SETTING UP A MORE EFFECTIVE AID COORDINATION MECHANISM IN SERBIA建立一个更有效的在塞尔维亚援助协调机制

SETTING UP A MORE EFFECTIVE AID COORDINATION MECHANISM IN SERBIA建立一个更有效的在塞尔维亚援助协调机制 SETTING?UP?A?MORE?EFFECTIVE?AID? COORDINATION?MECHANISM?IN?SERBIA Belgrade,?April?2011 Table?of?contents 1.Introduction 1.1.Designing?process 2.International?Practice?in?Donor?Coordination 2.1.Dimensions?of?Development?Assistance?Coordination 2.2.Sector?Wide?Approach?and?Programme?Based?Approach3.Current?Practice?in?Aid?Coordination?in?Serbia 3.1.Historic?Context?–?Development?of?Aid?Coordination?Mechanisms?in?Serbia? 3.2.Mapping?of?Current?Mechanisms?for?Aid?Coordination?and?Programming?of? Development?Aid? 3.3.Analysis?of?Current?Aid?Coordination?Mechanisms4.Recommendations?for?Developing?Effective?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism 4.1.Effective?Aid?Coordination 4.2.Principles?of?Effective?Aid?Coordination? 4.3.Effective?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism 4.3.1.Model 4.3.2.Recommendations 4.3.3.Timeline 4.3.4.Assumptions 4.3.5.Alignment?with?PBA?in?Serbia Annex?I?–?List?of?Reference?Documents Annex?II?–?Mapping?Current?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism 1.?Introduction Purpose?of?this?document?is?to?provide?recommendations?for?establishing?a?more?effective?aid?coordination?mechanism?in?Serbia,?including?proposed?model?and?key?steps?for?its?introduction.?It?is?expected?that?such?a?model?would?contribute?to?improved?aid?effectiveness??strengthened?national?ownership?and?alignment,?improved?accountability?as?well?as?increased?efficiency?in?use?of?administrative?capacities?for?aid?coordination.?While?significant?progress?has?been?made?in?developing?aid?coordination?systems?and?tools,?aligned?with?national?planning?and?budgeting?processes,?there?is?still?a?need?to?improve?the?efficiency?of?dialogue?with?development?partners?on?different?levels?and?in?various?sectors,?particularly?having?in?mind?that?there?is?a?large?number?of?stakeholders?involved. 1.1Designing?process The?new?effective?donor?coordination?mechanism?is?developed?through?a?three?step?designing?process: 1.Mapping?of?the?existing?aid?coordination?mechanisms,?including?identifying?the? structures,?main?features?and?linkages,?as?well?as?identifying?strengths?and? weaknesses 2.Proposing?a?more?effective?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism 3.Recommending?measures,?steps?and?dynamics?for?establishment?of?the? mechanism.?? 2.?International?Practice?in?Donor?Coordination 2.1?Dimensions?of?Development?Assistance?Coordination International?community?recognizes?different?dimensions?of?development?assistance?coordination: • Donor?coordination?refers?to?the?specific?mechanisms?and?arrangements?agreed?within? the?community?of?development?partners?to?improve?their?effectiveness?as?partners?in?the? development?process.?It?is?a?subset?of?aid?coordination. • Aid?coordination?refers?to?the?established?mechanisms?and?arrangements?that?country? governments?and?their?development?partners?have?agreed?on?in?order?to?maximize?the? effectiveness?of?external?aid?for?development?at?national?or?sector?levels.?It?is?a?subset?of?development?coordination. • Development?coordination?(at?national?or?sector?levels)?refers?to?the?combination?of?aid? coordination?and?the?national?government?systems?(policy?making?and?implementation,? governance,?accountability,?etc.)?that?ultimately?deliver?development?results.Donor?or?aid?coordination?efforts?alone?will?not?achieve?significant?development?results?unless?they?are?effectively?integrated?within?national?development?planning?and?governance?structures?and?systems.?In?other?words,?the?aim?of?coordination?is?not?just?“aid?effectiveness”?1but?“development?effectiveness”. These?definitions?are?useful?because?the?three?dimensions?of?coordination?can?be?seen?as?2three?“stages”?with?different?characteristics: •Stage?one???Donor?coordination? omain?drive?usually?comes?from?the?development?partners, ogovernment?usually?plays?a?passive?role?at?this?stage?(lack?of?systems?to?deal? with?aid?or?to?engage?with?the?donors?in?policy?dialogue,?etc.) •Stage?two???Aid?coordination? omore?proactive?engagement?of?government?counterparts? osetting?up?of?the?foundations?of?improved?aid?forecasting,?accounting?and?aid? management?systems?on?the?government?side. •Stage?three???Development?coordination? ogovernment?increasingly?taking?the?lead?in?policy?design?and?implementation,? oeffective?mechanisms?for?management?of?all?government?resources? oefficient?mechanisms?of?cooperation?between?the?government?and?the? community?of?development?partners?integrated?with?government?mechanisms? and?systems. All?three?types?of?coordination?use?different?instruments?and?at?different?level?(national,?cross?sector,?sector,?local,?programme,?etc.).?Major?challenge?lies?in?adequate?definition?of?sectors?and?appropriate?levels?of?coordination. 2.2.Sector?Wide?Approach?and?Programme?Based?Approach Programme?based?approaches?(PBAs)?have?been?defined?as?a?way?of?engaging?in?development?co?operation?based?on?the?principle?of?coordinated?support?for?a?locally?owned?programme?of?development.?A?sector?wide?approach?(SWAp)?is?a?programme?based?approach?operating?at?the?level?of?an?entire?sector.?It?is?a?method?of?working?that?brings?together?governments,?donors?and?other?stakeholders?within?any?sector.?It?is?characterized?by?a?set?of?operating?principles?rather?than?a?specific?package?of?policies?or?activities.?The?approach?involves: •government?leadership? •developing?a?single?sector?policy?(ideally?a?policy?that?addresses?private?and?public? sector?issues)?and?a?common?realistic?expenditure?program?(budget?framework);?1 Boesen N, Dietvorst D. SWAps in motion: Sector wide approaches: from an aid delivery to a sector development perspective. TRAIN DEV.NET, 2007.2 WHO, Review of Coordination Mechanisms for Development Cooperation in Tajikistan, 2009 •formalized?process?for?donor?co?ordination?and?harmonization?of?donor?procedures?for? reporting,?budgeting,?financial?management?and?procurement •efforts?to?increase?the?use?of?local?systems?for?programme?design?and?3implementation,?financial?management,?monitoring?and?evaluation. A?sector?wide?approach?