Sida is a government agency working on behalf of the Swedish parliament and government, with the mission to reduce poverty in the world.

Sida is responsible for the implementation of the second component of the U-LEAD Programme with a focus on establishing effective centres of administrative services through delegated cooperation.

In order to do so, Sida has subcontracted the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR/SKL International), NIRAS Sweden AB, Estonian E-Governance Academy to establish up to 600 well-functioning Administrative Service Centres, and to develop needed IT solutions.