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Programme
Overview
Areas
of Focus
In
the overall context of the ECA program focus for 1997-2001, the DMD work
program is designed to promote efficiency and competency in the public
sector, public policies that are friendly to the private sector, and a
robust civil society involved in development concerns to achieve the following:
- Strengthen development
management in Africa through the promotion of a conducive environment
form the efficient functioning of the public and private sectors
- Forge closer partnership
between civil society and government to accelerate sustained growth
and development
- Strengthen networking
with partners to promote development management capacity building
Activities
under this programme aim at promoting reforms, policies and strategies
for enhancing public sector management, stimulating private sector development
and strengthening the participation of civil society in development.
Objectives
- analysis and prepares
syntheses of best practices, emerging trends and approaches to public
sector management, private sector development, and the participation
of civil society in development.
Strategy
- partnerships with
relevant organizations;
- building networks,
databanks;
- study tours;
- discussions and
interactions to exchange experiences and share information; and
- supporting capacity
building efforts, training, workshops and by providing technical and
advisory services.
The Development
Management Division comprises the following three themes
1.
Public sector Management
- areas of focus
cover activities concerned with civil service reform, decentralization,
intergovernmental relations, the changing role of government in economic
development and capacity building.
2. Private
Sector Development
- addresses issues
related to: enterprise formation, privatization, micro financing and
the development of capital markets.
3.
Civil Society Participation in Development and Governance
- designed to enhance
civil society participation in development and governance. The areas
of focus are: establishment of the resource centre for institutional
development and capacity building for African NGOs, fostering dialogue
between government and civil society, building capacity for civil societys
for conflict prevention and peace building, promoting democratic pluralism.
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