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Progress Update on National Strategy for Development and Integration

Comprehensive update on the implementation of the National Strategy for Development and Integration, including progress, remaining steps, sector strategies, and coordination with donors.

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Progress Update on National Strategy for Development and Integration

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  1. GOVERNMENT– DONOR ROUND TABLE 29 May 2007 • UPDATE ON INTEGRATED PLANNING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION Department of Strategy and Donor Coordination Ministry of Finance Ministry of Integration

  2. CONTENT OF PRESENTATION • National Strategy for Development and Integration (Progress and remaining steps) • MTBP Process • European Integration Process • Donor Coordination

  3. Overview of NSDI – 1 The National Strategy for Development and Integration as the principal strategic planning document of the Government: • replaces the National Strategy for Socioeconomic Development (NSSED) • elaborates 4 Government strategic priorities: 1) European and NATO integration (key points of the NATO Membership Action Plan and the National Plan for SAA Implementation); 2) democratisation; 3) rule of law and 4) socioeconomic development

  4. Overview of NSDI – 2 The following changes are being made: • the National Strategy (NSDI) is a coherent synthesis of a full set of 20 sector strategies • line ministries prepare sector strategies that meet minimum standards • sector strategies are reference documents for the medium-term budget programme (MTBP): in fact, the MTBP submission is a strategy’s action plan • 12 crosscutting strategies coordinate policy commitments that do not fall under the remit of a single line ministry and are fully consistent with elements of sector strategies • the NSDI has a 7-year planning horizon (2007-2013)

  5. Overview of NSDI – 3Timeline The following milestones have been met: • June 2006: issuing of instructions for the preparation of national, sector and crosscutting strategies • October 2006: submission of first drafts of sector and crosscutting strategies • November-December 2006: review of draft strategies by central institutions (DSDC, MOF, MEI and INSTAT) • February-May 2007: consultation of draft strategies • Draft strategies available at www.km.gov.al/dsdc • Draft NSDI document has been completed, internally consulted and awaits distribution

  6. Overview of NSDI – 4Structure of the NSDI document The NSDI and sector strategies share this structure: • Chapter 1: Overview and key issues • Chapter 2: Vision and strategic priorities • Chapter 3: Policies • By strategic priority • Chapter 4: Resource implications • Broad cost of the strategy • Chapter 5: Monitoring • Includes list of impact indicators against which progress will be measured through an annual progress report

  7. Overview of NSDI – 5Consultation process – So far The following steps have been taken: • Advisory groups, with 10-15 representatives of domestic, non-government policy stakeholders, have been established by minister order for each strategy to provide comments on draft strategies. Some strategies have also been consulted with extended advisory groups in the regions • Each strategy is then presented to the donor community. Respective ministries have been organising public meetings (since February 2007) inviting comments • Preparation process of many strategies has been directly supported by donors TA

  8. Overview of NSDI – 6Consultation process – Planned 1 The following steps will be taken: • The final draft of each strategy will be submitted to the respective parliamentary commissions (PC) and will be consulted with experts from different political parties (three have already been submitted to respective PCs). • Over the period June-July, about 8-10 TV public debates will be broadcast on groups of strategies in cooperation with national television. It will include: (i) audience participation in studio(ii) interviews registered outside the studio(iii) facts and numbers presented in tables/graphs • A nationalconference with the presence of the Prime Minister, will close the first phase of consultation, scheduled for July. The draft of the NSDI will be distributed shortly after (after having incorporated comments / suggestions from the consultation process).

  9. Overview of NSDI – 7 Consultation process – Planned 2 • Three one-day workshops will be organized in September with the following themes: EU and NATO integration process; democracy, good governance and rule of law; and economic and social development. • Three further TV debates of the same format and structure as those prepared during the first phase will be adjusted appropriately for the much broader themes identified above. • A national conference will be the final activity to take place in October to further raise awareness and launch the document.

  10. Overview of NSDI – 7 Approval of the NSDI document The NSDI document will be: • Discussed in the Strategic Planning Committee • Approved by Council of Ministers by November

  11. MTBP Process - 1 • Macro framework approved by SPC in February • The revisions (already started) for 2nd stage of MTBP shall take into account new issues of tax policy and KESH • Budget preparation instruction issued in March: • MTBP preparation ceilings issued • Foreign financing is weak due to lack of: • Timely and adequate information by donors • External assistance strategy

  12. MTBP Process - 2 • 1st stage of MTBP preparation is on track: • MTBP and Additional MTBP requests submitted on May 18th (at 14.00 hrs) • Not fully completed, but great improvement from 2006 • First draft of MTBP document will be sent to SPC end of June.

  13. MTBP Process - 3 • Final MTBP ceilings will be approved by SPC beginning of July, incorporating: • NSDI • Tax policy • KESH • Big public investments requirements (road) • Better foreign financing information

  14. MTBP Process – 4Conclusions • 1st stage of MTBP is a good basis for the final document in fall • Improvements come from IPS as a whole, SPC, Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister’s involvement and related institutional changes, particularly GSBI-s (role of ministers)

  15. Disbursement of foreign financing • In 2006, disbursement rate is 60% of annual planned budget.

  16. Donor Coordination - 1 Progress over period June 2006 – May 2007 • Review of donor coordination function • EA strategy outline approved by GMC • EAMIS phase I analysis completed • DTS – DSDC joint work plan • 2006 Survey on Monitoring of Paris Declaration indicators

  17. Donor Coordination - 22006 Paris Declaration Survey • Survey was launched in June 2006 and the set deadline was 15 August • Deadline was postponed, with donors request, for 15 Sept 2006 • Replies received by most of the donors • GoA went back, several times to donors for revisions • Revised replies were reported back to OECD/DAC in Oct 2006 • OECD report was sent to GoA/donor for comments in Dec 2006 • Donor comments and revised questionnaires were sent back to OECD/DAC in March 2007 • Data on donors financing by sectors and level of disbursement for 2005 are available in this report

  18. Donor Coordination - 22006 Paris Declaration Survey The 2006 Global Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration has been completed by OECD/DAC and can be downloaded at: www.oecd.org/dac/effectiveness/monitoring

  19. 2006 DAC Survey Results - Challenges and priority actions

  20. 2006 DAC Survey Results -Baselines and targets

  21. Donor Coordination - 3 2007 Donor Data • Requests sent out to all donors on April 24th and the deadline was May 15th • Reminders have been sent to all of them on May 10th, May 15th. • So far replies have been received from: Austria, Czech, Greece, France, Finland, Italy, IMF, Netherlands, Swiss, Sweden, UK (DfID), EBRD, OSCE, UNDP,and WB (regarding the total level of financing in 2006) • Many of these reports will need further revision (lack of data on 2006 and 2007 disbursement levels; some are not reported into the requested format) • Strongly request all other donors to submit their data in order for the GoA to fully play its donor coordination role and complete the MTBP process • Information helps not only Government strategic planning but ensures better and more effective and efficient use of EA.

  22. Donor Coordination - 4 Priorities for Balance of 2007 • Develop EA strategy by October 2007 • Approve & promulgate decree on EA • Develop Harmonization action plan • EAMIS Design and pilot system (linked to IPSIS) • Rationalize and revitalize sector working groups • Staffing and further capacity development • Strengthen communications & dialogue with donors

  23. Other activities in the framework of IPS during 2007 • National Conference, to conclude the first phase of NSDI preparation, July 2007 • National Conference to conclude the process of preparation and launching the NSDI document, October 2007 • National Conference to launch the Document for coordination and management of External Assistance, November 2007 • Meanwhile, several Government-Donors round table focused on specific Sectorial issues will be organize

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