JAKARTA (Antara): Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia John Holmes and Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Mardiyanto on Tuesday signed an agreement on an important bilateral project worth C$19.4 million (US$19.3million) aimed at supporting the Indonesian government to improve the quality of decentralized social services in an equitable and gender sensitive manner.
"This six-year project represents a significant commitment on the part of Canada to continue its support for the Government of Indonesia in the implementation of decentralization and the strengthening of local governance institutions," Holmes said in a press statement.
The project called the Better Approaches to Service Provision through Increased Capacities in Sulawesi (BASICS) is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and will be implemented in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
"The BASICS project is specifically designed to strengthen the capacities of local governments in planning and budgeting processes that lead to greater transparency and improved social service provision for citizens in the island," he said.
The new project is part of CIDA's current five-year country development programming framework for 2005 to 2009 which has a regional focus on Sulawesi.
CIDA's programming focuses on three priority sectors: improved local governance for enhanced public service delivery; growth of the small business sector to create jobs; and sustainable use of natural resources to generate income and improve livelihood for the rural poor.
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