The United Nations Millennium Development Goals of 2000 were a call to action that galvanized the development community — governments, donor institutions and the private sector. These organizations were called to confront the issues of extreme poverty, universal education, disease management, environmental sustainability and global coordination. At BearingPoint, we are passionate about tackling these challenges. Since 1988, we have worked closely with governments and donor agencies to build the institutions, legal frameworks, policies and information technology infrastructure required for effective economic governance and private sector growth within emerging markets.

We see an opportunity for developing countries to leapfrog over the trial-and-error approaches with which more developed nations have struggled in the past. As a trusted advisor to central, regional and local governments, as well as donor institutions around the world, BearingPoint has delivered projects for governments across the spectrum of maturity — from sophisticated infrastructures to post-conflict environments.

We are helping government officials in more than 60 countries:

• Accelerate public sector reform, promote economic growth and improve public services.
• Create an environment that supports private sector growth, attracts new investment and increases employment.
• Use information technology to build capacity and become more competitive.

We also provide business and systems integration services to organizations involved with foreign policy and international development, such as the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development; Canadian International Development Agency; the U.K. Department for Inter-national Development; the World Bank; the Asian Development Bank; and the Inter-American Development Bank. And we have done so in some of the world’s most challenging conditions — with landmark results.

We helped the government of Qatar develop the strategic vision for 36 ministries and an e-government program for 22 e-services. Our role included helping to create an implementation road map, a financial business model, an organizational model and the IT strategy and architecture to improve government operations and citizen services.