There are two general objectives in this procurement:

1) To bring a set of at least 10 projects from regions and cities to a high level of preparedness by providing to the said regions and cities the necessary technical, financial and legal services; and

2) To facilitate the creation of an inter-regional and cross-city network in which the selected regions and cities from these 10 or more projects could exchange information with others that may fail to benefit from such services at the current moment in time but wish to gather more knowledge, expertise or information. This objective should be accomplished by helping foster collaborations from interested public authorities in view of indirectly assisting otherwise less mature projects and therefore enhance their chances of becoming reality in the future.

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