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Gates Open Research, December 2020

Current efforts to reimagine technical assistance (TA) largely focus on existing challenges with different types of TA and the development of an ideal model, with little attention paid to decision-making and trade-offs in implementation. This article analyzes TA as a policy option for governments and details the limitations, required enabling environment, and practical implications for different TA models to help governments and donors design better TA programs.