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This presentation by Jocelyn Comtois at the International Conference on Governmental Financial Management delves into the implications of program-based approaches on aid effectiveness and procurement practices. The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, endorsed in March 2005, focuses on ownership, alignment, harmonization, managing for results, and mutual accountability. The declaration has garnered support from 117 countries and organizations. The methodology outlined covers pillars like legislative frameworks, institutional capacities, market practices, and ethics. By implementing these approaches, partners and donors aim to enhance aid effectiveness and mitigate risks associated with procurement processes. Forums and joint ventures have been established to foster implementation and monitoring of these principles. Results are aimed at demonstrating compliance with fiduciary obligations and ensuring effective use of aid resources for the benefit of citizens.
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Fostering Aid Effectiveness:Program-Based Approaches and What it means for Procurement? Presented by Jocelyn Comtois May 8 2006 International Conference Governmental Financial Management
Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness • Endorsement on March 2, 2005 • Focus in five areas: ownership, alignment, harmonization, managing for results, and mutual accountability for which there are 56 partnership commitments. • Coherent model of development cooperation aligned with developing country priorities and the use of Partner country systems. • 117 Countries and Organisations have adhered to the Paris Declaration
Paris Declaration Progress Indicators: • OWNERSHIP: (1) • ALIGNMENT (7) • 2ab and 5ab: Strengthen and use country Financial and Procurement systems • HARMONIZATION (2) • MANAGING FOR RESULTS (1) • MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY (1)
Forums developed to foster implementation of the undertakings/indicators under the Paris Declaration • Joint Venture Public Finance Management • Joint Venture Procurement • Joint Venture Management for development results • Joint Venture Monitoring
Benchmarking Tool for Partner Country Procurement Assessment Capacity • The methodology will use Baseline Indicators and Compliance indicators. • The Baseline Indicators will be regroup under 4 pillars which are broken-down in a number of sub-indicators • Legislative and Regulatory Framework • Institutional Framework and Management Capacity • Procurement Operations and Market Practices • Integrity and Transparency of the Public Procurement System
Example Applying of Draft Methodology • Pillar I – Legislative and Regulatory Framework • Indicator 1. Public procurement legislative and regulatory framework achieve the agreed standards and complies with applicable obligations. • 8 Sub-indicators • Indicator 2. Existence of Implementing Regulations and Documentation • 6 Sub-indicators • Score 32 out of 42
Example Applying of Draft Methodology • Pillar II – Institutional Framework and Management Capacity • Indicator 3. The public procurement system is mainstreamed and well integrated into the public sector governance system. • 4 Sub-indicators • Indicator 4. The country has a functional normative/regulatory body. • 4 Sub-indicators • Indicator 5. Existence of institutional development capacity. • 4 Sub-indicators • Score 10 out of 36
Example Applying of Draft Methodology • Pillar III Procurement Operation and Market Practices • Indicator 6. The country's procurement operations and practices are efficient. • 4 Sub-indicators • Indicator 7. Functionality of the public procurement market • 4 Sub-indicators • Indicator 8. Existence of contract administration and dispute resolution provisions. • 3 Sub-indicators • Score 11 out of 33
Example Applying of Draft Methodology • Pillar IV Procurement Operation and Market Practices • Indicator 9. The country has effective control and audit systems • 5 Sub-indicators • Indicator 10. Efficiency of appeals mechanism • 5 Sub-indicators • Indicator 11. Degree of access to information • 2 Sub-indicators • Indicator 12. The country has ethics and anticorruption measures in place • 7 Sub-indicators • Score 17 out of 57
Foreseeable Next Steps • Terminate version 3 by end of May • “Road test” of the final methodology with Partner countries. • Regional meeting to address the results of implementing tool in real case situation • JV meeting to share results.
Summary Therefore the JV on Procurement: • Provide an harmonize methodology based on best practices; • Risk assessment tool and risk mitigating strategy associated with capacity development; • Ultimately foster increase use of countries system; and • Provide methodology to measure progress overtime.
Results • Partners and donors can tangibly demonstrate how they meet fiduciary obligations, and how risks are managed and mitigated. • Ultimately citizen of partners and donors are reassured of the maximization of Aid Effectiveness.
