PUBLIC PRIVATE DIALOGUE (PPD) QUALITY TRACKING PPD QUALITY TRACKING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
USAID GOVERNING FOR GROWTH (G4G) IN GEORGIA
31 JANUARY 2016 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Deloitte Consulting LLP. The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.
PUBLIC PRIVATE DIALOGUE (PPD) QUALITY TRACKING PPD QUALITY TRACKING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION REPORT USAID GOVERNING FOR GROWTH (G4G) IN GEORGIA CONTRACT NUMBER: AID-114-C-14-00007 DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP USAID | GEORGIA USAID CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE: REVAZ ORMOTSADZE AUTHOR(S): INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (IDFI) PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY CAPACITY STRENGTHENING COMPONENT: 5500 LANGUAGE: ENGLISH 31 JANUARY 2016
This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Deloitte Consulting LLP. The author’s views expressed in this USAID | GOVERNING FOR GROWTH (G4G) IN GEORGIA PUBLIC PRIVATE DIALOGUE (PPD) QUALITY TRACKING
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publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.
DATA Reviewed by: Milo Stevanovich; Malkhaz Nikolashvili Project Component: Support Public Private Dialogue Component; Private Sector And Civil Society Capacity Strengthening Component Practice Area: Public Private Dialogue Quality Tracking Key Words: PPD, Quality Tracking, Report
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ACRONYMS AmCham
American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia
CSO
Civil Society Organizations
EDA
Export Development Association
EESRC
Economic Education and Strategic Research Center
ETM
Electricity Trading Mechanism
FoI
Freedom of Information
G4G
Governing for Growth in Georgia
GCCI
Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
GYLA
Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association
ICCA
Infrastructure Construction Companies Association
IDFI
Institute for Development of Freedom of Information
ISET
International School of Economics – Policy Institute
PMCG
Policy Management and Consulting Group
PPD
Public Private Dialogue
USAID
United States Agency for International Development
WEG
World Experience for Georgia
YEA
Young Entrepreneurs Association
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CONTENTS 1.
SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................... 6
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ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................................... 7
APPENDIX A: LIST OF ECONOMIC REFORMS G4G ....................................................................... 11 APPENDIX B: SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF THE CANDIDATES FOR G4G PPD BOARD .. 13
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1. SUMMARY Within the framework of the second milestone, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) conducted the following activities: Conduct training on the topic of Public Private Dialogue for representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and implement the PPD Quality Tracking System developed within the auspices of the first milestone. With the purpose of meeting the goals of the second milestone, the IDFI team conducted the following activities: Laws with economic impact have been pre-selected for further evaluation, data collection for baseline study of pre-selected laws has been started, preliminary composition of the board has been prepared and rules of the Board were drafted; On the 27th of January a training session on the topic of Public Private Dialogue was conducted for representatives of CSOs.
