our clients

We have worked with a range of international organisations and funding agencies, including:

• The Asian Development Bank
• The British Council
• The Commonwealth Secretariat
• The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida)
• The Department for International Development (DFID)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
• Development Co-operation Ireland (Irish Aid)
• The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
• The European Commission
• The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• The United Nations Development Programme
• The Westminster Foundation for Democracy
• The World Bank

our partners

We work with the following organisations:

• Eunoia
  Eunoia is a recently formed partnership of practitioners with a wide range of experience in information management and public sector change. Jointly with Eunoia we are running our following study programmes - Access to justice: Strategies for change, Freedom of information: Achieving open and transparent government and Trust in government: Promoting ethics, integrity and professional standards in public service.
  
• Centre for the study of Regulated Industries (CRI)
  The CRI is a Research Centre of the University of Bath School of Management. It is investigating how regulation and competition are working in practice, both in the UK and abroad. Jointly with CRI we are running our study programme - Regulating privatised utilities: The UK experience.
  
• Centre for Ombudsman and Governance Studies
  In October 2000, PAI and the University of Reading established a Centre for Ombudsman and Governance Studies (COGS). Based in PAI's offices in London and at the Department of Politics in Reading, the Centre is involved in consultancy, advisory work, study programmes and research on governance issues as well as the Ombudsman institution and related issues. If you would like to find out more about the Centre's consultancy services and study programmes, please contact PAI. Jointly with COGS we are running our study programme - When citizens complain: The role of the ombudsman in improving public services.
  
• Governance and Social Development Resource Centre
  The Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and managed jointly by the International Development Department of the School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham, the Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex, Social Development Direct and Enterplan. The GSDRC provides access to the best thinking, research and training available in governance, conflict and social development. It aims to help reduce poverty by better informing policymaking and enhancing professional knowledge and competencies.

• International Road Federation (IRF)
  We are member of the International Road Federation. IRF is a unique global platform that brings together public and private entities committed to road development. Working together with its members and associates, the IRF promotes social and economic benefits that flow from well-planned and environmentally sound transportation networks.
  
• Single Source Europe (SSE)
  SSE is the online portal for electronic and printed publications produced by Central and East European think tanks and research institutes (TT/RI) focusing on EU affairs.
  
• United Kingdom Public Administration Consortium (UKPAC)
  UKPAC is a consortium of public and private organisations that forms the UK's National Section of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)
  
• The British and Irish Ombudsman Association (BIOA)
  BIOA publishes a directory of ombudsman schemes and complaint handling bodies in the United Kingdom and Ireland . This gives brief details about each scheme and how to contact it by telephone, fax, letter or e-mail.