| Project Detail |
The strategic aim of the project is to enable Riyadh Municipality to more efficiently and effectively fulfil its mandate in the four areas of cooperation through provision of substantive technical assistance, advisory and quality assurance services from UNDP. This will enable Riyadh Municipality to contribute effectively to the achievement of the Riyadh Strategy 2030 vision and Saudi Vision 2030. To this end, drawing on its extensive international expertise and experience in institutional strengthening, assisting municipal infrastructure and service delivery, and increasing community and voluntary engagement, UNDP will assist the achievement of the following four expected project outcomes based on the four agreed areas of cooperation:1) Mayor’s Office has access to international best practices and uses up-to-date international expert advice in decision making.2) Riyadh Municipality able to effectively use big data and evidence to support informed decision making on policy and strategy, and infrastructure development and service provision.3) Public-private partnerships (PPPs) actively involved in infrastructure development and service delivery.4) Increased and strengthened community and voluntary engagement through local bodies and digital channels.The project will provide a strategic framework for UNDP to provide substantive technical assistance, advisory, and quality assurance services to Riyadh Municipality to deliver on its mandate, and in particular perform its functions more efficiently and effectively in the areas of cooperation that are the focus of this project. The project will capitalize on UNDP’s institutional and human capacity strengthening expertise and experience, and its strategic role as a central and impartial knowledge provider, builder of capacities, partnership broker, and facilitator of exchanges at country, regional and global levels |
