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IDF - Procurement Reforms and Capacity Development IDF Grant is to support the implementation of the Action Plan for publi procurement reforms and procurement capacity building, through the provision of TA.  This would enable Tonga to establish a legal framework for public procurement; have procurement manuals along with standard procurement documents; and develop the capacity of Government officials in managing public procurement.  It is envisaged that there would be significant efficiency gains in processing public procurement and more transparency in the award of contracts. Note:  The request for IDF financing clearly indicates that the CMU has provided adequate funds for the supervision of the Grant in FY04 under the Tonga OPR. (Since a PAD is not prepared for IDF operations, the information was taken/adapted from the document "Request for IDF Financing"). DO: to support the implementation of public procurement reforms and procurement capacity building Outcome 1: Preparation and enactment of a Procurement Act, and ancillary Regulations  Outcome 2: Preparation and utilization Procurement Manuals, along with standard procurement documents  Outcome 3: Capacity development of Government officials in public procurement
Fiscal Decentralization IDF Grant This IDF grant will assist the Government of Albania to strengthen the intitutional capacity of the existing "Group of Experts on Decentralization (GED)", which is in charge of formulating and proposing reforms as well as coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating the Government's decentralization strategy.  This will also serve as a launching platform to mobilize and coordinate key stakeholders involved in the decentralization process.  The grant funds knowledge generation and dissemination, as well as policy design (particularly the formulation of the new "system of local government finance") to increase transparency and accountability on public resource management in a decentralized policy-making environment. Support to the implementation of the Government decentralization strategy, which may lead to increased accountability and improved local service delivery, by: (a) putting in place a transparent and impersonal system of resource allocation among levels of government; (b) upgrading vertical and horizontal cooperation among government levels with their direct involvement in policy-making; and (c) upgrading central capacity on formulating, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating locally delivered public services.
MOROCCO Institutionalizing a Reform Process for the Business Environment This activity is the third phase of a three-phase comprehensive assistance program requested by the Moroccan authorities to improve Morocco's business environment through setting up an efficient reform process involving all public and private stakeholders. This framework has recently been established under phases 1 and 2 of the assistance program. It comprises: (i) a high level Public-Private Committee for the Business Environment chaired  by the Prime Minister, supported by working groups in charge of reform projects; (ii) a program management unit (PMU) in the MAEG ; (iii) a 2010 Reform Action Plan with 12 cross-cutting reform initiatives and performance indicators; and (iv) common "reform guidelines" for all involved stakeholders, detailing the different phases of the project cycle and supported by an IT tool easily accessible by stakeholders.  Under this third phase, the WB team will assist the Deputy Prime Minister Office for Economic and General Affairs (MAEG) in implementing and monitoring the reform program by: (a) Supporting the central "Reform Management Unit (RMU)" so that it is established as a credible facilitator of the reform process, and is able to monitor and follow up the reform progress; (b) Mobilizing technical expertise for preparing projects in various fields, i.e. legal, institutional, economic and financial ;(c) Setting up a Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) mechanism to build on the momentum for reform by launching a series of public-private consultations; (d) Evaluating results: The reform process needs to be periodically evaluated to be improved and adapted if necessary.
Strengthening Financial Reporting Framework and Audit Practice The proposed IDF is to build capacity  of   ICAB by  enhancing    professional education standards in Bangladesh, strengthening the monitoring capacity of its quality assurance department with a view to contributing to improved compliance with financial reporting and auditing standards by practicing firms and to enabling the government to update the financial reporting framework for high quality financial reporting and audit in public sector entities.  The overall objective of the proposed IDF is to support MoF and ICAB in strengthening the existing  financial reporting framework of public enterprises and improve the capacity of ICAB to educate, train, and regulate the accounting Profession in Bangladesh.
IDF Support for a Performance-Based Budget Management System The objective of this IDF grant is to support the effective implementation of the new performance-based budget management system. Budget preparation and programming at the local level has been supported through the establishment of a programming guide for external services of the administration and the establishment of a standard contract between central and external services of the administration. The authorities have also taken measures to improve delivery of public services through alternative delivery mechanisms at the local level by establishing a more favorable legal framework for State/NGOs and State/Local communities partnerships, and by simplifying and decentralizing the associated budgetary procedures.