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2. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION Within the framework of the second milestone, IDFI performed the following activities: Implement the PPD Quality Tracking System developed within the auspices of the first milestone and conduct training on the topic of Public Private Dialogue for representatives of CSOs. Implementation of the PPD Quality Tracking System The implementation of the PPD Quality Tracking System included a number of steps: Pre-selection of reforms and corresponding laws for evaluation, and; starting a baseline study of the pre-selected laws and selecting candidates for the Board of Advisors for confirmation of selected laws. Each stage will be discussed separately. Pre-selection of Reforms Initially, the IDFI was provided with a list of ongoing economic reforms falling under the program goals of G4G (See attachment A). Having the list of the reforms, IDFI conducted interviews with representatives of G4G assigned on overseeing specific reforms, such as Energy Strategy Reform, Electricity Trading Mechanism (ETM), Water Resource Management Reform, Trade Facilitation/Transport and Logistics, Bankruptcy and Liquidation, Land Ownership, Registration and Titling, State Procurement System, Pension Reform, Capital Market Reform, Crop Insurance, Innovation and Technology/Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Policy and Building Codes. They provided IDFI with background knowledge on the current state of the reforms in different economic spheres falling within the scope of G4G’s work. Based on the acquired information, IDFI has pre-selected the laws under the following economic reforms for baseline study: 1. Building Codes; 2. Customs Administration and Enforcement; 3. Innovation and Technology; 4. SME Policy; 5. Land Ownership, Registration and Titling; 6. Bankruptcy and Liquidation; 7. Capital Market Reform; 8. Crop Insurance; 9. Tax Enforcement and Administration. Since the abovementioned reforms provided by G4G had economic impact, the selection criteria were mostly maturity of the reforms (whether there would be any information about the ongoing process) and planned legislative changes. In particular, IDFI selected those reforms where it is planned to design new laws, and left out those reforms in which only minor amendments and/or no legal changes are foreseen. It should also be noted that the list of the reforms given above is only preliminary and may change depending on the recommendations received from the Board of Advisors. Baseline Study of Extent and Quality of PPD For the goals of the project it is planned to prepare a baseline study of the extent and quality of PPD systems in the case of ongoing economic reforms. The baseline study will be using the same methodology as the actual monitoring and it will be used as an overview of the situation at the initial stage of project implementation, which will be used for evaluation and comparison throughout the course of the project. The baseline study will be prepared by the end of the next reporting period (March 14, 2016). The methodology of baseline study includes FoI (Freedom of Information) requests, interviews with a guided questionnaire, desk research and meeting with the Board of Advisors. At the initial stage, IDFI will send FoI requests to those public institutions involved in the design or implementation of selected economic reforms. The FoI requests will be used to receive such information as details about PPD meetings (list of participants, minutes of the meetings), draft laws, policy papers and any other documentation prepared during the reform process, composition of drafting committee, the process of evaluation of received feedback, and document of Regulatory Impact Assessment. Although FoI request as a USAID | GOVERNING FOR GROWTH (G4G) IN GEORGIA PUBLIC PRIVATE DIALOGUE (PPD) QUALITY TRACKING
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method of research has its own limitations, such as length of time and being dependent on the public institutions, it does have its strengths too, such as the opportunity to receive detailed information and access to official documentation which might not be available elsewhere. Furthermore, IDFI has rich and effective experience in using FoI for various studies. Desk research will be used to analyze the received public information as well as add relevant information from open sources (e.g. information about public meetings and discussions, stages of drafting process, media coverage etc.). Another step for preparing the study is conducting interviews using a guided questionnaire with relevant stakeholders of ongoing economic reforms including representatives of the government as well as the private sector and experts. The goal of interviews will be to reveal the quality and extent of Public-Private Dialogue on each step of the policy-process (Policy Design and Development, Legislation Drafting, Regulatory Impact Assessment and Circulation and public comments). In order to conduct the interviews, IDFI is using the guided questionnaire, which covers criteria such as access to information about ongoing reforms, extent and quality of inclusive consultation of all relevant stakeholders, involvement in the decision-making process, and extent and effectiveness of the feedback received from stakeholders. With the aim of testing the methodology and guided questionnaire developed to assess the extent and quality of PPD, as well as for collecting data for the baseline study, IDFI has conducted interviews on the topics of Tax Code reform in Georgia, State Procurement System reform and Pension Reform. One interview was conducted with the Advisor of the Customs Department of the Revenue Service – Mr. Giga Jakobia. The subject of the interview was Tax Code reform in Georgia. The interviewee provided the project team with information on the process of drafting the