Презентация Rwandas development planning онлайн

Содержание слайда: Rwanda’s development planning

Содержание слайда: Background The President of Rwanda is the head of state, and has broad powers including creating policy in conjunction with the Cabinet. The Parliament intervenes and is empowered by the constitution to oversee the activities of the President and the Cabinet. Rwanda’s development administration history is divided into 3 phases; Pre- war era(1961-1990): Centrally planned economy with severe restrictions. War era(1990-1994): There were many wars & the economy was in chaos with no economic activities. Post war era: Rebuilding & Development, vision 2020 etc.

Содержание слайда: Policy formulation and coordination Kagame decided to create the Cabinet Secretariat following discussions in 2007 with PAC, a group of Rwandan and international experts (Tony Blair, Michael Porter, a professor at Harvard Business School; Rick Warren, an American evangelical pastor; Joe Ritchie, a prominent American businessman; Michael Fairbanks, consultant; etc)

Содержание слайда: Policy formulation and coordination The President in 2008 also established a Strategy and Policy Unit in the presidency in charge of policy initiation and design. Kagame’s strategy drew inspiration from Tony Blair’s creation of two units, called the Strategy and Delivery units, to improve the British government’s policy planning and implementation. Cabinet Secretariat developed a Cabinet manual for line ministries that detailed the roles and responsibilities of ministers and their staff in policy formulation and Cabinet decision making. The manual includes guidelines stipulating content requirements for policies, stages of policy development, submission procedures and how to consult stakeholders.

Содержание слайда: Policy formulation and coordination Concrete policy formats and development steps. Cabinet manual specifies formats for policy documents, to help ministries achieve consistent level of quality that ensures speedy decision making of cabinet. A two step process was laid out; A ministry submits a so called green paper(consultation doc.). This contains many policy options and is intended to solicit feedback from stakeholders. Mandatory to consult key MDAs; Finance, Justice, SPU,RDB, Private sector, Local government. A ministry submits white paper which contained a specific policy proposal for the designated policy researcher/analyst to review. After senior analyst and Minister signed it off, the policy goes to cabinet.

Содержание слайда: Policy formulation and coordination White paper has quality requirements that include; views of various organizations, people affected by the policy proposal, preffered policy option & its justification, implementation plan, financial and legal impacts, sources of funding, etc. MDAs describe any impact the policy might have on business environment, unity, etc & prepare communication strategy to publicize a new policy. Cabinet secretariat, indicates when a policy is suit for cabinet or not. If a paper is deficient, it is returned to the ministry or have it discussed in the Inter Ministerial Coordination Committees(ICC). For coordination and ownership purposes, even good papers are discussed in ICC.

Содержание слайда: Policy formulation and coordination

Содержание слайда: Development timeline

Содержание слайда: What is EDPRS? The Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy(EDPRS) is a 5 year strategy with objective of improving the quality of life for all Rwandans moving towards the vision 2020 goal of becoming a middle income economy. The EDPRS 2 period is the time when Rwandan private sector is expected to take the driving seat in economic growth and poverty reduction. Targets accelerate poverty reduction from 45% to less than 30% of the population and rapid, sustainable and inclusive growth.

Содержание слайда: EDPRS 1(2008-2012)

Содержание слайда: EDPRS 2 elaboration and institutional roles The Prime Minister’s Office through its Government Actions and Coordination Unit has the overall responsibility of coordinating   planning in Central Government institutions. In order to improve the co-ordination between the functions of finance and planning, the Ministry of Finance(MINECOFIN) takes the lead in the elaboration of Long term and medium term development plans(Vision 2020, EDPRS). Ministry of Finance performs this role through its specialized directorate called National development planning and Research. In all 18 ministries there are EDPRS facilitators recruited by MINECOFIN to facilitate the elaboration process, and M& E.

Содержание слайда: EDPRS 2 Elaboration process

Содержание слайда: EDPRS 2 involved broad consultations

Содержание слайда: The main aim of EDPRS 2 is to ensure a better quality of life for all Rwandans

Содержание слайда: EDPRS 2 Targets linked to Vision 2020

Содержание слайда: EDPRS 2: doubling efforts to reach Vision 2020 targets

Содержание слайда: Services sector has been leading and will continue to lead

Содержание слайда: EDPRS 2 built on 4 Thematic Areas and foundational issues

Содержание слайда: Economic Transformation

Содержание слайда: Private investment to take over on medium term

Содержание слайда: Economic Self Reliance Growing Exports

Содержание слайда: 6 selected cities as poles of growth and investment

Содержание слайда: Productivity and Youth Employment: Transitioning 50% of population from farm to off-farm jobs

Содержание слайда: Institutional Arrangements for EDPRS 2 Coordination, Monitoring and Reporting

Содержание слайда: Conclusion Rwanda’s strong investment climate, Peace and security-foundations for increased private investment. Poverty reduced but remains at 45%; Uneven reduction in districts, Inequality persists. High population density: Greater requirement on economy for jobs; Increased pressure on land; Urbanization happening rapidly needs to be facilitated Low skills and productivity constraining private sector; Private sector is small and nascent Private sector constrained by infrastructure gaps; High cost of doing business in energy and transport. Capacity gaps in government institutions regarding policy