Day 1 – Theme: Principles |
 | Topic & Reading Materials | Presenters |
1 | Course Overview | Parminder Brar (WB) Tej Prakesh (IMF) |
2 | Capacity Development in Public Financial Management – An Overview ·         Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness ·          Harmonization and Alignment in Ghana for Aid Effectiveness ·           Harmonization in Ghana: Aide-Memoire ·         OECD DAC Guidelines and Reference Series: Harmonising Donor Practices for Effective Aid Delivery Volume 2: Budget Support, Sector wide Approaches and Capacity in PFM ·         Improving Capacity in PFM ·         Good Practices in PFM Capacity Development (T. Bennett) ·         DFID: Capacity Development: Where Do We Stand Now? ·         UNDP Publication: Developing Capacity through Technical Cooperation ·         Capacity Development: Occasional Series - CIDA ·         IMF Evaluation of the Technical Assistance Provided by the IMF ·         IMF Review of Technical Assistance (March 1, 2005) ·         IMF Review of Technical Assistance (February 17, 2005) | P. Brar (WB) B. Olden (IMF) |
3  | PFMCapacity Building Challenge in Africa ·         Capacity Building: The Missing Link in African Development ·         African Capacity Development Progress Report – April 2005 ·         Towards a More Strategic Approach to Capacity Building in Africa ·         OED Reach - World Bank Support for Capacity Building in Africa ·         Best Practice in Capacity Building in Public Finance Management in Africa: Experiences of NORAD and Sida ·          PEM in Francophone Africa: A Cross-Country Analysis - IMF Working Paper ·          IMF Technical Assistance Evaluation: PEM Reform in Anglophone African Countries | C. Gwin F. Ronsholt Y. Zhou (WB) |
4  | Capacity Development in SAIs ·         Supporting and Strengthening SAIs: World Bank Strategy ·         Budapest Accords – November 2004 ·         Discussion Paper – The possibilities for bilateral and multilateral cooperation among SAIs (NAO) ·         Discussion Paper – Coordination of audit efforts between national, regional, local and self-governing bodies (AG of Canada) ·          Building evaluation capability in SAIs: Experiences in Central and Eastern Europe ·           DFID How to Note: Working with SAIs ·         PREM Note Features and functions of SAIs | A. Ali, CAG of Bangladesh D. Goldsworthy (NAO) |
5 | Change Management | R. Bartholomew (UST) |
Day 2 – Theme: Country Experiences and Strategy Going Forward |
6  | PFM Capacity Development in Post Conflict Countries ·         Rebuilding Fiscal Institutions in Post-Conflict Countries and Background Paper ·         Financing and Aid Management Arrangements in Post-Conflict Situations | P. Brar (WB) S. Symansky, A. Schwidrowski (IMF) |
7 | IFMIS system as a driver for change ·         Design and Implementation of Financial Management Systems: An African Perspective ·          Review of WB experience in Implementing IFMIS projects (B.Dorotinsky) ·          Perspectives on IFMIS Implementation in SSA (P. Murphy) ·          Implementation of IFMIS in Ghana (CAG-Ghana) | Ali Hashim, G. Van Der Linder (WB) B. Olden (IMF) |
8 | Capacity Development Case Study - Mongolia (Group Work) ·         Mongolia: Capacity Development in PFM ·         Case Study Background – Implementing FMIS in Country X | S. Ali Mohib (WB) |
9 | Strategy for PFM Capacity Development and working better together (WB, IMF, US Treasury) ·         The PFM Performance Measurement Framework – Draft (April 2005) ·         Annex 1 –PFM Indicators ·         Note on Methodology Changes | T. Prakesh (IMF) R. Hunja, M. De Nevers (WB) R. Bartholomew (UST) |
