IPS SUPPORT GROUP

1. IPS SUPPORT GROUP First meeting 28 September 2006 Council of Ministers PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

2. 1 - IPS Update DSDC Organization PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

3. DSDC Org Chart Director DSDC DTS Office NSDI Department 3 Donor Coordination 3 IPA Programming 2 International TA Projects 9 approved permanent positions PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

4. Status organization structure agreed with PM • 3 NSDI positions filled • 3 vacant donor coordination positions can now be filled (UNDP project is assisting with definition of functions and procedures) • 2 vacant IPA coordination positions can now be filled significant challenges remain • IPS Coordination function delivered by Director and DTS Office (no permanent full-time staff) • division of IPA responsibilities with MoI • no resources yet for monitoring function (awaits IPSIS assessment) PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

5. 2 - IPS Update National Strategy for Development & Integration PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

6. NSDI Status • reasonable progress being made • 21 of 21 sector strategies underway • 10 of 11 cross-cutting strategies underway • DTS Office to coordinate donor consultations • realistic to assume that an NSDI document with a mix of full and basic strategies could be approved by February 2007 • TA available through Trust Fund will assist completion of final document by end 2007; work will include • a number of strategies will require further work (approx. 50%) • costing will need to be reviewed and improved • impact of cross-cutting strategies on sector strategies needs to be assessed PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

7. Sector Strategy Status PROGRESS 1=well underway 2=mid-point 3=just started 4=not yet started PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

8. Cross-Cutting Strategy Status PROGRESS 1=well underway 2=mid-point 3=just started 4=not yet started PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

9. IPS Update Immediate Needs TA IPS Trust Fund PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

10. Immediate Needs Fund – Status FUND IS ADMINISTERED BY UNDP AND FUNDED BY SEVERAL DONORS PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

11. IPS Trust Fund: Project Document & Time Frames • delayed, but now nearing completion • Project Document will be revised and re-costed where necessary to take into account 2006 MTBP and NSDI experiences • draft available for donor review by Oct. 10 • donor comments/commitments by Oct. 25 • government approval by early November • signed agreement before year-end FUND TO BE ADMINISTERED BY WORLD BANK & FUNDED BY SEVERAL DONORS PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

12. IPS Trust Fund Document: Revisions • greater emphasis that this TA will primarily assist ministry IPS implementation, not central institutions • TA to be spread over 3 years: 2007-09(current document foresees completion of work in 2008) • The overall amount expected to be lower. Need to mobilize existing TA to contribute to IPS Products. (Donors need to cooperate on this) • ministries must meet minimum standards(e.g., completion of MTBP; establishment of SBI Working Group) to qualify for TA --to be assessed by government members of IPSSG • assumes that ministry consultants unlikely to be on-the-job before Spring 2007(affects way MTBP TA will be deployed) • ministries to have stronger role in needs analysis and consultant selection, but: • all administrative functions to be handled by central project unit • dual accountability to central institutions to ensure compliance with approved IPS methodology will be required PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

13. Trust Fund Components PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP

14. IPS Support Group: Future Meetings • need meeting in October to: • review final IPS Trust Fund document • review next steps (e.g., administrative agreements, procurement agreement) • advise on best way to package TA • need meeting in December to: • review internal assessments of 2006 process • recommend process improvements for 2007 PRESENTATION TO IPS SUPPORT GROUP