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AEAI has been awarded the USAID contract for the Energy Policy and Management Improvement (EPMI) project in the Republic of Georgia.

EPMI aims to improve skill levels among policy makers inside and outside government, as well as management skills in state-owned and private energy companies, and in NGOs. It seeks to address the longer term root causes of critical management skills gaps to improve the operational capability in the energy sector and the ability of policy-makers to take full advantage of Georgia’s potential as an energy producer, as an energy corridor north to south, and an east to west energy trade hub. The project also seeks to elevate the quality of the discourse on energy issues among the public at large, including politicians, the media, and other decision makers, since the human capacity to formulate a sound national energy security policy and action strategy to counteract the large energy-dependence on one primary supplier is also limited, both in the Government and in the non-governmental sectors. The major activities of the EPMI will be to:

Improve energy policy analysis and dialogue through a grants award program for NGOs and provision of short and medium term training and technical assistance to government and non-government institutions;

Increase the quality/capabilities of the professional workforce available for the energy sector, particularly with respect to policy issues, in government, energy companies and other stakeholders through support for a higher education program;

Support the integration of Georgia into European and regional energy institutions through participation in regional workshops and conferences

Provide training to qualified NGOs, think tanks or universities to enable them to carry out training in the future to government and non-government institutions on policy analysis and implementation. The program also envisions that experts from a new E&E Regional Energy Security Project will provide capacity-building to these NGOs, universities and think tanks and the opportunity to network with other policy analysis institutions in the broader Europe and Eurasia region.

Support development of masters level education and professional certificate programs (such as project management) for managers of state owned companies, private energy companies, and non-profit organizations, and for independent policy analysts and Government policy-makers (including staff in Ministries, Parliament, regulatory bodies, etc.).

Provide assistance for Ministry participation in the institutions of the Athens Energy Community such as the Ministerial Council, and the Electricity and Gas Fora and the body of energy legislation issued by the European Union, exposing Ministry staff to Europe’s electricity and gas market rules, and rules for infrastructure investment.

Develop a program of public outreach that uses local NGOs, think-tanks and universities (for programs which address important energy policy issues and provide opportunities to train and educate stakeholders and the public.)

Counterparts include the Ministry of Energy, the Prime Minister’s office and his Energy Commission, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Georgian National Energy Regulatory Commission (GNERC); policy and advocacy NGOs, think tanks and universities; Georgian institutions of higher education; and state-owned and privately-owned energy companies.

THE USA WILL ASSIST THE ARMENIAN POLICEMEN
16 May, 2006

On May 16 at the US Embassy in Yerevan, a contract for $699,000 for development of the Police Computer Network will be signed. The company AEAI (Advanced Engineering Associates International) with its Armenian partner Yerevan Computer Research and Development Institute (YCRDI) have been selected by the US Embassy to develop the Network.