new Tax Code of Georgia. The new Tax Code is due to enter into force no later than 2018. Special emphasis was made on receiving information on the extent and quality of public private dialogue in the process of policy development as well as drafting of the new Tax Code. Mr. Jakobia provided the interviewer with an overall picture of PPD in the process. E.g. at the stage of policy development, a special working group was created composed of representatives of the Revenue Service (RS), Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the private sector. The membership of the working group is open for any stakeholder. The interview also shared with the project team the list of private sector representatives of the working group. Mr. Jakobia did not pose information on the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) conducted for the purposes of the reform. He was also unable to provide the project team with responses on the detailed questions on PPD included in the specially developed guided questionnaire. Instead, the interviewee provided the project team with contact information of the representative of the MoF who were actively involved in the process. Mr.Jakobia assisted the project team in seeking consent to conduct an interview with a MoF representative. Moreover, he demonstrated readiness to participate in the training on PPD for civil servants which is planned in future activities of the project. In the case of State Procurement System Reform and Pension Reform, IDFI interviewed the Research Director at Policy Management and Consulting Group (PMCG) – Ms.Tamar Jugeli. In the case of Pension Reform, Ms. Jugheli discussed the lack of openness and clarity during the process. She stated that only after a discussion organized by PMCG and questions asked during the discussion, did the government clarify some important details of the planned reform, such as voluntary or obligatory character of the accumulative pension system. Namely, according to Tamar, as a result of the discussion it was decided that the new system will have a voluntary character. Furthermore, Ms. Jugheli pointed that during the design and development stage, there was insufficient discussion about possible threats of the reform, and only positive sides were highlighted by the government. All information was almost similar to rumors, it was difficult to get any clear vision, and a draft document of the reform was also not available. In the case of the State Procurement System, Ms. Jugheli pointed out that two years ago an analysis was prepared by PMCG, the level of participation was high, and representatives of the government were present at discussion of the analysis and were open to criticism. Ms. Jugheli also mentioned Land Ownership, Registration and Titling Reform and noted that although there are initiatives from private sector, the public sector did not attend the discussion organized on this topic by PMCG. These two interviews are only a starting point and testing of the guided questionnaire in practice. During the next reporting period IDFI will continue conducting interviews with representatives of the public sector, private sector, CSOs and experts. Based on data received from all methods mentioned above, and using the PPD Quality Tracking System, the project team will evaluate each major law by assigning a rating of the extent and scope of PPD conducted on various stages of policy as well as the lawmaking process. Since this will be the first such rating, it will be used in the future as a benchmark for measuring the progress of the extent and quality of PPD systems in economic reforms in Georgia.
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At the final stage of preparing the baseline study, the project team will meet the Board in order to present and discuss the findings. The board meeting will be the first step for presenting the results of baseline study, before any public presentation or dissemination. Creating Board of Advisors for PPD reforms One of the important steps of implementation of the PPD Quality Tracking System is creation of a board aimed at advising the IDFI team on the specific legal acts and/or regulations to be studied in terms of extent and quality of PPD. Functions of the Board The main functions of the Board will be to select and advise the IDFI team on the specific legal acts and/or regulations to be studied in terms of extent and quality of PPD. The selection criteria for laws will be the extent of economic impact, scale of the law or regulation, long-term vs. short-term impact, affected parties etc. Furthermore, IDFI will be responsible to discuss with the Board the results of analysis before public presentation. The Board can recommend to the IDFI team changes and amendments to be reflected in the results of the analysis. Board Composition and Selection Members of the Board will be selected by the IDFI team together with G4G. The Board will be composed of representatives of various sectors, such as the government, media, experts in the field of law and economy, CSOs, and academia. It will also include representatives of IDFI and G4G, nine people in total. In order to create the Board, IDFI has prepared a list of possible candidates, with short biographical data (please find the biographical data in the attachment). Preliminary composition of the board will be agreed and IDFI will start contacting the selected candidates during the next reporting period. Candidates for G4G PPD Board – IDFI N
Name/Surname
Experience
Organization
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Giorgi Khishtovani
Head of the Department of Scientific Grants and Program Monitoring and Evaluation
Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation
2.
Irakli Burduli
Dean of the Faculty of Law
Tbilisi State University
3.
Nika Koiava
Assistant Professor
Chair of Accounting and Audit, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
4.
