Cook Islands.Implementing of Public Sector Reforms

The operational priorities of ADB's Pacific Approach 2010-2014 include improving the supply and delivery of urban services and strengthening the government's core functions to improve public sector effectiveness. ADB's country partnership strategy (CPS) for the Cook Islands 2008-2012 shares the same focus. The intended outcomes of the CPS are improved economic and social infrastructure and public service delivery. One of the aims of the Pacific Approach 2010-2014 is to assist the government to recognize and strengthen core government functions to help strengthen public sector effectiveness. This is also a priority of Te Kavenga Nui' the Cook Islands current National Strategic Development Plan. The proposed CDTA is part of a staged approach to implement public sector reforms to meet the goals of the NSDP and the Pacific Approach

Asian Development Bank.Project Number.45269-01

Implementing of Public Sector Reforms :  Cook Islands

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Paraguay.Public Sector Development Policy Loan Program

The objective of the Public Sector Development Policy Loan Program for Paraguay is to contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the public sector. This is expected to be reached via the following specific objectives: (i) exerting effective state-owned enterprises (SOE) oversight; (ii) improving central administration's internal financial control; and (iii) strengthening the tax system.

This Development Policy Loan (DPL) supports the Government reform plans and builds upon the significant achievements in several areas of a previous programmatic DPL in 2009. The operation was conceived within the context of the FY09-13 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) to support the implementation of the government reform plans. Building on the dialogue developed in partnership with the government, the Bank intends to contribute to the government plan's overall objective of achieving sustainable and more equitable growth by providing direct support to three of its pillars: (i) macroeconomic policy; (ii) SOEs; and (iii) state modernization.

This DPL focuses on three program components: (i) state oversight of state-owned enterprises; (ii) public sector financial control (central administration); and (iii) the tax system.

World Bank.Document Date: 2011/11/013.Document Type:Program Document.Report Number:52959.Volume No:1 of 1

Paraguay - Public Sector Development Policy Loan Program

Honduras.Improving Public Sector Performance Project

The objectives of the Improving Public Sector Performance Project for Honduras are to strengthen the management of public finances and to establish a more efficient, effective and transparent public procurement system through: (i) upgrading the public financial management system; (ii) upgrading the e-procurement platform; (iii) enhancing the internal control systems over personnel expenditures; and (iv) building capacity of the central administration. There are five components to the project. The first component is strengthening and consolidating financial management systems.

The objective of this component is to upgrade the technological platform of the financial management system (SIAFI) and to strengthen its conceptual and functional framework in order to provide a more efficient processing and effective access to financial management information. The second component is to strengthening the public procurement system.

The objective of this component is to support the government's initiative to create a regulatory body with specific goals and objectives, thus strengthening overall governance in the public procurement system and to improve transparency and compliance. The third component is improving public sector human resource management. This component has the objective to improve human resource management (HRM) in the public sector through: (i) enhancing controls over personnel expenditures, and (ii) improving the attraction and retention of qualified personnel to gradually increase professionalization of the public service in selected institutions. The fourth component is strengthening government monitoring and evaluation capacity.

The objective of this component is to support the implementation and institutionalization of a results-based monitoring and evaluation system for two selected sector cabinets. The fifth component is project coordination.

World Bank.Document Date: 2011/11/01.Document Type: Project Appraisal Document.Report Number: 63307.Volume No:1 of 1

Honduras - Improving Public Sector Performance Project

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