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STRATEGY AND BUSINESS PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR STRATEGY AND BUSINESS PLANNING WORKSHOP FOR THE NEPAD, REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND TRADE THE NEPAD, REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND TRADE
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANKTunis, Tunisia5-7 July 2007
STRATEGIES, PRIORITIES AND EXPECTATIONSSTRATEGIES, PRIORITIES AND EXPECTATIONSECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICAECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
Dr. Robert M. Okello, DirectorNEPAD and Regional Integration Division
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OutlineOutline
Africa’s Development Challenges Mandate of ECA Strategic Framework Programme Structure NEPAD and Regional Integration Division Partnership Collaboration with ADB
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Africa’s Development ChallengeAfrica’s Development ChallengePhasesPhases of Africa’s Developmentof Africa’s Development
Period Characteristic Global Factors Africa’s Response
Regional Initiatives
1960 – 1970
Political Independence
Commodity Boom Institution Building
OAU
ADB
1970 – 1980
Military Rule
Oil Crisis
Cold War
1980 – 1990
Africa’s Lost Decade
SAP’s Lagos Plan of Action (1980)
UNTACDA I and IDDA I
PTA’s: COMESA, SADC, ECCAS, UMA
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Phases of Africa’s Development (Con’t.)Phases of Africa’s Development (Con’t.)
Period Characteristic
Global factors Africa’s Response
Regional Initiatives
1990 – 2000
Turn - Around
Globalization- Rio (1992)- Cairo (1994)- Beijing (1995)- Copenhagen (1995)
Abuja Treaty AEC (1991
UNTACDA II and IDDA II
Cairo Agenda for relaunching Africa’s development (1995)
2000 – Present
Renaissance claiming the 21st Century
More Globalization
- MDG (2000)- Doha (2001)- Monterrey (2002)- Johannesburg (2002)- Paris (2005)- G 8 Focus on Africa- UNGA Focus on Africa
NEPADAUUSA
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Mandate of ECAMandate of ECA
Original current
-Promotes the economic and social development of its member States
- Foster intra-regional integration,
- Promote international cooperation for Africa's development.
The Commission’s mandate and role are consistent with and complementary to those of AU and AfDB. ECA contributes to:
-Promoting regional integration in support of the African Union vision and priorities.
-Meeting Africa’s special needs and emerging global challenges.- Assist and facilitate the work of the African Union (AU) and the regional economic communities.
- Strengthening the partnership with the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank (AfDB)
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MandateMandate
Within its general mandate, ECA has played and continues to play the role of:
Advocacy and catalyst for spearheading development in Africa
Articulating issues, producing policy responses and incisive publications to guide and orient member States’ development efforts on a number of key issues and problems
Building capacities through training, seminars, workshops, advisory services, and provision of technical assistance
Monitoring and analysing countries’ economic performance, including providing them with early warning signs and corrective measures to get their economic fundamentals on track
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Strategic FrameworkStrategic Framework
The United Nations Summit outcome Document defining new areas of development focus
The UN Secretary General’s Management Reforms
The exercise on Review of Mandates in the UN system
The new Cooperation Agreement between the United Nations and the African Union: 10 year Capacity Building Plan for the AU
The need to ensure better coherence of UN support to Africa, and
The Need for enhanced partnership.
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Strategic Framework (Con’t.)Strategic Framework (Con’t.)
The ECA 2007-2009 Business Plan
Achieving the MDGs
Integrating for development
Benefiting from globalisation
Strengthening institutions and capacity for development
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Strategic Framework (Con’t.)Strategic Framework (Con’t.)
Strategic orientation and repositioning Strategic orientation and repositioning
Two key areas of concentration now underpin ECA’s strategic orientation:
Promotion of Regional integration in support of the African Union vision and priorities, and
Meeting Africa’s special needs and the emerging global challenges. These special needs and challenges include: MDGs, globalization, gender equity, NEPAD and APRM, sustainable development, statistics, ICT and governance
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Strategic Framework (Con’t.)Strategic Framework (Con’t.)
