Aid Accountability and Transparency: Indonesia’s Experience

DR. Dedi M. Masykur Riyadi

Presented at the High-level Symposium onAccountable and Transparent Development Cooperation: Towards a More

Inclusive FrameworkVienna, 12-13 November 2009

REPUBLIC OF INDONESIAREPUBLIC OF INDONESIAMINISTRY OF STATE FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING/MINISTRY OF STATE FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING/

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AGENCYNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AGENCY

BackgroundBackground

• Paris Declaration (2005)• Accra Agenda for Action (2008)

• Jakarta Commitment (12 January 2009) • Aid for Development Effectiveness Secretariat

(A4DES) – June 2009• 74 actions related to aid effectiveness on 2009-

2010 work program;• 6 thematic Working Groups implementing the

work program.

The Jakarta CommitmentThe Jakarta Commitment• The Jakarta Commitment is a non-legally binding document that build

upon the spirit of mutual respect, support and accountability. Signed on 12 January 2009, adopted by 26 donors;

• The Jakarta Commitment is Indonesia’s aid effectiveness road map to 2014 - moving beyond Paris Declaration in maximizing the use of resources for development results linked to the achievement of Indonesia’s Medium Term Development Plan up to 2014;

• It takes the Paris Declaration further by developing and adopting a country specific action plan, setting time bound and monitorable proposals;

• Aid for Development Effectiveness Secretariat (A4DES) is established to ensure GOI have the capacity to take full ownership and to lead the aid coordination and aid management processes.

Key Operating Principles

1. Government led2. Inclusive and built upon existing

networks3. Responsive to policy needs: legitimate

and policy-relevant4. Underpinned by results of monitoring

and relevant assessment processes5. Procedures for measuring and

monitoring its effectiveness6. Subject to critical review as appropriate

Accountability & Transparency Within Accountability & Transparency Within A4DES FrameworkA4DES Framework

• Accountability and transparency reflected in:– The basis of the Jakarta Commitment– A4DES structure ;– Program formulation;– Program design;– Program Implementation .

• Measures to improve accountability & transparency:– establishment of dialogue with a wider stakeholders; – improvement of aid registration mechanism and regulation to

administer aid into Government budget; and – development of Aid Information Management System (AIMS).

Objectives Objectives (thru (thru A4DESA4DES)) on on Accountability & Transparency Accountability & Transparency

• A clearer picture on the state and performance of ODA supported program;

• the possibility for a more accurate alignment with the national development plan;

• Smoother, better communications among GOI agencies, among donors, GOI and donors, as well as GOI, donors and other stakeholders such as civil society organizations (CSOs);

• Better coordination in order to avoid duplication of projects as well reduce the number of donors’ missions

• Measuring the effectiveness of ODA supported program.

The Aid for Development Effectiveness The Aid for Development Effectiveness Secretariat Secretariat ((A4DES)A4DES)

Chairman : Director of Bilateral Foreign Funding Bappenas

Members : Echelons-II of Depkeu, Menko Ekon, LKPP, Deplu, Depdagri, Setneg, Bappenas

Management Committee Management Committee (MC)(MC)

Group of Group of ExpertsExperts

(to back up the (to back up the WGs)WGs)

WG on WG on ProcurementProcurement

WG on WG on Public Finance Public Finance ManagementManagement

WG on WG on Monitoring & Monitoring & Evaluation Evaluation

Technical & Technical & Administrative Administrative Support TeamSupport Team

(Management Office)(Management Office)

WG on WG on Development of Development of

Financing Financing Mechanism Mechanism

WG on WG on Capacity Building & Capacity Building &

Knowledge Knowledge MManagement anagement

Chairman : Deputy Minister for Development Funding Bappenas

Members : Echelons-I of Depkeu, Menko Ekon, LKPP, Deplu, Depdagri, Setneg, Bappenas.

PlenaryPlenary

Selected Development

Partners’ Representative

WG on WG on Dialogue & Dialogue &

Institutional Institutional DevelopmentDevelopment

GOI Steering Commitee (SC)GOI Steering Commitee (SC) Plenary Plenary MembersMembers

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