CAP-Scan MauritaniaEvaluation of the MfDR

Capacities

Follow-up meeting MEF/WB/UNDPJuly 24 2008

Review of CAP-Scan products Mauritania Evaluation and remarks Next stepts Conclusion

Agenda of the meeting

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Products CAP-Scan Mauritania

Sector meetings •Self-assessment•Discussion of matrix

Preparation workshops

•Consolidation and synthesis

Workshop

• Self-assessment• Priorities• Action Plan• Follow-up

Launch

30 June - 8 July 6 – 11 July 12 & 15 July

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Products :

• Self-assessment• Development priorities and capacities• Action Plan• Summary workshops•Final report

Products CAP-Scan in Mauritania1. Self-assessment: results per pillar

Average per pillar

0 1 2 3 4

Leadership

Monitoring and Evaluation

Accountability and Partnerships

Planning and Budgetting

Statistics

Jul-08

Products CAP-Scan in Mauritania1. Self-assessment : results per dimension

0,00 1,00 2,00 3,00 4,00

Survey capability

Data quality assessment

Data Disaggregation

Statistics strategy

Inter-sectoral Coordination

Internal Coordination

Performance based budgeting

Budget reflects national priorities

Public access to results

Independent media

Legislative Oversight

Judicial Independence

Reporting harmonization

Data management capability

Government performance is oriented toward results

Data management capability

Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity

National Development Plan evaluation systems

Human Resource Management

Change Management

Linking the field and the capital

Donor coordination and alignment with national priorities

Accountability and Delegation

Involvement of Non governmental stakeholders

MfDR informs policy

Commitment

Statistiques

Processus budgétaire

Redevabilité et contrôle

Suivi et Evaluation

Leadership

Products CAP-Scan in Mauritania2. Priorities

                 

Priorité 1

 

4.1 The budget reflects national priorities

1.1 Commitment

 

2.1 National Development Plan evaluation systems

1.2 MfDR informs policy / national planning

 

2.2 Monitoring and evaluation capacity

 

2.3 Data management capability

 

2.4 Government performance focus on MfDR

                 

Priorité 2

1.8 Human Resource

Management

1.7 Management

of Change  

1.5 Donor coordination 3.2 Legislative oversight

 

3.1 Judicial independence

 

3.3 Independence of the media

 

5.2 Etendue et désagrégation des données

 

5.4 Data quality assessment

                 

Priorité 3

1.4 Responsibility and delegation

1.6 Integration of decentralize

d actors  

3.4 Public access to results1.3 Involvement of non

governmental stakeholders5.1 Statistics strategy

2.5 Client satisfaction

systems

2.6 Reporting

harmonization  

4.2 Performance based budgeting

4.4 Coordination inter sectorial  

4.3 Internal coordination

 

5.4 Capacity to do questionnaires

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Products CAP-Scan in Mauritania3. Action Plan (extract)

Dimension

Programmed actions Indicator/Monitor-ing

Referencesituation

Target situation Schedule

Financing Resp. Exec.

Prep-

aration

Exe-cution

Prior-ity

Comment/Connec-tion with existing

action

Obtain-ed

Obtain-

able

Source

Leadership

Commitment CAP-Scan

3.0 1

1.1.1 Promulgate law organizing the monitoring and evaluation system of the CSLP

Law adopted

TO + 6 month

s

MEF

1.1.2 Extend the sector CDMST: MFPMA, MPEFP, MC

No. depts. CDMT

7 10 toTO + 1

yr

MEF/other

depart-ments

1.1.3 Study of capacity-strengthening needs of the coordination structure for governmental action (DG of Interministerial Coordination) to ensure performance of the coordination, facilitation and support roles at the interministerial level.

MEF for

submiss-ion to

PM

1.1.4 General introduction of a specialized body or unit responsible for strategic programming in the MPM and MC.

% direct/Dept

60% 100% by TO

+ 6 month

s

Ministry

submits to PM

Adjustment of organization charts

Clarity and articulation of vision CAP-Scan

3.0 1

1.2.1 Make the different programming tools consistent: analysis to harmonize terminology, structure and actions.

TO + 6 month

s

MEF/

DGCI

MEF/DGCIM

Human Resource Management CAP-Scan

1.25 2

1.8.1 Establishment of performance-evaluation tools for civil servants and government employees: pilot perimeter on the staff of the M&E units in the DEPs.

3-Year Plan indicator: % of officials evaluated

100% on the perimeter

by TO + 1 yr

Products CAP-Scan in Mauritania4. Final report 23 July 2008

CAP-Scan Mauritania July 2008 : all documents per phase• 01 Preparation – Launch : initial matrix, launch meeting• 02 Sectoral meetings : results of the matrix per ministry• 03 Workshop : documents used during workshop (presentations, intermediate

results, evaluation, daily agenda)• 04 Report : Final workshop results and report• 05 Management of the mission :documents relevant for managing the project

Methodology : documents for the next CAP-Scan exercise• CAP-Scan Mauritania – Methodology : overview of the CAP-Scan in Mauritania• CAP-Scan Mauritania – Presentation : presentation summary• CAP-Scan Mauritania - Presentation JV MfDR : presentation general approach• CAP-Scan Mauritania – List of other tools : list of other MfDR tools• CAP-Scan Mauritania (Tool) – name of tool : compilation of excel files made

during workshops. Methodology documents.

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Products CAP-Scan Mauritania4. Content Documentation presented July 24 2008

Evaluation and comments (12 replies)

“Make the evaluations general practice for all ministry senior staff (from director level up)”; “Allow more time to permit the approach to mature”;“Workshop during a retreat”.

Does the CAP Scan approach seem useful to you in the framework of the efforts to improve MfDR in: 4.3

Does the CAP-Scan self-assessment seem to you a relevant approachfor measuring the Government's progress in developing MfDR capabilities? 3.9

Do the action plan priorities deriving from the exercise really reflect your view of the actions necessray in the short term for developing MfDR capacities? 3.5

How do you evaluate the facilitator's ability to communicate clearly? 4.4

How do you evaluate the facilitator's expertise in the MfDR subject matter? 4.3

How do you evaluate the facilitator's abilities and techniques in facilitating the exercise and communicating the subject matter? 4

Do the objectives of the MfDR approach seem clearer to you after the CAP-Scan exercise? 4.1

Do you think you could repeat the exercise without the help of an outside facilitator? 3.4

Do you think the CAP-Scan approach will help to improve MfDR capabilities? 3.65

It is proposed to have a final session of the Cap-Scan in Mauritania

Next steps (proposed by focal points and mentioned in final report)- Present results to the MEF and agree on next steps- Disseminate results and the approach to other

Ministries- Lay out coordination and monitoring roles- Identify detailed activities and resource needs in the

action plan- Mobilize resources and implement action plan

Proposed date : September 15

Next steps

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Conclusion

La Mauritanie est le premier pays à avoir mis en œuvre le CAP-Scan et à avoir montré que l’approche est viable

Maintenant que la question de sa faisabilité ne se pose plus, le CAP-Scan apparaît comme une réelle opportunité pour le Gouvernement de prendre la main sur son agenda

Le « vrai » travail commence maintenant ! La Mauritanie dispose déjà d’un groupe à

même de relever le défi