Directions for improving the effectiveness of international technical assistance in Ukraine
Abstract
International technical assistance (ITA) is gaining more and more importance in the international economy. International technical assistance becomes an integral element of the international economic system, a significant factor influencing its development. The article identifies factors affecting the effectiveness of international technical assistance. The external factors of influence include: adequacy of the volume and urgency of providing assistance; increasing transparency and awareness of assistance programs; conducting joint analytical work by donors; increasing the amount of assistance provided through programmatic approaches (planning, budgeting, implementation) that exist in Ukraine. Internal factors of influence include: the presence of a strategy of international technical assistance as part of the national development strategy; modernization of the state management system of ITA; improvement of the legal framework; active involvement of civil society in the planning, implementation, monitoring and control of ITA; improvement of the system of monitoring, control and evaluation of the results of implementation of ITA. It was established that the main conditions for increasing the effectiveness of ITA are: the introduction of new tools for assessing the impact of international technical assistance on the socio-economic processes taking place in the country; changes in the methodology and methods of implementation of projects and programs of ITA in accordance with the needs and limitations of the recipient; development of the potential of assistance recipients; transparency and accountability in management; interdepartmental and public-private cooperation and partnership. Increasing the effectiveness of ITA will be facilitated by: the transition to joint financing of solving urgent problems by both donors and recipients; increasing the level of responsibility of recipients for the use of received resources of ITA; constant communication between donors and assistance recipients; availability of highly qualified specialists; constant cooperation with state authorities in the country.
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