Democracy,Governance and Civil Society Services:

Our services are tailored to meet the needs of each client.
In the legislative area, these include design, implementation and/or assistance with:

• legislative needs assessments;
• comprehensive legislative projects;
• institutional modernization plans;
• targeting legislative study tours to build specific legislative capabilities;
• legislative web sites and electronic systems;
• public hearings and public information offices;
• professional legislative staff services, such as: bill drafting, budget and oversight, and research staffs both inside and outside of national legislatures;
• legislative orientation on media and press relations;
• advising bilateral and multilateral organizations on conducting successful legislative assistance programs;
• publishing manuals and guides on legislative strengthening; and
• international conferences on legislative strengthening.
  

Other SUNY/CID democracy and governance related services include:

• creating programs for citizen groups and the media for better relations with legislatures;
• advising and assisting national governments on implementing decentralization programs;
• training professional local government staff;
• assisting in drafting and enacting legal reform legislation;
• providing publications to assist citizen groups in overseeing local government spending;
• assisting in developing systems of alternative dispute resolution;
• publishing procedures manuals for local government staff;
• conducting workshops on implementing decentralization programs;
• assisting in drafting campaign finance reform regulations;
• designing and conducting observational training visits for judicial and legislative members and their staff;
• assisting legislatures in the reform of their statutes and Standing Orders;
• helping legislatures to enact, and the courts, prosecutors and police to enforce, anti-corruption measures;
• establishing and strengthening justice and legislative sector specific NGOs; and
• designing and implementing sub-grant programs to support the democracy related activities of local and international NGOs.

Private Sector and Economic Development:

SUNY/CID also supports private enterprise in emerging markets with the following services:

• establishing business training centers and training staff members of these centers to provide much needed services such as consulting and training on a wide-scale basis to local communities
• establishing MBA programs at universities and colleges
• assisting businesses in obtaining investment
• providing micro-credit loans and leases to small businesses
• training government officials on strategies to promote economic growth
• publishing materials for entrepreneurs to utilize in strengthening their businesses
• creating and making available valuable resources for business people via the internet
• creating and operating business incubators to help start-up businesses succeed and
• developing and conducting seminars, either in the U.S. or internationally, on virtually every aspect of doing business.

Environment, Health and Education:

SUNY/CID training services related to the areas of Environment, Health and Education include:

• providing training in countries throughout the world (SUNY/CID has facilitated participant training and professional exchanges in over 50 countries)
• developing area-specific training agendas targeted at impacting public policy
• building capacity of NGOs
• strengthening the accountability and transparency of NGOs
• creating individualized programs in response to participant need
• devising specialized courses in partner countries to address areas neglected by the traditional educational system
• creating short intensive courses to meet the needs of working professionals
• organizing U.S. - based study tours for all manner of training needs and
• using the services of professionals from various countries to provide an international perspective and up-to date instruction in each venue.