENYA:
Carried our a needs assessment for the streamlining and reform of
the business licensing processes, and developed a Request For Proposal for
the development of systems to meet the identified needs.
Supported an evaluation of
international competitive bids for computer equipment for the Companies
Registry of the Office of the Attorney General.
Carried out a short study and
analysis of issues relating to land, law and gender for the Canadian
International Development Agency.
Supported the evaluation of proposals (from an international
competitive bid) leading to the development of business licensing systems.
 KUWAIT:
Carried out a major systems project at the cabinet level in terms
of developed detailed information requirements and models for an executive
information system.
Carried out a mid term review of the Government Restructuring
Programme.
Provided a
range of policy and research support to the government in restructuring,
privatisation, governance, management development, capacity,
alternative services delivery, and related areas.
KAZAKHSTAN:
Supported a project formulation
mission for a new programme dealing with governance and public sector
reform.
KYRGYZSTAN:
Provided support to UNOPS (New
York) on the evaluation of for the Management Development Programme, and
advice was provided on contract negotiation.
Supported the evaluation of the
UNDP funded Management Development Programme as part of a larger
governance reform initiative.
Supported a study tour to Canada for senior officials on the
subjects of human resources management.
Delivered training on capacity
development, strategic planning and change management. Provided
advice to Prime Minister on setting up cabinet system and other issues
related to public sector management reform.
LAO PDR:
Carried out the terminal evaluation
of the Public Administration Programme.
Developed a concept paper on a
comprehensive Governance and Public Administration Reform programme,
including the high level implementation considerations.
Formulated a project for
comprehensive Governance and Public Administration Reform programme.
Conducted an Executive
Seminar (senior government officials) on change/capacity management in
support of governance and public administration reform.
Facilitated the development of a
corporate plan for the Department of Public Administration and provided
training on strategic corporate planning and change/capacity management
methodologies.
Conducted
an Executive Workshop (senior government officials) on regulatory reform
as it impacts small and medium sized business and foreign direct
investment.
Developed a
programme design and project document in support of a provincial pilot
governance and public administration reform programme.
Developed the programme design and
document for the third major phase of the multi year national governance
and public administration reform programme.
MALTA:
Developed a strategy and plan for
financial management reform and the application of related information
systems for the Office of the Prime Minister (Government of Malta).
Provided specialised
consulting assistance in implementing various measures leading to
financial management reform, the establishment of internal audit
capabilities, and the development of expenditure management and control
(Government of Malta).
Provided specialised management assistance in redesigning the
accountability structures within the government of Malta (Government of
Malta).
MONGOLIA:
Developed a business strategy and
plan for the reform of the Cabinet Secretariat and all central management
functions of the government (including recommendations as well on the
functioning of the government's executive decision making).
Developed a high level strategy for
restructuring the government's central ministries and agencies; prime
objectives to pursue privatisation, decentralisation, reduced costs and
efficiency.
Provided
management assistance in developing a global public administration and
civil service reform strategy for the government.
Provided financial management
support to the poverty alleviation programme office in terms of setting up
and providing training on financial/accounting systems.
Carried out research and developed
a glossary on public administration reform terms.
Engaged to conduct a series of
training sessions on change management and business planning.
Engaged to deliver change
management/business planning training to senior staff of select Ministries
and assisted in the development of business plans.
Provided special legal advice on
the setting up of a public management information system, access to and
privacy of information.
Assisted in the development of a strategy and plan for government
general services.
Assisted
in the application of a methodology and project planning for the
development of a government employee information system.
 NEPAL:
Provided assistance in developing a
national policy framework and priorities for information technology in
government; subsequently factored into five year development plan
(UNOPS).
Developed the
five year business plan for the National Computer Centre, Nepal's largest
provider of computer processing, systems development and MIS technical
training (UNOPS).
Designed, developed and implemented a computerised loans data
monitoring system for the Cottage and Small Industries lending programme
(jointly with various Nepal banking institutions, The World Bank and
UNDP).
Provided project
definition assistance for ongoing funding and systems development support
from the UNDP to the National Computer Centre (UNOPS).
Study of the requirements for the
implementation of the Local Self Governance Act, focusing on capacity
assessment of Central Government agencies and selected districts, and
identification of sectors that could be transferred to the districts.
For the UN Development
Group - carried out an evaluation of the common services pilot programme.
