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<br />01 ,," <) <br />(j' ,iliO:;.. <br />u <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />· TDA, ExIm and OPIC will support technical assistance and training for Mexican federal, <br />state and local government authorities to build managerial capacity and enable officials to <br />.better assess the viability of infrastructure projects and fmance techniques. For example, <br />TDA may support technical assistance for state and local government water operating entities <br />in conjunction with BANOBRAS and the National Water Commission modernization <br />. program Programa para la Modernizacion de Organismos Operadores de Agua (Promagua). <br /> <br />· The Partnership recommends that the Presiderits call on the Governors of all 50 U.S. states to <br />provide at least 500 scholarships in technical, regional/urban planning, and/or engineering <br />careers for Mexican students. The State of Georgia recently announced such a scholarship <br />. program. <br /> <br />· The Partnership endorses the U.S. State Department and USAIDfs Training, Internship, <br />Education and Scholarship Program (TIES) partnership with the academic community and <br />private sector to initiate a $50 million, five-year initiative to improve Mexican capacity to <br />. take advantage of new economic opportunities. Over a five-year period, with significant <br />private sector funding support, TIES expects to implement some 35 partnerships between <br />Mexican and U.S. higher educational institutions to provide approximately 750 scholarships <br />for undergraduate and graduate studies. <br /> <br />· The U.S. Department. of State will promote entrepreneurship and small business development <br />by training Mexicans in less developed areas to use information and communications. <br />technology to improve production processes and access new markets. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />· USAID, ExIm, OPIC, SBA, NAFIN and BANCOMEXT will work to develop training -and <br />technical assistance programs to assist less developed regions and sectors. Specifically, this <br />effort will focus on the enhancement of managerial,. financial and marketing skills of <br />Mexican small- and medium-sized enterprise managers and farmers; <br /> <br />.. D. Linking Institutions with Shared Goals <br /> <br />The Partnership recognizes the benefits of <br />improved . coordination between. inStitutions <br />with similar goals. Since the Partnership's <br />creation, there have been many. opportunities <br />to exchange information. We have <br />identified areas in which coordination could <br />enhance the delivery of services and <br />. increase the effectiveness of programs. <br />Some examples of how the Partnership will <br />improve institutional coordination include: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"This is a great opportunity for both the <br />United States and Mexico, to show that in <br />the new.world scenario our countries have <br />decided to walk together in the construction <br />of a Partnership for Prosperity, based in the <br />values of liberty and democracy that we <br />both share. " <br /> <br />Eduardo Sojo <br />Chief, Presidential Office of Public Policy <br />Mexico <br /> <br />8 <br />