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The High Level Forum on Public Procurement
Reforms in Africa Sustaining Economic
Development and Poverty Reduction during the
Current Economic Crisis
Gammarth Karthago Le Palace Hotel
16-17 November 2009
PROGRAMME
In partnership with
With the support of
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Monday 16 November 2009 DAY 1

Coffee break
Plenary Session Introduction of
the themes of the Forum Presentation by Mr.
Gabriel NEGATU, Director, Governance, Finance and
Economic Management Department(OSGE), ADB
1030 -1100
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Thematic parallel workshop sessions
1110 1300
Workshop 4 Public procurement reforms and
regional economic integration
Session 2 Public procurement as a tool for
economic development Introductory remarks Mr.
Aloysius Uche URDU Vice President ORVP, ADB
Strategic role of Public Procurement in
improving African socio-economic development, and
as a tool for redistributive policies.
Panellists Ms. Yacine FAL, Manager,
Procurement Division, ADB Public Procurement
and Development performance Rethinking Public
Procurement policies in Africa for aid
effectiveness., Dr. Iddrisu Alhassan, Acting
Director, Ministry of Finance and Economic
Planning, Ghana Ghanaian experience of
results-oriented pro-development procurement
policies formulation and implementation
Professor Christopher YUKINS,Co-Director,
Government Procurement Law Program, The George
Washington University Law School The use of
Public Procurement to effect economy recovery
The case of the United States of
America Moderator Mr. Alexander ERWIN,
Counsellor, UNIDO
Session 3 Public procurement capacity building
frameworks and pro-integrity initiatives
Session 1 Public Procurement reforms in Africa
lessons learned, risks and good practices
Introductory remarks Mr. Vinay SHARMA,
Director, Procurement and Fiduciary Services,
ADB Progress, challenges and lessons learned
from reforming public procurement systems in
Africa Panellists Mr. V. S. KRISHNAKUMAR,
Regional Procurement Manager, Africa Region, WB
Challenges and risk toward the use of national
procurement system Mr.Abdelmjid BOUTAQBOUT,
Director of Treasury, Morocco, Lessons learned
How Moroccan addressed the Risk of public
procurement reforms Mr. Olive Zaitun KIGONGO,
President Chamber of Commerce, Uganda
Challenges and lessons learned from the
participation of the private sector in public
procurement reform in Uganda Moderator Ms.
Marcela Rozo, Manager, Transparency Internatinal

LUNCH
1300 1430
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1430 1715 (with coffee break)
Session 1 Public procurement reforms in Africa
lessons learned, risk and good practices
Introductory remarks Mr. Edgar AGABA,
Executive Director, Public Procurement and
Disposal of Assets Authority, Uganda
Understanding the political economy of
procurement reforms for better results in
Africa Panellists Mr. George ADHANJA, Chief
Executive Officer, the National Council of NGOs,
Session 2 Public procurement as a tool for
economic development Introductory remarks Mr.
Pascal Bizimana Ruganintwali, Chairman, NIP on
Public Procurement, Rwanda The role of
specialized procurement authorities in defining
pro-development procurement policies and
overseeing their implementation Panellists
Mr. Ramadhan MLING, Chief Executive Officer,
Public Procurement Regulatory Authority,
Tanzania
Session 3 Public procurement capacity building
frameworks and pro-integrity initiatives Introdu
ctory remarks Ms. Pamela Bigart, Lead
Procurement Expert, World Bank Potential of
new technologies and capacity development
approach for the professionalization of the
practice of public procurement in Africa
Panellists Mr. John-Prosper SEKA, CEO,
AfriChange, Côte dIvoire Change Management
and results-based procurement reforms in Africa
a systemic approach to enhancing capacity
development and integrity in public procurement

