Aid Accountability and Transparency: Indonesia

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REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA MINISTRY OF STATE FOR
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING/ NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AGENCY

• Aid Accountability and Transparency Indonesias
  Experience
• DR. Dedi M. Masykur Riyadi
• Presented at the High-level Symposium on
• Accountable and Transparent Development
  Cooperation Towards a More Inclusive Framework
• Vienna, 12-13 November 2009

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Background

• Paris Declaration (2005)
• Accra Agenda for Action (2008)
• Jakarta Commitment (12 January 2009)
• Aid for Development Effectiveness Secretariat
  (A4DES) June 2009
• 74 actions related to aid effectiveness on
  2009-2010 work program
• 6 thematic Working Groups implementing the work
  program.

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The Jakarta Commitment

• The Jakarta Commitment is a non-legally binding
  document that build upon the spirit of mutual
  respect, support and accountability. Signed on 12
  January 2009, adopted by 26 donors
• The Jakarta Commitment is Indonesias aid
  effectiveness road map to 2014 - moving beyond
  Paris Declaration in maximizing the use of
  resources for development results linked to the
  achievement of Indonesias Medium Term
  Development Plan up to 2014
• It takes the Paris Declaration further by
  developing and adopting a country specific action
  plan, setting time bound and monitorable
  proposals
• Aid for Development Effectiveness Secretariat
  (A4DES) is established to ensure GOI have the
  capacity to take full ownership and to lead the
  aid coordination and aid management processes.

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Key Operating Principles

1. Government led
2. Inclusive and built upon existing networks
3. Responsive to policy needs legitimate and
   policy-relevant
4. Underpinned by results of monitoring and relevant
   assessment processes
5. Procedures for measuring and monitoring its
   effectiveness
6. Subject to critical review as appropriate

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Accountability Transparency Within A4DES
Framework

• Accountability and transparency reflected in
• The basis of the Jakarta Commitment
• A4DES structure
• Program formulation
• Program design
• Program Implementation .
• Measures to improve accountability
  transparency
• establishment of dialogue with a wider
  stakeholders
• improvement of aid registration mechanism and
  regulation to administer aid into Government
  budget and
• development of Aid Information Management System
  (AIMS).

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Objectives (thru A4DES) on Accountability
Transparency

• A clearer picture on the state and performance of
  ODA supported program
• the possibility for a more accurate alignment
  with the national development plan
• Smoother, better communications among GOI
  agencies, among donors, GOI and donors, as well
  as GOI, donors and other stakeholders such as
  civil society organizations (CSOs)
• Better coordination in order to avoid duplication
  of projects as well reduce the number of donors
  missions
• Measuring the effectiveness of ODA supported
  program.

Transparency is important, but it must be managed
carefully!
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The Aid for Development Effectiveness Secretariat
(A4DES)
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THANK You Vielen DANKTErima Kasih