Day 3 – Theme: Country Experiences (cont’d) and Wrap Up |
10  | Improving Capacity in Oversight Institutions ·         A Bigger Role for Legislatures ·         Legislatures and Oversight ·         Strengthening Oversight by Legislatures | R. Stapenhurst (WB)  |
11 | Capacity Development in Transition economies (IMF, US Treasury) | E. Ahmad (WB) R. Bartholomew (UST) |
12  | Getting Results in PFM in Sierra Leone ·         Sierra Leone – PFM Common Action Plan (Nov 2004-Dec 2008)  | G. Van Der Linde, Y. Zhou (WB) |
13  | Next Steps: Development of a 90-Day Action Plan to improve collaboration for capacity building in PFM ·         Proposals for Working Better Together  | DFID, SIDA, UST, IMF, IABD, WB (PREM, PR, FM) |
14 Â | Summary and Evaluation | Â |
 | Presentation(s) | Presenters |
1 | Course Overview | Â |
2 | Capacity Development in PFM – An Overview Session 2 Presentation – P. Brar – Capacity Buildling in PFM: Key Issues Session 2 Presentation – B. Olden – Capacity Building in PFM: Overview | P. Brar (WB) B. Olden (IMF) |
3  | PFMCapacity Building Challenge in Africa ·          Session 3 Presentation – Y. Zhou ·            Session 3 Presentation – C. Gwin  | C. Gwin F. Ronsholt Y. Zhou (WB) |
4 | Capacity Development in SAIs ·          Session 4 Presentation – D. Goldsworthy, NAO ·      Session 4 Presentation – Asif Ali, CAG of Bangladesh | A. Ali, CAG of Bangladesh D. Goldsworthy (NAO) |
5 | Change Management ·         Session 5 Presentation – Change and Transition | R. Bartholomew (UST) |
6  | PFM Capacity Development in Post Conflict Countries Presentations ·          Session 6 Presentation – P. Brar – PFM Challenge in Post-Conflict Environment ·          Session 6 Presentation – S. Symansky – PEM In Post Conflict Environments | P. Brar (WB) S. Symansky, A. Schwidrowski (IMF) |
7 | IFMIS system as a driver for change Presentations ·            Session 7 Presentation – A. Hashim – Design & Implementation of Treasury Systems ·          Session 7 Presentation – G. Van der Linde – to be added | Ali Hashim, G. Van Der Linder (WB) B. Olden (IMF) |
8  | Capacity Development Case Study - Mongolia ·         Session 8 Presentation Part 1 – S. Ali Mohib – GFMIS To Implement or Not ·            Session 8 Presentation Part 2 – S. Ali Mohib – Next Steps          Session 8 Presentation Part 3 – S. Ali Mohib – GFMIS in Mongolia | S. Ali Mohib (WB) |
9 | Strategy for PFM Capacity Development and working better together (WB, IMF, US Treasury) ·          Session 9 Presentation – M. De Nevers – Capacity Development in PFM: emerging strategy | T. Prakesh (IMF) R. Hunja, M. De Nevers (WB) R. Bartholomew (UST) |
10  | Improving Capacity in Oversight Institutions ·         Session 10 Presentation – R. Stapenhurst – Building Parliamentary Capacity | R. Stapenhurst (WB) |
11 | Capacity Development in Transition economies (IMF, US Treasury) ·          Session 11 Presentation – E. Ahmad – Building Capacity in transition economies Session 11 Presentation – R. Bartholomew – Summary of Remarks | E. Ahmad (WB) R. Bartholomew (UST) |
12 | Getting Results in PFM in Sierra Leone ·           Session 12 Presentation – Y. Zhou & G. Van der Linde – Strengthening PFM in Sierra Leone | G. Van Der Linde, Y. Zhou (WB) |
| Other Resources | |
 | WBI’s Capacity Development Resource Center  Anglophone Africa's Regional Workshop "Assuring Effective Design and Implementation of Integrated Financial Management Systems in Government - Nairobi, November 2004  US Treasury Office of Technical Assistance  |  |
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