Session 4 Public procurement reforms and
regional economic integration Introductory
remarks Mr. Elhadj Abdou Sakho, Commissaire,
Economic Policies and Fiscal Department, WAEMU
Commission Regional Surveillance and
procurement peer review mechanisms and their role
in strengthening common market and regional
trade Panellists Mr. NDongo FALL, President,
Common Court of Justice and Arbitration of OHADA
Regional settlement of procurement award
disputes mechanism and its impact on the
regional business environment Moderator tba
(WAEMU Commission
Kenya Holding governments accountable the role
of civil society in controlling and supervising
public procurement Dr. Serge
NGUESSAN, Chief Procurement Specialist (OSGE),
ADB The platform sequencing approach of the
tailoring of reforms Approach for result-based
procurement reforms in fragile African States
Mr. Khaled EL ARBI, Director General, National
Observatory of Public Procurement, Tunisia, The
Tunisian experience of public Procurement Reform
and its impact on local SME development
Moderator Ms. Marlène Kanga, Division Manager
(OSGE), ADB
Public participation in the procurement
national development policies formulation and
monitoring the Tanzania case Mr. Youssouf
SAKHO, Director General, Public Procurement
Regulatory Agency, Senegal Procurement of
Public Private Partnerships (PPP), concessions
and socioeconomic development The Case of
specialized contracting in Senegal Expectations
and Challenges Mr. Farid Yaker,
UNEP Understanding green and pro-social
procurements and their potential for the
promotion of sustainable development in Africa
Moderator Mr. Alexander ERWIN, Counsellor,
UNIDO
Mr. Simon MIZRAHI, Division Manager, Quality
Assurance Division, ADB African Partnership
Facility and the use of country procurement
systems Moderator Mr.
Georges TSHIONZA MATA, Regional Coordinator,
PREGESCO
2030- 2200

DINNER
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Tuesday 17 November 2009 DAY 2
Plenary session for reporting back from workshops
of days 1
Chair Gabriel NEGATU, Director of
OSGE, ADB
900 1030
1030 1045

Coffee break
4 Thematic parallel workshop sessions
1045 1300
Session 1 Public procurement reforms in Africa
lessons learned, risk and good practices
Discussions on the way forward and key
conclusions Good practices towards the strategy
implementation of Public Procurement Reforms in
Africa in fulfilling the Accra Agenda for Action.
Session 2 Public procurement as a tool for
economic development Discussions on the way
forward and key conclusions The roles and
responsibilities of the specialised procurement
authorities, civil society and private sector in
the implementation and results monitoring of the
procurement policies
Session 3 Public procurement capacity building
frameworks and pro-integrity initiatives
Introductory remarks presentation by the
OECD/DAC Task Force on Procurement Procurement
Issues Embedded in Public Financial Management
and Public Governance Panellists Ms.
Virginia TORTELLA, Governance Specialist, OECD
Public Governance and Territorial Development
Directorate Review of pro-integrity initiatives
lessons learned form the use of the OECD
Checklist for Enhancing Integrity in Public
Session 4 Public procurement reforms and
regional economic integration Discussions on
the way forward and key conclusions
Harmonization of regional monitoring frameworks
of national procurement reforms
Moderator Ms. Marlène Kanga, Division Manager
(OSGE), ADB
Moderator tba in collaboration with COMESA
Secretariat and WAEMU Commission
Moderator Mr. Alexander ERWIN, Counsellor, UNIDO
Mr. Khaled NOFAL , Chairman, General Authority
for Government Services, Ministry of Finance,
Egypt Strengthening Public Financial Management
through the computerization of the Procurement
Management System Moderator OECD/DAC
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1300- 1400

LUNCH

• Plenary session
• Wrap up session
• Consensus on key elements of the  Tunis
  Declaration on Public Procurement Reforms in
  Africa for Sustaining Economic Growth and Poverty
  Reduction 

1400- 1600
Moderator Dr. Carlos SANTISO, Manager,
Governance Division (OSGE), ADB and Dr. Frannie
LEAUTIER, Executive Secretary, ACBF

Coffee break and Formulation of the Tunis
Declaration
1600- 1645
1645- 1730
Adoption of the Tunis Declaration on Public
Procurement Reforms in Africa for Sustaining
Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction

Closing Speech of the Forum Address by
Mr. Mohsen LAROUI, State Secretary, Prime
Minister, Tunisia (on behalf of African
Delegates) Closure and vote of thanks by Mr.
Nkosana. MOYO, Chief Operating Officer and Vice
President, ADB
1730- 1830
1830- 1915
Cocktail and End of Forum