It is assumed that creating these frameworks would increase the likelihood of joint donor activities and would thus reduce the number of donor projects, aiding management issues all around. National sectoral and other programmes are not a new innovation, but having agreement among the UN family to actively cooperate in such programmes would be a significant sign of leadership in improving donor performance. Broadening Participation in Consultative Groups and Roundtable Meetings 207. Two working groups suggested that there is an opportunity to broaden Consultative Group and Roundtable discussions to add breadth and more openness to the processes. These are complementary innovations where the substantive and symbolic stakes would be substantial.
Detailed modalities have yet to be worked out.
B. Financial Implications of the Initiative 208. The cumulative financial resource implications of the various components presented in this paper are significant. In general, new or redirected resources should almost entirely be devoted to African national programmes. The exercise should contribute to the rationalization and redirection of existing UN resources as well as help to channel non-UN resources into critical priority areas of Africa's development. Cost estimates have been calculated for the large components and most of the smaller ones.