The project seeks to support institutional reforms in the planning sector, in the context of modernization and decentralization of public administration, as well as to contribute to a better use of the external resources provided by the European Development Fund (EDF), in accordance with the development strategy for Angola.
The project provides support to the services of the EDF National Authorizing Officer (ON), in order to strengthen their skills in all phases of the project cycle, as part of the methodology adopted by the European Commission.
To this purpose, the technical assistance worked at different levels:
- Global coordination of cooperation, in terms of dialogue with partners, institutional relationships and technical collaboration;
- Definition of roles and responsibilities of the ON services and beneficiaries for the management of programs and projects, under the Cotonou Agreement;
- Development of a system comprising a methodology, tools and programming skills, education and implementation of programs and projects;
- Support to the ON services on administrative and financial management of the project cycle, in accordance with the EDF procedures;
- Support to the ON services on operationalizing the EU-Angola Joint Way Forward.
