64 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 establishment and running of an office (preparation of manuals, development of working methods, etc.) These activities are funded partly by the Ministry, with just under a million Danish kroner. The funding is particularly aimed at projects where no agreement has been made already on an independent support project funded by the Ministry in relation to the institution(s) in question. By virtue of its knowledge and experience from international work, the Ombudsman institution is expected to proactively identify and approach the Ministry about possible initiatives. From dialogue with decision-makers to practical assistance In 2013, we took full advantage of the new and flexible possibilities offered by the collaboration agreement. Following contact with particularly two Chinese government institutions – the State Bureau for Letters and Calls and the Ministry of Supervision – we accepted an invitation to visit Beijing. In this connection, we signed two Memoranda of Understanding on our continued collaboration. In October 2013, a delegation from the State Bureau for Letters and Calls paid us a visit where the topic was confidence-inspiring administrative practice. We also established contact with the Iranian Government Inspection Organization, and we arranged a visit from the Organization here in Copenhagen in August 2014. In addition to this, we held joint working seminars with the CHRAGG (the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance) in Tanzania, and we are discussing an extended collaboration with the Inspectorate of Government in Uganda. These proactive activities cover the entire spectrum from dialogue with decision-makers to practical assistance in connection with the consolidation of complaints institutions: from conversations with Chinese ministers and other high-ranking decision-makers about strategy and about the planning of an extended collaboration on, especially, trustworthy institutions and anti-corruption efforts – to Tanzania, where the development of a general process of administrative practice, work through own-initiative projects and IT use were among the topics of two two-day working seminars.