Tracking Development AidCoordinating aid…Saving resources…Harmonizing processes…

February 2007

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How does IT help MfDR?

• Coordination & Alignment

• Project/Program Results Monitoring

– Indicator based performance evaluation

– Portfolio/Project risk assessment

– Flexible Reporting

• Comprehensive National Planning

• Integration

• Open Source Software and licensing

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Aid Coordination

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Aid Coordination

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Project/Program Results Monitoring

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Project/Program Results Monitoring

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Project/Program Results Monitoring

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Flexible Reporting

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Flexible Reporting

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Comprehensive National Planning

• Leveraging Statistics for Project Planning

– DevInfo + Aid Management

• Capturing “Off Budget” Aid

• Distributed Line Ministry Planning

– Reconciliation of Sector Strategies with National Strategies

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Comprehensive National Planning

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Integration

• Financial Management Systems & Budgeting

– Project identification -> Project execution

– Project portfolio -> Chart of Accounts

• Debt Management

• Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks

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Open Source and Licensing

• Solutions exist– Reporting– Document management– Content management

• Licensing– Reduced licensing costs– Non-proprietary

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IT and Results: Ethiopia

• Time savings in reporting– The reporting effort was reduced by over 20 times.– Users saved an average of 12 hours for each new

report.– Government reporting costs were reduced by half.

• Time savings in project/portfolio management– Identifying ongoing aid projects (by sector, by donor)

was 7 times faster on average.– Identifying total funding commitments (by donor,

sector, and lending instrument) was 9 times faster on average.

– Users spent about half as much time on data entry.

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Mailing address:Development Gateway Foundation, Inc. 1889 F Street NW, Second Floor Washington DC 20006, USA

Telephone: 1.202.572.9200