(SWAp)?is?an?increasingly?common?approach?to?development?assistance?in?low?income?countries.?The?SWAp?model?is?seen?as?an?important?approach?to?enhancing?aid?effectiveness,?mostly?through?improved?efficiency?that?would?result?from?better?aid?coordination?where?the?focus?is?put?on?developing?and?strengthening?sector?policies?and?institutional?arrangements.? However,?it?is?important?to?keep?in?mind?that?a?SWAp?and?programme?based?approach?can?be?implemented?without?any?external?funding?at?all,?with?the?purpose?of?strengthening?coordination,?coherence?and?efficiency?in?relation?to?desired?results?in?a?certain?area. 3 Serbian authorities would like to add to this definition principle of partnership 3.Current?Practice?in?Aid?Coordination?in?Serbia 3.1Historic?Context–?Development?of?Aid?Coordination?Mechanisms?in? Serbia? From?the?beginning?of?the?transition?process,?the?GoS?showed?political?commitment?in?using?provided?international?assistance?effectively?in?order?to?speed?up?the?reforms.?The?shift?from?emergency?to?development?assistance?required?more?structured?planning?and?coordinated?programming.?To?this?end,?the?focal?point?for?coordination?of?international?support?to?Serbia,?the?Development?and?Aid?Co?ordination?Unit?(DACU)?was?established?within?Ministry?of?International?Economic?Relations?in?November?2000?and?tasked?with?promotion?of?national? priorities?through?close?cooperation?with?development?partners.?From?May?2007?to?July?2010,?DACU?was?located?in?the?Ministry?of?Finance?and?since?July?2010?is?in?the?Serbian?European?Integration?Office.?It?is?formally?established?as?the?Department?for?Planning,?Programming,?Monitoring?and?Reporting?on?EU?Funds?and?Development?Assistance?in?the?organizational?structure?of?the?SEIO,?but?is?still?widely?called?DACU. Need?for?more?systematic?approach?to?the?management?of?assistance?within?sectors?and?building?capacities?in?line?ministries?resulted?in?increasing?the?mandate?of?Units?dealing?with?international?cooperation?so?as?to?include?international?assistance?coordination?and?management?over?relevant?donor??funded?projects.?Most?of?the?line?ministries?also?appointed?SPOs?(Senior?Program?Officers)?for?management?of?EU?pre?accession?funds?under?the?DIS.? ISDACON?(Inter?Sector?Development?and?Aid?Co?ordination?Network)?was?formally?established?through?the?Government?Decision?from?September?2003.?The?purpose?of?the?Network?was?to?facilitate?communication?and?the?flow?of?information?on?development?and?international?assistance?within?the?public?administration.?ISDACON?consisted?of?representatives?from?all?line?ministries?(operational?level)?with?the?task?and?capacity?to?proactively?programme,?coordinate,?manage?and?monitor?international?assistance?within?the?respective?sector.??ISDACON?Network?was?accompanied?with?establishment?of?ISDACON?information?system?(September?2004)?as?a?managerial?tool?for?improvement?of?programming?and?monitoring?of?international?assistance. In?order?to?further?improve?effectiveness?and?efficiency?of?international?development?assistance,?Government?of?Serbia?developed?two?medium?term?aid?planning?documents?defining?priorities?for?international?support?in?2001?(The?Reform?Agenda?of?Serbia?–?the?Needs?for?International?Financial?Assistance)?and?2003?(Serbia?on?the?Move?–?Three?Years?Later).?Since?2007,?strategic?priorities?for?international?assistance?are?defined?in?3??year?planning?document?Needs?of?the?Republic?of?Serbia?for?International?Assistance?(Needs?Assessment?Document),?which?is?revised?annually?to?include?one?additional?year.?Since?2000,?most?of?the?donor?coordination?was?internal?to?the?donor?community?and?oriented?mainly?towards?information?sharing?and?avoiding?major?overlaps.?This?coordination?was?mainly?performed?through?informal?meetings?on?an?ad?hoc?basis,?sometimes?lacking?government?representative?presence.??? Serbia?is?still?lacking?an?overall?national?development?strategy?that?would?outline?the?country’s?long?term?development?goals?and?tasks?and?include?ambitious?targets.?There?is?a? number?of?national?strategies?and?plans?(National?Plan?of?Integrations,?Sustainable? Development?Strategy,?Youth?strategy,?Public?Administration?Reform?Strategy,?Regional? Development?Strategy,?etc.)?and?around?80?sector?strategies?and?plans.?? In?addition?to?this,?and?in?spite?of?the?ongoing?planning?(Mid?term?Plans)?and?policy? coordination?reform,?Serbian?Government?is?still?lacking?proper?monitoring?and?policy?review? systems,?especially?at?sector?and?cross?sector?policy?and?strategy?level.?As?far?as?the? programming?of?budget?resources?is?concerned,?Serbia?has?recently?started?introducing? medium?term?expenditure?framework?within?the?budget?system?reform. Within?the?operational?planning?reform,?a?medium?term?plan?has?been?introduced?through?a? Budget?System?Law?providing?a?three?year?overview?of?strategic?priorities?and?respective? programmes?and?projects?of?each?budget?beneficiary,?linking?these?to?national?priorities?and? sources?of?financing.?This?plan?serves?as?a?good?basis?for?improved?aid?coordination. Within?the?policy?coordination?reform?(lead?by?the?General?Secretariat)?it?is?expected?to? achieve?improved?strategy?development?and?policy?coordination?at?sector?and?cross?sector? level.?This?will?provide?a?basis?for?introduction?of?the?SWAp?and?alignment?of?aid?with?national? priorities?and?planning/?monitoring?processes.? A?major?undertaking?in?this?regard?is?the?initiation?of?the?legislative?adjustments?supposed?to? oblige?policy?makers?to?lead?a?responsible,?long?term?sustainable?fiscal?policy?by?respecting? fiscal?rules.?Furthermore,?adjustments?of?the?Budget?System?Law?aim?at?preparation?of?the? final?budgetary?statement?in?accordance?with?international?accounting?standards,?as?well?as? at?improving?of?the?overall?system?of?Public?Internal?Financial?Control.?Starting?from?2011,? new?amendments?are?also?foreseen?to?revise?concept?of?Budget?Memorandum,?which?will?be? replaced?with?Report?on?Fiscal?Strategy?and?corresponding?Report?on?achieved?progress. 3.2.?Mapping?of?Current?Mechanisms?for?Aid?Coordination?and?Programming? of?Development?Aid Table?1.?Current?Aid?Coordination?Mechanisms?and?Tools MechanismLead?ParticipantFrequenScopespartnerscy Formally? Established? Structures?? Department?Department?for?Planning,?Programming,?Monitoring?for?Planning,?and?Reporting?on?EU?Funds?and?Development?ProgramminAssistance?within?Serbian?European?Integration?g,?Monitoring?Serbian?Office?is?the?main?institution?in?charge?of?the?aid?and?European?ContinuouGov.coordination.?Main?activities?include?preparation?of?Reporting?on?Integration?sthe?multi?annual?planning?document?