WASHINGTON, DC, 2 October: The World Bank has approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of 40 million US dollar for the Government of Tanzanias Performance Results and Accountability Project (PRAP).
The PRAP, whose theme is “Demanding results and accountability,” will aim at enhancing the capacity, performance and accountability of government ministries, departments and agencies in the use of public resources and service delivery.
The project will ensure timely and effective implementation of strategic and priority programs, which will contribute to the achievement of the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA) goals.
– We in the World Bank are pleased to be associated with the Government of Tanzanias efforts to improve the performance of the public service. This core reform is the bedrock of the governance pillar of the MKUKUTA. We hope that the Government will use this credit effectively to realize concrete results in achieving the MKUKUTA goals of enhancing growth and reducing poverty in Tanzania, said John Murray McIntire, World Bank Country Director for Tanzania and Uganda.
Successful implementation of this project will result into:
– Improvements in the policy-making and regulatory capacity of government ministries, departments and agencies, which will contribute to a more predictable and well regulated environment for service delivery institutions and for private sector development;
– Improved use of performance management systems by government ministries, departments and agencies, and their linkages to service delivery;
– Improved management of civil servants, and
– Greater access to information and responsiveness to the demands of stakeholders.
Overall the projects interventions will contribute to good governance through greater transparency and accountability.
The PRAP, to be implemented over a five-year period, is supporting the second phase of Tanzanias Public Service Reform Program. The first phase which was approved by the Bank in 1999, aimed at setting the foundation and systems necessary to improve performance in the public service.
– The overall purpose of the Public Service Reform Program is to support economic growth and to ensure that delivery of quality public services within priority sectors conforms to public expectations for value, satisfaction and relevance, says Denyse Morin, World Bank Senior Public Sector Specialist and Task Team Leader for the PRAP.
Under phase one of the Public Service Reform Program, all government ministries, departments, and agencies were trained to develop results-oriented strategic plans to implement the objectives of the MKUKUTA.
This included developing client service charters with specific performance and service delivery targets which are increasingly becoming a focus of public and media scrutiny.
Pay enhancement and revised career schemes in the public service are gradually being implemented with a view to attract and retain quality staff and making the public service a better place to work.
Although progress is being made on several fronts, reviews have shown that the reforms need to be deepened to ensure closer linkages with sector development programs and stronger coordination among the core reform programs to ensure effectiveness and impact.
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