Nouvelle politique pour l'Appui Budgétaire de l'UE
Le 13 October 2011, la Commission Européenne a adopté une nouvelle Communication sur La future approche de l'appui budgétaire de l'UE en faveur des pays tiers visant à moderniser l'approche en matière d'appui budgétaire. Pour plus détails, consulter le site d'EuropeAid: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/how/delivering-aid/budget-support/index_fr.htm.
New policy on EU Budget Support
On 13 October 2011, the European Commission has adopted a new Communication on The Future Approach to EU Budget Support to Third Countries aimed at modernizing the approach of budget support. For further details, please refer to EuropeAid's website: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/how/delivering-aid/budget-support/index_en.htm.
Cost effectiveness of Budget Support
Dear all, I'm looking for studies that aim to compare the cost effectiveness of budget support relative to other aid modalities. Although inherently difficult to compare, there must have been some attempts, I presume using case studies, to find comparable unit costs of service delivery for different aid modalities? Grateful for any advice!
Duke University accepting applications for Budgeting and Financial Mgmt training program
The Duke Center for International Development (DCID) will conduct the program on Budgeting and Financial Management in the Public Sector (BUDGET) at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., July 22 – August 10, 2012. The three-week program is organized around four modules—budget and the national economy, budget processes and frameworks, budgeting and financial management techniques, and public sector reform. The program is a combination of theoretical concepts and techniques, and practical applications based on experience in the field.
Program on Budgeting and Financial Management in the Public Sector
The Duke Center for International Development (DCID) will conduct the program on Budgeting and Financial Management in the Public Sector (BUDGET) at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., July 22 – August 10, 2012. The three-week program is organized around four modules—budget and the national economy, budget processes and frameworks, budgeting and financial management techniques, and public sector reform. The program is a combination of theoretical concepts and techniques, and practical applications based on experience in the field.
This event is of the type External event.
This event is organised by: Ashley Miranda, DCID
Budget support evaluation in Mali - OECD-DAC (led by the Commission)
The joint evaluation has covered 7 years (2003-2009) and 32 budget support operations (GBS and SBS, all development partners including the Commission).
The executive summary (7 pages) is attached and the full report is available on internet under:
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/how/evaluation/evaluation_reports/2011/1290_docs_en.htm.
Supporting Capacity Development in Government Audit
Donors have always understood the importance of effective government audit to strengthen public expenditure. In the past decade, the increasing use of budget support and partner country systems for delivering aid have united countries and their development partners behind a common need: more effective government audit.
Simon Maxwell - Budget support is becoming an endangered species: what Busan must do to save it
Please refer to Simon Maxwell's website: http://www.simonmaxwell.eu/blog/budget-support-is-becoming-an-endangered-species-what-busan-must-do-to-save-it.html
Special Report on General Budget Support, EU Court of Auditors, 2010
While identifying weaknesses and formulating recommendations, the EU Court of Auditors recognizes that the management of general budget support programmes by the Commission in three regions (ACP, Latin America and Asia) has significantly improved compared to previous audit findings and that the Commission is already in the process of improving its guidance in this regard.
Cash on delivery, Birdsall, Maghoub, Savedoff
A brief paper from the Center for Global Development presenting this innovative but controversial approach to aid.
