Peer to Peer Partnerships

Ana BellverPublic Sector specialist, LCSPS

Outline

The LAC MIC ++ Program. The Peer to Peer (P2P) Partnership

Component.

PPP pilots.

How to participate in the program.

The LAC MIC ++ Program

Objective: To engage LAC MICs as partners seeking to improve the

performance of public sector agencies.

Three components:1. Latin American Governance at a Glance (LAGG).2. Peer to Peer (P2P) Partnerships.3. Communities of Practice (CoP).

Governance arrangements: Steering Committee: WB, IDB, CEPAL, OECD, Bilateral

cooperation agencies, LAC MICs. Implementing agency: Institute for Economic and Social

Planning (ILPES) of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The PPP ComponentObjectives: To facilitate access to peer knowledge and the establishment

of long term partnerships with peer agencies in the OECD. Partners commit themselves to the implementation of an

annual workplan with specific results indicators. Partners share their knowledge and lead a regional

discussion on a technical topic through the establishment of a CoP.

How partners benefit from the P2P Partnerships?• $50,000 of eligible expenditures per year ($100,000 exc.).• Other benefits: Access to LAGG database, WB experts &

WB documents; informal peer review; online collaboration tools; assistance to set up & maintain the CoP.

Who is eligible? ▶ All national and subnational public sector agencies from the LAC region.

▶ OECD public agencies willing to share their internationally recognized practices.

P2P Pilots: LAC MIC – OECD Agencies

Uruguay-N.Zealand

México - Canada

Performance-informed budgeting, focus on indicators and performance evaluations.

Planning and Budget Office, Uruguay.

State Services Commission, Treasury, New Zealand.

First visit to finalize workplan- July, 2009.

Performance-informed budgeting at the agency and subnational levels.

Ministry of Finance, Mexico.

Treasury, Canada. First visit to finalize

workplan- September, 2009.

P2P Pilots: LAC LIC–MIC Agencies

Honduras - Chile

Tax administration Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos (DEI), Honduras. Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII), Chile. First visit to finalize the workprogram on 8-11

December, 2008. Cooperation agreement signed on May, 11 2009. Key areas:

◦ Strategic planning and performance evaluations.◦ Tax audits: risk-based audit selection, data collection

and standards. ◦ Customer services: online tools.

Track 1 Partners submit a joint

proposal. Call for Proposals- July, 1

2009. Deadline for submission-

October, 1 2009. Selection- Oct, 31 2009. Adoption of workplan &

signature of cooperation agreement – Dec, 15 2009

Track 2 LAC agency submits an

Expression of Interest (EoI). EoI Request - July, 1 2009. Deadline for submission- Aug,

20 2009. Preselection of candidates &

assistance to identify a partner – Sept, 10 2009.

Adoption of workplan & signature of cooperation agreement – Dec, 15 2009

How to participate in the Program

For more information:www.worldbank.org/lacmicprogram