Seminar on Capacity Development during Political Transitions

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Seminar on Capacity Development during Political
Transitions Macedonia Case Study Political
Commitment, leadership and time key factors for
reform DAVID FALCON Senec 21/23 November 2005
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• DFID Project in Macedonia
• 2001-2005 in two phases
• Three components-
• Centre of Government managing the business of
  the Government - Policy Development Strategic
  Planning
• Ministries Functional Analysis Strategic
  Planning
• Civil Service Development CSA Capacity
  Building, Personnel Management, Training System,
  Middle Management Programme
• International team 2,500 consultant days,
  expertise drawn from ten countries
• Local team 4 full-time and circa 20 part-time
• Budget 5m

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Governments in Macedonia 2001-2002 VRMO led,
national unity Government after 2001 conflict,
one Prime Minister 2002 SDSM led, change of
Prime Minister after Presidential elections,
further change after election of Party
Leader Four Prime Ministers Five Government
Secretary Generals Forty plus Ministers, ditto
Deputy Ministers Fifty plus State Secretaries in
Ministries Three Directors of the CSA Two CSA
Secretary Generals
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Donors in Macedonia PAR Related European
Commission through EAR since 2002, Local
Self-Government and Sector Specific mainly USA
Decentralisation, Financial Management,
Education, IT, Defence Reform (NATO), Masters
Programme in Public Policy Management World
Bank Lending Conditions Trust Funds
Financial Management, Audit, Salary
Decompression, Improving the business
environment, Health (WHO), Education IMF
Standby Agreement Benchmarks UNDP
Decentralisation (training), IT, Donor
Coordination OSI Policy Development,
Training Norway Policy Development, IT OSCE,
Council of Europe, other bilaterals -
Decentralisation
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• Political Priorities in Macedonia
• Economic Development Poverty Alleviation NATO
  Membership
• EU Membership
• Implementing the Framework Agreement
• Decentralisation
• Equitable Representation
• Political Influence
• EU Special Representative
• US Government

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• EU Accession Capacity Building
• National Programme for the Approximation of
  Legislation (NPAL)
• Stabilisation Association Agreement
• European Partnership MK Action Plan (EPAP)
• National Programme for the Adoption of the Aquis
  (NPAA)
• NPAA NPAL EPAP Avis
• Four Pillars of NPAA
• Political Criteria Copenhagen
• Economic Criteria Copenhagen
• 35 Chapters of Aquis to be negotiated
• PAR Madrid Criteria

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• PAR Leadership in Macedonia
• 2000-2002 Minister of Justice
• 2002-2004 Secretary General (passive)
• 2005 Secretary General (dynamic)
• DFID PAR Steering Committee
• Secretary General (Chair)
• Head of EI Sector
• Director of CSA
• State Secretaries Finance, Justice, Local Govt
• Now meeting as Secretary Generals PAR Working
  Group

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The future for PAR in Macedonia Driven by EI
planned through NPAA Ministry Strategic Plans the
delivery mechanism no separate PAR Action
Plan Secretary General chairing donor
coordination group Greater emphasis on civil
society involvement and communications UK - DFID
support evolving into GOF Lite
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Thank you