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USAID/Tatweer Provides Assistance to Improve the Government's Capital Investment Program

Ministry of Planning officials kick off the five-year Capital Investment Program

The Ministry of Planning (MoP) is leading a multi-pronged reform program to strengthen the quality and increase the number of successfully-completed capital investment projects. Projects are initiated by ministries and by provincial and local governments. The MoP's effort focuses on improving project design, including feasibility studies, and quality control. It also strengthens and streamlines project approval and procurement processes, including automated transparency in the contractor lists. These new requirements and skills will be extended to every ministry and province in Iraq.

USAID/Tatweer provided technical support to the Ministry of Planning to adopt a five- year program for the Government's Capital Investment Program. In addition, USAID/Tatweer assisted the Ministry in updating its "Feasibility Studies Instructions" manual. To further assist with the incorporation of international standards, USAID/Tatweer recommended using the United Nations COMFAR III software and embracing a recently-adopted law which regulates the submission of feasibility studies for all strategic projects.

The adoption of the new Capital Investment Program for 2010 will help institute significant system-wide reforms in the way the Government of Iraq (GoI) funds projects - from its current year-to-year funding to a multi-year cycle. These reforms will change current business practices for all ministries and provincial councils by enforcing a more strategic approach to the selection of projects, and by automating the processing and funding of proposals to increase efficiency. In further support of these reforms, USAID/Tatweer also provides assistance to the ministries to strengthen periodic performance reports, particularly with regard to budget execution, consistency, and adherence to set timelines.

"We are blessed with adequate financial resources to invest properly in the developmental future of the country."

This significant step towards better budget execution in capital investments also contributes toward Iraqi ownership and the delivery of essential services at a time when Iraq is ready to push the development of its services at the provincial level. The Minister of Planning, Dr. Ali Baban, stressed that Iraq is now at a fortunate crossroads, "We are blessed with adequate financial resources to invest properly in the developmental future of the country."

The role of training and development in decision making and strategic planning is integral to the GoI's ability to build institutions governed by law and managed with professionalism. The USAID/Tatweer program helps the GoI to achieve these goals through multiple approaches to strategic planning that directly address the current capacity deficit in strategic analysis, planning, and implementation in capital investment.

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