Lasha Arevadze
Advisor in the field of economics
National Environmental Agency
5.
Gigla Mikautadze
Director
Tax Payers Union
6.
Giorgi Mukhigulashvili
Founder and Coordinator of Academic Affairs
Association of Young Professionals in Energy of Georgia
7.
Tengiz Verulava
Editor in chief
The journal “Health Policy and Insurance”
8.
Koba Kalichava
Academic Director
The Institute of Administrative Sciences
9.
Sophiko Skhirtladze
Head of Private Sector Development Policy Research Center
ISET Policy Institute
10. Beso Namchavidze
Economist
GRASS, Factcheck
11. Levan Alapishvili
Board member
CSRDG
12. Nino Evgenidze
Executive Director
Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC)
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13. Mikheil Kukava
Senior Analyst
Transparency International (TI)
14. Aleksi Aleksishvili
Chairman of the Board
PMCG
15. Akaki Gogichaishvili
Business Courier Anchor
Rustavi 2 TV
16. Anna Tskhovrebova
Senior Reporter of daily TV show Business Contact
Maestro TV
17. Nino Natroshvili
Host of the program “Business Code”
Iberia TV
18. To be decided
Representative of PPD Parliamentary Platform
Parliament of Georgia
Board Meetings The meetings of the Board will be held on a regular basis and no less than two times per year. Board meetings can be suggested by a member of the Board or representatives of IDFI and G4G. The quorum will be more than half of the board members. Training on PPD for CSOs On the 27th of January training on the topic of PPD was conducted for representatives of CSOs. The goal of the training was to discuss the importance of civic engagement in the policy process, especially PPD in case of new economic policies. For this purpose, representatives of CSOs working on economic and transparency issues as well as Business Associations were invited to the training. The training covered topics such as definition of public policy, different models for analyzing public policy process (multi-stage cycle, Kingdon’s model of streams and window of opportunity), definition of PPD,main principles and best practices of PPD, a simulation game on involvement in PPD among different stakeholders (government, business, experts, civil society), different stages of civic involvement (being informed, being consulted, being involved in decisionmaking process), discussing possibilities of PPD in specific cases and mechanisms for civic involvement according to stages of policy cycle. Following institutions participated in the training: 1. Economic Education and Strategic Research Center (EESRC); 2. Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA); 3. Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA); 4. Export Development Association (EDA); 5. World Experience for Georgia (WEG); 6. International School of Economics – Policy Institute (ISET); 7. American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia (AmCham); 8. Infrastructure Construction Companies Association (ICCA); 9. Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI); 10. Center for Competition. The achievement of the training was a diverse audience with a variety of experience, which contributed to the discussions. Most participants gave positive feedback about the need of the training, evaluated the training as useful and effective for their activities, and asked for more such trainings both for themselves and for business sector.
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APPENDIX A: LIST OF G4G ECONOMIC REFORMS 1. Overall Institutionalized Framework for Public Consultation Maturity: Map/Identify Impact: Sustainable institutionalized dialogue platform will improve the quality Priority: High of all legislation. Creating the culture of collaborative consultation (CCC). 2. Energy Strategy Reform
Lead: Tamar Kapianidze Counterparts: MoESD, RS, MoAg, MoE, MoJ, MoF, IDFI, TI, Youth Parliament of Georgia Donors: EBRD, GIZ, EU
Maturity: Design
Lead: Giorgi Chikovani
Impact: Coherent Strategy will lead to the effective, economically justifiable Priority: High and sustainable energy production, delivery and consumption consistent with environmental requirements. 3. Electricity Trading Mechanism (ETM)
Counterparts: MoE and its agencies
Maturity: Implementation Impact: Effective ETM to enable FDI necessary for development of SME Priority: High Hydro-power plants which are vital for clean and low cost energy for Georgia. 4. Water Resource Management Reform
Lead: Giorgi Chikovani
Maturity: Identify/Design Impact: Equitable transparent sustainable allocation of fresh water Priority: High resources across multiple competing interests is necessary to prevent grave failure to serve legitimate needs. 5. Tax Enforcement and Administration
Lead: Giorgi Chikovani
Maturity: Design/Implementation Priority: High
Impact: Direct and immediate positive effect on tax compliance for all businesses.
