Trilateral Co-operation The Slovak Experience

1. TrilateralCo-operationThe Slovak Experience History CIDA – duration 2003 – 2005 (ODACE programme) – 18 projectsco-financed – financialmechanism – UNDP Trust Fund – legalarrangement – MoUbetween CIDA and MFA – CIDA supportofficeestablished in Bratislava ADA– duration 2006 - 2008 – 3 projectsco-financed – financialmechanism – UNDP Trust Fund – legalarrangement – MoUbetween ADA and MFA UNDP,– duration 2003 – 2007, MFA outsourcedprojectimplementation BBF– 233 projectsfinanced (co-financing by ADA and CIDA included) – financialmechanism – UNDP Trust Fund – legalarrangement – MoUbetween MFA and UNDP

2. TrilateralCo-operationThe Slovak Experience Presence ADA– duration 2008 – 2011 – financialmechanism – underconsideration – legalarrangement – MoUbetween ADA and SDA UNDP– duration 2008 – 2010/11, technicalsupport to MFA and MF – financialmechanism – UNDP Trust Fund – legalarrangement – MoUbetween MFA and UNDP SIDA, V4, ILO – are beingconsideredasadditionalpartners – financialmechanisms – probablymodularprojects – legalarrangement – probablyMoUs

3. TrilateralCo-operationThe Slovak Experience Challenges Priority countries and sectors– are usually set by theMFAs or policybodiesofindividualdonors, so mutualprioritiesdefineareasofinterest. Suchapproachlimitsco-operationsignificantly. Financialmechanisms– mainissuethatinvolveslegalconstraintsusually on thesideof new donors. Internallegislationprohibitsreceivingfinancialcontributionsoutofthe state budget. Project cycle– alsoimportantissue, differences in internaltenders or callsforproposalsdoesnotallowforprojectsynchronicity and mutualconsideration. Thatmakestrilateralprogrammingdifficult. Personnelcapacities– new donorshaveusuallyverylimitedpersonnelcapacities , trilateralco-operationisconsidered to besomethingadditional to thecoreactivitieswithuncertainresults.

4. TrilateralCo-operationThe Slovak Experience Steps Programming– commonidentificationmissionof SDA and ADA isplanned to be done in Serbia (July – August 09), so programmingofbothagenciewillhappenatthesametime in the pilot country Serbia. Financialmechanisms– with ADA, modalitieslikecommoncontributionto certainSerbianintegrateddocumentswillbeconsidered, maybemodularprojectdesignaswell. Otherco-operationactivities– shared monitoring and projectevaluationisusuallyvaluablefor new donorswithlimitedcapacities. Developmenteducation and participation on individualeventsseminars, workshops, conferences.