CAP-Scan Mauritania Evaluation of the MfDR Capacities Follow-up meeting MEF/WB/UNDP July 24 2008

1. CAP-Scan Mauritania Evaluation of the MfDR Capacities Follow-up meeting MEF/WB/UNDP July 24 2008

2. Agenda of the meeting • Review of CAP-Scan products Mauritania • Evaluation and remarks • Next stepts • Conclusion

3. Products CAP-Scan Mauritania 30 June - 8 July 6 – 11 July 12 & 15 July • Products : • Self-assessment • Development priorities and capacities • Action Plan • Summary workshops • Final report • Sector meetings • Self-assessment • Discussion of matrix • Preparation workshops • Consolidation and synthesis • Workshop • Self-assessment • Priorities • Action Plan • Follow-up Launch

4. Products CAP-Scan in Mauritania 1. Self-assessment: results per pillar

5. CAP-Scan Diagram– July 2008 Products CAP-Scan in Mauritania 1. Self-assessment : results per dimension Commitment MfDR informs policy Involvement of Non governmental stakeholders Accountability and Delegation Donor coordination and alignment with national priorities Leadership Linking the field and the capital Change Management Human Resource Management National Development Plan evaluation systems Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Data management capability Government performance is oriented toward results Data management capability Suivi et Evaluation Reporting harmonization Judicial Independence Legislative Oversight Independent media Public access to results Redevabilité et contrôle Budget reflects national priorities Performance based budgeting Internal Coordination Inter-sectoral Coordination Processus budgétaire Statistics strategy Data Disaggregation Data quality assessment Statistiques Survey capability 0,00 1,00 2,00 3,00 4,00

6. Products CAP-Scan in Mauritania 2. Priorities

7. Products CAP-Scan in Mauritania 3. Action Plan (extract)

8. Products CAP-Scan in Mauritania 4. Final report 23 July 2008

9. Products CAP-Scan Mauritania 4. Content Documentation presented July 24 2008 • CAP-Scan Mauritania July 2008 : all documents per phase • 01 Preparation – Launch : initial matrix, launch meeting • 02 Sectoral meetings : results of the matrix per ministry • 03 Workshop : documents used during workshop (presentations, intermediate results, evaluation, daily agenda) • 04 Report : Final workshop results and report • 05 Management of the mission :documents relevant for managing the project • Methodology : documents for the next CAP-Scan exercise • CAP-Scan Mauritania – Methodology : overview of the CAP-Scan in Mauritania • CAP-Scan Mauritania – Presentation : presentation summary • CAP-Scan Mauritania - Presentation JV MfDR : presentation general approach • CAP-Scan Mauritania – List of other tools : list of other MfDR tools • CAP-Scan Mauritania (Tool) – name of tool : compilation of excel files made during workshops. Methodology documents.

10. Evaluation and comments (12 replies) “Make the evaluations general practice for all ministry senior staff (from director level up)”; “Allow more time to permit the approach to mature”; “Workshop during a retreat”.

11. Next steps • It is proposed to have a final session of the Cap-Scan in Mauritania • Next steps (proposed by focal points and mentioned in final report) • Present results to the MEF and agree on next steps • Disseminate results and the approach to other Ministries • Lay out coordination and monitoring roles • Identify detailed activities and resource needs in the action plan • Mobilize resources and implement action plan • Proposed date : September 15

12. Conclusion • La Mauritanie est le premier pays à avoir mis en œuvre le CAP-Scan et à avoir montré que l’approche est viable • Maintenant que la question de sa faisabilité ne se pose plus, le CAP-Scan apparaît comme une réelle opportunité pour le Gouvernement de prendre la main sur son agenda • Le « vrai » travail commence maintenant ! • La Mauritanie dispose déjà d’un groupe à même de relever le défi