H.E. Ung Huot presided at the closing ceremony. These approaches will give the chance for all participants to share experience, as well as to receive information from the international community. CIHR then proceeded with no fewer than five separate good governance projects, throughout the year reaching every province. The standard five-day module was provided in a program funded by the Asia Foundation and the United States Institute of Peace. Nowadays, the government is decentralizing its power.
Decentralization is the only means to improve and develop government work procedures.
By and large, although the majority were from the ruling CPP, it appeared most did perform professionally, proving the effectiveness of the training. This conclusion was validated by an independent evaluation of CIHR activities conducted by the Center for Advanced Study. In total 8,650 officials and leaders completed good governance training. The Group of 30 Master Trainers, drawn from all three security services, after their training in 'neutrality' at the Royal Military Academy. Their course lasted from 8-12 July and they went on to train 1,300 trainers throughout the country before the election on 26 July.