Projects
Completed
- Building capacity to utilize trade policy for human development
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December 2009 - March 2010The objective of the study is to analyze the impact of foreign trade policies on human development and to determine main directions of its improvement to achieve the increase of human development indicators.
- Vertical Integration as a means of increasing efficiency and competetiveness
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September 2009 - April 2010The research aims at exploring the effect of vertical integration with involvement of domestic or foreign capital. It is generally agreed, that stimulation of vertical integration along with involvement of foreign capital is an important driving force of economic development and has a positive effect on companies’ performance.
- Global Financial Crisis: Challenges for Employment, Modernization and Sustainable Growth in Uzbekistan
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July 2009 - December 2009The goal of this study is to systematize the main channels of the global recession and its implications on Uzbekistan, reveal challenges facing social development in the long run and explore appropriate approaches for a better policy framework of social economic development.
- Health and Education Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Building
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May 2009 - January 2010The project is aimed at rendering assistance to the Government of Uzbekistan in developing and implementing outcomes-orientated monitoring and evaluation approaches in the health and education sectors; and to improve access of user groups to primary data, ensuring a sufficient dissemination of the results.
- Assessment of existing standards of primary education in accordance with the requirements of innovative development
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May 2009 - July 2009Today there is an urgent need to critically assess the capacity of existing standards to provide the students with adequate knowledge and skills required for innovative thinking.
Ongoing
- Prospects for the electrical industry in the Republic of Uzbekistan
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June 2010 - October 2010The research aimes at identification and thorough analysis of the systemic causes hampering the production of electrical products with high added value and development of proposals to integrate necessary mechanisms and tools to promote large-scale development of this industry.
- Modernization of chemical industry to raise the competitiveness of economy
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June 2010 - December 2010The research aimes at improving efficiency and competitiveness of the chemical industry through its modernization.
- Development of the National Plan of Action (NPA) for child wellbeing in Uzbekistan 2010‐2015
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May 2010 - July 2010The Project aimed at developing a National Plan of Action on Child Wellbeing for 2010-2015, based on the available evidence and the lessons learnt from the pilot experience.
- Teacher shortage and teacher quality in Uzbekistan: a school-level analysis
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April 2010 - July 2010The main objective of this study is the evaluation of the availability of qualified teachers in the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as developing recommendations ensuring the system of basic education with the sufficient number of qualified teachers.
- Improving the municipal management system in Uzbekistan - main directions, mechanisms and tools
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March 2010 - July 2010The objective of the research is to assist to the improvement of the institutional and administrative and budget component of the urban governance in the medium term.
Planned
- Portrait of Entrepreneur
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September 2010 - February 2011CER in partnership with Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan, and with the support of UNDP, launches the second round of the “Portrait of Entrepreneur” survey.
- Social, economic and environmental aspects of current condition of municipal infrastructure in Uzbekistan: a search for new mechanisms and tools for its improvement
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August 2010 - December 2010The project aimed at analysis of problems and prospects of urbanization in Uzbekistan. The results will be used to develop a set of recommendations for the government to improve national policies on urbanization.
- Managing labor resources: political, social, economic and institutional aspects in medium- and long-term perspective
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July 2010 - December 2010At the present stage, it seems to be necessary to develop a comprehensive strategy for managing labor resources that would ensure affective allocation of labor resources based on the priorities of industrial and innovation development of the country.