Donors: USAID EC-LEDS, EU INOGATE
Counterparts: MoE, ESCO, GNERC, GSE Donors: EU INOGATE, IFC, WB, ADB, EBRD, KfW, EU Twinning, NARUC, USEA
Counterparts: MENRP, MoE, MoESD, MoAg, MoRDI, GSE, GNERC, MoHL Donors: ADB, UN, WB, EU, KfW, EIB, MCG
Lead: Zaza Chelidze Counterparts: MoF, RS, BAG, Parliament, AmCham, ICC, Georgian Banks Association Donors: EU Twinning, UST, IFC
6. Customs Administration and Enforcement Maturity: Design Priority: High
Impact: Elimination of barriers and inefficiencies will have immediate impact on cross-border trade.
Lead: Bondo Bolkvadze Counterparts: RS, GFFA, GIRCA Donors: GIZ, US Customs (ask USAID to coordinate the meeting)
7. Trade Facilitation/Transport and Logistics Maturity: Implementation Impact: Elimination of barriers and inefficiencies will have immediate impact Priority: High on cross-border trade and facilitate greater integration with EU. 8. Bankruptcy and Liquidation
Lead: Bondo Bolkvadze
Maturity: Design Impact: Reformed bankruptcy regime will remove barriers to entrepreneurship, Priority: Medium efficiently recycle assets back to productive use and restore viable
Lead: Tamuna Buadze
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Counterparts: RS, MoESD, Georgian Railway, GFFA, GIRCA, AmCham, BAG, ICC, EUGBC Donors: EU, GIZ, USAID REG
Counterparts: MoESD, MoJ Donors: GIZ
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businesses to financial health through business rescue. 9. Land Ownership, Registration and Titling Maturity: Design
Priority: High
Impact: Certainty, clarity and predictability in land rights is crucial for effective economic development of land. This is currently a major barrier to the investment.
Lead: Giorgi Chikovani Counterparts: MoJ, NAPR, MoESD, MoAg, MoE, MoRDI, Local Municipalities Donors: WB to provide $2.1 million loan for project implementation; EU budget support of 80 million might include nationwide rollout of land registration reform starting from 2017.
10. State Procurement System Maturity: Implementation Impact: Educating stakeholders and the private sector will improve transparency Priority: High of the state procurement system and will increase private sector participation resulting in increased quality. 11. Pension Reform Maturity: Design Priority: High
Impact: Effective public dialogue on anticipated pension reform is crucial to its acceptance by the public.
Lead: Tamuna Buadze Counterparts: State Procurement Agency Donors: USAID, EU, WB, EBRD, ADB
Lead: Ilia Gogichaishvili Counterparts: MoESD, MoF, Parliament, Private Sector Donors: ADB, WB
12. Capital Market Reform Maturity: Design Impact: Supporting the public and private sectors in preparation for implementation of reforms will enable Priority: High both to participate in the reformed market and raise confidence in the system. 13. Crop Insurance Maturity: Design Priority: High
Impact: Immediate increase in access to finance for rural businesses.
Lead: Ilia Gogichaishvili Counterparts: MoESD, MoF, NBG, Georgian Stock Exchange, Parliament Donors: ADB, WB, EBRD
Lead: Ilia Gogichaishvili Counterparts: MoAg, Parliament Donors: KfW
14. Innovation and Technology/SME Policy Maturity: Implementation Impact: Immediate improvement on Innovation and Technology regime vital Priority: High for SME development and access to finance for innovation. 15. Building Codes
Lead: Malkhaz Nikolashvili
Maturity: Implementation Impact: Effective outreach will raise awareness and preparedness on new Priority: High building regulations for sector stakeholders.
