Since 2009 till 2024 DPI successfully implemented about 60 projects in the area of municipal and state administration, including municipal and state resource management and citizen participation in local developmemt planning and management (funding from SDC, FCDO, USAID, UNDP, UNICEF, the World Bank, the European Commission, and other international organizations. The main principle of development or choice of a project is its full accordance to DPI’s Mission and possibilities for quality and timely implementation of the project.
DPI was the first local organization in Kyrgyzstan to directly implement SDC and USAID-funded projects aimed at developing LSG, local services, interbudgetary reations, and citizen participation in the budget process.
Effective Governance for Economic Development programme (EGED)
Duration: 2021 - 2025
Implementing Organization: Development Policy Institute (DPI)
Key partners: World Bank, Academy of Local Governance of Central Asia (ALGCA), Union of Local Self-Governments of the Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan Mahalla Association.
Geographical coverage: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Contact person: Nadezhda Dobretsova, NDobretsova@dpi.kg
EGED is a five-year program funded by the UK government (FCDO), aimed at improving the efficiency, accountability, and transparency of economic policy implementation in priority reforms across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
DPI’s Role in the Program
The Development Policy Institute (DPI), a public entity, is implementing the Effective Governance for Economic Development (EGED) Program under an agreement with FCDO. From 2021 to 2024, the program was implemented in partnership with ACTED and DPI. In September 2024, IDP took over the further implementation of the program and will work to promote good economic governance for inclusive growth in Central Asia by increasing demand for transparent and effective economic policies among civil society actors, in collaboration with other organizations.
Under this project, DPI facilitated the establishment of coordination councils in two pilot districts—At-Bashy (Naryn oblast) and Nookat (Osh oblast). These councils united local authorities, businesses, and communities to drive regional development and enhance service delivery.
Based on the successful experience in At-Bashy and Nookat, the socio-economic development program (SEDP) methodology development will be introduced in the following pilot districts - Bazar-Korgon (Jalal-Abad oblast), Kemin (Chui oblast), Kadamjay (Batken oblast), Jeti-Oguz (Issyk-Kul oblast), Aitmatov (Talas oblast).
Key areas of work
- Supporting regional economic growth and improving service delivery
- Enhancing cooperation at the sub-national level
- Increasing transparency of budget expenditures
- Supporting media and data for economic reforms
Expected results
- Improved governance and accountability in the development and implementation of the SEDP.
- Sustainable services at the local level through the development of sustainable financing mechanisms and partnerships with local entrepreneurs.
- Strengthened civic participation through dialog platforms such as coordinating councils, which play a key role in economic development planning and monitoring.
- Sharing best practices at national and regional levels through events and training.
