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Albania Development Policy Operation 2: "Water Sector Implementation of Policy Note and Action Plan"
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The Decision No. 660, on the “Transfer of shares of water and sewer utilities to local government units” taken by the Council of Ministers of the Albanian Government (GoA) on September 12, 2008, has finally executed the provisions of the organic law of local government (Law no. 8652, date July 31, 2000, “On the organization and functioning of local government units in Albania”), thus making a major step forward towards decentralization of water and wastewater sector in Albania.The MPWTT is committed to make effective the decentralization of the sector and support the process by developing a standard Performance Agreement Model to build upon the existing document provided by the Inter-Ministerial Working Group, that would facilitate regulation of relationships of LGUs, as new owners, with utilities, as service providers, as well as a Performance Based Investment Transfer Scheme (PITS) as a legal mechanism for the allocations of capital investments to target strengthening of financial and operational performance of utilities.more
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Training Delivery for Inventory and Ownership Transfer of Public Properties to Local Government Units.
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In February 2001 the Albanian Parliament adopted two laws, respectively the General Law (Law No. 8743 On State Immovable, dated 22.2.2001) and the Transfer Law (Law No. 8744, On The Transfer Of State Public Immovable Property To Local Government (LG) Units dated 22.02. 2001). Both laws became effective by mid March 2001 after their publication in the Official Gazette...more
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Performance Management of Municipal Services
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The project introduced for the first time in Albania the Performance Measurement as a tool for local governments to self – evaluate the performance of public service delivery, regularly track, measure and report service delivery improvement – or decline, and make efficient management decisions on the allocation of budget, technical and human resources. In Albania, service improvement is particularly important because service levels are in general very poor. But local governments have little experience both with citizen outreach and with the freedom to take action to improve the way in which a service is carried out...more
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Albanian Decentralization Initiative - Under The Urban Institute /USAID prime award
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Establishment of a sound and stable democratic system in Albania requires a more efficient and accountable governance. It requires a broad involvement of the citizens in the decision making process and implementation of jointly decided development programs.more
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Performance measurement of the public sector in Albania
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Performance management (PM) helps local governments focus on service delivery, set standards for improving performance, and strengthen relations with citizens. In this sense, it plays a valuable role in the decentralization process; in Albania, PM facilitates the improvement of chronically impoverished public services...more
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Local Government Successes in Albania - ICT
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USAID has supported the strengthening of local government and decentralization in Albania for about ten years through various projects. This support coupled with the initiative and hard work of certain municipalities has resulted in a number of cities that offer a model of good governance in certain aspects.more
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