Cambodia NIS Capacity Building The objective of the proposed grant is to build capacity in the National Institute of Statistics (1) to design its national household surveys based on international standard; (2) implement field work properly and systematically; generate data of quality; (3) carry out poverty analysis; and (4) update poverty numbers over time. #	to design its national household surveys based on international standard;  #	implement field work properly and systematically;  #	generate data of quality;  #	carry out poverty analysis; and  #	update poverty numbers over time.
Preparation of Procurement Legislation Institutional Development Grant (TF028790)
Strengthening the Legal Framework for and the Operational and Managerial Capacity of NGOs in Vietnam (TF027208)
Financial Management Improvement of Air Afrique The objective of the IDF grant will be to (a) support regional integration effort; (b) help enhance regional economic competitiveness; and (iii) provide linkages to global markets.  The purpose of the grant will be to (i) rebuild A/Afrique financial management sytems and processes to enable the company's stablization in view of restructuring and privatization; (ii) enhance the company's cash management and other areas of financial management. Grant No. TF027412
Strengthening the Capacity of the Common Financial Management Platform The establishment of the PFMU in Nigeria has assisted in improving accounting, financial management and auditing in the country as well as for donor asssited projects.  The advantages and successes are evident in all states given that they have accepted to institutionalize the unit in their respective financial systems.  The Federal Government has also sent a letter to the Bank requesting for support in this regard.  The IDF will assist in strengthening, consolidating and sustaining the gains recorded both at the federal and state levels. The components are as follows:  - Component 1:  Extension of PFMU Software system in Offices of the Accountant General and Federal Project Financial Management Unit. - Component 2:  Training and Enlightenment Workshop to reinforce capacity. - Component 3:  Audit The objective of the grant is to strengthen the capacity of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) and the Offices of the Accountant and Auditor General (OAGS & OAuGS) in the 36 States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as well as promote accountability and greater use of country systems for donor assisted operations.
Liberia PAC Capacity Building Project The National Legislature of Liberia has the constitutional mandate to hold the Executive Branch of government accountable for proper management of public finances. However, during the fourteen years of civil conflict, there was no functioning legislature in Liberia. As a result, the legislature is confronted with significant capacity challenges in fulfilling its public finance oversight responsibilities as Liberia moves from the transitional post-conflict recovery phase to laying the foundations for long-term development. These challenges are reflected in (i) the significant delays in budget scrutiny and timely approvals of annual budgets which together have been affecting the effectiveness of, and predictability in budget execution, impacting service delivery efficiency; and (ii) significant backlog of review of audit reports and audited accounts submitted by the General Auditing These capacity weaknesses in the functioning of the legislature, particularly the Ways and Means / Appropriations Committees and the Public Accounts Committee, have severely limited the effectiveness of the oversight role of the Legislature. It is against this background that the Government considers it imperative for measures to be implemented to address the serious capacity deficiencies and to make the Legislature a more functional institution in its oversight role. Towards this goal, a delegation of the Liberia Legislature approached the World Bank office in Liberia to seek support under an IDF grant facility for activities that will help strengthen the Parliamentary oversight of the budget and public accounts committees as an integral part of effective public expenditure management and financial accountability. This IDF grant proposal is in response to this request, but focusing on the strengthening of the PAC arm of parliament. The overarching development objective of this grant is to enhance executive accountability in the use of public resources through a methodical process of parliamentary oversight. The expected outcomes are: "   an enhanced accountability regime through revitalization of the process of legislative oversight, "   increased effectiveness of PAC, supported by streamlined processes and adequately resourced Secretariat, and "   an established enabling environment for PAC to better understand and interact with its primary stakeholders within Liberia, and outside Liberia such as the West African Association Public Accounts Committee Association (WAPPAC) to better deliver on its accountability oversight role.
Strengthening Public Sector Internal Audit IDF The Republic of Armenia has taken many positive steps to improve internal audit in the government sector with significant assistance and support provided by the World Bank. Particularly, the legal framework, internal audit standards, internal audit and training manuals have been successfully developed under the WB funded IDF grant on Public Sector Internal Audit (TF 052687). The majority of the activities under the grant have been completed with training and awareness workshops to be implemented within next 2-3 months. The reforms in the internal audit remain one of the key priorities of the Armenian Government. In addition, the Internal Audit was assessed as one of the weakest PFM elements according to the recent PEFA assessment report (October 2008). In order to advance the reforms initiated under the Bank's initial IDF grant and complete the design of the internal audit system the current project will help to scale up the reforms through the following activities: (1)   Before introduction of the new internal audit framework, broader scale piloting of the internal audit methodology in the government system will be conducted (Ministry of Finance, government agencies and committees, municipal and rural communities and non-commercial organization) to test the various environments in the operation of the designed system, (2)   Procurement of the equipment (mainly notebooks) for government employees involved in running pilots, (3)   Update the legislative framework as a result of wider scale piloting of the new system, (4)   Development of the detailed implementation plan for the new system, (5)   Training of trainers for further knowledge building in the public internal audit profession, (6)   Development and implementation of the unified internal audit information management system, which is going to be a tool to enforce the standards and methodology developed. This project will be built up on the initial IDF grant and will ensure continuity in the initial stage of the challenging reform in this critical PFM area. TF093846 The objective of the Grant is to strengthen the institutional framework and build the capacity of the public sector internal audit in Armenia.
