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Sigma is a joint initiative of the European Union (EU) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), principally financed by the EU.
In 1992 the OECD and the Phare Programme of the European Commission launched Sigma to support five central and eastern European countries in their public administration reform efforts. Sigma has since extended its support to other countries, in parallel with the expansion of EU involvement in the region through the enlargement process and the Stabilisation and Association Process.
In 2007 Sigma is working with the two new EU Member States - Bulgaria and Romania - and three EU candidate countries - Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey - as well as with potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia including Kosovo under UNSCR 1244). Sigma activities in Ukraine are financed under separate grants from Sweden (SIDA) and the UK (DFID).
Sigma support includes:
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assessing reform progress and identifying priorities;
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assisting in the process of institution-building and setting up legal frameworks; and
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facilitating assistance from the EU and other donors by helping to design projects and implement action plans.
Learn more about the EU - Sigma/OECD framework, Sigma's role, its priority activity areas, working partners, regional networks, working methods and delivery mechanisms.
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