Expected outcome:Expected outcome:
Increased regional integration and effective integration into the global economy
Accelerated progress towards achieving the MDGs, including poverty reduction, sustainable development and gender equity
Improved macroeconomic policies, political and economic governance
Enhanced development of ICT and participation in the knowledge economy
Improved statistical capacity of member States to enable planning for achieving the MDGs and for monitoring progress, and
Strengthened and better-networked institutions and centers of excellence to build Africa’s capacity for sustained development.
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Strategic Framework (Con’t.)Strategic Framework (Con’t.)
The subprogrammes are focused on the following themes:
Subprogramme 1. Trade, finance and economic development
Subprogramme 2. Food security and sustainable development Subprogramme 3. Governance and public administration
Subprogramme 4. Information and science and technology for development
Subprogramme 5. Economic cooperation and regional integration Subprogramme 6. Gender and women in development
Subprogramme 7. Subregional activities for development
Subprogramme 8. Development planning and administration African
Subprogramme 9. Statistics
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Strategic Framework (Con’t.)Strategic Framework (Con’t.)
Strengthening of ECA’s Subregional Offices
A major part of this strategic orientation and repositioning consists of strengthening ECA’s five Subregional Offices by decentralizing more staff and resources to them, so that ECA can have a stronger Subregional presence and proximity to its member States.
The ECA five Subregional Offices (SROs) are:
SRO for North Africa based in Rabat, Morocco SRO for West Africa based in Niamey, Niger SRO for Central Africa based in Yaoundé, Cameroon SRO for Eastern Africa based in Kigali, Rwanda, and SRO for Southern Africa based in Lusaka, Zambia.
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Strategic Framework (Con’t.)Strategic Framework (Con’t.)
Mandate of SRO
Lead in shaping ECA’s agenda and its implementation at the Subregional level
Promote and support specific Subregional priorities and programs
Operate Subregional nodes for knowledge management and networking.
Act as privileged partners of the RECs
Partner with African Union Commission’s Subregional offices and institutions
Engage member States through UN Country Teams, and
Participate in joint AU-ADB-ECA programmes on regional integration
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ECA’s NEPAD and Regional Integration Division (NRID)
Main objectives:
Strengthen the process of regional integration in Africa through promoting intra-regional and international trade as well as physical integration, with particular emphasis on the transport and communications sector.
Strengthen the United Nations’ system support for the implementation of NEPAD at the regional and Subregional levels
Support to NEPAD Secretariat
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ECA’s NEPAD and Regional Integration Division (NRID) (Con’t.)
Expected accomplishments of NRID Strengthened national capacities for policy-making in the area of regional
integration.
Increased national capacities to adopt policies and programmes for rationalizing and streamlining the regional economic communities and other institutions of regional integration in Africa
Enhanced coherence, coordination and cooperation among United Nations agencies in support of the implementation of NEPAD at the regional and Subregional levels
Improved cooperation and coordination between United Nations agencies and African continental organizations (African Union, African Development Bank and the regional economic communities) for the effective implementation of NEPAD at the regional and Subregional levels.
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ECA’s NEPAD and Regional ECA’s NEPAD and Regional Integration Division (NRID) (Con’t.)Integration Division (NRID) (Con’t.)
NRID Sections
Regional Integration Section
Infrastructure Section
NEPAD Support Unit.
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ECA’s NEPAD and Regional Integration Division (NRID) (Con’t.)
Major Areas of Work
Promotion of Regional Integration
Institutional Support to RECs
Assessment of Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
Support on trade issues
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ECA’s NEPAD and Regional Integration Division (NRID) (Con’t.)
Major Areas of Work (Con’t.)
Infrastructure and Natural Resources DevelopmentInfrastructure and Natural Resources Development
Transport: SSATP; Almaty Programme for Landlocked Least Developed Countries; Yamoussoukro Decision on African Air Transport; Road Safety
Energy: Capacity Building for Integrated Resources Planning (IRP) for Energy/Electricity in Africa.
Water: Africa Water Development Report; UN Inter-Agency Group on Water; African water information clearing houses; Climate for Development (ClimDev) Africa Programme.
