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Austrian Development Agency (ADA)

Austrian Development Agency (ADA). International Conference on Development Assistance Operators Ljubljana – Slovenia, 4 June 2008 Robert Zeiner. Organisational context. Austrian Development Agency (ADA) The operational Unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation.

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Austrian Development Agency (ADA)

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  1. Austrian Development Agency (ADA) International Conference on Development Assistance Operators Ljubljana – Slovenia, 4 June 2008 Robert Zeiner

  2. Organisational context Austrian Development Agency (ADA) The operational Unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation Ministry for European and International Affairs(MfA) Directorate General for Development Policy

  3. ADA basic facts • Legal form: • non-profit limited liability company • Owner: • Republic of Austria • Owner’s representative: • Ministry for European and International Affairs (MfA) • Supervisory board (term of office: 4 years): • 12 Members: MfA (6 incl. chairperson), Ministries of Finance, Economic Affairs, Social Affairs, Agriculture (each 1), Provincial Governors, staff representatives (each 1)

  4. Budget and Staff • Budget • 2006 • 2007 • Programmes & Projects • 99,95 Mio. EUR • 100,3 Mio. EUR • Staff • Headquarters • 73 • 77 • Country Offices • 79 • 84 • Total • 152 • 161

  5. Development Cooperation Act 2002 Three-Year Programme of the Austrian Development Policy ADC strategic level ADC Country-Strategies ADC Regional Strategies Sector- policies Strategic Guidelines ADA Business Plan ADC operational level ADA Annual Programme References .

  6. ADC

  7. ADC Instruments

  8. ADC Instruments

  9. ADC Instruments

  10. Strategic Perspectives - Trends • Implementation of Aid Effectiveness Agenda: • Conference in Ghana (September 2008) and beyond • Develop further the Austrian National Action Plan • Manage increasing volumes: hope for “fresh money” • The Austrian Development Bank

  11. Enhancing Aid Effectiveness • ADC Measures • Common instruments have been introduced and expanded • Infrastructure partnership • PIDG • EFSE • Co-financing with one ore more donors • Eligibility check as precondition for taking over management tasks for projects and programmes of the EC was finalised in spring 2008 ( Indirect Centralised Management)

  12. Enhancing Aid Effectiveness (2) • Participation in and support of operational networks and forums: OECD-DAC, energy (EUEI, FEMA, ESMAP), Train4Dev, EUNIDA, research networks, NGO-cooperation (DECIM, Like Minded Group) • Private sector and development: Donor Committee for enterprise Development) • the Practitioners’ Network for European Development Cooperation: is an informal and open platform for European donor agencies and administrations directly involved in implementing development cooperation in the field. The goal is to harmonise, better coordinate and to be more complementary among donors, including those from new EU MS. • office sharing: maintainingexisting ones and identifying for potential new possibilities to share facilities

  13. Management • Business Plan 2009 - 2012 • Increased Application of Budget Support, Pooled Funding, National Execution • Enhance Concentration: geographic focuses, e.g. SEE • Optimisation Project Cycle Management („Learning Organisation“) • Strengthen Managing for Results (Train4Dev) • Division of Labour (EU Context and beyond) • Further develop Business Partnerships • Systematic staff development (career and training) • Strengthen systematic approach concerning evaluation at project level

  14. Co - operation • Memoranda of understanding with different donors (specifically smaller donors such as Slovak Aid, Liechtenstein). Currently a new MoU with Romania is under discussion. • Joint trainings (e.g. PFM in SEE); participation in trainings • Joint Missions • Joint projects (incl. Indirect Centralized Management – EC) • Study/exposire visits to ADA Vienna and field offices (prepared with Slovak Aid) • Workshops on specific issues: seminar on business partnerships and development partnerships in autumn in Vienna

  15. Thank You !

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