JOINT PROJECT

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JOINT PROJECT

• Towards the more effective implementation of
  reforms improving planning, budgeting,
  monitoring reporting
• Creating preconditions for improving programming
  of EU assistance

Government of Serbia Nemanjina 11/ room 45 11000
Beograd, Serbia Serbia Montenegro November 2005
Phone 381 11
3617 588 Ms. Dejana RazicIlic, Project
manager dejana.razic_at_sr.gov.yu
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The Purpose of the Joint Project

• The establishment of
• efficient and integrated planning, budgeting,
  monitoring and reporting systems across
  Government of Serbia

• Three phases
• Pilot 2005
• Future testing 2006
• Roll out 2007

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The objectives of the Joint Project

• Building capacity and systems in the line
  ministries to develop yearly operational plans of
  action (YOPA) implementation of MTDF
• Improving resource allocation budget and
  programming of international assistance to meet
  national policy priorities
• Creating preconditions for better monitoring and
  reporting on ministerial and governmental level
• Providing preconditions for more accountability
  in policy implementation

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• PARTICIPATING
• CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS
• Serbian European Integration Office (SEIO)
• PRS Implementation Focal Point (PRS)
• Ministry of Finance (MFIN)
• Ministry of International Economic Relation
  (MIER)
• General Secretariat (GS)
• Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self
  Government (MPALSG)

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• PARTICIPATING
• LINE MINISTRIES
• Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Policy
  (MoLESP)
• Ministry of Economy (MoEco)
• Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Services (MTTS)
• Ministry of Health (MoH)

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Integrated planning common platform
GoS yearly work plan (Co-ordination/ prioritisatio
n)

• Resource
• Allocation
• internal
• external

Implementation
Reporting Monitoring/ Evaluation
Joint Project towards more effective
implementation of reforms
EIp (EP, EIS, Progress Report)
PRS implementation (Progress Report)
Relevant sector strategies
The CIRCULAR process
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Integrated System
Policy
YOPA
Reporting/ monitoring/evaluation
GoS Plan of Action
Intl Assistance
Budget
Implementation
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JOINT APPROACH (1)

• LINE MINISTRIES
• Improving capacities by developing Yearly
  Operational Plans
• of Actions (YOPA) which will
• Serve as a managerial reform toolreduce burden
  and improve efficiency
• Include PRSp, EIp and other cross-cutting policy
  priorities and respective sector strategies
• Improve resource allocation and create
  preconditions to shift towards programmatic
  budgets
• Serve as a basis for developing better
  information and monitoring systems and better
  access to information
• Provide better coordination within and between
  departments
• Enable defining better internal organization
• Reflect legal obligations and current reform
  results
• Serve as a basis for improved service delivery

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JOINT APPROACH (2)

• CENTRAL INSTITUTION
• Coherent policy input from SEIO and PRS leading
  to improved cooperation with LMs and
  strengthening capacity to monitor and coordinate
  policy implementation
• MoFin by introducing a) programmatic budgeting
  to focus on outputs and outcomes in resource
  allocation, b) mid-term macro and fiscal
  framework, and c) improved reporting on budget
  execution
• MIER by improving systems for programming of
  international assistance, including EU financial
  assistance
• GS by improving capacities to undertake future
  central level planning, coordination and
  reporting
• MoPALSG by integrating reform initiatives and PAR
  in general and providing legal framework for
  their implementation
• All of them by improving cross-government
  operational coordination

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Results of the pilot phase

• A new objectives-based planning methodology
  designed
• 4 LMs developed their YOPAs for 2006 testing the
  new methodology
• Lessons learned and input available for
• Development of program budget guidelines
• Development of EU assistance programming
  guidelines and its link to other intl assistance
  
• Development of integrated monitoring and
  information system

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LMs overview Positive aspects

• Enables overall insight into all LMs activities
  (including intl projects)
• Provides better insight in stakeholders needs
• Prevents overlapping of projects and activities
• Provides a practical tool for intersectoral
  cooperation and communication within LM
• Enables better resource allocation

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Focus of the next phase of the JP

• Further capacity building in LM and central
  government institutions
• More LMs involved
• Process aligned with budget cycle
• Support to
• The phased introduction of program budgeting
• The introduction of the new system for
  programming of EU assistance
• The establishment of better monitoring and
  information system
• The process of the central Government office
  reform
• Ensure that all relevant legislation reflects the
  concept of the new planning, budgeting,
  monitoring and reporting systems

• Phased roll-out of the new planning system
  (MPALSG)

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Importance

• Ownership
• Participatory bottom-up approach (tailor-made for
  Serbian Public administration)
• Demand driven process led by the network
• JP processes are aimed at improving the way the
  GoS works

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Abbreviations

• SEIO Serbian European Integration Office
• PRS Poverty Reduction Strategy
• PRS IFP PRS Implementation Focal Point
• MFIN Ministry of Finance
• MIER Ministry of Intl Economic Relations
• GS General Secretariat
• MPALSG Ministry of Public Administration and
  Local Self-Government
• MTDF Mid-term Development
• Framework
• LMs Line Ministries
• YOPA Yearly Operational Plans of Action

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JOINT PROJECT

• Towards the more effective implementation of
  reforms improving planning, budgeting,
  monitoring reporting

Government of Serbia Nemanjina 11/ room 45 11000
Beograd, Serbia Serbia Montenegro November 2005
Phone [phone]
588 Ms. Dejana RazicIlic, Project
manager dejana.razic_at_sr.gov.yu