On December 15, the GIZ (“German Corporation for International Cooperation”) has signed “The evidence-based reforms advocacy” grant agreement with a joint consortium of the European Business Association, Armenian Lawyers Association and the leading partner of the consortium, which is the Union of Information Technology Enterprises.
The GIZ (“German Corporation for International Cooperation”) approved the project idea of the consortium proposed by the Armenian Lawyers Association.
The project aims to increase the impact of business organizations and business associations based on membership, to promote the SME sector reforms.
In addition, it is planned to strengthen government-private sector dialogue program, launch an innovative website that will provide the wistleblowers the opportunity to report the information and ensure their privacy, as well as to identify corruption risks for business, to assess the situation and develop appropriate reform proposals.
The GIZ (“German Corporation for International Cooperation”) will provide about 100 thousand euros for the implementation of the project.
“Evidence-based Advocacy for Reform” Project is implemented in the framework of “Support to SME Development in Armenia” (SMEDA) project, which is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). GIZ Private Sector Development in South Caucasus Programme implements SMEDA project.
SMEDA is part of the EU4Business and EU4Innovation initiatives of the European Union.