NIGERIA:
Evaluated proposals for the
development of the National Data Bank for the government of Nigeria
(UNOPS).
Evaluated and
assisted in the development of detailed project plans for the National
Data Bank Project, and assisted in developing general project management
strategies (UNOPS).
Participated in a formal mid term evaluation of the NDB project
(UNOPS).
PAKISTAN:
Participated in a major
audit/programme evaluation of a major drugs control programme.
Carried out research and
developed a paper on Public Administration Reform and Change Management.
Supported the development
of the Governance and PAR programmes through seminars on change
management, development of a business plan, and providing advice to senior
officials.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA:
Evaluated the management
and operations of the National Computer Centre and developed
recommendations for remedial actions (The World Bank).
PHILIPPINES:
Participated as a member of a team
on a thematic evaluation of decentralisation and local governance.
Meetings were held with officials in the private sector, civil society and
the public sector at central and local sites, bilateral and multi-lateral
donors, and project participants.
Supported the management of a Country Level Impact Assessment
(CLIA) of the UNDP Philippines country programme.
POLAND:
Provided consulting support to the identification of management
development programmes (part of the Canadian Foreign Affairs Task Force on
Eastern Europe).
RWANDA:
Provided technical assistance to establish the current status of
the Informatics technology sector, to identify the principal development
areas in which the government should focus its interventions, and to
identify the focal points of national Informatics policy (UNOPS).
Evaluated the automation project of
the Rwanda Development Bank, and then continued to provide support in the
management and application of Informatics at the Bank (UNOPS).
Organisational development support
and management training at the Rwanda Development Bank.
SERBIA - MONTENEGRO:
Carried out a mid term evaluation
of a donor partnership governance and public administration reform
"capacity building fund" programme.
SOUTH
AFRICA:
Carried
out a study on technology transfer for the support of regional information
networks.
Carried out
field visits on the Scan-ICT projects as part of a major study on
Information and Communication Technologies linked to development (see
UNECA).
 SYRIA:
Provided assistance in project definition and subsequent
evaluation of proposals to develop a range of specialised applications
systems for the Syrian Petroleum Company (UNOPS).
Provided general consulting support
in terms of Informatics strategies, plans, and training for the Syrian
Petroleum Company (UNOPS).
Developed detailed technical training on Novell local area
networks and database systems.
TANZANIA:
Supported a team and analysis, plus the development of a
published paper on trade and governance.
THAILAND:
Participated as a member of a team on a thematic evaluation of
decentralisation and local governance. Meetings were held with officials
in the private sector, civil society and the public sector at central and
local sites, bilateral and multi-lateral donors, and project participants.
Carried out a feasibility
and technical requirements study for the Royal Communications Project,
prepared specifications and evaluation of tenders for the procurement of
systems and development of applications.
Designed and managed a series of
technical co-operation visits and study tours of senior Thai officials to
Canada for the purposes of transferring MIS and IT know-how from Canada to
Thailand.
Provided
specialised assistance in library automation to the university sector in
Thailand.
TOGO:
Supported the development of a
national Informatics and Telecommunications policy for the Government.
TURKEY:
Participated in a mission to
negotiate the Management Services Agreements (MIS components) between the
Ministry of Health, The World Bank and UNDP for the provision of MIS
planning, systems development and procurement, as part of that
Ministry's First Health Project (UNOPS).
Developed a general strategy and
approach to the management of information technology and development of
health systems for the Ministry of Health (UNOPS).
Selected to developed detailed
project plans and terms of reference for various health systems
development initiatives, and to provide overall project management support
(UNOPS).
TURKMENISTAN:
Fielded a team to develop a global
privatisation action plan with emphasis on valuation of property, and
support of systems.
UGANDA:
Participated as a member of a team on a thematic evaluation of
decentralisation and local governance. Meetings were held with officials
in the private sector, civil society and the public sector at central and
local sites (including post conflict areas), bilateral and multi-lateral
donors, and project participants.
VIET NAM
Carried out an evaluation of the national Public Administration
Reform programme.
Supported project formulation for a governance and public
administration reform project.
Supported project formulation for valuation and assets for the
Central Pricing Committee.
Supported functional analysis and
requirements definitions for business licensing operation, building
permits and other urban/provincial public administration functions as part
of a pilot province public sector management reform programme.
