A Best Practice Transfer is conceived as a partnership endeavor, with both the 'provider' and the 'learner' standing to benefit from a well-structured exchange. It is expected that similar BPTPs would provide a facility for learning based on proven solutions to common problems or issues, adapting the methodologies and successfully implementing the same.
CMAG has initiated the transfer process of the best practices adopted by ULBs. Transfer is one form of a decentralised cooperation and presents several advantages over conventional forms of technical assistance and cooperation.
The important advantages of "BP Transfer Program" include the following:
A Best Practice Transfer is conceived as a partnership endeavor, with both the 'provider' and the 'learner' standing to benefit from a well-structured exchange. It is expected that similar BPTPs would provide a facility for learning based on proven solutions to common problems or issues, adapting the methodologies and successfully implementing the same.
The BPTP program has taken off to CMAG's satisfaction and pride. There has been an explosion of activities on several fronts. The sample of our efforts are given here. The process is still on...
At least two study tours have taken place: one to Ahmedabad to attend the transfer seminar on AMC's Property Tax Reforms and the other by Morbi town to Bhavnagar city to study door-to-door garbage collection pilot.
What was being planned as a state level Best Practice Symposium 2002 on 15th Feb 2003 became a national event. There were more than 150 participants. The feedback to the event itself and the idea of 'Best Practice' has caught the imagination nationwide and requests are pouring in for sharing the outcome.
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In their words, the experience has had a tremendous impact on their de-learning and learning, conceptual understanding, relativity to developed and developing countries as far as innovations in urban management are concerned, interviewing and documenting capabilities.
