The mission of Strategic Policy Research, Inc. (SPR) arrived in Baku under the grant agreement signed between the Ministry of Communication and IT and US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), Ministry officials told Trend.
The mission of strategic and financial experts is headed by Craig Blakeley, legal affairs expert with Strategic Policy Research, Inc. The mission stays in Baku until September.
SPR is going to develop recommendations for the Ministry of Communication and IT based on studies of reforms and institutional changes, in particular creation of control agency.
The grant agreement has been signed January 2005 between Minister Ali Abbasov and Charge Daffairs of US Embassy in Baku Jason Highland. The grant amounts nearly $735k.