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APRM IMPLEMENTATION IN RWANDA Mr Gatare Francis At the 6 th Annual DPM 23rd November , 2006 Kigali, Rwanda. Background on APRM. Peer Review as a concept. Create likeminded African Peers Common belief in Good Governance APRM as a NEPAD governance programme
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APRM IMPLEMENTATION IN RWANDAMr Gatare FrancisAt the 6th Annual DPM23rd November , 2006Kigali, Rwanda
Background on APRM • Peer Review as a concept. • Create likeminded African Peers • Common belief in Good Governance • APRM as a NEPAD governance programme • Good Gov is essential to Development • NEPAD is the African Dev Framework • APRM the Gov instrument
Objectives of APRM • Common Set of Gov Standards • Voluntarily Accede to them • Periodic reviews on Status and Progress • Identify • African Best Practices for Mutual Learning • Governance Gaps • Programme of Action and Timeline to bridge gaps • Foundation to Socioeconomic Development
APRM IMPLEMENTATION STATUS • Last DPM, Report still under embargo • June 2006, Peer Review of Rwanda • July 14th, Report was Launched, distributed (www.NEPAD.Gov.RW) • PoA • Implementation continues • Integration into EDPRS is ongoing • Popular mobilisation to support implementation
Results of the Peer Review for Rwanda. (Exec. Summary is in the folders) Suggested Best practice: • Health • Education • Country ownership and broad based participation in Development • Management of diversity • Promoting gender equality • Home grown solutions to unique challenges
Gaps identified: The PoA (Regrouped according to EDPRS SWGs) 1. Economic growth: • Financial sector • Employment • Private sector development • High cost of doing business • Legislative & regulatory concerns in some sectors • Economic integration and national strategic plans • Infrastructure • Energy • Housing 2. Rural development • Agriculture , Environment and land use.
The PoA, Cont. 3. Human Development • Education, science and technology and R&D • Health and population • Children nutrition • Population growth & Land use • Infant & maternal morbidity and mortality • Water and sanitation • Utilization and Management Policy 4. Good governance: • Justice (HRD, Gacaca, integration with classical Justice) • Security (Fragile regional stability, small arms) • Political competition and pluralism (Forum, Party Admn levels) 5. Cross cutting issues • Aid effectiveness, Capacity Building, etc
PROPOSED APRM PoA M&E SYSTEM APRM FORUM OF HEADS OF STATE (twice a year) Periodic Reviews By APRM Panel Forum Feedback Thru H.E Sharing Lessons learned Reports to H.E The President Regular Status Reports APRM PoA (Activity Tracking) APRM M&E UNIT APRM NATIONAL COMMISSION & NEPAD Secretariat Resource Mobilization ($, frw) Policy Feedback EDPRS Dataa Flow MDAs Program Reviews Periodic EDPRS Reviews National Dialogue • EDPRS M & E SYSTEM
APRM = FOUNDATION • APRM, GOOD GOV IS FOUNDATION TO DEV, AND MUST BE SUPPORTED • BUT, NEED STRUCTURES ON THE FOUNDATION • NEPAD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, RWANDA’S DEVEOPMENT PRGRAMS FORM STRUCTURE • INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY, AGRIC, EDUCTION, HEALTH, ETC ADD VALUE TO APRM. • THE BIG PICTURE