Lead: Nino Chokheli
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Counterparts: GITA, MoESD, EDA Donors: WB
Counterparts: MoESD, Tbilisi Mayor’s Office Donors: EU, GiZ
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APPENDIX B: SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF THE CANDIDATES FOR G4G PPD BOARD 1. Giorgi Khishtovani – Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, Head of the Department of Scientific Grants and Program Monitoring and Evaluation; Doctor of Economics in the University of Bremen. Education: -
Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M.), the University of Trier (Germany) 2009
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Master of Science in Economics, the University of Trier (Germany) 2008
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BA in Business and Law, Georgian Technical University 2006.
Work Experience: Economic analyst, director of the project "Strategic Plan Georgia 2020 - Strengthening Public Involvement (ZigB)" at IDFI 2012-2015. -
Visiting researcher at the University of Bremen (Germany) 2011-2012
Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the Tbilisi State University (TSU), 2009-2011 Giorgi Khishtovani is an author and co-author of a number of publications related to the development of the insurance sector and financial markets in Georgia, healthcare reforms in Georgia, valuation methods in the post-Soviet countries and others. 2.
Irakli Burduli – Dean of the Faculty of Law at Tbilisi State University, Professor of Law.
Education: -
Bachelor Degree in Law, Cum Laude, Tbilisi State University (Georgia) 2000
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Faculty of Law, Paris-London University (Austria) 2001
Doctorate Degree, thesis on the theme of: Property Relations at Joint-Stock Companies (JSC), Comparison of Georgian and Austrian Legislations. Work Experience: -
Professor of Law, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Tbilisi State University, 2008-to date;
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Assistant Professor at Tbilisi State University of Economic Relations 2006-2008;
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Supreme Court of Georgia, Bureau of the Chairman of the Supreme Court, 2005-2008;
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Independent Solicitor at the Law Company “Aslanishvili and Ioseliani”, 2002-2004;
2005;
High Council of Justice, Head of the Department of Civil Ethics and Disciplinary Proceedings, 2004-
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Constitutional Court of Georgia, Head Specialist at the Legal Department, 2002.
3. Nika Koiava - Assistant Professor at the Chair in Accounting and Audit, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Education: -
Doctoral Studies, University of Bremen;
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Business Studies, University of Applied Science Bielefeld, 2003-2008;
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Business Studies, University of Bochum, 200-2001;
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Business Studies, Tbilisi State University, 1997-2005.
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Assistant Professor at the Chair in Accounting and Audit, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 2012-to date -
Research fellow, Chair of Accounting and Control, University of Bremen, 2014-2015;
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Research fellow, Chair of Accounting and Control, University of Bremen, 2011-2012
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Deputy Head, Department of Finances at Tbilisi State University, 2009-2011;
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Assistant at the Publishing Company Bundesanzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 2008-2009;
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Grandaunt-intern at the AXA Group, Cologne, 2007-2008;
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Student assistant, Chair of Business law, University of Applied Science Bielefeld, 2004-2006.
4.
Lasha Arevadze – Economics and Micro Economics
Education: -
Masters Degree inMicro Economics, ISET International School of Economics, 2013-2015;
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Bachelor Degree in Economics, Tbilisi State University, 2009-2013;
Work Experience: -
Invited Lecturer of Principles of Micro Economics, University of Georgia, 2015 – to date;
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National Environmental Agency, Advisor in the field of economics, 2015 – to date;
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Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Minister Advisor in economics, 2015;
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Assistant Professor at International School of Economics (ISET), 2015;
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Assistant Professor at Statistics, International School of Economics (ISET), 2015;
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Intern, National Bank of Georgia, 2014;
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Intern, Ministry of Finance, Revenue Service, 2013;
5.
Gigla Mikautadze – Economics and Social Sciences
Education: -
Master Degree in Economics and Social Sciences;
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PhD Student of Free University of Tbilisi, after 2014;
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Trainings in Japan, Thailand and Croatia;
Work Experience: -
Director of Tax Payers Union;
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Deputy Assistant at Bundestag;
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RepresentativeIT Company in Georgia andthe CIS Countries;
6.
