Public Sector Service Areas
Strategy and Planning
Program Development and Implementation
Organizational Effectiveness
Performance Management and Evaluation
Partnership Services
Business Process Outsourcing
Specializations
Education and National Skills Systems
Entrepreneurship
Cultural Development
How Skills Surveys Can More Effectively Identify Workforce Skills Gaps
Through a multicountry review of skills surveys, we propose an alternative approach to establishment skills surveys that can play a more effective role in determining how workforce skills influence achievement of firm business objectives in the Arab World.
Using Social Networking for Change
We see IT as an important enabler for regional development, and we have worked with global technology leaders such as Intel and Microsoft to deepen the impact of regional development programs leveraging technology.
A Regional Institution for Improving the Quality of Education
There are many opportunities for synergies through cooperation between regional education quality programs as well as clear areas of overlap which can benefit from consolidation.
Using Awards Effectively for Social Change
Many award programs in the region focus on large monetary sums to award best practices. We argue that money is not enough, and award programs should reinforce social change through knowledge diffusion, network building initiatives, and follow on training to maximize social impact.
Increasing Female Labor Market Participation With Scholarships
In several countries in the Arab World, women face significant obstacles to obtaining higher education and entering the workforce. We propose an e-Scholarships for Women Initiative to mitigate access, equality, and labor participation challenges.
Strategy and Planning
Program Development and Implementation
Organizational Effectiveness
Performance Management and Evaluation
Partnership Services
Business Process Outsourcing
Specializations
Education and National Skills Systems
Entrepreneurship
Cultural Development
Our Thinking
How Skills Surveys Can More Effectively Identify Workforce Skills GapsThrough a multicountry review of skills surveys, we propose an alternative approach to establishment skills surveys that can play a more effective role in determining how workforce skills influence achievement of firm business objectives in the Arab World.
Using Social Networking for ChangeWe see IT as an important enabler for regional development, and we have worked with global technology leaders such as Intel and Microsoft to deepen the impact of regional development programs leveraging technology.
A Regional Institution for Improving the Quality of EducationThere are many opportunities for synergies through cooperation between regional education quality programs as well as clear areas of overlap which can benefit from consolidation.
Using Awards Effectively for Social ChangeMany award programs in the region focus on large monetary sums to award best practices. We argue that money is not enough, and award programs should reinforce social change through knowledge diffusion, network building initiatives, and follow on training to maximize social impact.
Increasing Female Labor Market Participation With ScholarshipsIn several countries in the Arab World, women face significant obstacles to obtaining higher education and entering the workforce. We propose an e-Scholarships for Women Initiative to mitigate access, equality, and labor participation challenges.
Public Sector
- Socio-economic development is a major priority in the Arab World in light of the events of the Arab Spring. In addition to a shared vision of a knowledge-led future, the Arab countries to varying degrees face largely similar development challenges such as:
• Delivering effective and efficient social services
• Enhancing workforce productivity
• Promoting growth and jobs
• Facilitating economic progress
• Lowering preference for public sector employment and reluctance to pursue certain professions
• Increasing female labor market participation
• Matching between workforce skills and those demanded by public and private sector employers
• Aligning education and training systems with the needs of knowledge-based economies
• Lowering barriers to entrepreneurship and weak innovation systems
• Managing growth sustainably
Tahseen Consulting understands these development challenges and works with government authorities and public institutions to address them. Please select a service area or specialization below to learn more about our capabilities.
Is Open Data Leading to Better Government in the GCC? Arab public sector institutions must make significant institutional changes to their open data strategies to meet increased public demands for government transparency, participation in decision making, and collaboration in public service delivery.
An Arab Open Government Maturity Model for Social Media Engagement While embrace of social media as a component of open government initiatives is still in its infancy in the Arab World, there is much expectation that public sector social media use will have a transformative impact on citizen participation in government, policy formation, and the way public sector entities conduct business. However, existing evolutionary models of e-government and open government maturity based on the experiences of Western democracies offer little support to Arab entities that operate in an institutional environment characterized by much different governance traditions.
Arab World Higher Education Situation Analysis and Options Multiple global external trends are shaping the future and will have major implications on higher education in the Arab World. These are our views on the most important issues and what needs to be done.
Arab World Research and R&D Situation Analysis and Options Research in the Arab World is facing several challenges starting from its underlying environment through to demand and consumption. Here are our thoughts on the core issues and potential solutions.
How Skills Gaps Impact Firm Performance in the Arab World In the Arab World, there is a poor match between regional human capital and the skills demanded by employers. This analysis applies international research to the case of the Arab World to determine the operational impacts of skills gaps on Arab companies.
Knowledge-Based Economic Development in a Post-Awakening Arab World In pursuing knowledge-based economic development, many countries in the region have made large state-driven human capital investments with the goals of job creation, economic integration, economic diversification, environmental sustainability, and social development. An assessment of the effectiveness of Arab investments in human capital shows marginal progress over the last decade.
How Skills Surveys Can More Effectively Identify Workforce Skills Gaps Through a multicountry review of skills surveys, we propose an alternative approach to establishment skills surveys that can play a more effective role in determining how workforce skills influence achievement of firm business objectives in the Arab World.
- Below are a few examples of our recent work:
• Created a five-year organizational strategic plan for a regional government organization, involving over $300 million of projects, prioritized initiatives in an environment of budgetary uncertainty, and promoted cross-divisional cohesion to realize cost synergies • For a central government entity, developed a unified governance structure that mainstreams procedures and guidelines across government agencies to ensure government effectiveness. Worked across several departments to determine workflow and approvals process • Oversaw the evaluation of service delivery mechanisms and financial positions of several ministries, recommending corrective policy-related actions to ensure sustainability of programs in line with the government strategy • Managed a health awareness program that exposed 600 children and 1,700 parents to the benefits of consuming dairy products. The initiative received countrywide media coverage, was nationalized by the government, and contributed to an 8% increase in annual consumption of dairy products • Conceived and implemented an organization wide monitoring and evaluation system covering 25 projects with a budget of $80 million; This involved reviewing socio-economic data to provide indicator baselines; establishing key performance indicators to guide project implementation; consolidating reports prepared by partners and staff for senior decision-makers and the board of directors; reviewing monitoring reports to assess interim impacts and identify bottlenecks; and recommending and implementing appropriate risk mitigation strategies to resolve project bottlenecks • Established a partnership between a private European foundation and Arab government to offer a regional program targeted at students and educators to increase interest in and to educate them on Nobel Prize winners and their achievements • Established a five person Research Department tasked with conducting gap analyses and benchmarking best practices across economic and social sectors, and performing multiple scenario plans to devise holistic policy recommendations • Led the development of an online knowledge center to keep ministers informed of the developments within their fields of operation, and enhance the decision making process within the central government
