Project Name: Promotion of Strengthening Public Participation
Objective: holding discussions with the public councils, conducting surveys with citizens and developing recommendations geared to strengthening of public participation
Year of implementation: 2022
Funded by: The Agency on State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations
Project Name: Support for the Development of Startup Ecosystem by Enhancing the Effectiveness of Innovation Policy
Objective: look into the legislative framework governing entrepreneurship and innovation activity, examine the impact of existing innovation policies and support mechanisms for startups, analyze international experience about the potential of crowdfunding platforms for improving access to financing for startups and easing their connection with investors as well as develop recommendations geared towards addressing the challenges and tapping the opportunities of introducing crowdfunding as alternative source of funding to foster tech-based innovation and stimulate start-up ecosystem in Azerbaijan
Year of implementation: 2020
Funded by: The Council on State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations
Project Name: Strengthening Transparency Requirements in the Business Legislation
Objective: examine regulatory compliance with transparency requirements in the legislative acts regulating the business activity and develop recommendations for improvement
Year of implementation: 2019
Funded by: The Council on State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations
Project Name: Promoting the Practice of Beneficial Ownership Disclosure in the Extractive Industry
Objective: analyse the international experience on beneficial ownership disclosure in the extractive industry and develop recommendations on the use of best practices to improve disclosure and reporting of beneficial owners in Azerbaijan
Year of implementation: 2018
Funded by: The Council on State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations
Project Name: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Finance Control
Lead Organization - EDF Azerbaijan
Objective: enhance the effectiveness of external scrutiny and audit by strengthening legal and institutional capacity of relevant state authorities in monitoring public funds
Year of implementation: 2012 - 2014
Funded by: European Union