including awareness raising and capacity building of the governmental bodies through an ongoing series of trainings, hiring of in-house expert and undertaking of institutional assessment of the current status and gaps in the area of climate change. Proposals brought by EGED Programme were highly appreciated by the Government and incorporated into the long-term green growth strategy.

Developing coalitions and dialogue 12 civil society organizations were brought together into a network and trained by EGED Programme to strengthen the capacity of civil society (media, private sector and business associations active in biodiversity and environmental issues) to contribute to dialogue, advocacy and monitoring of decarbonization reforms.

The Public Procurement Strategy, finalized with EGED Programme support, establishes the foundation for more transparent, inclusive ( which includes people with disabilities) and efficient procurement. Both of these reforms demonstrate signs of openness to civil society and the private sector. EGED Programme has helped to set up a procurement monitoring group to build a community that can ultimately find opportunities to drive changes.

The EGED programme conducted training for the media in data journalism, as a result of which analytical and data materials on the effectiveness of public procurement appeared in the media space of Uzbekistan. Increased transparency in the public procurement process counters corruption and helps save public finances

E-commerce will help to empower the private sector and streamline the flow of goods and services. EGED Programme conducted the diagnostics of the current state of e-commerce in the region, which led to the development of the Support Roadmap, detailed down to the district level, as well as a guide for implementation. E-commerce is a vast area of the economy with multiple entry points for government-owned enterprises, which is expected to emerge as an area with high-added value potential.