GOVERNANCE PARTNERSHIP FACILITY
Workshop Program
Implementing Effective Country Level Governance Programs
Westin Grand
Cape Town, South Africa
September 13-16, 2010
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 EVENING19:00 – 21:00 OPENINGRECEPTION AND WELCOME REMARKS / WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
OtavianoCanuto, Vice-President and Head of Network, PREM
James Brumby, Acting Director, PRMPS
Team assignments
Piet Hein van Heesewijk, Senior Program Officer, Governance Partnership Facility
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 148:30-10:00SESSION 1: SETTING THE SCENE
Plenary
Panel with Q&A
Opening Statement
Sri MulyaniIndrawati, Managing Director
Why GAC Matters…
OtavianoCanuto, Vice President and Head of Network: PREM
What are we learning from implementing country-level governance programs and how does this fit into the Bank’s policies and operations at country level?
Joachim von Amsberg, Vice President: OPCVP
The session will aim to set the stage for the workshop, and will provide an overview of progress with the implementation of country level governance programs across the Bank. The sessions will also provide an update on GAC implementation, preparation of GAC phase 2 and the connection with country-level GAC strategies.
10:00 – 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30 – 12:30 SESSION 2: IMPROVING IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNTRY LEVEL GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS
Plenary
Chair: Susan Goldmark, Country Director
PANEL
GAC in Fragile and Post Conflict states
Marie-Francoise Marie-Nelly, Country Director
GAC in MICs
Bert Hofman, Country Director
GAC in LICs
IshacDiwan, Country Director
The panel members will drill down into some of the areas where the Bank is gaining traction in the implementation of the GAC strategy at the country level in different contexts. The panel of Country Directors will share their experiences implementing CGACs in fragile, middle income and low income countries and highlight examples of what is and is not working, and why. The participants will discuss the headline conclusions presented by the panel and the session will also set the stage for the afternoon sessions when teams will split into break out groups and discuss a select range of operationally relevant issues related to GAC implementation.
12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00– 16:30 SESSION 3: LINKING COUNTRY, SECTOR AND PROJECT ANALYSIS IN BANK OPERATIONS.
Break-out Groups
Each break-out group will be presented with a short, 3-page issue note for their topic. The note will be based on examples of country team experience in implementing CGACs and raise specific questions for discussion. A coffee break will take place from 15:00-15:30.
Group 1: Diagnostics matter for development effectiveness: upstream diagnostics, sector analysis and resourcing the GAC analytics.
Organizer:Verena Fritz, Governance Specialist: PRMPS
Group 2: Managing, organizing and resourcing country teams to implement governance activities
Organizer:KapilKapoor, Country Manager: Zambia, Matt Stephens, Project Officer: Philippines
Group 3: More than just safeguards: Integrating social accountability and demand side tools to increase development effectiveness, and minimize risk
Organizer: Sarah Keener, Senior Social Development Specialist: AFTCS (with inputs from Demand For Good Governance Group/SDV, and GAC in Projects Team)
Group 4:Measuring governance for development effectiveness
Organizer:VivekSrivastava, Senior Public Sector Specialist: PRMPS
16:30 – 17:30 TEAM MEETINGS
Six teams (comprised of 3 W1 country teams each) will meet to discuss GAC-related operational priorities for what needs to be done and what resources and support are needed to scale up GAC implementation going forward. Teams will present these to senior management during session 9. Presentations should be limited to 10 minutes per team.
EVENING: OFF-SITESOCIAL PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1508:30 – 10:00 SESSION 4: GAC IN SECTORS: WHAT FACTORS ARE AFFECTING SECTOR ENGAGEMENT IN GAC IMPLEMENTATION AT COUNTRY LEVEL?
Plenary
Chair: Jim Brumby, ActingDirector PRMPS
PANEL
Ariel Fiszbein, Chief Economist, HDN
John Roome,Sector Director, EASSD
OnnoRuhl, Country Director, Nigeria
The panel will set the stage for day 2 by presenting country and sector experiences of applying governance in Bank sector operations at country level.
