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Promotion of the local self-government in Battambang and Siem Reap
The project Asia Urbs 3, “Strengthening of pilot city administrations Battambang and Siem Reap: Revenues and budget, transparency and peoples participation” aims at the socio-economic consolidation and development of the two pilot districts Battambang and Siem Reap.
In order to guarantee a sustainability of district administration institutions created under Asia Urbs 1, Asia Urbs 3 focuses on the following points:
  • Development of a legal framework for collecting fees and taxes on district level
  • Implementation of an transparent, sustainable and consolidated system of budget planning, implementation and control
  • Development of a tourism concept
  • Development of an E-government system for both districts
  • Implementation of information structures (spokesman)
  • Development of new forms of the peoples participation

Furthermore, in the scope of Asia Urbs 1, Asia Urbs 3 supports the newly established district administration, the District Council, the Ombudsman and the Job Placement Agency by the following activities:
  • Continuing training of the District Administration staff
  • Continuing training of the District Council and the Ombudsman
  • Public relations

The master plan for the districts of Siem Reap and Battambang will be completed.

Length of the project: December 2004 to November 2007