Media Development Archives

2004–2005 Uzbekistan Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan Switzerland Swiss-based CIMERA Consulting

Project Director, Media Project in Central Asia
 Building a network of partners among leading regional media organizations for improving quality of journalism.
 Regional project director and team leader managing long term Access to Information project with three country offices and over 60 highly professional employees.
 Managing 1,000,000 EUR worth development project in Central Asia funded by Swiss Development Corporation on time and within budget. Offices in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Dushanbe, Tajikistan..
 Developing institutional capacity, promoting good governance initiatives and introducing the concepts of transparency and accountability.
 Regular reporting and contacts with donors, partners, government officials.
 On basis of my proposals OSCE awarded media monitoring projects to our organization, public service announcements, production of election guidebook etc worth 250,000 EUR.

2004–2005 Afghanistan, European Commission

Senior EC Consultant Restructuring Radio Television Afghanistan and Bakhtar News Agency

 EC project: Identification mission into restructuring state-owned RTA / Bakhtar agency, Senior EU Consultant Economist into public broadcasting services. Project size was 200,000 EUR.
 Project resulted in proposal for EC engagement in restructuring Afghan public media with investment budget of 64M EUR.
 Producing Formulation Proposal with financing plans for restructuring state-owned Radio Television Afghanistan/News Agency.
 Producing cost-benefit analysis of the proposed project worth 64M EUR with accompanying detailed budget, organizational chart, job descriptions, training plans and funding proposals.
 Developing institutional capacity for reforming public institutions and improved management and governance.