Giorgi Mukhigulashvili – Energy Analyst
Education: -
Masters Degree in International Relations, Ilia State University, 2010-2012
Masters Degree in Economics and Energy Economics, International School of Economics (ISET), 2009-2011 -
Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Tbilisi State University, 2004-2008
Work Experience: -
Energy Analyst at Analytical Center “World Experience for Georgia”, 2010-to date;
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Founder and Coordinator of Academic Affairs, Association of Young Professionals in Energy of Georgia, 2011-to date; 2013;
Invited Expert for Analyzing “Khudonhesi” Project Documents at Ministry of Energy of Georgia, 2012-
Invited Expert in Inventory of Dissipation of Greenhouse Gas from Energy Sector at Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia, 2012;
7.
Tengiz Verulava – Doctor of Medicine, Professor
Education: -
Doctor of Medicine, Tbilisi State Medical University, 1984-1990
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MA in Health Economy and Insurance, University of Scranton (USA), 2007-2008
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International Business Faculty, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 1999;
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Centre of Health Economy, York University (UK), 1997;
Work Experience: -
Editor in chief of the journal “Health Policy and Insurance”, 2015-to date
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Head of Quality Assurance Department at Chapidze Emergency Cardiology Center, 2014
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Director of the School of Health and Insurance at Ilia State University, 2013
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Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Science and Art at Ilia State University, 2012
Head of MA and PhD programs “Health Policy and Management” and “Health Insurance” at Ilia State University, 2011 -
Dean of the Business Faculty at Ilia State University, 2011
8.
Koba Kalichava – Doctor of Law
Education: -
Masters Degree in Law, University of Cologne, Germany
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Faculty of Law, Jurisprudence, Tbilisi State University
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PhD Student at University of Bremen
Work Experience: -
Academic Director of The Institute of Administrative Sciences,2015;
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Head of Administrative Department at Civil Service Bureau, 2014;
Lawyer of Administrative Department of Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia, 2013; -
Science Worker at University of Bremen, 2011-2012;
9.
Sophiko Skhirtladze - PhD degree in Public Economics and Finance
Education: PhD degree in Public Economics and Finance from Catholic University in Milan for the dissertation entitled Essays in Political Economics (2015). -
MA degrees in Economics Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas (2010).
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MA degrees in Economics from ISET (2008)
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Work experience: Head of the Private Sector Development Policy Research Center at the ISET Policy Institute (ISET PI) 2015 – to date; -
Coordinator of Private Sector Development Concentration (ISET)
World Bank, Washington DC office 2013 – 2015 consultant at Governance Systems Unit on Public Finance issues;
10.
Beso Namchavidze – Economist
Education: -
PhD Student of Free University of Tbilisi
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Masters Degree in Economics
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Political Course of Economy (Monetary Fund) at Vienna Institution
Work Experience: -
Member of FucktChecker Team
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Senior Economist at Georgia’s Reforms Associates
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Senior Specialist of Financial Politic Department at Ministry of Finance, for 5 years;
11. Levan Alapishvili – Board member of Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG) Education: -
LLM in Law, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 1989-1994
Work Experience: Board member, Head of Self-Government Support Program, Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG) -
Director of Economic Development Program, OSGF, 2006-2008
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Head of Municipal Property Management Agency, Tbilisi City Hall, 2004-2006
12.
Nino Evgenidze – Executive Director of EPRC
Education: -
Stanford University Fellow in Democracy and Development Programme, 2013
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Joint Vienna Institute, Department of Economic Policy Administration
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Master Degree in Economic Policy Management (LSE)
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PhD in Philology, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
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Fellow of Netherlands Government (Nuffic Fellow)
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Diploma of Maastricht University in Management of International Projects
Work Experience: -
Executive Director, EPRC, 2010 – to date
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Deputy Director, EPRC, 2004-2010
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Media Coordinator of Secretary General's Special Representative in Georgia, Council of Europe, 2004
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Head of Public Relations Department, Anti-corruption Bureau of Georgia, 2001-2004
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Head of Department - International Relations and Transit loadings, Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Georgia, 2000-2001 -
State Advisor, State Chancellery of Georgia, 1995-2000.
