Austrian Development Agency DCED Annual Meeting 2024

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Austrian Development Agency
 
DCED Annual Meeting Washington D.C. June 2024
Gottfried Traxler
Head for Private Sector and Development
 
Agenda
 
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ADA
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-
Reforming the Business Partnership Program of ADA
 
-
Call for Proposals: Business Partnership Challenge 2024
 
-
Working together with the Austrian Development Bank
 
2
 
Business Partnership Program
 
3
 
Austrian Federal
Ministry for European
and International
Affairs (BMEIA)
Section VII
 
Austrian Development
Agency (ADA)
= the OEZA agency
 
The Austrian Development Cooperation (OEZA)
 
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Geographical focus areas
 
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Priorities
 
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Sectors 2005-2023
 
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Project Regions 2005-2023
 
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Reforming the Business
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1.
Guiding Principles
2.
Call for Proposals
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Optimizing funding
procedures
 
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Mobilize
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Global South
 
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Guiding Principles 
for Business 
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Guiding Principles 
of the Business 
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Guiding Principles 
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Reforming the Business
Partnership Program
 
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1.
Guiding Principles
2.
Call for Proposals
3.
Optimizing funding
procedures
 
Optimizing funding procedures
 
ACTUAL and revised funding process were visualized and presented to ADA
management
 
The revised process was presented to all relevant organizational units and is
already being implemented
 
2-step process with short application and full application 
 More user-
friendly and faster approval or rejection, easier to react to feedback
 
Handouts were created to accompany the process: Checklists, handout on
budget, handout on IMSD, project fact sheets ...
 
Using Synergies with the
Austrian Development
Bank
 
25
25
 
BioTan
Organic Cashew Nuts from Tanzania
 
26
26
 
Synergies between ADA and OeEB
 
ADA grant: €400 000
 
Started in 2017, now 2
nd
 phase
 
Aim is to triple the quantity of
processed raw organic cashew
nuts and expand the value chain
 
Mainly funded operational costs,
working capital, support for
farmers, organic farming and
certification
 
OeEB loan: €800 000
 
Started in 2022
 
African-Austrian SME Investment
Facility complements ADA’s BP
Program
 
Invest in the company’s
infrastructure (land, warehouse
and additional machinery for
processing)
 
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Thank you for your attention!
 
 
gottfried.traxler@ada.gv.at
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The Austrian Development Agency (ADA) is organizing its Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. in June 2024. The meeting will focus on reforming the Business Partnership Program, with initiatives like the Business Partnership Challenge 2024 and collaboration with the Austrian Development Bank. ADA aims to mobilize Austrian and European enterprises for development cooperation, strengthen the local private sector in the Global South, and has initiated numerous projects since 2005. The agency's priorities include mobilizing enterprise potential for development cooperation and supporting the private sector in developing regions.

  • Austrian Development Agency
  • Business Partnership Program
  • Development Cooperation
  • Washington D.C.
  • Global South

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  1. Austrian Development Agency DCED Annual Meeting Washington D.C. June 2024 Gottfried Traxler Head for Private Sector and Development www.entwicklung.at

  2. Agenda ADA s Business Partnership Program - Reforming the Business Partnership Program of ADA - Call for Proposals: Business Partnership Challenge 2024 - Working together with the Austrian Development Bank - 2

  3. Business Partnership Program 3

  4. The Austrian Development Cooperation (OEZA) Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) Austrian Development Agency (ADA) = the OEZA agency Section VII 4

  5. Geographical focus areas

  6. Figuresaboutourwork: Between 2005 and 2023 started 222 business partnership projects with a funding of EUR 60 million. 6

  7. Priorities Mobilizing the potential of Austrian and European enterprises for development cooperation (PSE) Strengthening the local private sector in the Global South (PSD) 7

  8. Sectors2005-2023 8

  9. Project Regions2005-2023 13% 39% 21% 24% Europe (Western Balkans) Africa Asia Latin America 9

  10. Reforming the Business Partnership Program 1. 2. 3. Guiding Principles Call for Proposals Optimizing funding procedures 10

  11. Guiding PrinciplesforBusiness Partnerships 1. Mobilize Austrian / European companies for engagement in the Global South Encourage companies that are active or would like to be active in the Global South to define their role in the local market system of the target country and to make their contribution to sustainable and inclusive development within the framework of a business partnership.

  12. Guiding PrinciplesoftheBusiness Partnerships 2. Invest in opportunities, comply with standards, actively manage quality In order to exploit opportunities, we accept certain uncertainties and risks. We make our quality standards clear and promote projects that meet them. We prevent problems through an active management approach in order to maximize effectiveness and minimize the likelihood of negative effects.

