INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES
Indonesia: Kemitraan Indonesia Australia untuk Infrastruktur (KIAT)
The KIAT is a 10-year facility supported by the Australian Government and its overarching goal is to support ‘sustainable and inclusive economic growth through improved access to infrastructure for all people’. To support this goal, KIAT works with the Government of Indonesia (GoI) and other development partners to help achieve: improved GoI policy and regulatory framework for infrastructure development; high quality projects prepared and financed by GoI, the private sector and/or MDBs; high quality infrastructure delivery, management, and maintenance by GoI; and, infrastructure policies, design and delivery that are more inclusive for women and people with disabilities. As a Technical Assistance Panel member, Development Executives supports KIAT by providing a range of pre-qualified specialists to undertake technical assistance work on the project. (DFAT, 2024 – 2026)
Pakistan: Investment Promotion Activity (IPA)
The purpose of the IPA is to strengthen Pakistan’s business enabling environment to build greater credibility of Pakistani institutions and improve the ecosystem for foreign direct investment and increase U.S.-Pakistan bi-lateral trade and investment. As a subcontractor, to this five year program, Development Executives will work closely with governments (federal and provincial) and private sector stakeholders (e.g., businesses, associations, investors, etc.) to strengthen the investment climate for foreign investors in Pakistan and promote opportunities for enhanced trade and investment between U.S. and Pakistan businesses. (USAID, 2022 – 2026)
UK: DFID International Multi-Disciplinary Programme Framework Agreement (IMDP)
Development Executives is a supplier for IMDP Framework Agreement which provides DFID to access advice and expertise in a cost efficient and effective manner across 11 thematic areas. Development Executives will provide support across multiple IMDP lots which include: Conflict & Governance; Education; Infrastructure; Livelihoods; Social Development; and, Research. (DFID, 2019 – 2021)
UK/Pakistan: Business Environment Reform Facility (BERF)
Development Executives was retained provide technical and advisory support for undertaking a research study for BERF focusing on identifying binding constraints and policy reform options for development of priority sectors in the Punjab province. The objectives of this research study were to: identify the binding constraints in the business environment to domestic investment and expansion in priority sectors (such as, agriculture, livestock, manufacturing and automotive sectors); assess potential of these sectors and implications of identified constraints in terms of economic growth, job creation, women’s economic empowerment, linkages with multinational firms and other spillovers to the local economy; and, provide policy reform recommendations. (DFID, 2016)
Pakistan: FATA Economic Stabilization Program (FESP)
FESP was a four-year, $50 million project to create jobs and improve economic opportunity in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The program was designed to help farmers to move beyond food insecure subsistence and support non-farm entrepreneurs, and do so in ways that: improve their livelihood; increase returns from investments in infrastructure that the US Government had made in FATA; and, contribute to further stabilization of FATA by building viable economic alternatives to militancy. The program was meant to serve as a bridge between short-term stabilization activities and longer-term more sustainable development. Development Executives was tasked with leading implementation of Component 2 of the program which focused on non-agricultural activities, such as: strengthening and establishing micro and small enterprises; strengthening supply chains between business operators in the tribal areas and those in the settled areas markets; rehabilitating market infrastructure; and, developing local business and trade associations. (USAID, 2014 – 2016)
Pakistan: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Investment Plan Study (FIPS)
Development Executives was retained to develop a broad-based investment plan for FATA. The need for developing FIPS stems from the idea that it is timely to undertake a stock take of progress realized through an economic growth lens and to provide stakeholders with a road map of investment options available for increasing economic activity across FATA. The investment plan is being built upon in-depth analysis and assessment of key economic sectors (such as, agribusiness, livestock and dairy, fisheries, forests, trade, minerals, education and health) where growth can be realized. These investment plans will double as both as a strategic planning tool as well as a guiding instrument for stakeholder’s activities in FATA. Moreover, information provided in these plans will enable public and private sector stakeholders and donors to utilize and allocate resources more effectively for broad-based economic development of FATA. (USAID, 2013 – 2014)
Pakistan: South Waziristan Agency Development Plan (SWA ADP)
