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2 April 2009

REPUBLI C OF ALBANIA Council of Ministers Department of Strategy and Donor Coordination. Conference on Donor Coordination in Western Balkans and Turkey Presented by Albana VOKSHI, Director, DSDC. 2 April 2009. DSDC. Where did we start?.

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  1. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA Council of Ministers Department of Strategy and Donor Coordination Conference on Donor Coordination in Western Balkans and TurkeyPresented by Albana VOKSHI, Director, DSDC 2 April 2009 DSDC

  2. Where did we start? • National Strategy not linked with internal and external budget • EU integration Agenda not reflected into the National Strategy • Aid fragmentation - EA not aligned to government priorities • Over 215 donor missions/year, 20 mission a month, 7% joint missions • 79 major analytical studies in 2004, 3% joint studies • Less than 2% use of GoA systems, many parallel PIUs; • Only 50-60 % of aid reported in the budget

  3. Where did we start? Listed Government Priorities in 2004: Hundreds of priorities - MEANS NO PRIORITIES Challenges in front of Government: • Create a new integrated National Strategy to reflect EUI agenda • Link the Strategy to MTBP and annual Budget • Identify priorities and orient donor assistance In response: • In 2003, Donor-led Coordination starts – establishment of DTS • In 2005, DSDC established - Government-led Donor Coordination begins • Integrated Planning System (IPS) designed and approved by GoA

  4. INTEGRATED PLANNING SYSTEM (IPS) European Integration Gov. program NSDI MTBP/PIM External assistance

  5. Coordination structure Donor Roundtables Government Donors (Represented by HoMs) (Chaired by Deputy PM) IPS Support GroupGoA: DSDC, MoF, MEI; Donors: IPS Supporting Donors; DTS Agencies Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) Led by PM (DPM, MoF, MEI, METE, MPWTT. MD) Department of Strategy and Donor Coordination (DSDC) IPS Coordination Group Led by DPM (DSDC, MoF, MEI) Donor Technical Secretariat4 Multilaterals (UNDP,EC, WB, OSCE) 2 Bilaterlas (Netherlands, Germany) Sector Working Groups (SWGs) –as a tool for coordination at sector level 10 large SWGs (around 30 sub-SWGs); Co-chaired by LM & a DTS agency/bilateral donor FP

  6. Progress made: IPS and its processes • Implementation of Integrated Planning System (IPS) • Establishment of structures and processes, highlighting EU integration, NSDI, MTBP and External Assistance commitments • National Strategy for Development and Integration - NSDI 2007-2013 • Approved in March 2008; Preparation of NSDI led by the principle of the ownership of the government. • NSDI Progress Report 2006-2007 finalized in December 2008 • Sector and Cross-cutting Strategy Monitoring starting in 2009 • EU Integration • Albania is looking forward to reach full NATO membership at the Strasburg-Kehlsummit in April 2009 • SAA signed in June 2006; ratification process completed recently • IPA 2008 financing agreement signed on 9th March 2009, IPA 2009 planning process completed, IPA 2010 to start in July 2009 • “Acquis” translation into Albanian in process • Albania to apply for the EU candidate status within 2009

  7. Progress made: IPS and its processes • Mid-Term Budgeting Programme (MTBP)…An improved linking of national strategy with the budget • A new Budget Law approved in 2008 • Application of new MTBP/Public Investment Management (PIM) procedures and systems • The MTBP system monitors country’s economic and fiscal performance on a quarterly basis • A year-end assessment is mandatory for each line ministry • MTBP calendar for 2009 adopted in Dec 2008

  8. Progress made: IPS and its processes • Donor coordination/ External Assistance management • External Assistance Orientation Document approved in 2008 • Annual Progress Report on External Assistance – first one in 2009 • Annual Calendar of the SWG Meetings - Prepared for the first time in 2009 • IPS Support Group - meeting regularly to review progress of IPS and IPS Trust Fund • Progress in meeting targets of Paris Declaration: DTS-DSDC ongoing joint work to identify areas for joint intervention (tasked by the Government-Donor Roundtable in November 2008); Harmonization Action Plan– the result of the joint work; to be presented at the Government-Donor Roundtable in May 2009 • DTS &DSDC joint newsletter – Government-Donor Dialogue

  9. Progress made: 2008 Survey on Monitoring Paris Declaration DAC SURVEY 2008 Moderate high Low moderate Low moderate Low Low Ownership Alignment Harmonization Managing for results Mutual accountability Moderate Low Low Low Low DAC SURVEY 2006

  10. Challenges Ahead • Translate Strategies into fully operational and costed action plans • Establish new EA management procedures • Establish a results-based monitoring system • Establish an information management system for donor data management • Establish a Calendar of donor programming missions and cooperation agreements • Rationalize the large number of donor missions and parallel structures: • Increase ownership and government’s role in coordination of EA • Meet Targets of the Paris Declaration

  11. Challenges Ahead • Reduce the large number of donor projects and large number of donors per sector : • Sector Working Groups need to: • Enhance ownership of the GoA/line ministries (the most active SWGs are still donor-led) • Gradually focus on forward-looking, policy coordination issues, prioritisation of assistance and monitoring of strategy implementation; • Hold SWG meetings in accordance with the 2009 SWG calendar

  12. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA Council of Ministers Department of Strategy and Donor Coordination www.dsdc.gov.al

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