“Needs?of?the?EU?Funds?OfficeRepublic?of?Serbia?for?International?Assistance”;?and?programming?of?development?assistance;?reporting?Development?on?aid;?aid?coordination?and?effectiveness.Assistance MechanismLead?ParticipantFrequenScopespartnerscy GoS?Commission?for?Programming?and?DPM,?9?GoS?Management?of?EU?Funds?and?Development?Regular?/?Ministers,?CommissioGov.Assistance,?with?the?mandate?to?propose?priorities?as?Director?of?for?international?assistance?and?any?other?issues?requirednthe?SEIOrelating?to?use?of?international?assistance Sector?Working?Groups?for?Development? Assistance,?with?a?task?to?ensure?inter?ministerial? coordination?within?the?institution(s)?in?their?Representatcompetence?with?regards?to?planning,?ives?of?all?programming?and?reporting?on?development?Sector?relevant?Regular?assistance?(operational?level)?and?improve?Working?Gov.Line?/as?programming?of?IPA?Funds.?Sector?Working?Ministries?requiredGroupsGroups?are?established?in?the?following?areas:?rule?and?national?of?law;?public?administration;?civil?society,?media?institutionsand?culture;?competitiveness;?human?resource? development;?transport;?environment?and?energy;? agriculture?and?rural?development.? Informal? Coordinatio n?Structures Overall?Overall?coordination?meetings??organized?by?High?level? Donor?Serbian?European?Integration?Office?to?present?and?developmenMin.?twice?CoordinatioGov.discuss?national?priorities?(Needs?Assessment?t?partner?a?yearDocument),?annual?reports?on?international?and?Gov.?n assistance,?as?well?as?aid?effectiveness?issues.officialsMeetings Informal?Informal?donor?coordination?meetings?are?SEIO?all?10?Donor?organized?by?DACU?to?discuss??aid?effectiveness?Gov.most?active?Quarterlyissues,?such?as:?donor?coordination,?ISDACON?IS,?Coordinatiodonor?repr.SWAP?introduction?etc.n?Meetings 17?various?sector?and?cross?sector?donor? coordination?groups:?environment,?justice,?health,? public?administration?reform,?etc.?Main?tasks?are?Relevant?ccoordination,?suggesting?sector?priorities?for?Ministries,?Donors?external?assistance,?programming?and?project?Donor?donor?or?identification,?monitoring?of?aid?provided?to?the?CoordinatiorepresentatiVariousGov./?sector,?regular?reporting?on?aid?provided.?In?most?vesVariousn?GroupsMinistrycases?there?is?co?clear?ToR?and?are?usually?donor?Relevant?driven.?Ministries,?Various?cross?sector?thematic?donor?coordination?donor?repr.groups:?municipal?infrastructure,?local?development? .?Same?tasks?as?above?but?on?the?cross?sector? level. Tools?and?instruments MechanismLead?ParticipantFrequenScopespartnerscy GoS?adopts? document,? all?LM?and? Needs?Assessment?Document??as?a?programming?other? and?coordination?tool?defines?inter?sector?priority?relevant? Gov.areas?and?priority?objectives?and?measures?for?stakeholderNAD international?assistance?within?sectors,?based?on?s?participate? the?existing?strategic?frameworkin?its? creation,? SEIO? coordinates ISDACON?IS?–?Website?and?database?of? development?assistance?and?priority?projects.?SEIO/MinistISDACON?ISGov.Serving?as?a?programming,?reporting?and?ry?of?finance communication?tool.? Action?Plan?Calendar?for?Programming?of?International?for?Assistance?,?defined?as?to?ensure?synchronization?Programminwith?national?planning?and?budgeting?processes?g?and?and?consider?IPA?programming?specific?Reporting?Serbian?requirements,?serves?as?a?tool?for?coordination?in?on?European?Gov.programming?phase?and?potential?instrument?for?Integration?Internationaaligning?donor??activities.?Action?Plan?defines?Officel?activities,?timeframe?and?roles?and?responsibilities?Assistance,?of?relevant?institutions?and?includes:?Overview?of?including?Expected?Donor?Support,?Overview?of?Donor?Calendar?of?Profiles,?Project?Concept?Format?and?Instructions.Activities? Current?aid?coordination?mechanism?is?represented?by?a?combination?of?formally?established?and?informal?structures,?tools?and?instruments.?In?addition?to?this?there?are?particular?instruments?(being)?established?for?programming,?coordination,?implementation?and?monitoring?of?individual?donor?funds?as?per?particular?requirements?(specific?bodies?and?structures?established?for?programming?of?IPA?funds,?future?DIS?etc.). 3.2.1.Formally?Established?Structures?and?Bodies?for?Aid?Coordination? Sector?for?Planning,?Programming,?Monitoring?and?Reporting?on?EU?Funds?and?Development?Assistance?(DACU)?is?responsible?for?ensuring?the?effective?and?efficient?use?of?international?development?assistance?to?ensure?that?it?contributes?to?GoS?priorities.?DACU?carries?out?these?functions?through?coordination?of?official?international?development?assistance,?ensuring?its?coherence?and?effectiveness,?supporting?the?programming?(ie?project?design)?of?international?development?assistance?by?line?Ministries,?reporting?on?the?use?of?external?assistance?and?through?donor?coordination.?DACU?has?particular?responsibilities?in?relation?to?IPA?funds?–?programming?and,?in?the?future,?responsibility?for?monitoring?of?all?five?components?of?IPA.?DACU?is?the?National?IPA?Coordinator’s?(NIPAC)?Technical?Secretariat?and?Strategic?Coordinator?for?IPA?components?III?and?IV. DACU?works?in?close?coordination?and?consultation?with?a?number?of?other?central?government?entities,?in?particular: •The?General?Secretariat?of?Government?which?facilitates?the?process?of?policy? coordination?and?planning?process?in?line?ministries?including?the?development?and? implementation?of?the?process?of?budget?beneficiary?medium?term?plan?(ex?GOP).•The?Ministry?of?Finance?which?is?responsible?for?planning?of?the?national?budget,? future?Fiscal?strategy?(containing?MTEF)?and?introduction?of?the?Decentralized? Implementation?System?(DIS). •Departments?responsible?for?oversight?of?the?legal?approximation?process?with?the? acquis?communautaire?