ECA/OECD-DAC
“Mutual Review of
Development Effectiveness”
in the context of NEPAD
Briefing for
DAC Evalunet
Paris, 3 June 2005
What is the « Mutual Review »?
• A biennial process of dialogue between
Africa and OECD-DAC leaders and
policymakers on development progress in
Africa focusing on:
• Seven thematic issues
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Political governance
Economic and corporate governance
Capacity development
Aid volume
Aid quality
Policy coherence
Agriculture (special focus chapter)
• Each chapter identifies challenges for
– African policies and performance
– OECD policies and performance
Origins and
Political Underpinnings
• Monterrey agreement on shared
responsibility for achieving the MDGs – the
concept of “mutual accountability”
• Kananaskis and 2002 meeting of OECD
Ministers and NEPAD Representatives
• NEPAD HSGIC request to ECA and OECD
to propose arrangements for a Mutual
Review of Development Effectiveness
process (November 2002)
The « Report »
• Joint Secretariat product
• Prepared on the responsibility of ECA
Executive Secretary and OECD Secretary
General
• Key components of the “Report”
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Commitments
Main and supporting messages
Key “Action Frontiers” for Africa and OECD
2007 “Performance Benchmarks” for Africa
and OECD
Finalising the
« Mutual Review Report »
• Series of international discussions at
technical and political levels
– SPA Plenary (January 2005)
– Two ad hoc experts meetings in Paris and Addis
Abbaba (February 2005)
– DAC High Level Meeting (March 2005)
– African Partnership Forum (April 2005)
– ECA Conference of Ministers (May 2005)
• Final report forward to NEPAD HSGIC and
OECD Council
Capacity development:
“Main messages”
• Capacity development must start from strong national
visions and values (performance/accountability)
• For donors --from fragmented technical assistance to
strategic institutional/systemic outcomes
• New capacity development efforts needed with regular
joint review of aims, methods and resources
• Holistic strategies for key systemic areas:
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Civil service reform
Democratic governance and accountability
Private sector/civil society
Intellectual capital
Regional institutions
• Intellectual capital: creation, retention, participation
• African learning and monitoring mechanisms: APRM,
PRSP Learning, African budget officials and public service
ministers networks
Capacity development
“Action Frontiers” and
2007 “Performance Benchmarks”
• For Africa
– Create a national vision: identify key capacity needs,
address systemic issues, involve non-state actors
– Reform laws, regulations and processes to allow for
freedom, initiative and creativity
– Foster an open intellectual environment
– Improve performance of governance institutions
(legislature, judiciary, executive)
– Reform civil service (conditions, professionalism,
performance appraisal)
– Establish Africa-wide mechanisms for mutual learning
among African policy communities
Capacity development
“Action Frontiers” and
2007 “Performance Benchmarks”
• For OECD
– Align behind national visions and priorites
– Support systemic strategies for capacity building
(dialogue)
– Avoid aid modalities that undermine systemic capacity
(salary supplements, PIUs, expatriates)
– Use African analytical capacities, support universities
and higher education/policy thinktanks
– Assure peer review and accountability in capacity
development performance and outcomes
– Co-operate with African countries to stem brain drain
– Provide predictable aid for scaling up capacities