The Swiss-Ukrainian Decentralization Support Project in Ukraine, DESPRO, has established an Expert and Advisory Council of the project. Leading experts in local self-government, regional development, state administration, information technology and other areas were invited to participate in the Council.

The Project Information and Monitoring System (PIMS) is an electronic online database of planned, ongoing and completed activities and sub-projects of the Swiss-Ukrainian Decentralization Support Project in Ukraine, DESPRO. PIMS is linked to the project objectives defined in the project document. It ensures the accumulation of information to be transformed into knowledge and experience; vertical and horizontal contact between users; transparency and control over project management; and the production of statistics and report data.

The knowledge management system (KM system) in the sector of decentralization and local government is an integrated, systematic approach to defining, managing and disseminating knowledge among local government officials and civil servants at different levels for the reform of public authorities in Ukraine, thereby enhancing the quality of government services to the population. The aim of the system is to strengthen the institutional capacity of local governments and local state administrations as well as to collect in one place information and knowledge in the area of decentralization and reform of the system of authority. Civil servants at all levels, representatives of local government bodies, self-governing community-based organizations, NGOs, think tanks, universities and specialized educational institutions, international agencies and the media are among those envisioned as being the users of the KM system. The system should complement the current system of professional training for civil servants and take into account existing experience.

The round-table "Needs and possibilities of solving solid waste management problems in the cities of Ukraine" was held in Ivano-Frankivsk on May 27-28, 2010.