10:00 – 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30 – 12:30 SESSION 5: IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTOR GOVERNANCE ACTIVITIES IN SECTORS IN COUNTRY PROGRAMS
Break-out Groups
Each break out group will be presented with a short issue paper that outlines issues affecting GAC implementation at the sector level - in infrastructure, health and education, and NRM and extractive industries. The issue papers will also pose a series of questions to guide the small group discussions on points such as engaging clients on governance, incentives for including GAC in operations, and effective skills and knowledge for GAC engagement at the country level.
Group 1: Infrastructure
Organizer: Cathy Revels, Lead Water & Sanitation Specialist, ETW
Group 2: Health, Education, Social Protection
Organizer: Dena Ringold, Senior Economist: HDN
Group 3: Natural Resource Management and Extractive Industries
Organizer: Michael Jarvis, EITI++ Task Force + Norway
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 – 15:00 SESSION 6: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING GOVERNANCE AT COUNTRY LEVEL
Chair:Mary Barton-Dock, Country Director: Cameroon
PANEL:
Moving from GAC Analysis to Implementation:
Galina Sotirova, Country Manager: Burkina Faso
Governance and Risk in country operations:
CASs and DPLs: Manuela Ferro, Manager,OPCS Country Economics
ORAF and Investment Lending: Denyse Morin, Senior Operations Officer (Governance)
GAC in project implementation and supervision:
KundhaviKadiresan, Country Manager Uganda
A series of short (10-15 min) panel presentations will share experiences of various approaches to addressing GAC issues throughout the World Bank project cycle, and with differing types of operations. Breakout groups will follow from the plenary where groups will be tasked with considering these issues in greater detail, drawing on and sharing, their country experiences.
15:00 – 16:30 SESSION 7: Reconciling governance, development results and risk management
Plenary with Q&A
Chair: Ruth Kagia, Country Director Southern Africa
Sri MulyaniIndrawati, Managing Director
Joachim von Amsberg, Vice President OPCS
16:30 – 18:00 SESSION 8: ADDRESSING SPECIFIC GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES IN BANKPROJECTS
Break-out Groups
Group 1:Moving from GAC Analysis to Implementation:
Organizer: Galina Sotirova
Group 2:Using DPLs to support governance reforms:
Organizers: Barbara KasuraMagezi / Manuela Ferro
Group 3:AddressingGovernance and Risk in Investment Lending:
Organizers: Chiara Bronchi/ Ivor Beazley
19:30 – OFF-SITE DINNER
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1608:30 – 10:00Team Meetings (con’t)
The6 Teams reassemble to conclude and document conclusions of discussions regarding what resources and support are needed to scale up GAC implementation going forward, as well as how the GPF support has affected country-level governance work. Teams will present these to senior management during session 9, Thursday morning. Presentations should be limited to 10 minutes per team.
10:00-11:30SESSION 9: A DIALOGUE ON GAC IMPLEMENTATION BETWEEN COUNTRY TEAMS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
The 6 Teams present to a Bank Management Panel their operational priorities for what needs to be done and what resources and support are needed to scale up GAC implementation going forward. Bank Management responds to these concerns, including how they may relate to the planned GAC Phase II.
PANEL with Q&A:
Chair:IshacDiwan, Country Director
OtavianoCanuto, Vice President and Head of Network:PREM
Colin Bruce, Director: AFRVP
Galina Mikhlin-Oliver, Director: INT
Ariel Fiszbein, Chief Economist, HDN
John Roome, Sector Director, EASSD
James Brumby, Acting Director: PRMPS
AnandRajaram, Sector Manager AFTPR
11:30-12:00 DONOR COMMENTS
GPF donors (UK, Norway, and Netherlands) will be invited to react to the comments from the country teams and Bank Management
12:00-12:30 WRAP UP AND KEY ISSUES GOING FORWARD
Piet Hein Van Heesewijk, Senior Program Officer, Governance Partnership Facility
Brian Levy and Graham Teskey, GAC Secretariat
12:30-14:30 LUNCH
AFTERNOON - Optional program
Interactions between country teams, networks and the GPF secretariat to address administrative and other issues, to finalize agreements on implementation support, missions and training activities and to answer questions regarding changes in GPF projects.
PARTICIPANTS DEPART
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