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Sep 21, 2020

IBI’s Response to COVID-19

The ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 has had a significant impact in countries around the world, which has resulted in new travel restrictions and policies. We here at IBI have first-hand knowledge of how to continue critical program activities in challenging situations like these. During the 2015 Ebola epidemic we managed our existing Liberia USAID-GEMS project, and starting up a new, State Department-funded Justice Administration and Management Support Project. Although we wer

Pakistan Capacity Development Services (PCDS-SB) Activity Hosts a PFM Donor Coordination Meeting in

Sep 21, 2020

Pakistan Capacity Development Services (PCDS-SB) Activity Hosts a PFM Donor Coordination Meeting in

On February 27, representatives from USAID, the World Bank, DFID and GIZ participated in a Public Financial Management (PFM) donor coordination session facilitated by USAID PCDS-SB activity. The working group focused on identifying areas for collaboration and potential synergies. The meeting was one in a series of events designed to provide a forum for donor coordination and planning around PFM work in Pakistan.

Systems Approach to Building ICT Government Capability is Yielding Results in Liberia

Sep 21, 2020

Systems Approach to Building ICT Government Capability is Yielding Results in Liberia

Prior to support provided by USAID under Digital Liberia, each Government of Liberia entity pursued its own IT initiatives without coordination with others. The result was a splintered and duplicative set of systems that were wasteful and inefficient. Through the Digital Liberia activity, IBI supported a new CIO Council that convenes IT officials from across government to address this problem. The council has created government-wide standards and procedures for new IT systems

Sep 21, 2020

IBI starts 2020 by implementing two new projects in Asia.

IBI is excited to announce that we are starting 2020 by implementing two new projects in Asia. Lao PDR - Laos Business Environment (LBE) IBI is implementing the USAID-funded Laos Business Environment (LBE) project, which is designed to support economic growth. This five-year project will support Lao PDR’s (Laos) economic reform agenda, and will strengthen government’s ability to respond to the needs of Laotian businesses, and improve the Laos business enabling environment. T

IBI’s Board of Directors selects David Wall as its new CEO

Sep 21, 2020

IBI’s Board of Directors selects David Wall as its new CEO

IBI’s Board of Directors has selected David Wall as its new CEO, the lead executive role at the international development consulting firm. Mr. Wall started his new position on January 1, 2020. Mr. Wall takes over this role from David Colvin, who had served as IBI President and CEO since 2013. Mr. Colvin will assume the role of Senior Advisor and President of the Board of Directors, and will remain active in the company, focusing on technical assignments and business develo

Harnessing the Power of Digital Technology to Promote Liberia's Journey to Self-Reliance

Content Management System workshop in Liberia brings together IT experts and Public Relations Office

Sep 21, 2020

Content Management System workshop in Liberia brings together IT experts and Public Relations Office

In continuation of its effort to help Liberian Government build sustainable nationwide ICT systems, the USAID/Digital Liberia and eGovernance activity supported the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MOPT) to conduct a two-day workshop in August on the use of a content management system (CMS.) The training was designed to improve the capacity of various ministries, agencies, and commissions (MACs), enabling them to publish and update information on their websites witho

Local Ownership and Technological Innovation Bring Change to Liberia

Sep 21, 2020

Local Ownership and Technological Innovation Bring Change to Liberia

IBI, a woman-owned small business, has a long history of partnering with USAID and the Government of Liberia on building systems that can strengthen the country’s capacity to maintain steady growth and provide government services to its citizens, even through challenging times like the recent Ebola epidemic. One such initiative, which began under the USAID/Liberia Governance and Economic Management Support (GEMS) Project and continues under the USAID Digital Liberia and eGove

Using app technology to assess organizational capacity in El Salvador

Sep 21, 2020

Using app technology to assess organizational capacity in El Salvador

The USAID/Strengthening Local Organizations Project (SLO), administered by IBI in El Salvador, aims to assess and improve the performance of civil society organizations (CSOs) in this country. As part of its methodology, SLO chose to use an app to make workshops and discussions more dynamic. The “Poll Everywhere” app creates and displays polls in an engaging, user-friendly way. It also allows participants to anonymously submit answers to questions through a mobile device. A w

Sep 21, 2020

Pensées Insolites: Trade Facilitation, It’s Not Ersatz Economics

In the first issue of Pensées Insolites I wrote about how the government of Bangladesh (GOB) is stepping up to the transparency requirements called for in the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). With USAID’s support through its Bangladesh Trade Facilitation Activity (BTFA), the GOB has created a customs portal and a national enquiry point to promote transparency and good governance, and, ultimately, faster trade clearance, decreased trading

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