IDF Grant for Institutionalization of Procurement Oversight Agency and Capacity Building Supporting the GoP procurement reform in establishing an oversight instituion for procurement; professionnalizing  the procurement function in the public service; and transforming  "Procurement Service " into a corporate entity.
Strengthening Planning and Project Management Capacity of the Ministry of Health
Grant for strengthening the civil society Capacity to participate in policy formulation and program implementation Capacity Building of Civil Society.
Public Expenditure Tracking in Agriculture The IDF Grant would be the first step in a long-term capacity building program for improving public expenditure management in agriculture.  It would focus on designing a COFOG-based expenditure classification system able to support the sufficiently detailed allocation, reporting and tracking of national public expenditures in the agricultural sector. Activities to be supported by the Grant. Component 1:   Stocktaking/inventory of current accounting and reporting practices in about 4 countries in Southern and West Africa and identification of steps and resources necessary for full adoption of COFOG. Component 2:    Establishment of a capacity in the NEPAD Secretariat for advocacy by the NEPAD Secretariat for the adoption of COFOG classification and for assisting member countries during implementation, including ensuring that all interested member countries learn and benefit from the pilots that will be conducted under this Grant. Component 3   Development of an improved COFOG classification able to meet member country requirements for tracking public expenditures targeting, quality and levels. Expected outcomes include (i) the design and testing of an improved COFOG system for allocating, recording and tracking public expenditures in the rural sector; (ii) the sequencing, implementation plan and cost estimates for a country to implement a switch to the improved COFOG system; and (iii) increased capacity at the NEPAD Secretariat to provide leadership, guidance and implementation support for African countries to adopt the system. To support the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Secretariat and African governments in long-term capacity building for improving public expenditure tracking in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.
Caribbean Emergency Legislation .The proposed project will assess current legal frameworks in the Caribbean with a goal of improving the legislative and administrative framework triggered in a state of emergency.   To revise the institutional framework, current laws and administrative procedures will be studied to identify areas for improvement.  Global best practice will then be considered and recommendations made that are most suited to the Caribbean region.
Public Transport Authority Development Project Development Objectives:  to ensure the efficient coordination in the planning and operation of Ho Chi Minh City's growing public transport system by supporting the municipal government in the structuring of a Public Transport Authority. IDF grant will be utilized to finance the following activities: Component 1: Feasibility study of a PTA for HCMC (US$200.000). Analyze the institutional and regulatory arrangements pertaining to public transport planning and operations in HCMC, and the necessary modifications needed to establish a PTA.Define the organizational structure, job profiles, and resources needed for thePTA to function. Develop an operations manual laying out the procedures for thePTA to carry out its functions and its interaction with all the other sector/line agencies. Component 2: Capacity building (US$80.000).  Provide complementary capacity building activities (workshops, seminars, etc.) in relation to the best international practice and feasible options for HCMC in terms of institutional arrangements in the public transport sector and coordinated planning, implementation and operation of services. The objective of this project is to ensure the efficient coordination in the planning and operation of Ho Chi Minh City's growing public transport system by supporting the municipal government in the structuring of a Public Transport Authority.
Strengthening Internal Audit Units for Effective Procurement Monitoring and Enforcement In line with the agreement made between the Government and the donor agencies in order to attain sustainability of the internal audit reform, this IDF grant proposed to fund the following activites: a) quality assessment of internal audti function; (b) develop an internal audit manual with appropriate focus on procurement compliance review and reporting; c) training needs assessment; d) develop an effective and efficient procurement records management and monitoring system for national agencies; and e) strengthen the role of PAGC as the oversight agency in monitoring the performance of Internal Audit Service Units.