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Mikheil Kukava – Senior Analyst
Education: -
Masters Degree in Quantitative Research in Comparative Politics, London School of Economics (LSE);
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Masters Degree in Public Policy (Public Finance), Central European University (CEU);
Work Experience: -
EU’s Public Finance Reform Project;
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Chamber of Control of Georgia;
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Office of the State Minister of Georgia for European and Euro-AtlanticIntegration;
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International Non-Governmental Organization CARE;
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Aleksi Aleksishvili
Education: -
Economics, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in 1996
MA in International Development Policy, major in Public Finances and Management, Duke University, Durham NC, USA -
Certificate for the Successful Completion of the E.S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program, 2004
Work Experience: -
Chairman of the Board, PMCG, 2007-to date
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Minister of Finance of Georgia, June 2005 – September 2007
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Minister of Economic Development of Georgia, 2004-2005
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Chairman of UN Commission for Sustainable development, 2005-2006
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Nino Natroshvili
Education: -
Faculty Of Social and Political Sciences- Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in 1997
Work Experience: -
Host of the program “Business Code”, Iberia TV
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Correspondent at Newspaper “Batumelebi-www.netgazeti.ge”
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Journalist at “Iberia TV’’
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Journalist at “24 Hour+weekend”
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Columnist at Journal “ Business and Management”
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Anna Tskhovrebova
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Education: -
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Center for Social Sciences (CSS) 01/2010 – 02/2012
International interdisciplinary English language Master’s Program in social sciences: “Transformation in the South Caucasus” -
Degree: Master of Social Sciences
MA Thesis: “Editorial Independence of the Georgian Broadcasters since the Rose Revolution (The Case of Three TV Channels)” -
Major Specialty - Journalism; Minor specialty - Political Science 10/2006 - 06/2010
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Degree: Bachelor of Social Sciences in Journalism
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Digital Journalism for Eastern Europe, - Interlink Academy
Berlin and Hamburg, Germany August-November,2015 -
Writing Financial and Business News, July, 2013
Thomson Reuters Foundation, London, UK -
Summer School on Integrity, Vilnius, Lithuania, July, 2012
Work Experience: Maestro TV - Senior Reporter of daily TV show Business Contact (covering business and economics) 03.2014 – present -
BPN.Ge (BusinessPressNews agency), Editor in Chief, 02.2013 – 03.2014 ,Tbilisi, Georgia
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FORBES; Journalist, Tbilisi, Georgia, 05.2012 – present
Civic Development Institute (CDI); Tbilisi based NGO, Projects Assistant – Media Monitor (children’s coverage; election’s coverage) - 09.2011 – 12.2012 -
Radio Voice OF Abkhazia (FM 98.9); News Reporter, Politics and Economics - 01.2010 – 09.2010
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Akaki Gogichaishvili
Education: -
Department of Geology, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University - 1984-1991
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Master's degree of Volcanology and Petrology - 1991-1993
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Reuters Foundation Journalism School, Workshop on writing international news – 1995
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Stanford University, Journalism Department – 2004 -2005
Work Experience: -
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), 2012-present, Invited Media Management Lecturer
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Rustavi 2 TV, The program "60 Minutes", Courier Anchor, Business Courier Anchor , 1998-present
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Media Diversity Institute, Trainer - 2004-2006
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American University Transnational Crime & Corruption Center, Georgian media analyst - 2002-2006
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School Of Investigative Journalism, School director, 2001-2004
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Journalism Department, Invited lecturer in the field of investigative journalism, 2000-2004
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