Development Executives was contracted by USAID to develop the SWA ADP. The SWA ADP assignment was designed to provide government and donors with a viable set of investment options for enhancing the socio-economic circumstance across the tribal agency. Developing the ADP involved conducting in-depth assessments and analysis for five key sectors: water; agriculture; trade; minerals; and, power. Then, based upon sector-specific assessments, the Development Executives team: developed fully costed medium-term agency recommendations/action plans; highlighted investment opportunities that could catalyze economic growth; and, outlined opportunities for establishing viable public-private-partnerships. (USAID, 2012 – 2013)
Pakistan: Mid-Term Evaluation of Federally Administered Tribal Areas Development Program – Livelihood Development (FDP-LD)
Development Executives was retained by USAID to assess performance of one of its largest livelihoods development programs geared towards development of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The evaluation: assessed FDP-LD’s progress in relation to its goals, objectives, activities and indicators; analyzed and evaluated long term, sustainable impact of FDP-LD’s investments and interventions; captured FDP-LD’s success or failure in adopting viable programmatic approaches and interventions; and, informed USAID on ways to improve future assistance to Pakistan. (USAID, 2011)
Pakistan: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Capacity Building Program (FATA CBP)
Development Executives’ core team member was retained by USAID’s FATA Capacity Building Program to develop and implement high profile industrial development initiatives across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. This involved: developing an institutional framework for investment promotion; advising on establishment of special economic zones; conducting consultative workshops to secure buy-in of key stakeholders; designing and implementing a range of donor funded technical assistance programs; and, enhancing capacity of both the public as well as the private sector. (USAID, 2008 – 2010)
Georgia: Evaluation of Georgia Wholesale Electricity Market (GWEM)
Development Executives’ core team member assisted the EBRD in assessing technical assistance provided to GWEM which was geared towards: providing assistance in the management and operation of the GWEM according to the entities internal rules and the terms of the Georgian Electricity law; improving collections by enforcing disconnection; ensuring transparent reporting and remission of funds to power generators; reconciling supply and demand statistics; and, reporting on progress and analyzing volumes to understand financial flows. (EBRD, 2008)
Macedonia: Municipal Environmental Action Program (MEAP)
Development Executives’ core team member assisted EBRD in assessing the MEAP which was a broad based EBRD investment and TC program designed to bring vital reforms to the water sector in Macedonia. As structured the MEAP involved providing assistance for: program management and coordination; preparation of design and tender documentation, assistance in procurement and contracting, construction supervision; implementation of the Financial and Operational Performance Improvement Program. (EBRD, 2008)
Pakistan: Provincial Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
Development Executives’ core team member provided UNDP and the NWFP Government with planning support in the aftermath of the October 2005 earthquake. The Technical Assistance was geared towards enabling the government to establish sustainable mechanisms and structures for dealing with such disasters in future. The project involved: analyzing existing institutional framework for dealing with disasters; developing recommendations strengthening capacity of the government, including, creation of a Provincial Disaster Management Authority; and, developing a draft DRM plan for the Provincial Government. (UNDP/ Government of NWFP, 2007)
Saudi Arabia: Developing Economic Reform Programme
Development Executives’ core team member was retained to provide technical and strategic advisory support towards designing a multi-billion dollar private sector development program for the Province of Madinah in Saudi Arabia. This involved: managing and leading teams of international experts to develop and recommend business models and financial structures that would enhance Madinah’s physical (e.g., Airport, Roads, Railways, Seaports, etc.), human (e.g., knowledge-based society, etc.), technological (e.g., SMART Cities, ICT innovation, etc.), and financial (e.g., e-Banking services, etc.) infrastructure; working with a global network of knowledge innovation experts to develop the first-ever Intellectual Capital Assessment Report for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia making it the second country for which such an assessment was developed; sourcing investment opportunities across key economic sectors in Madinah (such as, Mining, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism, Small and Medium Enterprises, Business Services and Finance); and, developing information and analysis (such as, strategic studies, feasibility studies, business plans, presentations, etc.) required for investment decision making purposes. (Government of Saudi Arabia, 2004 – 2005)
Pakistan: Community Infrastructure Program
Development Executives’ core team member was retained by the World Bank to assess and strengthen the institutional linkages between various tiers found within Pakistan’s Local Government structure. Conducted detailed assessments of capacities, systems, and processes of local government bodies and identified gaps between their mandated institutional responsibilities and their ground-realities. (The World Bank, 2003)
