Capacity Building for the Implementation of a MTEF Hands on capacity building along side the development of the MTEF.  This proposal requests funding for specialist consultants that will assist Mauritius key central and sectoral ministries to develop institutional mechanisms for medium term planning and budgeting in the implementation of the NEA.  At the central level, critical will be bringing together the MOF and the MED and developing synergies among their capable but independent staff to work as a team in (i) developing the implementation agenda for the MTEF and  (ii) sketching out a strategy for monitoring and evaluation.  For 6 pilot sectoral ministries, preliminary work on sectoral analysis has already been completed; consulting services are needed to develop consistent frameworks for analysis of sector objectives, performance, role of government, role of the private sector and financing issues, than can be easily used in intersectoral resource allocation discussions. Sectoral ministries will also need assistance in fine-tuning M&E systems.   Since assistance on public/private partnerships (PPP) is deemed of particular specialization, and , three experts on PPP for education, vocational training, and health will be hired to assist the ministries in developing proposals. For the CSO, the proposed activities include training on statistical application software, data analysis training, monitoring and evaluation training, and post-analysis review and dissemination. Structure and timing of proposed assistance. GOM and the Bank would like to organize the proposed assistance into 4 parts, which would be proceeding almost in parallel, since the there would be separate national counterparts for each group. Part A. MTEF and M &E strategy for MOF and MOED. [2 intl consultants; 4 natl consultants] Tasks: ()review existing budget preparation system and existing level of M&E usage at budget preparation and monitoring levels ()develop with GOM a phased strategy for implementing an MTEF; including formalizing the training assistance through a practical manual (e.g. handbook) for central and 6 pilot ministries,  with a detailed work program and objectives to be met during implementation (for both central and pilot ministries)   , ()develop with GOM a phased strategy for implementing an M &E; including formalizing the training assistance through a practical implementation (for both central and pilot ministries); development of statistical training program as necessary, with links to CSO (Part D below).   , ()training Mauritian officials and technicians on promotion of the MTEF (culture, strengths and weaknesses, and experience sharing ) and on implementation technical skills (planning evaluation, logframe, external or internal evaluation, ex ante or ex post, link to decision-making process, etcÂ….), ()the team will be providing a study paper aiming at (a) taking stock of existing monitoring and evaluation capabilities and activities within the Government, (b) establishing partnerships to undertake such M &E actions, (c) identifying good practices examples to be presented at workshops, and (d) determining decentralization M &E capacity to local levels. The three-mission approach, over the proposed two year period for implementation of the IDF grant is expected to provide structure for on-the-job training to the national staff of the central ministries in the development of the MTEF. The role of the national consultants is expected to be (i) familiarize themselves with MTEF issues under Part A and (ii) assist sectoral ministries in the development of their thinking under Part B.  National consultants are also expected to provide facilitation services and act as resource people the central and sectoral ministries during the times that the international consultants are not in Mauritius. Part B. MTEF and M &E for 6 pilot ministries (varying degrees of assistance for each ministry) [ 12 intl consultants] ()review strategy and prepare MTEF submission (links with Part A (ii, iv)) ()assess M&E framework and extend/adjust as necessary to meet sector policy objectives (links with Part A (iii, v)); development of statistical training program as necessary, with links to CSO (Part D below) Similar to Part A, the three-mission approach, over the proposed two year period for implementation of the IDF grant is expected to provide structure for on-the-job training to the national staff of the central ministries in the development of the MTEF.   In the interim periods, the national consultants are expected to act as resource persons. Part C. PPP for education, vocational training, and health [3 intl consultants ] ()develop GOM capacity to identify private sector participation projects based on experiences of other countries. The PPP consultants are expected to visit Mauritius twice in the duration of the proposed grant. Part D. CSO [1 intl consultant for part D.1; 2 intl consultants for part D.2;] ()D.1:  training in STATA for the data analysis (specific focus on specific data constructs, i.e. a welfare measure) Nov. 2002 ()D.2:  Twinning arrangement for CSO and MED staff to visit a sister institution (to be determined) to produce two papers: benefit incidence of public spending, poverty trends using the latest and earlier household surveys (including a poverty profile of Mauritius), and assessment of the quality of survey methods in Mauritius (iii) ()D.3:  Post-Analysis Review and Evaluation The research team will conduct a series of workshops in Mauritius in order to get feedback from, and disseminate research results to government and the wider civil society.  Two workshops will be convened. Part E. Procurement  [1 intl consultant](i) ()Assistance in developing new procurement code, as part of the broader package of needs for the procurement reform, which Government is covering. Expected outcomes The outcomes of the grant would help central Government and line ministries to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in public spending leading to performance-oriented management, good governance and transparent institutional development. More specifically, it is expected that it would help in designing/targeting: Â·Implementation of an MTEF in Mauritius: Â·commercialization and the private sector delivery of public services. For the private sector to be successful in the delivery of public services, Government/ministries should have a clear understanding of program objectives, and they should undertake ex ante, ongoing and ex post assessments of performance; Â·civil service reform, including personnel performance, management and appraisalrecognizing that individual performance is reflected, to some extent, in project or program performance; Â·participation and the civil society, which incorporates the views and expectations of all citizens concerned about the performance of government activities; and Â·