1. Demand for Good Governance Stocktaking Initiatives Supporting DFGG Across World Bank Group Sectors and Regions June 2 nd, 2008 Rob Chase and Anushay Anjum Social Development Department

2. Why take stock of World Bank DFGG Activities? GAC Strategy mandate –Promote Multistakeholder engagement –World Bank already supports lots of demand-side activities GAC Implementation Plan –Call to scale up and mainstream demand-side activities –Guidance to staff on how Launch Demand for Good Governance Peer Learning Network –350 members –Interest across sectors and regions Different conceptions, approaches and activities –Often elements of other activities: analysis, processes or pilots

3. Stocktaking Objectives DFGG Activities common goal: Promote transparency, citizen engagement and social accountability Discover and discern a wealth of approaches –Not seeking to be comprehensive of all activities –Outstanding question: How much do we spend on DFGG? Organize activities into broad framework Compare similarities and differences –Identify promising examples and entry-points –N.B.: VPs to highlight cases for GAC Council June 23

4. Organizing Framework: Functional Elements Information & Transparency –Facilitate availability of information about authorities actions Consultation & Participation –Provide opportunities for multiple stakeholders to engage Monitoring & Oversight –Promote methods and incentives to hold actors to account Enhancing Capacities –Support more competent authorities and stakeholders

5. Organizing Framework: Level of Involvement Community & Local –Community Driven Development –Decentralization support Sector –Sectoral reforms –Processes for investment operations National –Poverty Reduction Strategies –Non-executive oversight bodies

6. Organizing Framework: Possible Entry Points National dialog Analysis and Advisory Service Development Policy Lending Investment Lending Operational policies Capacity Building and Learning Networks

7. Demand for Good Governance Framework Functional Elements Level of Involvement Community and Local Government SectorNational Information and Transparency Promoting and creating opportunities for multi-stakeholders access disclosure & dissemination of information and transparency norms Consultation and Participation Encouraging and mediating opportunities for multi-stakeholders to input in policies, public spending, and project planning Monitoring and Oversight Strengthening multi-stakeholder particpation in supervision and oversight of policies, programs, projects, and services to ensure public commitments are met

8. Demand for Good Governance in Practice – Examples and Tools Balancing the mainstream and innovative activities Business as usual Innovations Examples: –West Bank and Gaza Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) –Orissa State Roads Project –Uganda Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC) –Cambodia DFGG Project Functional Elements Level of Involvement Community/ Local Government SectorNational Information/ Transparency Orissa State Roads Project Consultation/ Participation West Bank and Gaza - ICDP Cambodia DFGG Monitoring/ Oversight Uganda PRSC

9. West Bank and Gaza – Integrated Community Development Project Objective: Promoting and improving the quality and availability of basic social and economic services in poor and marginalized communities through financing investments in local infrastructure and institutions. Functional Elements Community and Local Government Level Entry-points Consultation/ Participation E.g. Local Government Partnership Grants - activities designed and implemented by municipalities and NGOs Implementation of NGO Code of Conduct: NGO Sector Governance

10. India - Orissa State Roads Project (Implementation of India-wide Right to Information legislation) Objective: Assisting the government to establish conducive policy, institutional and governance frameworks to improve road sector management, financing and safety. Functional Elements Sector Level Entry-points Information/ Transparency E.g. Implementation of the Orissa State Governance and Accountability Action Plan and India-wide RTI Annual report on implementation of RTI

11. Uganda Poverty Reduction Support Credit Objective: Improved governance through cross-cutting reforms such as the reform of public service and pay, public procurement, monitoring and evaluation, and measures to increase transparency, participation, and anticorruption. Functional Elements National Level Entry-points Monitoring/ Oversight E.g. Participatory Budget Monitoring - Participaty Expenditure Tracking Survyes (PETS) Production and publication of a citizens guide to budget CSO Independent Reports

12. Demand for Good Governance Project Innovation at the Cambodia Demand for Good Governance Project Innovation at the National Level Objective: Increase transparency, participation, representation, and accountability Supporting programs and coalitions which promote, mediate or address in DFGG in the context of government's reforms. E.g. Promote Coordination and Learning (e.g. awareness raising) Participation of citizens in the district decision-making bodies (Ministry of Interiors One Window Service) Mediate Citizens complaints through an enhanced mechanism

13. Key Observations A wealth of existing projects, or elements within projects DFGG work cuts across sectors oCommunity Driven Development (CDD) is bulk oWhos turf is this? Everyones business = No ones business? oIncentive Structures for doing more (e.g. PRS) Hard to finance DFGG work (Lack of Supporting Instruments) oPilots within Projects oPaid for by Trust Funds oHard to Scale-up Evaluate to learn, learn to evaluate oEvaluation of what works needed oContext Specific oMeasuring outcomes is difficult

14. Thank You!