DevTech, an international consulting firm, specializes in providing technical assistance to governments and civil society on the major means to stimulate economic growth and combat poverty, operating over a wide spectrum of cultural and political conditions, from the highest levels of government to the operational level in the field. DevTech’s clients include government agencies in the United States and around the world, consulting firms, and multilateral development banks.
Building on its strong research and analytic skills, DevTech provides project performance monitoring and evaluation, and design services across sectors and divisions, and provides these services to donors and development partners.
The following table highlights the practice areas and sub-fields of expertise based on the current and recent portfolio of projects.
Economics
- Data and Statistical Analysis
data collection and management; trade statistics; and economic and social data
business climate and institutional reform; and trade agreement implementation
direct and indirect tax policy analysis and reform; and municipal and property tax reform
- Tax and Customs Administration Modernization
business process re-engineering; and information and communication technology design and development
business development services for small and medium enterprises; sub-sector analysis and regional linkages; and gender equity
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Education
- Basic Education and Gender Equity
economics of education; curriculum development, girl’s education; teacher training; and materials design
- Children's Rights to Educational Development
non-formal education; programs to combat child labor; life skills training and health education to prevent school-related gender-based violence; and educational access
- Educational Assessments and Evaluation early childhood; basic education; secondary education; and vocational education
- Post-disaster Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Social Institutions
public-private partnerships; institutional strengthening; and program certifications
- Youth Development and Workforce Development
labor market analysis; program design; public-private partnerships; and vocational education
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Gender: A Cross-Cutting Practice
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Gender Assessments gender relations analysis; program impact on women and men, at program, region, and project-levels
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Gender Indicators and Data Analysis gender-relevant indicators; gender-centric analysis applied to economic and social data collection and management
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Sector Level Integration agriculture and competitiveness; citizen participation; education; governance structures; information and communication technology; sustainable tourism; and trade
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Legal Rights institutional strengthening for municipal-level legal rights offices; legal and regulatory reform; gender-based approach civil society strengthening; citizen participation
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Environment
22 CFR 216 and other federal requirements
FAA 118 assessments
FAA 119 assessments; identifying opportunities to conserve biodiversity
integrated water resources management; municipal services; and wastewater treatment options
- Environmental Technologies
facilitating transfer of environmental technologies; and tracking foreign investment in new technologies
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Governance
intergovernmental transfers; financial management and accountability; and local economic development
- Municipal Associational Strengthening
policy analysis; advocacy; and legal reform
women’s and indigenous people’s participation in elections; municipal development councils or committees; and electoral politics
strategic planning; public service provision; and revenue administration
- Transparency and Accountability
open budget systems; and institutional strengthening
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