  13. Guiding Principles of the Business Partnerships 3. Communicate efficiently, clearly and bindingly We strive to make communication efficient and keep administrative costs low through standardization - well- prepared information material, process descriptions, standard formats and templates, etc. Feedback to applicants and funding recipients is formulated in a way that is easy for them to understand, relates to comprehensible criteria and remains valid.

  14. Reforming the Business Partnership Program 1. 2. 3. Guiding Principles Call for Proposals Optimizing funding procedures 14

  15. Business Partnership Challenge 2024 What is it about? The Business Partnership Challenge 2024 isa callforproposalsthat followstheprinciplesand objectivesofADA'sBusiness Partnership Program. First roundconcludedon the3rd ofJune. Will beheld annually. Who can apply? Any company headquartered in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland that wants to make a sustainable contribution to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations can apply for funding. Austrian companies or companies with a clear connection to Austria are particularly encouraged to apply. 15

  16. What are you looking for? ADA targets projects that make a significant contribution to ODA recipient countries. In economic development and improving living conditions in ODA recipient countries. In doing so, it is guided by the principles of the Inclusive Market System Development (IMSD) approach. ODA recipient countries. In Why are we doing this? The callenablesustosupport larger projectswithvolumesof EUR 2 millionand more. This isexpectedtohavea greater developmentalimpactin thepartnercountries. How much EUR is available? The callisendowedwithEUR 5 million. Betweena minimumof EUR 500,000 and a maximum ofEUR 1 millionorupto50% ofthe total costscanbefundedper project. The minimumproject durationisthreeyears. The maximum projectdurationisfive years. 16

  17. ApplicationsI A total of 20 project applications were submitted. The applicants come from Austria (7), Germany (5), the Netherlands and Switzerland (2 each) and Belgium, France, Ireland and Italy(1 each). The submissions are distributed among the regions as follows: - 10 projects in Africa - 1 project in America (Honduras) - 4 projects in Asia - 2 projects in the Eastern Partnership (Moldova and Georgia) - 3 projects in the Western Balkans (exclusively Kosovo) 17

  18. Applications by region (20) 15% 10% 50% 20% 5% Africa Asia Western Balkans (exclusively Kosovo) America Eastern Partnership (Moldova and Georgia) 18

  19. ApplicationsII The projects cover various sectors: - 1 Vocational training - 2 Renewable energies - 4 Health - 1 Information and communication technology (ICT) - 2 Industry/trade - 2 SME promotion - 7 Agriculture and forestry - 1 Other 19

  20. Applications by sector (20) 1 7 2 2 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Other ICT Agriculture and forestry Health SME promotion Renewable energies Industry/trade Vocational training 20

  21. ApplicationsIII Financial aspects Funding requested: A total of 16.4 million euros, an average of 820,000 euros per project. Project volumes applied for: A total of 37.9 million euros, an average of 1.9 million euros per project. Target 17.3 Additional Financial Resources for Developing Countries: A total of 21.4 million euros. 21

  22. Preliminary schedule Online consultation for interested parties 11.04.2024 Examination of project applications From June 2024 Expected project start Winter 2024/Spring 2025 11.03.2024 Publication of the Call for Proposals 03.06.2024 Deadline for submissions Fall 2024 Funding approval and invitation to process the full application

  23. Reforming the Business Partnership Program 1. 2. 3. Guiding Principles Call for Proposals Optimizing funding procedures 23

  24. Optimizing funding procedures ACTUAL and revisedfundingprocesswerevisualizedand presented toADA management The revisedprocesswas presented toall relevant organizational unitsand is alreadybeingimplemented 2-step process withshortapplication and fullapplication More user- friendlyand fasterapprovalorrejection, easiertoreacttofeedback Handouts werecreatedtoaccompany theprocess: Checklists, handouton budget, handout on IMSD, projectfactsheets...

  25. Using Synergies with the Austrian Development Bank 25

  26. BioTan Organic Cashew Nuts from Tanzania 26

  27. Synergies between ADA and OeEB ADA grant: 400 000 OeEB loan: 800 000 Started in 2017, now 2nd phase Started in 2022 Aim is to triple the quantity of processed raw organic cashew nuts and expand the value chain African-Austrian SME Investment Facility complements ADA s BP Program Mainly funded operational costs, working capital, support for farmers, organic farming and certification Invest in the company s infrastructure (land, warehouse and additional machinery for processing) 27

  28. Thank you for your attention! gottfried.traxler@ada.gv.at www.entwicklung.at

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