Institutional Institutional Development and Development and Capacity BuildingCapacity Building

Vivek SrivastavaVivek Srivastava

Somalia JNA WorkshopSomalia JNA Workshop

Nairobi, November 25 2005Nairobi, November 25 2005

Defining the ClusterDefining the Cluster

A matter of choice and convenienceA matter of choice and convenience No hard rulesNo hard rules Group subjects that have some Group subjects that have some

synergy and natural affinitysynergy and natural affinity Some choices are more obvious than Some choices are more obvious than

othersothers Local conditions Local conditions

Example 1: Liberia NAMExample 1: Liberia NAM GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRATIC

DEVELOPMENT AND RULE OF LAWDEVELOPMENT AND RULE OF LAW Public Sector CapacityPublic Sector Capacity Local Government Local Government The Judiciary The Judiciary PolicePolice PrisonsPrisons Civil SocietyCivil Society

ECONOMIC POLICY AND DEVT. STRATEGYECONOMIC POLICY AND DEVT. STRATEGY Financial Management And Audit Financial Management And Audit Development Strategy, Budget And Statistical System Development Strategy, Budget And Statistical System Public Sector Procurement Public Sector Procurement Public Enterprises Public Enterprises Forestry, Extractive Industries And Natural Resources Forestry, Extractive Industries And Natural Resources

Management Management Managing,, Monitoring And Evaluating The Implementation Of Managing,, Monitoring And Evaluating The Implementation Of

The Transition Framework The Transition Framework

Example 2: Sudan JAMExample 2: Sudan JAM

CAPACITY BUILDING AND CAPACITY BUILDING AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT• Public Sector ReformPublic Sector Reform• Decentralization and local governmentDecentralization and local government• Public Financial ManagementPublic Financial Management• Public ProcurementPublic Procurement• Anti-corruptionAnti-corruption• Aid managementAid management

Example 2: Sudan JAMExample 2: Sudan JAM

GOVERNANCE AND RULE OF LAWGOVERNANCE AND RULE OF LAW• Constitutional and electoral reformConstitutional and electoral reform• Judiciary and legal reformJudiciary and legal reform• Law enforcementLaw enforcement• Land PolicyLand Policy• Civil SocietyCivil Society• MediaMedia• CultureCulture• Human RightsHuman Rights

Example 2: Sudan JAMExample 2: Sudan JAM

ECONOMIC POLICYECONOMIC POLICY• Poverty Eradication StrategyPoverty Eradication Strategy• Oil Sector and TransparencyOil Sector and Transparency• External Debt ManagementExternal Debt Management• Central Banking and Financial SystemCentral Banking and Financial System

Cross-cutting IssuesCross-cutting Issues

Gender, HIV AIDS:Gender, HIV AIDS:• These are cross-cutting in the sense of These are cross-cutting in the sense of

being pervasive – all clusters must take being pervasive – all clusters must take cognizance of these and address themcognizance of these and address them

Structure and Organization and Structure and Organization and Systems of Government:Systems of Government:• Has an influence and relevance on most Has an influence and relevance on most

other sectorsother sectors

Defining Capacity BuildingDefining Capacity Building

Institutional development Institutional development ("improving the rules"); ("improving the rules");

Organizational development Organizational development ("improving the structures");("improving the structures");

Information development ("improving Information development ("improving communication"); and communication"); and

People development (improving skills People development (improving skills through training). through training).

Core capacity and sector capacity Core capacity and sector capacity needsneeds

Useful to distinguish the core capacity Useful to distinguish the core capacity needs of government (at various needs of government (at various levels) and those of sectors; this is levels) and those of sectors; this is important for:important for:• Purposes of training Purposes of training • Size of public serviceSize of public service• Issues related to decentralization and Issues related to decentralization and

service deliveryservice delivery Critical to coordinate across sectorsCritical to coordinate across sectors Need think outside of “project” boxesNeed think outside of “project” boxes

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