PRS implementation in Serbia

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PRS implementation in Serbia

• Deputy Prime Ministers
• Poverty Reduction Strategy
• Implementation Focal Point

Aleksandra Jovic, Team Manager
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Development Framework of Serbia

• Strategy of EU Accession

• Poverty Reduction Strategy for Serbia

• Public Administration Reform Strategy

• Sector strategies

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Poverty Reduction Strategy

• Multisectoral strategy of socio-economic
  development
• Complementary goals with EI process and EU Social
  Inclusion Agenda
• Aligned with UN MDGs MDGs as benchmarks in the
  implementation process
• Key pillars
• Dynamic economic growth with equity emphasis on
  private sector development and job creation
• Prevention of new poverty as a consequence of
  economic reforms
• Maintenance and improvement of social safety net
  for the traditionally poor and vulnerable groups

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PRS Implementation Principles

• Mainstream poverty alleviation into day-to-day
  activities and regular programming of all
  stakeholders
• Ensure linking the PRS with other Serbias
  development priorities primarily EI process
• Strong emphasis on local level implementation
• Build partnerships to ensure synergy and maintain
  national ownership

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Progress in PRS Implementation- Mainstreaming -

• PRS priorities integrated in plans and budgets -
  75 of consolidated expenditures
• National Investment Plan based on the PRS
  priorities
• European Commission MIPD 2007-2013 document
  recognizes PRS as complementary with EI. Stresses
  EU support for PRS implementation at the local
  level
• Key international donors support PRS
  implementation (EC/EAR, WB, DFID, USAID, NOR,
  SIDA)

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Progress in PRS Implementation- participation
and ownership -

• Parliamentary Forum for PRS implementation
• Civil society Focal Points
• Local level planning and implementation
• 87 municipalities has some kind of the strategic
  plan
• 65 of the local plans contains PRS
  recommendations

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Progress in PRS Implementation- statistical base
-

• Setting indicators
• Optimization of the existing data and PRS
  indicators
• Introducing social inclusion indicators
• Data collection RSO capacities improved
• Assumed responsibility for reporting on poverty
  statistics using Household Budget Survey as of
  2006
• Living Standard Measurement Survey in May 2007
  comparable with 2002/2003 - basis for impact
  assessment and policy revision process
• Reporting
• Annual Report of the GoS
• 2nd Progress Report on the PRS implementation

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Progress in PRS Implementation- main indicators -

• In 2003, 10.6 of poor (LSMS)
• In 2006, 8.8 of poor (HBS)

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Challenges in implementing national
strategies/priorities

• Policy directions come from various strategic
  documents
• Lack of capacity for planning, implementation and
  monitoring across Government
• Weak link between policies and resources (budget
  and international assistance)
• Weak central policy coordination

Introduce integrated system of planning,
budgeting, monitoring and reporting Improve the
way GoS work by increasing accountability and
transparency
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Integrated system of planning, budgeting,
monitoring and reporting

• GOP planning process at the level of line
  ministries (17 LMs in 2008)
• GOPs as 3-year planning documents reflecting
  policy priorities with detailed budget for 1 year
• Consolidates national and sector strategies
• Budgeting based on programmatic classification
• Shift focus from input to outcome
• Piloted in 5 Line Ministries in 2007
• Programming of international assistance
• Monitoring and reporting - PRS, MDG and social
  inclusion indicators integrated in GOP

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Key messages for the future

• Strengthen link with EIp stronger focus on
  social inclusion
• Review impact and update pro-poor policies
• Bring national strategies into one consolidated
  national strategic framework
• Maintain strong national ownership
• Continue building effective financial planning
  and implementation system

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• Contacts
• Government of Serbia
• Deputy Prime Ministers Poverty Reduction
  Strategy Implementation Focal PointAddress
  Nemanjina 11/ Room 38
• 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
• Phone [phone]
• prs.ifp_at_sr.gov.yu
• www.prsp.sr.gov.yu