RTI is also "assisting the government of Pakistan to provide for greater local management of the education system without sacrificing national standards for curriculum and quality," said RTI's Dr. Ron Johnson (''Federal News Service'', May 4, 2005).
===South Africa===
Also on a USAID contract, RTI works with "3 municipalities in five South African provinces," to "improve municipal performance and increase revenue." The $4 million contract is part of the South African Department of Provincial and Local Government's "Project Consolidate," which USAID called "an initiative to provide hand-on assistance to local governments."
The work includes "an improved communication strategy" to help citizens "realize their civic duty to pay for the municipal services they consume"; a website that municipalities can use to "share best practices"; and training courses for municipal workers in "strategic planning, procurement, local economic development, and financial management," reported ''US Fed News'' (April 11, 2005).
===El Salvador===