Strengthening Domestic Accountability

Fiduciary ForumThe World BankWashington, D.C.

Presented by:

Sanjay PradhanThe World Bank Institute

March 2010

Presented to:

Pushing the Frontier in Accountability

Strengthening State PFM and Procurement Institutions

Engaging Non-State Actors

Building Coalitions for Reform

Directly Empowering Citizens through ICT

Strengthening State PFM and Procurement Institutions

Global web based Learning Platform

Tax Admin

Budget Prep

Budget Exec:Procurement

Cash ManagementAccounting

Internal Audit &

Controls

External Audit

ParliamentOversight

Basic Skills Building in

Fragile States

Extensive needs for Leadership, Management and Practitioners skills

Partnering with local/regional institutes for delivery

Engaging Non-State Actors and Building Coalitions: Third Party Procurement Monitoring

Regional ANSA South – South Learning Program:Member CSOs, Gov’t counterparts, Bank procurement staff, Donor representatives

ANSA EAP

(Nov ‘09)

ANSA SAR

(Dec ‘09)

ANSA AFR

(May ‘10)

Country Level Action Plans

Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Mongolia

Country Level Action Plans

BangladeshIndiaPakistanSri Lanka

Empowering Citizens Directly:Using ICT to Promote Accountability

The Bolivia Experience: Geo-referencing

Geo-referencing can increase accountability in development and improve project quality by:

– Linking projects to demographic data to show poverty impact (Bolivia)

– Providing citizens with data on location of development projects, so they can visit sites

– Ultimately, allowing citizens to upload data on project quality as part of supervision

Procurement Monitoring in the Philippines: Geo-referencing and Crowd

Sourcing

Pilot program with the Department of Education: textbooks, school furniture, construction of school buildings

Leverage to adapt to the Road Watch program with the Department of Public Works and Highways: road construction & maintenance

New collaboration with AFR: pilot plans in DRC

Any Questions?