1. COOPERATION TOWARDS A MODERN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION Vienna, 9-10 July, 2007 NALAS Priorities

2. Objective 1.Upcoming NALAS Activities 2.MAs Institutional Development 3.Partnership

3. PRIORITIES: NALAS Task Force activities FD Projects Database Database Negotiation process Negotiation process Cost Estimation Cost Estimation Local Borrowing Local Borrowing Municipal Tax Municipal Tax UP Projects UP process UP process (hierarchy of plans) Informal Settlements Informal Settlements Citizen Participation Citizen Participation Urban Economics Urban Economics

4. PRIORITIES: NALAS Task Force activities OUTPUTS: Comparison reviews Comparison reviews Identify best models Identify best models Handbooks, Guides Handbooks, Guides Policy recommendations Policy recommendations Pilots (test, implement, replicate) Pilots (test, implement, replicate) ID support ID support

5. PRIORITIES: NALAS Task Force activities OUTCOMES: Exchange Experience Exchange Experience Identify Good Practices Identify Good Practices Transfer Know How Transfer Know How Develop Local / Regional Expertise Develop Local / Regional Expertise

6. Strengthening Member LGAs ID component within NALAS projects ID component within NALAS projects AD Task Force AD Task Force Knowledge Center Knowledge Center

7. Partnership for strengthening LGA Success factors: Partnership vis-à-vis donorrecipient Partnership vis-à-vis donorrecipient ( or teacher student ) ( or teacher student ) Accumulation of in-house knowledge Accumulation of in-house knowledge ( NALAS MAs experience, Knowledge Center ) ( NALAS MAs experience, Knowledge Center ) Transfer of know how Transfer of know how ( within and beyond NALAS network )

8. Why NALAS needs partners? Strategic partnerships to lobby Strategic partnerships to lobby Support the NALAS members growth Support the NALAS members growth Open markets for NALAS members to transfer their own knowledge Open markets for NALAS members to transfer their own knowledge

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