REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
MINISTRY OF STATE FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING/
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AGENCY
Aid Accountability and Transparency:
Indonesia’s Experience
DR. Dedi M. Masykur Riyadi
Presented at the High-level Symposium on
Accountable and Transparent Development Cooperation: Towards a More
Inclusive Framework
Vienna, 12-13 November 2009
Background
• Paris Declaration (2005)
• Accra Agenda for Action (2008)
• Jakarta Commitment (12 January 2009)
• Aid for Development Effectiveness Secretariat
(A4DES) – June 2009
• 74 actions related to aid effectiveness on 20092010 work program;
• 6 thematic Working Groups implementing the
work program.
The Jakarta Commitment
• The Jakarta Commitment is a non-legally binding document that build
upon the spirit of mutual respect, support and accountability. Signed on
12 January 2009, adopted by 26 donors;
• The Jakarta Commitment is Indonesia’s aid effectiveness road map to 2014
- moving beyond Paris Declaration in maximizing the use of resources for
development results linked to the achievement of Indonesia’s Medium
Term Development Plan up to 2014;
• It takes the Paris Declaration further by developing and adopting a country
specific action plan, setting time bound and monitorable proposals;
• Aid for Development Effectiveness Secretariat (A4DES) is established to
ensure GOI have the capacity to take full ownership and to lead the aid
coordination and aid management processes.
Key Operating Principles
1. Government led
2. Inclusive and built upon existing
networks
3. Responsive to policy needs: legitimate
and policy-relevant
4. Underpinned by results of monitoring
and relevant assessment processes
5. Procedures for measuring and
monitoring its effectiveness
6. Subject to critical review as appropriate
Accountability & Transparency Within
A4DES Framework
• Accountability and transparency reflected in:
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The basis of the Jakarta Commitment
A4DES structure ;
Program formulation;
Program design;
Program Implementation .
• Measures to improve accountability & transparency:
– establishment of dialogue with a wider stakeholders;
– improvement of aid registration mechanism and regulation to
administer aid into Government budget; and
– development of Aid Information Management System (AIMS).
Objectives (thru A4DES) on
Accountability & Transparency
• A clearer picture on the state and performance of ODA supported
program;
• the possibility for a more accurate alignment with the national
development plan;
• Smoother, better communications among GOI agencies, among donors,
GOI and donors, as well as GOI, donors and other stakeholders such as
civil society organizations (CSOs);
• Better coordination in order to avoid duplication of projects as well
reduce the number of donors’ missions
• Measuring the effectiveness of ODA supported program.
Transparency is important, but it must be managed carefully!
The Aid for Development Effectiveness Secretariat
(A4DES)
Plenary
Plenary Members
GOI Steering Commitee (SC)
Chairman : Deputy Minister for Development
Funding Bappenas
Members : Echelons-I of Depkeu, Menko Ekon,
LKPP, Deplu, Depdagri, Setneg,
Bappenas.
Selected Development
Partners’
Representative
Management Committee (MC)
Chairman : Director of Bilateral Foreign
Funding Bappenas
Members : Echelons-II of Depkeu, Menko
Ekon, LKPP, Deplu, Depdagri,
Setneg, Bappenas
WG on
Procurement
WG on
Public Finance
Management
WG on
Dialogue & Institutional
Development
WG on
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Group of Experts
(to back up the WGs)
WG on
Development of
Financing Mechanism
WG on
Capacity Building &
Knowledge Management
Technical & Administrative
Support Team
(Management Office)
THANK YOU
VIELEN DANK
TERIMA KASIH