1. Ongoing Work of the Joint Venture on Managing for Development Results (JV MfDR)
Stefan Schmitz, Senior Policy Advisor Aid Effectiveness OECD Development Co-operation Directorate 21 March 2008

2. 4 Joint Ventures (JV) under the DAC Working Party on Aid Effectiveness
JV Monitoring the Paris Declaration
JV Public Financial Management
JV Procurement
JV Managing for Development Results

3. The Results Pyramid OWNERSHIP MANAGING FOR RESULTS ALIGNMENT
MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Partners set the agenda
OWNERSHIP
Aligning with partners’ agenda
Relying on partners’ systems
ALIGNMENT
Common arrangements
Simplifying procedures
Sharing information
HARMONISATION
MANAGING FOR RESULTS

4. Managing for Results in the Paris Declaration
43. Managing for results means managing and implementing aid in a way that focuses on the desired results and uses information to improve decision making
44. Partner countries commit to …
Endeavour to establish results-oriented reporting and assessment frameworks that monitor progress against key dimensions of the national and sector development strategies; … (Indicator 11)
45. Donors commit to:
Link country programming and resources to results and align them with effective partner country performance assessment frameworks, …
Work with partner countries to rely, as far as possible, on partner countries’ results-oriented reporting and monitoring frameworks.
Harmonize their monitoring and reporting requirements, and, until they can rely more extensively on partner countries’ statistical, monitoring and evaluation systems, …
46. Partner countries and donors jointly commit to:
Work together in a participatory approach to strengthen country capacities and demand for results based management

5. Paris Declaration Indicator 11
MANAGING FOR RESULTS
TARGET FOR 2010 11
Results-oriented frameworks – Number of countries with transparent and monitorable performance assessment frameworks to assess progress against (a) the national development strategies and (b) sector programmes.
Reduce the gap by one-third – Reduce the proportion of countries without transparent and monitorable performance assessment frameworks by one-third

6. MfDR Definition Managing for Development Results (MfDR):
Management strategy that involves evidence- based decision making in the pursuit of human development.
MfDR uses sound information for policy making and involves practical tools (that altogether constitute the core elements of any “MfDR cycle”).

7. MfDR Cycle PLANNING & DECISION M. FEEDBACK MONITORING & EVALUATION
Goals
National Development Plan
Impacts
Outcome
Resource Plans (Budget Link)
Resource Uses
Sector Plans
Output (Products, Services)
Service Provision

8. Leadership and Accountability Monitoring and Evaluation
MfDR Roundtable Hanoi 2007
Leadership and Accountability
Monitoring and Evaluation
Mutual Accountability and Partnerships
Planning and Budgeting
Statistics

9. Post Hanoi: The agreed role of the JV MfDR
Help partner countries and donors to address MfDR and Mutual Accountability
Identify emerging good practice
Develop guidelines
Act as a prime advocate for MfDR

10. JV MfDR Work Program 07-08 A Conceptual and Technical Guidance on MfDR
Conceptual Guidance on MfDR A2
MfDR Country Capacity Assessment B
Promoting Accountability for Results B1
Mutual Accountability at International Level B2
Mutual Accountability at Country Level C
Improving Agency Effectiveness for Results C1
Assessment of Agency Effectiveness C2
Procedures and Incentives in Donor Agencies D
Mutual Learning and Communication for Results D1
Community of Practice Asia-Pacific D2
Community of Practice Africa D3
Community of Practice Latin America D4
JV MfDR Communication & Cooperation Tool D5
Third Edition of a Sourcebook on MfDR

11. MfDR Country Capacity Assessment: The Message
See MfDR as a country system
Donors and partner countries are jointly committed to strengthen MfDR capacities
Country based M&E and statistical capacities are crucial basics.
Reliable performance frameworks enable greater accountability and allow donors to refrain from imposing their own M&E and reporting requirements (alignment).

12. MfDR Country Capacity Assessment: The Tool
Harmonized tool kit
Capacity assessment in the fields of Leadership, Accountability, Planning & Budgeting, M&E, Statistics
Pilot testing in Namibia, Malawi, Afghanistan and Moldova
To be launched at the Accra HLF

13. Procedures and Incentives in Donor Agencies: The Message
Stronger ‘performance culture’ is a challenge not only for partner countries, but also for donor agencies.
Management and staff behaviour important to increase aid effectiveness.
Procedures and incentives to be targeted at behaviour; replace short-term benefits with long-term return of investments.

14. Procedures and Incentives in Donor Agencies: The Product
Good practice guidelines for appropriate procedures and incentives;
including a self-assessment tool to assist donors agencies.
To be tested with local aid-coordination groups.
To be presented at the Accra HLF.

15. Regional MfDR Communities of Practice
Operating in Asia-Pacific
Starting phase in Africa
To be launched in Latin America
Asian-Pacific CoP: Very strong focus on Monitoring & Evaluation

16. JV MfDR involved in the Accra HLF
Organizer of Roundtable 4 “Managing for Development Results”
Contributor to Roundtable 5 “Mutual Accountability”
Contributor to HLF Input and Output Documents

17. Thank You! www.oecd.org/dac/effectiveness/results