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This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button Select “Meeting Minder” Select the “Action Items” tab
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This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation • In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button • Select “Meeting Minder” • Select the “Action Items” tab • Type in action items as they come up • Click OK to dismiss this box • This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered. Development Challenges and Opportunity in Africa – Governance & capacity development Judy M. O’Connor Country Director, Tanzania and Uganda
Synopsis • Africa remains behind on the Millennium Development Goals • Need to scale up what we are doing right and correct what we are doing wrong to achieve MDGs • There are many areas that could be of interest, but I would like to focus on one specific challenge – governance & capacity development • For the Bank, governance & capacity development is at the heart of creating sustainable development
Governance initiatives • The underlying theme of the Tanzanian reforms has been capacity development for good governance • The National Framework on Good Governance provided the policy framework for reforms • The National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty– MKUKUTA has strengthened the reform effort for growth • WB has been supportive in key areas of reform – public service, legal and judicial, local government & public financial management
Governance successes • Capacity development in government has led to improved economic management and social services • Improved management of government budget • Tanzania is one of the top ten reformers worldwide in doing business • Notable improvements in social services delivery
Key challenges • The challenge is to ensure sustainable improvements in good governance in the public sector by • Ensuring strong ownership of development agenda by Tanzanians • Strengthening Parliament and local government councils to oversee governments’ performance • Improving capacity of civil society to engage with government to set and implement the development agenda
Address the challenges • JJ/WBG support has contributed to training of Tanzanian professionals • It is a challenge for you to contribute to improved governance and capacity development by • Innovatively improving capacity in the institutions and organizations that you work • Contributing to Tanzanian ownership of the development agenda • Sharing information on development results with the citizens who are the ultimate beneficiaries of development • I am sure some of you contribute to this challenge in your areas of work • I urge all of you to rise to address this challenge