(the?body?of?EU?legislation)?and?for?coordination?of?the?EU? accession?process?within?the?SEIO.? Until?July?2010,?DACU?was?located?in?the?Ministry?of?Finance.?In?June?2010,?Government?adopted?a?Decree?amending?Decree?on?establishment?of?the?SEIO,?which?allowed?for?an?increase?in?its?competence?as?to?include?aid?coordination,?planning,?programming,?monitoring?and?reporting?on?EU?funds?and?development?assistance.?For?the?purposes?of?ensuring?segregation?of?duties?for?programming/monitoring?and?implementation?of?EU?funds?under?DIS,?as?well?as?a?need?to?maintain?coherence?and?coordination?of?all?foreign?aid,?as?well?as?ensuring?the?effectiveness?and?efficiency?of?the?processes?of?aid?planning,?programming,?monitoring?and?reporting,?the?entire?responsibility?for?aid?coordination?(not?limited?to?EU?Funds?only),?as?well?as?ISDACON?IS,?staff?and?equipment?were?transferred?to?SEIO.?Government?of?Serbia?Commission?for?Programming?and?Management?of?EU?Funds?and?Development?Assistance?was?established?in?November?2007?with?the?mandate?to? propose?priorities?for?international?assistance?and?discuss?and?resolve?any?other?issues?relating?to?use?of?international?assistance.?Members?of?the?commission?are?the?Deputy?Prime?Minister,?9?Ministers?and?the?Director?of?the?Serbian?European?Integration?Office.?The?Commission?meets?regularly?as?envisaged?in?the?Action?Plan. Sector?Working?Groups?for?Development?Assistance,?were?established?in?2010?in?the? current?form,?with?the?objective?to?ensure?aid?effectiveness?in?specific?sector.?Their?task?is?to?ensure?inter?ministerial?coordination?of?the?relevant?institution(s)?with?regards?to?planning,?programming,?monitoring?and?reporting?on?development?assistance?at?operational?level?and?improve?programming?of?IPA?Funds.?Sector?working?groups?are?supposed?to: •suggest?priorities?for?external?assistance?in?specific?sector,? •coordinate?programming?and?project?identification?in?line?with?priorities?approved? earlier,? •identify?forthcoming?projects?and?priorities?defined?in?relevant?documents •identify?possible?problems?in?programming?and?propose?steps?to?be?taken?for?their? solving •assess?possibilities?for?national?co?financing?of?the?proposed?programmes?and? projects •play?important?role?in?monitoring?of?the?implementation?of?the?aid?provided?to?the? sector?(with?a?view?of?becoming?Sector?Monitoring?Sub?Committees?for?EU?Funds? under?DIS),? •implement?measures?recommended?by?The?Government?Commission?for? Programming?and?Management?of?EU?Funds?and?Development?Assistance? •regularly?report?to?the?Government??Commission?for?Programming?and?Management? of?EU?Funds?and?Development?Assistance?on?realisation?of?the?aid?provided?and?the? status?of?the?sector?in?question •coordinate?with?other?Sector?Working?Groups.? Sector?Working?Groups?are?established?in?the?following?areas:? 1.rule?of?law;? 2.public?administration;? 3.civil?society,?media?and?culture;? 4.competitiveness;? 5.human?resource?development;? 6.transport;? 7.environment?and?energy;? 8.agriculture?and?rural?development.? Bearing?in?mind?obligation?of?Serbian?administration?to?introduce?IPA?sectorial?(sub?sectorial)?monitoring?committees,?it?is?planned?to?use?existing?Sector?Working?Groups?as?structures?that?are?needed?for?monitoring?of?IPA?as?well.?? Officially?appointed?members?of?these?Sector?working?Groups?are?SEIO/DACU?and?relevant?ministries’?representatives.?However,?representatives?of?donors,?civil?society?and?other?key?stakeholders?are?invited?to?participate?in?the?work?of?groups?in?specific?moments?of?the?development?assistance?programming?and?implementation?cycle. Sector?working?groups?meet?regularly?at?least?four?times?a?year?but?often?more?frequently?(with?regards?to?drafting?of?Needs?Assessment?document,?consultations?with?donors?and?CSO?representatives,?programming?of?development?aid,?etc) Other?formally?established?structures?are?related?mainly?to?programming?of?EU?funds?and?will?not?be?dealt?with?in?detail?in?this?document. 3.2.2.Informal?Mechanisms?for?Aid?Coordination Overall?Coordination?Meeting?and?Informal?Donor?Coordination?Meeting?exist?on?the?overall?policy?and?aid?coordination?level?and?Donor?Coordination?Groups?exist?on?the?operational?sector?or?programme?level. Overall?Donor?Coordination?Meeting?consists?of?high?level?development?partner?and? Government?officials.?It?provides?a?forum?for?dialogue?on?development?policies?among?development?partners?and?Government?of?Serbia,?discussion?on?priorities?based?on?both?donor?and?national?priorities?and?discusses?the?effectiveness?and?efficiency?of?the?delivered?aid?and?funds?used.?The?main?objective?is?to?ensure?improved?aid?effectiveness?at?policy?level.? Overall?Donor?Coordination?Meeting?takes?place?regularly?at?least?twice?a?year?(to?discuss?report?on?aid?delivered?in?the?previous?year?and?to?discuss?national?priorities?for?aid,?defined?in?the?NAD)?but?it?can?be?organized?more?frequently?if?needed. Informal?Donor?Coordination?Meetings?are?chaired?by?DACU?representatives?with? participation?of?10?donors?most?active?in?aid?effectiveness?issues?with?the?objective?to?contribute?to?achieving?better?aid?effectiveness,?planning?and?monitoring.?The?group?meets?per?need?in?order?to?discuss?the?specific?aid?effectiveness?issues,?such?as?SWAP,?monitoring?of?aid?effectiveness,?ISDACON?IS,?structure?of?NAD,?aid?coordination,?etc.Donor?Coordination?Groups?are?all?informal?and?established?for?operational?purposes?with?various?objectives:? •mainly?for?information?sharing? •coordination?and?alignment?of?donor?support?and?strategies,? •analysis?of?sector?situation?and?development •discussion?on?support?strategies •project?development? •monitoring?and?very?few?as?a?forum?for?policy?discussion.? Currently?there?are?17?(and?2?more?emerging)?operational?donor?coordination?groups,?each?covering?specific?sector?or?cross?sectoral?issue.?Participants?are?mainly?donor?representatives?and?representatives?of?government?and?relevant?public?institutions.?Some?of?the?groups?are?active?some?are?not?and?usually?have?internal?dynamics?of?meetings?as?required.?In?most?of?the?cases?mandate?and?membership?of?these?coordination?groups?is?not?clear.? 3.3.?Aid?Coordination?Tools Three?key?tools?developed?to?assist?alignment?of?donor?resources?to?national?priorities:?ISDACON?(which?includes?an?aid?management?platform?as?well?as?a?website?for?sharing?information),?Needs?Assessment?Document?(NAD)?which?is?updated?annually?and?indicates? policy?priorities?and?measures?to?be?supported?by?international?assistance?in?the?coming?three?year?period?and?Action?Plan?for?Programming?of?International?Assistance,?defined? to?ensure?synchronization?of?development?aid?programming?and?specific?donor?calendars?with?national?planning?and?budgeting?processes. 3.4.?Analysis?of?Current?Aid?Coordination?Mechanisms Current?aid?coordination?mechanism,?structures?and?instruments?for?programming?of?development?aid?have?some?positive?and?some?negative?aspects?to?it. Good?progress?has?been?made?in?developing?national?and?sector?strategies?although?there?is?still?no?single?national?development?strategy.?However,?these?strategies?are?not?all?seen?as?strong?and?well??coordinated?and?ownership?is?sometimes?questionable.?Nevertheless,?the?fact?that?the?strategies?exist?is?important?for?the?coordination?process,?as?they?provide?a?basis?for?donor?alignment.?The?links?between?national?and?sector?strategies?and?ministerial?medium?term?plans?and?budgets?need?strengthening,?both?in?terms?of?process,?and?quality.?The?positive?aspect?of?the?existing?national?institutional?mechanisms?for?aid?coordination?are?the?well?functioning?officially?established?Government?structures?that?are?in?charge?for?overall?coordination?of?donor?aid,?including?DACU?as?the?central?coordination?structure.? The?experience?with?existing?eight?Sector?Working?Groups?for?Development?Assistance?shows?that?this?is?a?good?forum?for?consultations?with?wide?rage?of?stakeholders?(civil?society?organizations,?development?parners,?etc)?led?by?relevant?line?ministry?representatives?and?DACU?representatives.?All?budget?beneficiaries?are?now?developing?mid?term?plans?and?mid?term?budget?frameworks?linked?with?programs?and?projects.?With?the?establishment?of?these?tools,?line?Ministries?should?be?in?a?better?position?to?pursue?programme?based?approaches.?However,?these?reforms?still?have?not?been?mainstreamed?in?the?daily?work?of?the?public?administration?and?some?ministries?and?sectors?are?still?lacking?capacities?for?quality?programming.? In?implementation?of?the?donor?funded?programs?and?projects,?there?is?relatively?low?level?of?use?of?the?national?systems?and?procedures?for?public?procurement?and?financial?management,?due?both?to?the?insufficient?capacities?in?institutions?to?undertake?these?tasks?and?also?to?the?donor?procedures?and?specific?requirements?in?aid?delivery.The?key?challenge?for?introduction?of?the?SWAp,?but?also?for?ensuring?effective?aid?coordination?is?definition?of?a?sector.?Although?sector?definition?used?for?aid?planning?and?coordination?(NAD,?Sector?Working?Groups)?is?consistent?with?sector?definition?used?by?the?EC?for?planning?of?the?IPA,?it?is?not?aligned?with?the?various?sector?classifications?used?in?national?planning?and?budgeting?processes.?There?is?a?large?number?of?sector?strategies,?operational?plans?are?done?on?the?level?of?the?institution?rather?than?a?sector,?and?for?budgeting?purposes?functional?classification?is?used.?It?is?the?challenge?for?the?following?period?to?define?and?agree?on?a?sector?classification?that?will?be?applicable?for?strategic,?operational?and?budget?planning?and?allow?for?effective?introduction?of?a?SWAp?approach.With?regards?to?the?donor?coordination,?the?problem?with?existing?donor?coordination?meetings?and?groups?is?that?most?of?them?do?not?have?clearly?defined?terms?of?reference,?mandate?and?responsibilities?and?end?up?being?neither?focused?nor?results?oriented?in?their?work.?Very?often?they?are?donor?driven?and?sometimes?do?not?have?adequate?government?representatives?participating.?When?looking?into?the?description?of?their?tasks?it?is?evident?that?there?is?overlapping?between?different?levels?and?groups.?Majority?of?these?groups?have?mostly?information?sharing?role?in?spite?of?the?fact?that?they?were?initially?established?with?more?ambitious?purpose?of?donor?coordination?and?policy?discussion.?Some?of?the?groups?have?elements?of?programme?based?approach?(PBA)?and?some?have?elements?of?sector?wide?approach?(SWAp). One?of?the?main?problems?identified?is?that?there?are?no?clearly?defined?lines?of?communication?and?no?regular?flow?of?information?between?different?components?of?the?coordination?mechanism,?especially?between?the?informally?established?donor?coordination?groups?and?Sector?Working?Groups.?Consequently?so?many?different?groups?and?meetings?over?burden?already?scarce?public?administration?resources,?so?as?a?result?often?different?people?attend?each?time,?there?is?no?continuity?and?that?makes?any?decision?making?even?harder?and?slower.?? As?for?the?existing?tools?for?aid?coordination,?ISDACON?is?currently?underutilized.?The?website?is?difficult?to?navigate?and?the?database?is?not?considered?user?friendly?and?this?in?turn?makes?it?less?effective?as?a?monitoring?and?management?tool.?The?demands?on?ISDACON?are?going?to?change?as?it?becomes?a?monitoring?tool?for?IPA?funded?projects?within?all?five?components,?and?if?it?becomes?used?for?recording?of?development?aid?at?Municipal?level.?There?is?room?for?increased?use?of?the?NAD?in?planning?process?of?different?donors,?as? well?as?improvement?in?terms?of?introducing?a?mechanism?to?monitor?progress?against?objectives?defined?in?NAD?and?measuring?results?achieved. The?Action?Plan?for?Programming?and?Reporting?on?International?Assistance,?including?a?Calendar?of?activities,?is?a?useful?tool?that?intends?to?synchronize?development?aid?planning?with?national?planning?and?budgeting?processes?–?however?the?planning?of?international?assistance?is?not?yet?synchronized?with?the?calendar?for?national?budget?planning.Finally?the?institutions?that?are?supposed?to?provide?input?into?sector?wide?programming?of?development?assistance?are?still?lacking?capacities?for?good?programming,?prioritization?and?development?of?quality?project?proposals.? 4.0?Recommendations?for?Developing?Effective?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism In?this?section?we?will?provide?general?recommendations?for?setting?up?effective?aid?coordination?in?Serbia. 4.1.Effective?Aid?Coordination Taking?into?consideration?present?state?of?reforms?and?systems?in?Serbia,?efforts?will?be?oriented?towards?further?improvement?of?aid?coordination?mechanisms?as?a?step?towards?establishing?proper?development?coordination?that?can?be?achieved?once?national?policy?coordination?has?been?improved?at?sector?and?cross?sector?level,?based?on?the?Sector?Wide?Approach.?It?is?proposed?that,?based?on?the?existing?structures?and?mechanisms,?in?a?first?phase,?a?more?effective?aid?coordination?mechanism?is?developed,?while?at?a?second?phase,?when?national?planning?and?budgeting?processes?on?a?sector?level?are?better?coordinated,?a?model?of?development?coordination?can?gradually?be?introduced. 4.2.Principles?of?Effective?Aid?Coordination Main?principles?that?serve?as?basis?for?defining?improved?aid?coordination?mechanism?are: 1.efficiency??best?use?of?limited?resources,? 2.alignment?with?national?planning,?programming,?monitoring?and?reporting?processes,? strategic?documents?and?priorities,? 3.flexibility?to?establish?and?abolish?donor?coordination?groups?per?need?and?avoiding? administrative?overburden?of?public?administration?staff,? 4.complying?with?EU?requirements?and?established?systems?and?procedures?for? programming?of?EU?funds, 5.using?existing?national?planning,?programming?and?monitoring?structures?and? procedures,? 6.national?leadership?and?ownership?in?aid?coordination, 7.improved?harmonization?and?coordination?among?donors?activities?and?priorities?in? each?sector. 4.3.Improved?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism Improved?aid?coordination?mechanism?should?be?seen?as?a?step?towards?development?coordination?mechanism?that?can?be?implemented?once?the?sectors?and?respective?sector?strategic?framework?(plan?and?budget)?are?defined?and?developed?at?national?level.?Until?then,?the?aid?coordination?model,?based?on?the?improved?current?coordination?mechanisms?will?serve?as?the?basis?for?developing?sector?aid?programming?capacities?and?preparing?them?for?full?integration?with?national?sector?policy?coordination?and?programming?in?development?coordination?mechanism?–?full?fetched?SWAp. Following?changes?are?included?in?the?improved?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism: •Clear?ToR?for?each?of?the?coordination?level?mechanisms •Reorganization?of?previous?donor?coordination?groups–?it?is?proposed?that?some?are? merged,?some?restructured,?some?added?(recommendations?given?in?annex?II) •Leading?national?institution?will?be?defined?for?each?Aid?Coordination?Group •Lead?donor?will?be?defined?for?Aid?Coordination?Group?upon?need •Clear?lines?of?coordination?and?communication?between?aid?coordination?levels?and? components •SPOs?from?relevant?institutions?will?be?members?of?respective?Aid?Coordination?Group? in?order?to?maintain?good?link?to?structures?and?procedures?for??programming?of?EU? funds •Minutes?from?all?meetings?of?aid?coordination?mechanism?will?be?available?on? ISDACON?and?ISDACON?as?a?communication?tool?improved •Harmonization,?alignment?and?coordination?will?be?established?around?existing?sector? strategies?and?plans?and?national?strategies?and?plans •Aid?Coordination?Group?will?support?Training?Needs?Assessment?and?capacity? building?efforts?in?respective?sectors •Signing?of?the?MoU?with?donors?on?functioning?of?the?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism? should?be?considered. 4.3.1.Model Mapping?of?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism? In?addition?to?the?existing?formally?established?Government?bodies?for?aid?coordination?(Government?Commission?for?Programming?and?Management?of?EU?Funds?and? Development?Assistance?and?Sector?Working?Groups?for?Development?Assistance),?the?following?improvements?will?be?introduced?within?the?existing?informal?coordination?mechanism: Overall?Aid?Coordination?Meeting?(to?replace?current?Overall?Donor?Coordination?Meeting)?is?a?high?level?forum?with?the?Terms?of?reference?containing?clearly?defined?purpose/objective,?roles?and?responsibilities,?proposed?participants,?frequency?of?meetings,?etc? Participants:?NIPAC,?SEIO?Director?and?Deputy?Director?and?high?level?representatives?of?development?partners.?Ministers?that?are?members?of?Government?Commission?for?Programming?and?Management?of?EU?Funds?and?Development?Assistance?can?be?invited?to?participate?at?the?Overall?Aid?Coordination?Meeting.? Chaired?by:?NIPAC Roles?and?responsibilities:?high?level?policy?discussion,?discussion?on?aid?priorities?and?modalities,?monitoring?implementation?at?sector?and?national?level?and?monitoring?of?aid?effectiveness,?potential?conflict?resolution,?etc.?Their?conclusions?should?be?submitted?to?Government?Commission?for?Programming?and?Management?of?EU?Funds?and?Development?Assistance.?DACU?will?act?as?Technical?Secretariat?to?the?Overall?Aid?Coordination?Meeting.Frequency?of?meetings:?at?least?once?a?year:?at?the?time?of?NAD?preparation?to?discuss?aid?priorities?and?to?review?results?of?the?reports/reviews?and?evaluation?of?the?previous?annual?cycle?of?delivered?aid. Informal?Aid?Coordination?Meeting?will?continue?to?represent?a?forum?for?discussing?the?general?aid?effectiveness?issues?and?measures?between?the?Government?and?donors.Participants:?DACU?representatives?and?up?to?10?most?active?development?partners.Chaired?by:?DACU?official? Roles?and?responsibilities:?discussion?on?aid?effectiveness?related?issues,?measures,? mechanisms?and?tools,?monitoring?implementation?of?aid?effectiveness,?etc.?Frequency?of? meetings:?needs?based?per?specific?topic. Sector?Coordination?Groups Aid?Coordination?Groups?(ACG)–?(restructured?Donor?Coordination?Groups)?established?at?the?level?of?sectors?or?thematic?(cross??sector)?with?the?Terms?of?reference?containing?clearly?defined?purpose/objective,?roles?and?responsibilities,?proposed?participants,?frequency?of?meetings,?etc.?They?should,?to?the?extent?possible,?operate?based?on?the?sector?wide?approach?and?programme?based?approach?principles.?Harmonization,?alignment?and?coordination?should?be?established?around?existing?sector?strategies?and?plans?and? national?strategies?and?plans.?They?will?have?operational,?and?policy?support?role,? depending?on?the?phase?of?the?policy?cycle.?? Representatives:?ACG?have?a?respective?government?institution?as?a?leading?institution,?representatives?of?all?donors?involved?in?the?sector?and?DACU?representatives.?Representatives?of?Sector?Working?Groups?are?members?of?respective?ACG.?It?will?also?be?very?important?that?SPOs?from?relevant?institutions?are?members?of?the?relevant?ACG?in?order?to?maintain?good?link?to?programming?of?EU?funds.?The?figure?of?a?“lead”?donor,?i.e.?a?designated?person?or?agency?representing?the?sector?development?partners?in?one?particular?sector,?is?a?common?feature?in?many?countries?implementing?a?SWAp?or?programme?based?approach.? Chaired?by:?sector?government?official?(it?can?be?rotating?between?different? ministries/institutions)? Roles?and?responsibilities:?regular?monitoring?on?sector?progress?and?exchange?of? information?onat?least?quarterly?basis,?identification?of?potential?problems?and?definition?of?corrective?measures?and?more?structured?discussion?of?policy?matters,?research?and?analysis?of?sector?policy,?structured?stakeholder?consultations?in?order?to?define?quality?proposals?for?aid?programming,?support?for?development?of?medium?term?plans?and?resource?allocation,?etc.?Aid?Coordination?Groups?can?propose?changes?and?improvements?for?aid?coordination?mechanisms?to?DACU.??They?should?also?support?TNA?and?capacity?building?efforts?in?the?sector.?The?work?of?Aid?Coordination?Groups?feeds?into?one?or?more?respective?Sector?Working?Groups’?work.?Regular?ACG?minutes?will?be?published?on?ISDACON?and?available?to?all?interested?parties. Frequency?of?meeting:?at?least?on?a?quarterly?basis?with?well?prepared?agenda.?It?is?recommended?that?ACG?prepares?annual?plan?of?meetings?that?will?correspond?with?Calendar?for?programming?external?assistance. Aid?Coordination?Groups?can?be?established?based?on?actual?needs.?In?case?sectors?are?defined?at?very?high?level?there?might?be?a?need?to?establish?several?Sub?sector?Aid?Coordination?Groups.?They?can?exist: •In?certain?periods?of?sector?reform •For?certain?specific?issues •For?certain?operational?issues?in?case?of?big?sectors. In?the?first?phase?there?will?be?10?Aid?Coordination?Groups?on?a?sector?level?and?4?on?a?cross??sector?level. As?shown?in?the?table?below,?some?of?the?Aid?Coordination?Groups?are?linked?to?one?Sector? Working?Group?and?some?are?linked?to?more?Sector?Working?Groups?(corresponding?groups? are?presented?in?the?same?color),?while?cross??sector?groups?are?not?directly?linked?with?any? of?the?SWG?since?they?cover?the?topics?relevant?for?all?8?SWG.Table?2?AID?COORDINATION?MECHANISM OVERALL?AID?COORDINATION?MEETINGS -High?level?Meeting -Aid?Effectiveness?Meetings SECTOR?WORKING?GROUPS Rule of LawPublic Civil Society, Competitiveness Administration Media and ReformCulture Human Environment TransportAgriculture and Resourcesand EnergyRural DevelopmentDevelopment AID?COORDINATION?GROUPS EducationEnvironmentHealthJusticeInterior Private Sector EnergyPublic Finance, AgricultureTransportDevelopment Public and Financial Procurement, MarketsPublic Administration Local Regional Roma Gender DevelopmentDevelopmentIntegrationEquality (cross- sector)(cross- sector)(cross- sector)(cross- sector) 4.3.2.Recommendations?for?Increased?Effectiveness?of?the?Aid? Coordination?Mechanism? 1.?Strengthened?Aid?Coordination?Structures: ??clearly?defined?scope,?members,?purpose?of?establishment?and?regularity?of?meeting??leadership?of?the?relevant?national?institution?promoted,?if?applicable?lead?donor?identified?to?support?more?efficiently?the?work?within?the?group?and?overall?effects?of?aid?to?the?sector??results?and?decisions?clearly?formulated?and?communicated ??capacity?building?activities?conducted?jointly?for?members?of?the?group?in?order?to?ensure?common?understanding?of?relevant?issues 2.?Strengthened?links?between?different?levels?and?structures?within?mechanism:??representatives?of?the?leading?national?institution?in?Aid?Coordination?Groups?should?be,?to?the?extent?possible,?be?members?of?the?relevant?Sector?Working?Group?in?order?to?ensure?information?sharing?and?improved?communication ??ISDACON?IS?should?be?used?as?a?tool?for?communicating?activities?and?plans,?announcing?events,?sharing?minutes?of?the?meetings,?lessons?learned?and?good?practices.?It?can?be?considered?that?each?Sector?Working?Group?has?a?dedicated?section?in?ISDACON?where?all?relevant?documents?and?news?are?uploaded,?including?those?of?the?corresponding?Aid?Coordination?Groups ??all?relevant?publications,?manuals?and?documents?should?easily?be?accessible?to?all?stakeholders?through?ISDACON?IS ??there?should?be?flexibility?in?merging,?abolishing?or?establishing?the?new?Aid?Coordination?Groups?upon?need,?however?these?initiatives?should?be?well??coordinated?and?agreed?between?the?main?stakeholders?in?order?to?ensure?efficiency?of?the?mechanism.?Thus,?such?initiatives,?coming?from?donor?or?national?institutions,?should?be?communicated?to?the?SEIO?as?the?national?aid?coordinator?and?considered?at?the?Aid?Effectiveness?meeting.3.?Alignment?of?donor??driven?consultation?initiatives?with?the?existing?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism: ??Aid?Coordination?structures?should?be,?to?the?highest?extent?possible,?used?for?various?donor??specific?consultative?needs?and?initiatives.?Apart?from?the?regular?calendar?of?meetings?and?topics,?Sector?Working?Groups?should?be?also?used?for?any?other?aid??related?issue?relevant?for?the?sector,?by?organizing?a?separate?meeting?or?adding?additional?topics?to?the?agenda.?Apart?from?the?members?of?the?group,?there?should?be?flexibility?to?include?other?stakeholders?to?participate?upon?need. 4.3.3.Timeline? The?improved?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism?will?be?established?within?the?timeframe?given?in?a?Table?below. Table?3?Timeline NumberStepTime 1Presentation?and?consultations?with?donors?on?Early?May?2011 the?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism 2Presentation?of?the?ACM?and?recommendations?May??June?2011 at?the?SWG?and?ACG?meetings 3Approval?of?ToRs?for?ACGMay??July?2011 4Improved?ISDACON?to?include?information?on?May??June?2011 SWG?and?ACG?work 5Training?needs?self?assessment?for?each?groupJune??July?2011 6Training?and?capacity?building?plan?developed?July??August?2011 7Training?provisionAugust?–December?2011 8Assessment?of?functioning?of?the?ACM?and?December?2011 recommendations?for?improvement 4.3.4.Assumptions Following?assumptions?represent?a?prerequisite?for?establishment?of?an?effective?aid?coordination?mechanism: •National?and?donor?commitment?to?implementing?set?principles •Commitment?of?leading?national?institution?in?each?coordination?group? •Coordination??with?relevant?reform?processes •Coordination?and?alignment?with?national?strategic?priorities?and?planning,?budgeting? and?monitoring?systems?and?processes. 