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Brief overview2004 - graduation at the World Bank, EU accession

2006 - International Development Cooperation Act (MFA as the national coordinator)

2007 – Entry into force of the memorandum of Understanding between Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

2008 - Resolution on International Development Cooperation until 2015 (thematic and geographic priorities)

2010 and 2011 consolidation of app. half of bilateral ODA funds at the MFA, i.e. creation of the

so called country programmable aid (CPA) first Government Action Plans (GAP) for CPA

GAP 2010 GAP 2011-2012 GAP 2013 – 2015 tbc

first Development Cooperation Programmes

Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid

Commitments - Slovenia

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Attained level

Projected level

Commitments

Commitments - EU

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Slovenia‘s Priorities - substantive

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Development cooperation

1 - Social services state building (social and education policy, public finance reform,

public administration and local self-government) science and technology (integrated library and research

information systems) scholarships and education programs civil society and NGOs capacity building

2 - Economic services and infrastructure transport, telecommunications, energy, health, education and ICT infrastructure promotion of SMEs

3 - Multi-sectoral and horizontal forms of assistance environmental infrastructure (energy efficiency, renewable energy,

food security, access to drinking water) good governance and the rule of law (human rights and equal opportunities) civil-military cooperation

Humanitarian and Postconflict Assistance1 – reduction of poverty and hunger2 - mine action3 - assistance to children in post-conflict situations

Resolution 2015

GAP

good governance and the rule of law

empowerment of women

environmental protection, in particular sustainable water management

Slovenia‘s Priorities - geographical

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1 – Western Balkans Program based countries: Macedonia, MontenegroProject based countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Serbia, Albania, Kosovo2 – Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia Program based countries: Moldova3 - Africa Program based countries: Cape Verde Islands

4 - Humanitarian and Postconflict AssistanceMain focus on Western Balkans, Afghanistan and Palestinian Territories

5 - Other developing countriesMultilateral coverage, mainly through the EU

Slovenia‘s volume and distrubution in 2011

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ODA 201145,2 mio EUR ali 0,13% GNIGovernment Action Plan – application of

geographic and thematic priorities (see grey colors in the pie chart )

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conflict resolution, peacebuilding, etc.

other

other

education

public financeeenvironmental infrastructure

access to drinking water

children in conflic situations

health

hunger

good governance (human rights, equal

opportunities)

security expenditure

local governance

mine action

ITC humanitarian

refugeesmine action

multisectorial

education

security expenditure

trade policy and tourism

Government Action PlanGAPs and Development Cooperation Programms:-cover most of Slovenia‘s CPA -is where Slovenia‘s thematic and geographical priorities (the Resolution 2015) are being applied-include humanitarian and postconflict assistance

ODA covers a range of assistance from developed to developing countriesin theory CPA tracks only the proportion of ODA: -over which recipient countries have, or could have significant say -reflects the amount of aid that involves a cross-border flow -is subject to multi-year planning at country/regional level

This does not include activities that:

(1) are inherently unpredictable (humanitarian aid and debt relief);

(2) entail no cross-border flows (administrative costs, imputed student costs, promotion of development awareness, and costs related to research and refugees in donor countries);

(3) do not form part of co-operation agreements between governments (food aid, aid from local governments, core funding to NGOs).

 

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GAPs and

Development Cooperation Programms

Government Action Plan 2011-2012

1. Development Cooperation (3,5 M EUR)

- private sector (1,7 M EUR)

- technical cooperation (0,7 M EUR)

a) implementing agencies (0,5 M EUR)

b) line ministries (0,2 M EUR)

- civil society (NGOs); 0,3 M EUR

- tripartite cooperation (0,05 M EUR)

- other projects (0,7 M EUR)

2. Humanitarian and Postconflict Assistance (0,7 M EUR)

- implementing agencies (0,3 M EUR)

- international organizations (0,2 M EUR)

- civil society (NGOs); 0,1 M EUR

3. Capacity building and development cooperation awaresness raising (0,2 M EUR)

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YearYear 20102010 20112011 20122012

M EURM EUR 8,2 → 8,2 → 6,2 (- 2) 6,2 (- 2) 6,7→ 6,7→ 6 (0,7)6 (0,7) 6,86,8 → → 4,4 (-2,4)4,4 (-2,4)

IMPLEMENTERS 2011

(the entire bilateral ODA, not just CPA)

line ministries (32%)companies (20%)implementing agencies (19%)recipient countries (10%)NGOs (9%), Slovene NGOs (7%)international organisations (3%)other(7%)

Implementing agencies

Center for european perspective Center for excellence in finance International Trust Fund for Demining Center for eGovernment Development Center for international cooperation and

development

External evaluations, 2012

Court of Auditors of the RoS

OECD special peer review

Issues raised:-how to become a niche donor – focus on comparative advantages (public finance - CEF, mine action – ITF, transitional experience)?-how to best revise the legal and strategic foundations, establish clear guidelines, policies and systems for important processes-geographical orientation after 2015?-clear definitions (i.e. humanitarian aid)-getting financial and human resources management right (development professionals vs. high turnover)-strengthen public support for development cooperation, communicate development results – Slovenia’s Development Days

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Strategic orientation

increse allocation for country programmable aid multiannual planning less fragmentation: focus on fewer - program based countries

(FYRM, ME, CV, ML), focus on fewer sectors (environment, governance, women), focus on bigger multiannual projects

utilise transitional experience, especially in neighborhood countries (governance)

support LDCs (i.e. Africa) through multilateral channels (i.e. EDF) joint programming (especially within the EU) develop monitoring and evaluation capacities enhancing private sector involvement policy coherance for development

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Specific, possibly nonefficient setup. In 2010: - 10% of MFA GAP funds were aworded via public tenders or calls for propolsals- 90% of MFA GAP was aworded via direct contracts:

- 47% to CMSR (tedering procedures in partner countries) - 32% to implementing agencies (technical cooperation, postconflict aid)- 15% to international organizations (mostly humanitarian aid)- 3% transfers to line ministries and other public services (TC)- 2% other

- does not allows for advance payments- does not allow for caring over of funds between budgetary years- allows for direct contract only in if regulated/envisaged in a special act (i.e.

yearly Acts on the Implementation of the Budget, International Development Cooperation Act)

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Public Procurement Act Rules on procedures for Implementing

the Budget of the Republic of Slovenia

International Development Cooperation Act

(under revision)yearly Acts on the Implementation of the Budget

Public Finance Act (under revision)

Issues - legislation

Development cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina

2010 – 1.1 mio EUR 2011 – 1.07 mio EUR 2012 – 0.42 mio EUR 2013 - ?

Type of projects Infrastructure projects (next developments) Training Donations (ITF)