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Contract No. PCE-I-OO-99-00008-00
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expedite the provision of foreign assistance through
Missions in an efficient and effective manner;
(3) provide the Missions with a wide selection of USAID and non­
USAID service providers, including recognized, world-class
experts, under individual or institutional arrangements;
(4) conserve funds by reducing high administrative costs
currently paid by the Mission's and USAID-centrally-funded
activities; and
(5) customize assistance provision to meet evolving USAID needs.
C.l. (d) In pursuit of its goal, SEGIR will produce the following
outputs:
(1) core research on priority technical, policy and strategic
issues and applied research to meet specific, contextuallydefined
requirements of countries, regions or subregions.
(2 ) information dissemination through seminars, workshops,
conferences, and working papers, among others;
(3) customized strategic and tactical development approaches;
(4 )
(5 )
technical advice and implementation support to USAID
regional bureaus and field missions;
trained host-country decision-makers and technical personnel
in the design and implementation of economic policy and
institutional reforms; and
(6) long-term, in-country coordination and implementation of
field buy-in activities.
C.l. (e) SEGIR Technical Leadership activities will promote research,
evaluation, and new "product" design for the benefit and use of USAID
as a whole but particularly to enhance bilateral and regional
programs. Technical Leadership initiatives will focus on three
interrelated areas to:
(1) Set the Macro-Economic Policy Pre-Conditions for Growth.
The focus is to help countries gain economic stability and
establish conditions for growth through appropriate monetary
and fiscal policies;
(2) Design and help implement structural reform interventions.
Specific foci include market strengthening, promotion of
efficient, equitable allocation of resources, and human and
capital formation;