Ignatius Santoso Director COS2 Central Operations Services Office Asian Development Bank 1 Asian Development Bank
ADB Board – approved $1.3 million regional
capacity building technical assistance grant project in December 2009 Co-funded by PRC Regional Cooperation and Poverty Reduction Fund Duration is approximately 42 months (from 2010 to June 2013 2 Asian Development Bank
Three key outputs
Support Country Specific Procurement Reform Initiatives Develop Online Procurement Knowledge Products Platform for Information Exchange on Good Procurement Practices 3 Asian Development Bank
Country Specific Procurement Reform
Initiatives (1) Procurement Partnership Facility (PPF): start up $500,000 Country – driven and owned interventions Smaller ‘pilots’: potential for scaling up and broader application Consultancy support (national & international) 4 Asian Development Bank
Country Specific Procurement Reform
Initiatives (2) National public procurement agencies (PPAs) or equivalent – project proponents Fund pre-identified and priority areas in local procurement reform agenda Hands-on practical and action-oriented interventions 5 Asian Development Bank
Country Specific Procurement Reform
Initiatives (3) Proposals invited primarily through PPI website (adbprocurementforum.net) Proposal format, submission procedure and timetable to be posted online First batch: invitation target – 4rd Qtr 2010 6 Asian Development Bank
Country Specific Procurement Reform
Initiatives (4): Criteria for PPF Proposals Promotes PPA reform strategy Government ownership and support Consistent with ADB’s country strategy and procurement risk assessments Participation of civil society (eg. NGOs, CSOs, private sector) 7 Asian Development Bank
Develop Online Procurement Knowledge
Products (1) Dynamic website for information exchange and knowledge repository Online platform to promote dialogue and exchange on procurement reform related issues and best practice 8 Asian Development Bank
Develop Online Procurement Knowledge
Products (2) Targeted research and analytical studies on particular areas Online learning and discussion groups (eg. ‘blogs’ on specific subject areas) ‘Feedback loops’ for procurement officials on issues of procurement reform 9 Asian Development Bank Platform for Information Exchange on Good Procurement Practices Support informed policy dialogue and information sharing between procurement policy makers, officials and practitioners Hold two regional conferences during implementation Sponsor up to 8 sub-regional meetings/workshops (and ‘collaborative arrangements’ within and between regions) 10 Asian Development Bank: Outcome of Consultation Meeting
Six Critical Areas of Focus
Assessing procurement systems and evaluating performance Developing procurement reform strategies Strengthening procurement management 11 Asian Development Bank: Outcome of Consultation Meeting
Six Critical Areas of Focus
Improving procurement execution Procurement performance monitoring and oversight Building procurement capacity 12 Asian Development Bank PPF: procurement reform Use of management information systems, road maps and benchmarks Developing e-procurement, PPP and other specialized procurement approaches, manuals, templates, ‘tool kits’, guidance ‘road maps’ Strengthening role of CSOs, NGOs and private sector through improved transparency and accountability mechanisms 13 Asian Development Bank
PPF: procurement reform
Promoting informed policy dialogue on ‘market access’ and ‘national preference’ issues, eg. GPA Mainstreaming and improving procurement monitoring and oversight, eg. integration of independent CSO or NGO monitors Improving personnel capacity through ‘professionalization’ of procurement function 14 Asian Development Bank
Broader Context at ADB
Country systems initiatives Earlier ADB Country Systems RETA (eg. CPARs & updates, upcoming ‘pilots’) Country level assistance (Country Partnership Strategy – GACAP II procurement risk assessments) Paris Declaration benchmarking: Seoul High Level Forum (HLF): 2011(the CDDE Initiative) 15 Asian Development Bank
Opportunities for Procurement Reform in
your countries – what you can do: Identify possible proposals for PPF (or PPI) funding Identify possible regional (and sub-regional) working group members to promote PPI interventions for your areas Develop potential ‘action plan’ agenda for 2010-2011 PPI funding 16 Asian Development Bank Procurement Partnership Initiative
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