Mining: Integrating mining and mineral issues in development; Promotion of mineral clusters; Advisory services to countries
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ECA’s NEPAD and Regional Integration Division (NRID) (Con’t.)
Major Areas of Work (Con’t)
Support to NEPAD – Strategic PartnerSupport to NEPAD – Strategic Partner
Regular work programs - ECA specifically takes into account NEPAD’s objectives in the preparation of its biennial work programs and budget
Responding to specific requests from NEPAD organs and related structures as a continuous strategic partner of NEPAD (5 Year Evaluation)
Creation of continent-wide initiatives such as the African Development Forum, the Big Table meeting, and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Learning Group, that have helped advance Africa’s development agenda.
The NEPAD Support Unit in NRID was designed to strengthen ECA’s support to NEPAD and its role of coordinating and operationalizing UN support to NEPAD. The establishment of the unit is already beginning to have some impact.
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Special Initiatives Special Initiatives
The Big Table A platform senior policymakers from Africa and OECD for informal discussions of issues for sustained growth and poverty reduction, the critical importance of African leadership and commitment and the importance of mutually reinforcing partnerships between the continent and its development partners to achieving effective outcomes.
African Development Forum provides a platform for all stakeholders, member States, the private sector, civil society and development partners, to engage in candid and constructive dialogue and build consensus on major challenges facing the African continent.
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ADFADFMeeting No
Theme Major OutcomeMajor Outcome
I – Oct.
1999
The Challenge to Africa of Globalization and the Information age
NICI Plans implemented in many African countries. RICI being developed with RECs
II – Dec
2000
AIDS: The greatest Leadership Challenge
Consensus Statement formed basis of AU Heads of States and Government Abuja Declaration on HIV/AIDS and other Related Infections Diseases; the GA Special Session on HIV/AIDS; and CHIGA (2001)
III – March
2002
Defining Priorities for Regional Integration
Consensus Statement informed AU decisions on accelerating progress in Regional Integration
IV – Oct.
2004
Governance for a progressing Africa
Measuring and Monitoring Good Governance in Africa; Africa Governance Report used in APRM
V – Nov.
2006
Youth and Leadership in the 21st Century
Launching of the African Youth Charter
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Big TableBig TableMeeting
No
Theme Major Outcome
I – Nov.
2000
International Development Goals and PRS’s
Africa PRSP Leaving Group established 2nd Generation PRS
II – Oct.
2001
Governance and the African Peer Review Process
APRM is successful
Implementation of NEPAD
III – Jan.
2003
Mutual Accountability and Development Aid Effectiveness
Agreement to monitor development aid effectiveness in African countries and OECD countries. First report on mutual Review of Development Effectiveness produced in 2005
IV – Feb.
2007
The Challenge of Effective Management of Natural Resources for Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa
Action Plan for Managing natural resources
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PartnershipsPartnerships
Partnership with UN system
UN Regional Consultations Mechanism for inter-agency coordination to support both the NEPAD agenda and key priority issues of the AU Commission.
Tripartite ECA/AUC/ADB collaboration
Joint Secretariat to foster much stronger and seamless partnership with the African Union Commission and the African Development Bank based on a shared vision of Africa’s development objectives as embodied in NEPAD and AU priorities
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PartnershipsPartnerships
Bilateral ECA-AfDB Partnership
2006 ECA and AfDB Executives, senior and technical staff met again in Golden Tulip Hotel, in Tunis agreed on the following areas of collaboration:
Knowledge Management, Capacity Building and Statistics
Governance, Post Conflict, Fragile States
Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy, Environment/Water and sustainable development
Regional Integration, RECs’ issues, Trade and Private Sector
Promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment
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Possible Areas of Collaboration with ADB
ARIA IV on intra-African trade and subsequent ARIA series
Evaluation of NEPAD
Capacity building for mainstreaming regional integration and NEPAD at national level
Studies, workshops/seminars on trade facilitation
Support to the implementation of the NEPAD Medium to Long Term Strategic Framework (MLSF) for infrastructure development.
International Investment Conference on Infrastructure and Natural Resources Development in Africa
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