UNDP Syria

Through this project, the State Planning Commission (SPC), in its capacity as the government organization in charge of planning and international cooperation for development, requested the assistance of UNDP in designing and establishing both:

1. An important institution/component of the strategy for upgrading the competitiveness of the Syrian economy, the National Competitiveness Team (NCT), to assist in disseminating accurate and current information on industry and relevant economic sectors, provide strategic technical advise on first-best practices and create a sense of urgency among stakeholders to drive competitiveness to the forefront of the national agenda and help motivate a more competitive economy.

2. A National Competitiveness Observatory (NCO) to help benchmark Syria’s competitiveness against that of a select group of countries and disseminate the findings to help improve the competitiveness of Syria.