1. The Partnership and Consultation Program Competition Policy Implementation Working Group Subgroup on Technical Assistance

2. The idea . . . • Pilot program to facilitate contacts between competition agencies to make the expertise of more experienced ICN members available to less experienced agencies • Requested by panel of newer agencies at 2005 ICN Annual Meeting in Bonn • Implementation by CPI Technical Assistance Subgroup

3. Partnership Program Pairs experienced agencies with less experienced ones Each pair of agencies works together in the way that works best for them Consultation Program ICN members volunteered to make themselves available to consult with less experienced agencies Each agency posts its contact details on ICN website E-mail or telephone consultations result Implementation: Two Programs

4. Pilot Partnerships

5. The Consultation Program: Seven Consulting Agencies

6. General Principles Flexible Non-exclusive Confidential within limits of law Agencies set own limits on participation Not as much used as expected Publicity by ICN Publicity within agencies

7. To Access the Program

8. For more information • Consultation Program • http://www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org/index.php/en/publication/61 • Partnership Program • http://www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org/index.php/en/publication/60 • Subgroup co-chairs • Aini Proos, aini.proos@konkurentsiamet.ee • Russell Damtoft, rdamtoft@ftc.gov