Specifically, USTDA will fund training under its Global Procurement Initiative (GPI) on best practices, models and analysis tools for governments to obtain the best value for their money. Director Enoh T. Ebong made the announcement in Fiji on the second anniversary of the U.S. government’s Indo-Pacific Strategy launch.
USTDA’s assistance will include in-country training and a study tour to the United States. The three-day training workshop, to be held in Fiji, will convene mid- to senior-level procurement officials from Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
The study tour will bring up to 17 Pacific Islands procurement officials from these countries to the United States to learn about effective procurement models through engagement with counterparts at the U.S. federal, state, and local levels.
This activity advances the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment to deliver game-changing projects to close the infrastructure gap in developing countries. It also supports the Pacific Quality Infrastructure Principles agreed to by 18 Pacific countries and territories at the November 2023 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting.