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Peer to Peer Partnerships. Ana Bellver Public Sector specialist, LCSPS. Outline. The LAC MIC ++ Program. The Peer to Peer (P2P) Partnership Component. PPP pilots. How to participate in the program. The LAC MIC ++ Program. Objective :
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Peer to Peer Partnerships Ana Bellver Public Sector specialist, LCSPS
Outline • The LAC MIC ++ Program. • The Peer to Peer (P2P) Partnership Component. • PPP pilots. • How to participate in the program.
The LAC MIC ++ Program • Objective: • To engage LAC MICs as partners seeking to improve the performance of public sector agencies. • Three components: • Latin American Governance at a Glance (LAGG). • Peer to Peer (P2P) Partnerships. • Communities of Practice (CoP). • Governance arrangements: • Steering Committee: WB, IDB, CEPAL, OECD, Bilateral cooperation agencies, LAC MICs. • Implementing agency: Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
The PPP Component • Objectives: • To facilitate access to peer knowledge and the establishment of long term partnerships with peer agencies in the OECD. • Partners commit themselves to the implementation of an annual workplan with specific results indicators. • Partners share their knowledge and lead a regional discussion on a technical topic through the establishment of a CoP. • How partners benefit from the P2P Partnerships? • $50,000 of eligible expenditures per year ($100,000 exc.). • Other benefits: Access to LAGG database, WB experts & WB documents; informal peer review; online collaboration tools; assistance to set up & maintain the CoP. • Who is eligible? ▶ All national and subnational public sector agencies from the LAC region. • ▶ OECD public agencies willing to share their internationally recognized practices.
P2P Pilots: LAC MIC – OECD Agencies • Performance-informed budgeting, focus on indicators and performance evaluations. • Planning and Budget Office, Uruguay. • State Services Commission, Treasury, New Zealand. • First visit to finalize workplan- July, 2009. • Performance-informed budgeting at the agency and subnational levels. • Ministry of Finance, Mexico. • Treasury, Canada. • First visit to finalize workplan- September, 2009. Uruguay-N.Zealand México - Canada
P2P Pilots: LAC LIC–MIC Agencies • Tax administration • DirecciónEjecutiva de Ingresos (DEI), Honduras. • Servicio de ImpuestosInternos (SII), Chile. • First visit to finalize the workprogram on 8-11 December, 2008. • Cooperation agreement signed on May, 11 2009. • Key areas: • Strategic planning and performance evaluations. • Tax audits: risk-based audit selection, data collection and standards. • Customer services: online tools. Honduras - Chile
How to participate in the Program Track 2 • LAC agency submits an Expression of Interest (EoI). • EoI Request - July, 1 2009. • Deadline for submission- Aug, 20 2009. • Preselection of candidates & assistance to identify a partner – Sept, 10 2009. • Adoption of workplan & signature of cooperation agreement – Dec, 15 2009 Track 1 • Partners submit a joint proposal. • Call for Proposals- July, 1 2009. • Deadline for submission- October, 1 2009. • Selection- Oct, 31 2009. • Adoption of workplan & signature of cooperation agreement – Dec, 15 2009