ADECRI has just one a technical assistance contract in China as part of a Sino-European consortium.
The five-year project, financed by the European Commission, involves assisting the Chinese authorities in reforming their social security system – in particular through the provision of expertise based on European practices. Project objectives include:
The project will be coordinated by a resident team of five European experts, including one French specialist. Short-term inputs will be provided by European and local experts to implement programmes in the following areas:
Since April 2006, the main task has been an analysis of the existing system with a view to identifying technical assistance needs in the area of social security and preparing – in close cooperation with local partners – a work schedule for the next few years. This first phase will conclude with a Sino-European seminar, scheduled for September 2006 in Peking and providing the opportunity to compare Chinese and European best practice in social security reform.