4.3.5.Alignment?with?Programme?Based?Approach?in?Serbia Bearing?in?mind?how?the?national?programme?and?budget?framework?is?organized?in?Serbia,?the?Needs?Assessment?Document?for?2011?2013?focuses?on?PBAs.?The?following?table?provides?description?of?the?PBA?elements?in?Serbia?and?constrains?it?is?facing?in?its?implementation.?This?framework?has?to?be?taken?into?consideration?in?the?process?of?establishing?and?implementing?the?improved?Aid?Coordination?Mechanism 4Table?4.?Implementation?of?PBAs?in?Serbia 4 Needs of the Republic of Serbia for International Assistance 2011-2013 , Government of Serbia Elements?of? PBAs?Serbian?framework/CommentConstraints definition Leadership?is?embodied?in?the?NAD?itself,?which?sets?out?the?There?is?room?for?improving?Leadership?by? priorities?of?the?Republic?of?Serbia?and?the?proposed?process,?the?coordination?between?the?host? and?it?will?be?ensured?through?the?involvement?of?the?key?the?General?Secretariat,?the?country central?institutions:?the?General?Secretariat?(overall?policy?Ministry?of?Finance?and?the?planning),?the?Ministry?of?Finance?(planning?of?the?national?SEIO. budget)?and?the?SEIO?(planning?of?EU?funds?and?international?assistance),?as?well?as?the?involvement?of?line?ministries?and?other?relevant?authorities?at?the?sector?level.??This?framework?is?based?on?the?sectoral?strategies?of?the?In?some?cases,?sectoral?Single? Government?of?Serbia?and?mid?term?sectoral?plans?(GOPs).?strategies?are?not?aligned?comprehensiv Programming?of?the?national?budget?and?international?The?planning?of?e?programme? assistance?will?be?organised,?based?on?these?documents,?in?international?assistance?is?and?budget? order?to?ensure?that?planning?is?comprehensive?and?coherent,?not?synchronized?with?the?framework and?through?a?clear?analysis?of?the?challenges?and?needs?by?calendar?for?national?budget?the?8?sectorial?working?groups.?planning; Donors?should?allocate?funds?to?the?sectors?that?they?are?Annual?planning?of?national?supporting?in?advance.budget?vs.?multi?annual? planning;? GOPs?do?not?have?full? support?of?the?donor? community; In?some?cases,?the? ownership?of?relevant? ministries?is?weak; Lack?of?monitoring?and? evaluation?practice.?The?basis?for?this?process?is?the?Paris?Declaration?on?Aid?Many?donors?are?in?the?Formalized? Effectiveness?adopted?in?2005.?In?practical?terms,?coordination?phasing?out?phase?and?may?process?for? is?ensured?through?regular?meetings?with?donors?and?the?not?see?an?interest?in?donor? establishment?of?8?national?sectoral?working?groups?that?supporting?such?an?coordination involve?the?donor?community?as?well.?In?the?next?period,?this?approach.? process?should?be?further?enhanced?through?the?involvement?of?the?SEIO?and?line?ministries?in?the?activities?of?informal?donor?working?groups,?the?identification?of?a?lead?donor?per?sector?and?signing?of?MoUs?on?cooperation?between?donors,?the?SEIO?and?line?ministries.? The?basis?for?this?process?is?the?Paris?Declaration?on?Aid?The?willingness?of?donors?to?Harmonization? Effectiveness?adopted?in?2005..?In?practical?terms?there?is?no?apply?the?proposed?model.?of?donor? consensus?on?implementing?this?element?of?the?definition.?procedures?for? However,?in?order?to?ensure?the?implementation?of?this?reporting,? requirement,?Serbia?proposes?two?approaches?to?donors:?budgeting,? explicit?agreement?on?roles?and?responsibilities?in?the?financial? implementation?of?single?projects?(parallel?model?of?the?management? implementation?of?project?activities?within?one?and? programme/project)?and?delegated?cooperation?(when?one?procurement donor?(a?“lead”?donor)?acts?with?authority?on?behalf?of?one?or?more?other?donors?(the?“delegating”?donors?or?“silent? Elements?of? PBAs?Serbian?framework/CommentConstraints definition partners”)).?The?visibility?of?individual?donors?has?to?be? ensured?in?both?approaches. This?element?will?be?implemented?by?supporting?the?The?willingness?of?donors?to?Efforts?to? implementation?of?the?GOPs?and?NADs?measures?and?by?support?the?development?of?increase?the? supporting?the?GOP?preparation?process?(e.g.?each?lead?GOPs.?The?establishment?of?use?of?local? donor?should?support?the?development?of?GOPs?in?’’its?the?DIS?is?a?time?consuming?systems?for? sector’’.?When?it?comes?to?management?of?pre?accession?exercise.?If?Serbia?does?not?programme? assistance?and?eventually?Structural?funds,?Serbia?is?become?a?candidate?country?design?and? developing?its?own?structures?for?the?management?of?EU?funds?in?2011,?the?accreditation?of?implementatio through?the?Decentralized?Implementation?System?(DIS)DIS?for?IPA?components?n,?financial? relevant?for?Structural?funds?management,? will,?most?probably,?be?monitoring? postponed?for?the?period?and?evaluation after?2014.? Consultations?with?CSO?and?social?partners?have?been?The?Government?Office?for?Partnership? Cooperation?with?Civil?organised?regularly?on?an?ad?hoc?basis.?In?the?coming?months?principle? Society?is?not?yet?fully?the?SEIO?will?establish?a?consultation?mechanism?with?civil? operational?although?it?has?society?organizations?to?allow?their?participation?in?decisions? been?established?in?April?on?programming?of?EU?and?other?development?assistance.? 2010.?This?mechanism?will?subsequently?be?used?and?managed?by? the?Government?Office?for?Cooperation?with?Civil?Society?once? it?is?operational. Annex?I List?of?Reference?Documents? 1Action?Plan?for?Programming?International?Development?Assistance,?Governemnt?of? Serbia,?2010 2Needs?of?the?Republic?of?Serbia?for?International?Assistance?2011?2013,? Government?of?Serbia 3Report?on?Programming?of?IPA?2008?,?Ministry?of?Finance,?Serbia4The?Paris?Declaration?on?Aid?Effectiveness?and?the?Accra?Agenda?for?Action? 2005/2008 5Guidance?to?Programme?Based?Approach,?SIDA?2008 6Sector?Wide?Approaches?for?health:?an?introduction?to?SWAps?and?their? implementation?in?the?Pacific?region,?The?Nossal?Institute?for?Global?Health,?2010 7Boesen?N,?Dietvorst?D.?SWAps?in?motion:?Sector?wide?approaches:?from?an?aid? delivery?to?a?sector?development?perspective.?TRAIN?DEV.NET,?2007.8Donor?Coordination?In?country?Systems?Conference?on?Donor?Coordination?in?the? Western?Balkans?and?Turkey,?Tirana,?2?3?April?2009? 9Review?Of?Coordination?Mechanisms?For?Development?Cooperation?In?Tajikistan,? WHO?2009 10Donor?Coordination?Ad?Hoc?Report???Albania,?Croatia?and?the?former?Yugoslav? Republic?of?Macedonia,?MWH?Consortium?April?2009