IPS Implementation: 200608

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7th Meeting of IPS Support GroupCouncil of
Ministers
2007 IPS Implementation2008 Roadmap
Dept. of Strategy Donor Coordination June 19,
2008
DEPARTMENT OF STRATEGY AND DONOR COORDINATION
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Purpose of Presentation

• IPS progress to date and activities
• Main challenges for 2008

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2007 IPS Overview -1

• All core IPS components are operational
• supporting political and administrative
  structures are in place (incl. IMW Group
  established by PM order nr.32 date 21.03.08 for
  IPS Management)
• SPC continued to play a vital role in providing
  direction to IPS
• 15 meetings (reviews of the core sector
  strategies social insurance, health, social
  protection, water, transport, basic education,
  energy, macro-framework and MTBP 2008-2010
  2009-2011, approval of NSDI (2007-2013)). Prime
  Minister remains highly supportive
• GSBI-s increasingly engaged in IPS processes
  (e.g., NSDI, MTBP, EI, EAOD etc)
• Monthly meeting with General Secretaries,
  stronger role in IPS process

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2007 IPS Overview -2

• NSDI and sector/crosscutting strategies were
  consulted with a very broad audience of
  stakeholders, ranging from different levels of
  government, to members of parliament, civil
  society, academics and experts, professional
  organisations, local government and donors.
• IPS calendar approved annually by SPC, (January
  07 and 08 )
• Donors continued to support the IPS process
• The 3-year IPS Trust Fund is operational. TORs
  for several components prepared and ready to
  launch.
• Commitment to and understanding of IPS in
  ministries is increasing

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IPS Overview - Products

• NSDI 2007-2013, approved by Council of Ministers
  decision Nr. 342, date 12.03.2008, and is being
  published.
• Total Number of strategies 35
• 17 sector and crosscutting strategies have been
  approved by Council of Ministers decisions,
• 10 strategies have been completed and are in the
  process of being approved by CoM
• 3 strategies are in the consultation process
• 5 strategies are in the preparation process.
• The process of the preparation of MIP-s 2008
  completed in may, and is being published.
• First draft of MTBP prepared All LM submitted PI
  Projects based on new procedures
• EAOD finalised, approved and is being published.
• National plan for implementation of SAA
  revised-annual progress report send to EC
• IPA2007/2008 finalised. IPA 2009 launched by MEI.

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2008 IPS Accomplishmentsmethodology

• The preparation of budget ceilings is based on
  NSDI and sector and crosscutting strategies
• DSDC prepared the Policy Priorities Document in
  close collaboration with Line Ministries and
  central institutions, discussed and approved in
  SPC as part of MTBP
• DSDC contributed in the preparation of the MTBP
  document
• - Programme Policy Review and budget hearing -
  may 08 ensuring compliance between budget
  request and NSDI and Sector/crosscutting
  strategies
• - DSDC input to MTBP document reflecting
  Programe Policy goals and objectives for the
  major budget programes.

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2007 IPS Overview - Staffing

• full DSDC staffing in place (8 positions)
• - clear division of tasks and responsibilities
• World Bank PIU (funded by Government) staffed
  and operational

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2007 IPS Overview - Gaps

• EI commitments could be better reflected in IPS
  processes (eg. MTBP)
• MEI staff to participate in all budget hearings
  and contribute to the analyses of MTBP
• external assistance management needs to be better
  integrated with public investment management
• Delays in IPS TF approval - monitoring framework
  and related systems development have not yet
  been introduced,
• 5 strategies delayed preparation
• In some LM GSBIs not actively engaged
• Improvement in MTBP submission, more to do in
  certain parts of the submission
• Donor coordination procedures not yet approved

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2008 SPC Schedule
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2008 New IPS Initiatives

• introduction of new IPS methodologies to be
  completed in 2008
• monitoring framework and systems support
• external assistance procedures (linked to PI)
• impact assessments (linked to legislative
  drafting)
• increasingly, attention will turn to capacity
  building and process improvement in line
  ministries

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Multi-Donor Trust Fund Status

• Council of Ministers approval on Dec. 29/07
• World Bank and Minister of Finance signed formal
  agreement on Jan. 17/08
• Operational manual and procurement plan
  approved
• Inter-ministerial Working Group for monitoring
  the IPS implementation established by PM order
  nr.32 date 21.03.2008 and already met to decide
  on the process approach

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Future Focus on IPS

• Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of
  NSDI, as well as sector and crosscutting
  strategies
• Finalising the remaining strategies (property
  rights, justice, information society, public
  administration, social insurance)
• Preparation of NSDI progres report 2006-2007,
• Implementation of IPS trust fund
• European integration commitments to be part of
  the planning and budgeting process of MTBP
• Approval of MTBP 2009-2011 and budget for 2009
• Drafting Implementation of new aid coordination
  management procedures

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Monitoring NSDI Implementation

• Ministry Monitoring Plans (MMP), which will be
  monitored quarterly beginning in April 2008. A
  summary report will be presented to the Strategic
  Planning Committee (SPC) each quarter.
• Ministry Integrated Plans (MIP) 2008, an
  additional annex about the anticorruption
  measures has been added, which will serve as a
  monitoring mechanism not only for the
  implementation of the anticorruption strategy but
  also for monitoring the progress made in the area
  of fight against corruption, which is a major
  government commitment.
• The Annual Results Progress will be prepared by
  DSDC for the first time in 2008 to monitor the
  implementation of the major commitments and
  policies declared in the MTBP submissions of the
  previous cycle (2007-2009) and mainly in the
  approved state budget of the previous year
  (2007).
• The NSDI Annual Progress Report is being prepared
  by DSDC and will be completed by September 2008.
  This report will be the monitoring mechanism for
  the implementation of NSDI during 2006-2007.

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MEDIUM-TERM BUDGET PROGRAMME

• Key processes and products
• Finalisation and approval of the 2009-2011 MTBP
  and the 2009 state budget
• Macroeconomic assessment and forecast
• Economic and fiscal updates
• Full implementation of the new public investment
  management procedures
• Full integration of donors assistance into MTBP

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European Integration
Key processes and products SAA implementation Asse
ss implementation of the NPI-SAA Reflect SAA
implementation in the MTBP and budget
process Monitor the NPI-SAA European Partnership
and progress report to the EC Strengthening EU
structure in Line Ministries IPA programming and
implementation Implement IPA 2007
projects Signing of IPA 2008 Financing
Agreement Programming IPA 2009 Decentralisation
of IPA management-CFCU establishment Translation
of the acquis communautaire into Albanian
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External Assistance

• Key processes and products
• Producing Annual Progress Report on External
  Assistance Implementation based on External
  Assistance Orientation Document
• Better functioning of Joint Donor-Government
  coordination-structures
• Paris Declaration and OECD/DAC survey-follow-up
  of recommendations to achieve 2010 targets
• Establishment of new external assistance
  management procedures

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