Rio Grande do Sul SWAp

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The objective of the Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) to Strengthen Public Investment Project is to support and improve the planning and implementation of public investments by strengthening the capacity of the Borrower's planning agency and selected sector secretariats of the Borrower. There are four components to the project, the first component being transport. This component will support state paved highway rehabilitation and maintenance and Autonomous Department of Highways (DAER) modernization. The project will finance the implementation of Maintenance and Repair Contracts (CREMA) on up to 1,600 km of the state highway network considered a priority for economic growth and regional integration. The second component is the education. This component will support technological modernization, school construction and refurbishment and a participatory evaluation of the state education system. The third component is the private sector development. This component will support economic cluster programs, industrial extension services and the expansion of science parks and innovation networks. Finally, the fourth component is the public sector management. This component will support the development of systems for managing and disposing of public real and non-real estate assets (US$ 9.2 million).