EDPRS Implementation
Working Groups
Prosper MUSAFIRI
Director General Economic Planning
MINECOFIN
Contents
1.
EDPRS Implementation Working Group
(IWG) Objectives
2.
IWGs versus SWGs
3.
Structure of EDPRS monitoring and IWG
membership
4.
Moving forward: 3 requests
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EDPRS IWG Objectives
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Eight IWGs are being created, as forums for
policy discussion and coordination among
GoR (at Central and Province Levels) and
Development Partners, to improve
implementation.
Each IWG comprises a number of sectors
(including relevant line Ministries, government
agencies and development partners)
Each will be supported by a Secretariat, and
chaired by the SG of the lead Ministry and cochaired by the lead Donor representative
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EDPRS IWG Objectives (Cont’d)
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The primary role of the IWGs is:
to ensure cross-sectoral coordination in policy implementation
to discuss policy issues and monitor implementation
to update the EDPRS Results and Policy Matrix
to address implementation bottle-necks and provide recommendations on
way forward
IWGs will meet quarterly to discuss progress. Key outputs are to:
Produce biannual ‘traffic lights’ progress reports on relevant sections of the
EDPRS Results and Policy Matrix, in March and August
Based on these reviews, discuss and recommend necessary revisions of
targets and policy actions
There will also be Cross-Cutting Issues (CCIs) Working Groups, whose
main objective is to attend the IWG meetings and ensure sustainable
development and CCIs are represented in the IWG discussions and
actions.
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IWGs versus SWGs
 Each IWG comprises a number of Sector Working
Groups, but the roles and responsibilities differ:
Implementation working
group
Monitor implementation,
particularly in areas requiring
cross-sectoral coordination
 Discuss biannual reports on
progress against EDPRS Results
and Policy Matrix, producing
‘traffic-lights’ reports
 Update EDPRS Results and
Policy Matrix
 Discuss new policy initiatives
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Sector working group
Develop, monitor and update
the 5-year Sector Strategic Plan
 Conduct annual reviews
(including joint sector reviews,
public expenditure reviews)
 Annual planning and budgeting
 Establish and operationalise
sector M&E framework
 Develop the sector-wide
approach (SWAp)
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Structure of EDPRS
monitoring
Cabinet
SGs’ Forum
DPCG
DPU EDPRS Central M&E
Secretariat
EDPRS
Implementation
Working
Groups
Skills for knowledgebased society
Rural Development
Services &
Manufacture
NISR
Governance
Infrastructure
Macro & Financial
Sector
Health & Population
Productive Social
Transformation
Environmental sustainability,
Youth, Social Inclusion,
Gender HIV
Security & cooperation
Capacity building
Protection
Decentralization & Social
Justice
Water & sanitation
Infrastructure (energy, ICT,
Transport, Road)
Macro, Financial sector
Industry & Commerce
Land & environment
Agriculture
Health & population
Education & skills
Employment promotion
Sectors, crosscutting issues
group
Cross-Cutting Issues
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Province Steering Committees represented in all IWGs (Districts represented at
Province Steering Committee)
Implementation working group
leadership/ membership
IWG: Lead
government
institution
Lead Ministry
(suggested
Donor co-chair)
Other
participating
institutions
Associated
RESC Platform
1. Skills for knowledge
based society
MINEDUC/MIFOTRA
rotating leadership
(DFID)
MIFOTRA, MINISTR,
RITA, MIJESPOC, KIST,
NUR, Universities
Human Resources and
Labour Market
Development
2. Rural development
MINAGRI/MINIRENA
rotating leadership
(World Bank)
MINITERE, MINALOC
(CDF), MININFRA,
MINICOM, HIMO, TIG,
OCIR The/Café,
MIFOTRA
Agriculture
Transformation, Land
Management &
Environment
3. Infrastructure, Water
and Sanitation
MININFRA
(EC)
MINITERE, MINISANTE,
Electrogaz, RITA, KIST,
TIG, CDF, MVK & 4
Provinces
Infrastructure,
Settlement and Urban
Development
4. Macro, Financial
Sector
MINECOFIN
(IMF)
BNR, RRA, SFB,
MINICOM, MINAGRI,
HIMO, ILO, CESTRAR
Fiscal Policies and
Financial Sector
Development
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Implementation working group
leadership/ membership (contd.)
IWG: Lead government
institution
Lead Donor (Co-chair)
Other participating
institutions
Associated RESC
Platform
5 Private Sector
Development
MINICOM
(USAID)
RIEPA, BRD, OCIR
The/Café, ORTPN,
CAPMER, RPSF
Regional Economic
Integration and
International Cooperation
Trade, Industry, Services
and Investment
Promotion
6. Population & Health
MINISANTE
(Belgium)
CNLS, RAMA, Mutuelles de
Santé, PNLP, NISR
Human Resources and
Labour Market
Development
7. Productive Social
Transformation
MINALOC
(DFID)
MINECOFIN, HIMO,
MIGEPROF, FARG,
MINEDUC, MINISANTE
Agriculture
Transformation, Land
Management &
Environment
8. Governance and PFM:
MINIJUST/MINADEF
rotating leadership /
MINECOFIN for PFM subcommittee
(UNDP / World Bank for
PFM)
MINADEF, MIFOTRA,
MININTER, MINAFFET,
MIJESPOC, HIDA, HIMO,
Supreme Court, NURC,
NHRC
Nation building and good
governance
CCIs: Environmental
sustainability, Gender,
HIV/AIDS, Youth
MINECOFIN
(UNDP)
HIDA, RIAM, MINEDUC,
MINIJEUNE, MIGEPROF,
REMA, CNLS
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Moving Forward: 3 requests
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MINECOFIN requests the lead Donors to provide technical
and financial assistance to the secretariat of their
respective IWG
MINECOFIN requests all chosen lead Ministries and Donors
to agree to the new responsibilities laid out in the
document
Under the direction of MINECOFIN, stakeholders are
requested to organise preliminary IWG meeting by August
2008
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Thank you