Supported the carrying out of a
high level functional and organisation review of the Ministry of Finance
and Investment. Supported the mid term review and evaluation of a city
pilot level governance and public administration reform programme (Ho Chi
Minh City).
YEMEN:
Supported a project terminal evaluation of a major
decentralisation programme.
For the UN Development Group - carried out an evaluation of the
common services pilot programme.
ZAMBIA:
Provided specialised consulting advice to support the reform of
the National Institute of Public Administration (quality review of
programmes, capacity assessments, business planning).
ZIMBABWE:
For the UN Development Group - carried out an evaluation of the
common services pilot programme.

AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK
- Carried out a needs assessment and developed a strategy and plan for
Disaster Recovery.
ASIAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK
- Participated in a project formulation team on a major health loan
project.
- FMP examined the financial and funding aspects of the loan
arrangements, and financial capacities of the Ministry of Health.
- Participated in a major Review of Country Governance Assessments (in
terms of the policy, the methodologies and processes, organizational
considerations and results).
ORGANIZATION FOR AFRICAN UNITY (ETHIOPIA)
- Carried out a needs assessment and feasibility study for the
development of an information system in support of a crisis/emergency
early warning system.
- Supported the evaluation of bids that were submitted to UNOPS for
the development of systems in support of a crisis/emergency early
warning system.
UNITED
NATIONS/UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
- Participated in a joint UNDP
and German team to evaluate UNDP programmess and projects in support of
decentralisation and local governance, with an emphasis on post conflict
situations. Consultations were carried out with selected bilateral and
multi lateral donors, field visits to sample countries (Philippines,
Thailand, Uganda), meetings in Bonn and New York, preparation of a
synthesis report and a paper on definitions of decentralisation.
- Provided specialised technical assistance, over an extended period
of time, to the General Secretariat in the development of its major
Integrated Management Information System project (UN - General
Secretariat).
- Carried out a needs assessment for a system for the calculation and
establishment of living allowances for the International Civil Service
Commission.
- Provided consulting assistance on the automation of the UN internal
postal system.
- Provided a wide range of MIS technical assistance to the UNDP Bureau
of Finance and Administration in the development of internal financial,
personnel, and administrative systems.
- Provided technical assistance to the definition of requirements for
election systems in the West Sahara and Guyana (in cooperation with
Elections Canada).
- Supported the development of a set of guidelines on Capacity
Assessment and Development, for the Programme Approach (to be field
tested, and then published).
- Supported the development of the UNDP Policy Document on Capacity
Development (to be published).
- Supported the development of an office automation strategy for
UNIFEM.
- Managed a major evaluation of the "direct execution" modality of
UNDP programme support (i.e. a major contracting mechanism for the
structuring and delivery of projects and programmes).
- Carried out an independent review of the UNDP "Programming
Arrangements" for regular resources.
- Developed a policy paper on UNDP corporate approach to and
partnerships with Net Contributor and Upper Middle Income
countries.
UNITED
NATIONS DEVELOPMENT GROUP
- Carried out an evaluation of the common services pilot program,
supported by field missions to Ecuador, Yemen, Nepal, Zimbabwe and
Bangladesh.
UNITED
NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
- Supported the UNECA and the International Development Research of
Canada on a major study on Information and Communication Technologies
(Scan-ICT) linked to development; carried out field visits to South
Africa and Senegal.
- Supported the design and development of a major project proposal to
conduct action research, develop benchmarks and best practices, case
studies, and input to the African Development Forum of 1999.
UNITED
NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES (UNOPS)
- Supported the development of
a strategic information technology plan.
- Provided strategic marketing management support to a major executing
agency (UNOPS) plus a client survey.
- Supported the client management functions by developing a marketing
strategy, based on interview of select field offices.
- Supported the evaluation of various bids, based on the international
competitive bidding processes, including preparation of submissions to
the contracts committee.
- Supported preparation of proposals for UNOPS on international TA
projects.
UNITED
NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES
- Provided a range of services
to develop curricula and courses in support of the UNHCR change
management and restructuring initiatives.
- Facilitated a number of workshops (Geneva, Italy and Mexico) on
management of change.
- Supported the organisational development and human resources
planning for the Refugee Protection operation of the UNHCR.
CANADIAN
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
- Provided technical training to CIDA staff at HQ and in the posts.
- Provided support to ExternalAffairs Canada in terms of expanding
trade and relations with Eastern Europe.
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