Program for Increasing the Capacity in Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries

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I. Basic data

Sector(s):	Cross-sectoral
Title:	Program For Increasing the Capacity in Technical Cooperation Among Developing Countries (TCDC)
Pays:	Tunisia
Institution :	Tunisian Technical Cooperation Agency
Countries concerned :	Niger, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad, Gabon, Mali, Guinee, Burkina-Faso, Benin, Cameroon, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Togo and Haiti.
Budget :	150,000 US dollar.
Financing :	UNDP, Tunisia.

II. Project Description

Objectives: To promote awareness about the importance of developing South-South cooperation.

Activities: Program implementation of permanent development of human resources.

Number of participants: 14 countries.

Period (per week): 1 (14-18 December, 1998).

Expected Results: As a first step, this project needs to gather information about the capacity and susceptibility of countries to work with Tunisia. Then, consistency and complimentarity needs to be established.

Reference: ATCT has, since its establishment, organized its formation meetings, study tours and expert missions for the benefit of African and Arabic countries, notably in the fields of: rural development; higher agricultural education; health; the environment; urban development, and so on.

Link with the Agenda: This exercise constitutes a concrete action in support of one of the targeted Agenda items.

III. Contact Points:

Tunisian Technical Cooperation Agency
TEL: 00216 1 831 622
FAX: 00216 1 834 747
E-mail: atct@mci.gov.tn

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