Synergy International Systems

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Synergy International Systems
Company typePrivate
IndustryComputer software
Founded1997
HeadquartersVirginia, United States
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsSynergy Indicata: M&E Software,

Case Management System (CMS) Development Assistance Database (DAD)

Social Protection Information System (SPIS)
Number of employees
220
Websitewww.synisys.com

Synergy International Systems, Inc. (SIS) is an information technology and consulting company based in Washington, D.C. that provides web-based software to international development agencies, country governments, NGOs and private sector partners. Their key products are focused on monitoring and evaluation (M&E),[citation needed] national development effectiveness,[1] aid management,[2] judicial system modernization,[3] social protection,[4] public financial management,[5] disaster relief and reconstruction,[6] environment,[7] education, and public health. There is a company-maintained global learning center in Yerevan, Armenia.[citation needed] The company's services include software development and customization, IT strategy consulting, systems integration, capacity development and technical support. Synergy has developed management information systems for public and private sector clients in 65 countries.[8]

History[edit]

The company was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1997. It is incorporated under the laws of the commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Synergy's first product was a PC system – donor assistance database, developed in the scope of the G7 support implementation group project in 1996, to monitor aid assistance donated from the international community.[9] The PC system was developed for the Russian Federation in 1996. The system, later on, was developed for the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union, including Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Tajikistan.

The company's global learning center in Yerevan, Armenia was opened in 1999.[10] Synergy currently[as of?] employs around 200 highly professional staff in the areas of software development, systems analysis, systems integration, network administration, quality assurance, and business analysis.[11]

Clients[edit]

The overall clients include international government ministries and development partners, with a geographical coverage that includes countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Australia, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, and the Middle East. Synergy's clients also include such international organizations as the Asian Development Bank (ADB); the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; German Development Cooperation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, the United Nations Development Programme,[12][13] the United Nations Office for Project Services, the United States Agency for International Development,[14] the United States Department of State (DOS), and the World Bank.[15] Since 2005, Synergy has been working with the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) as a member of the IATI technical advisory group,[16] aligning its aid information management solutions with the international protocols and principles of aid transparency.[17]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fragile states principles:Good Practice Cases" (PDF). Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). 2011-02-24.
  2. ^ "Aid for Trade at a Glance 2011: Showing Results" (PDF). Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 2011.
  3. ^ FRANCIS BYARUHANGA & HUDSON KUTEESA (2016-01-04). "Lawyers welcome integrated electronic case management". The New Times.
  4. ^ "Using Information Management for Better Social Protection in Timor-Leste". World Bank. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  5. ^ "Strengthening Capacity Building and Public-sector Management in Iraq" (PDF). Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  6. ^ "Online database for 'Yolanda' reconstruction efforts to go live by Oct". Newsbytes Philippines. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  7. ^ "Technology for Peru's Fight Against Timber Trafficking". Small Business Association for International Companies (SBAIC). Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  8. ^ Mungcal, Ivy (2013-01-02). "From Washington to Nairobi, how governments are focusing on development results". Devex. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  9. ^ "Business Toolkit for Russian Enterprises "Professional Associations Component". Final Report" (PDF). United States Agency for International Development. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu JLA Group Ltd. 1996-09-01.
  10. ^ "President Sargsyan Visited the Newly Constructed Premise of the Synergy International Systems Company". Official Website of the President of Armenia. 2010-12-16.
  11. ^ "Ashot Hovanesian: Armenia could become information technology knowledge center". Panarmenian.net. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  12. ^ "Support to better coordination and management of international aid/assistance (through establishment of the development assistance database - DAD)". UNDP. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  13. ^ "Comparative Experience: Aid Information Management Systems in Post-Conflict and Fragile Situations" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2010-10-01.
  14. ^ "USAID Awards Water and Development Contract to ME&A". ME&A. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  15. ^ "WB-assisted project to set up one-stop-shop for all disaster-related programs in the Philippines". PRIMEX. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  16. ^ "The International Aid Transparency Initiative Consultation for Europe and CIS: Consultation Report" (PDF). The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). Programme for Partner Country consultations on the International Aid Transparency Initiative. 2009-07-06.
  17. ^ "IATI Delivering at National Level" (PDF). The International Aid Transparency Initiative.

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