(Re)building Management and Fiduciary Capacities in the NBA The purpose of this IDF operation is (i) to strengthen the capacity of the renewed Niger Basin Authority (NBA) and its national focal structures in financial management and procurement, and (II) to bring about changes in its management and organization culture, in order to prepare it for effective implementation of the Niger Basin's Sustainable Development Action Program. Fiduciary capacity building and enhancing NBA's management capacity will be achieved through several workshops and clinics, study tours, designing a new Vision and Mission statement for NBA, and developing a Results-based work plan, in a process of internally driven change.
Ombudsman Capacity-Building Support At the request of the Ministry of Public Sector Development (MoPSD) the World Bank is assisting in the capacity-buidling of three directorates of the MoPSD: the HR Directorate, the Restructuring Directorate; and the Service Delivery Improvement Directorate. This will allow MoPSD to better fulfill its mandate and provide assistance in the improvement of public sector services with ministries and agencies with which it cooperates.  The IDF grant will provide capacity-building and assist in the development of strategic planning and quick actions that can be taken, in particular in relation to improving service delivery.  It will also provide the basis for longer-term Bank engagement on this agenda.
Improving Management over Special Purpose Transfer Payment in China The overall development objective of the proposed IDF is to support the enhancement of transparency, effectiveness and efficiency of budget execution of special purpose transfer payment (SPTP) in China.  The grant will support the following activities: (1) Review the existing practices on SPTP fund management across selected regions of China, carrying out diagnostic analysis, and prepare a research report with identified key areas need to be addressed.  The component is to formulate recommendations to unify the management and operation procedures on budget execution of SPTP. (2) Develop management regulations and operation procedures on integrating the SPTP into the national treasury centralized payment system, carry out pilots in selected provinces, and finalize the regulations and operation procedures based on pilots result.  The component is to unify the management and operation procedures on budget execution of SPTP. (3) Enhance the existing information monitoring system of national treasury centralized payment to reflect the status of SPTP. This component is to promote transparency and efficiency of budget execution on SPTP. (4) Train the financial staff at all finance bureau levels on the management regulation of SPTP.  This component is to improve the awareness of SPTP management regulation.
Managing Legal Sector Reforms in Vietnam To assist in strengthening the strategic management and sub-project development capacity of the Vietnamese entities that have been established to steer the implementation of the Legal Action Plan.
Impl of Increased Disclosure Policy of the Gov of Indonesia under Bank-Financed Projects Assistance to Government of Indonesia to develop and implement revised disclosure policy to enhance disclosure The Objective of the TF is to assist the Government of Indonesia in developing and carrying out an information disclosure policy to further transparency and accountability in the carrying out of governmental functions. The approach of the TF is to introduce increased disclosure of documents and information relating to government projects, hence making publicly available important documents such as audit reports and procurement documentation.
Capacity Building for the Justice Sector IDF (TF054648) The grant objective is to to assist the Recipient.s justice sector to build capacity for strategic planning,  to better coordinate reforms and manage information within the sector, and to leverage the government.s resources to create a consensus for those reforms that can be undertaken in the next two years. The grant#s objective is to work with the three institutions to build capacity for strategic planning,  to better coordinate reforms and manage information within the sector, and to leverage the country#s resources to create a consensus for those reforms that can be undertaken in the next two years.
Private Sector Audit Reform & Accounting Training IDF Grant IDF grant to build capacity in, and public oversight for, private sector auditing, and to provide limited training in the use of IFRS for financial sector regulatory agency staff. The grant is to be supplemented by other donor funding and/or Bank TA funding to implement a more comprehensive multi-year institutional development effort in the private sector AA area in Poland.
Monitoring & Evaluation of the PRSP and Reform Programs This activity will help the Ministery of Planning and International Cooperation in the monitoring and evaluation of development indicators.  The key objective is to enhance the institutional and individual M&E competencies of staff in MOPIC and across selected sector ministries to help operationalize and maintain the M&E system in line with the M&E strategy, with specific focus on poverty monitoring. The objective will be achieved through the following actions: 1)  Training in reviewing and aligning outcome indicators across various policy documents including the DPPR (update of the PRSP), the Third Five Year Economic Plan (TFYP), and MDGs, with a focus on poverty reduction; 2)  Training on the development of a "master plan" which will include the technical and administrative steps for operationalizing the M&E strategy, linking outcomes, inputs and outputs in a coherent manner vis-a-vis poverty reduction goals. 3)  Training on data generation analysis and reporting of information to track poverty trends and participation while linking to sector performance, in technical workshops.