Core Principles and Action Plan

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• Core Principles and Action Plan
• February 4, 2004

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Background on the Core Principles

• Builds on the set of principles set by the
  development community in the domains of country
  ownership, donor harmonization and alignment
• These principles (above) were endorsed in the
  Rome Declaration (February 2003)
• Were further developed in the DAC Good Practice
  Paper Harmonizing Donor Practices for
  Effective Aid Delivery

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Core Principles for Development Agencies

• Focus the dialogue on results at all phases
  planning, implementation, completion and beyond
• Partner country priorities are the starting point
  to which donor support is aligned
• Keep the results reporting system simple
• Manage for results, not by results
• Use results information for management learning
  and decision making

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Action Plan on Managing for Results

• Endorse the Core Principles include more
  agencies
• Focus National Strategies and Systems on Country
  Results
• Align Cooperation Programs with Country Results
• Harmonize Results Reporting
• Improve Statistical Systems
• Assess Development Agency Performance
• Disseminate Good Practice

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Key Progress Indicators in 2004 for
Consideration

• Partner countries endorse the use of core
  principles by development agencies and consider
  applying these to their own development processes
• Improve results frameworks for national
  strategies
• Assess the institutional setting for managing for
  results in public sector management
• Explore theory and emerging trends in use of
  results reporting for resource allocation in
  development
• Undertake harmonized results reporting in 4
  countries

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Key Progress Indicators in 2004 for
Consideration

• Increase data for MDG 2005 monitoring report by
  fully costing integrated statistical plan
• Consult with partner countries on potential norms
  and standards for agency performance
• Organize regional seminars as follow-up to
  Marrekech Roundtable to highlight case studies
  and discuss principles and action plan
• Launch global website to serve as information
  warehouse on managing for development results