Kosovo Donor Coordination

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Kosovo Donor Coordination

• Edon CANA, CEO
• Agency for Coordination of Development and
  European Integration

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Donor Coordination in the sectorial level

• Main conclusion from the High Level Forum was the
  coordination of foreign assistance in the
  sectorial level.
• Government decision to start with the
  coordination in five sectors decentralization,
  public administration reform, education, health
  and water sectors.
• Donor leaders have been identified among donor
  community
• - decentralization USAID,
• - public administration reform DFID and EC,
• - education SIDA,
• - health Luxembourg and
• - water Switzerland.

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ACDEIs role in this process

• ACDEI will be the focal point at sector level and
  will liaise with sector officers at line ministry
  level as well as development partners and CSO
  stakeholders to ensure aid effectiveness as well
  as financial accountability and focus on results.
• The Kosovo Government (line ministries and
  government agencies) and the Development Partners
  agreed to closely work with ACDEI and cooperate
  with them in all activities related to donor
  coordination and involve the ACDEI in the
  initiatives undertaken in all sectors to ensure
  better streamlining and flow of communication.
• The main responsibilities of the sectorial donor
  coordination working groups have been prepared
  that present the basis for dialogue on planning,
  budgeting and implementation at the sector level.
  
• In preparation of the next HLF the sector working
  groups will provide information on aid
  effectiveness (how GoK and DPs work together) and
  agree on appropriate indicators for the results
  to be monitored.
• The ACDEI committed to work towards the following
  objectives for the donor coordination and aid
  management thus strengthening the governments
  own monitoring and evaluation systems and setting
  up a donor coordination software.

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Main expectations from the sectorial donor
coordination working groups

• Reach agreement on annual priorities for donor
  assistance in all relevant sectors.
• Decide on an annual working plan for coordination
  of donor assistance in all relevant sectors.
• Reach agreement on key monitoring indicators for
  each sector and approve semi-annual and annual
  monitoring reports about the implementation of
  donor assistance in all relevant sectors based on
  the annual working plan.
• Make suggestions and recommendations for High
  Level Forum (HLF) for improving donor
  coordination in all relevant sectors.
• Presenting for approval to HLF strategy and
  priorities for donor assistance in all relevant
  sectors.
• Reporting to HLF about the progress made in the
  implementation of programmes in the relevant
  sectors.
• Sectorial forums shall submit annual monitoring
  reports to HLF about the implementation of donor
  assistance in all relevant sectors based on the
  annual working plan.

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Aid Management Platform country-level aid
information management system

• Strengthen the Agencys ability to serve as a
  one-stop-shop for basic
• information on donor-funded activities,
  including enabling the Agency to produce regular,
  accurate reports on donor activities.
• Strengthen coordinationacross government
  entities between the government and donors and
  among the donor community (e.g. project-level
  coordination priority setting).
• Strengthen the transparency of information on
  donor-funded activities information
• Provide a tool that facilitates the planning
  process for major stakeholders
• Improve strategic planning by enabling a clearer
  picture of the relationships between projects and
  strategies (e.g. MTEF, EPAP).
• Reduce transaction costs on the part of all the
  government and donors

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Main expectations

• Furthermore the GoK will highlight IPA assistance
  on a limited number of priorities fully aligned
  with the European Partnership Action Plan and
  reflect sector strategies.
• IPA programming process should reflect better
  coordination with other donors with a particular
  focus towards improvement of planning,
  prioritization and sequencing.
• The possibility to associate other donors with
  IPA management in areas where these have a
  comparative advantage will be explored.
• GoK is looking forward to strengthen its
  ownership of IPA projects.

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Main challenges

• Commitment and readiness of certain government
  sectors to start the donor sectorial
  coordination.
• Commitment of donors to report regularly on their
  actual and future activities.
• Signing an MoU between Govt and Donors regarding
  the reporting to the AMP.

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Thank you for your attention!