Remember Me
3rd Annual Seminar
Seminar Presentations PDF Print E-mail

Day One - 28 November 2006

Session 1: Setting the policy agenda
    HE Mekonnen Manyazewal, Ethiopian State Minister of Economy and Planning    
    James Mwandha, former Member of Parliament, Uganda
    Vitus Azeem, Centre for Budget Advocacy, Integrated Social Development Network
    John Burton, Pan-African Strategy, Department of Internatinonal Development, UK
    Florence Kuteesa, Public FInance Consultant

Session 2: Translating political objectives into sound policy proposals
1. Mozambique: Is the PRSP process effective?
    Alvaro Loveira, Ministry of Finance, Mozambique
2. Translating political objectives into sound policy proposals: the case of South Africa
    Neil Cole, National Treasury, South Africa
    Paolo de Renzio, Overseas Development Institute (Discussant)

Session 3: Designing programmes to achieve policy objectives
1. Strenthening the policy and budget link through strategic budget allocation in Tanzania
    Nicholas Ntambi, Minsitry of Finance, Tanzania
2. Designing programmes to achieve policy objectives in Sierra Leone
    Matthew Dingie, Ministry of Finance, Sierra Leone
    Simon Stone, Public Finance Consultant (Discussant)

Day Two - 29 November 2006

Session 4: Politics of the budget process
1. Plan of action for the budget process
    Dr. Ilda Jamba, Ministry of Finance, Angola
2. The politics of the budget process in Ghana
    Tony Killick, Overseas Development Institute
    Florence Kuteesa, Public Finance Consultant (Discussant)

Session 5: Challenging the budget

Parallel Session 1: Tools for challenging the budget

1. Tools for challenging the budget: the Ghana experience
Kwadwo Awua-Peasah, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Ghana


2. Tools for challenging the budget: Malawi
Dorothy Banda, Ministry of Finance, Malawi



Simon Stone, Public Finance Consultant (Discussant)

  

Parallel Session 2: Challenging in perspective


1. The Executive's role in challenging the budget: the Nigerian experience
C.D. Gali, Budget Office of the Federation, Nigeria


2. The role of African parliaments in the budget process
Mzwanele Mfunwa, UNECA

Alta Fölscher, Public Finance Consultant (Discussant)

  

Parallel Session 3: Creating incentives and driving for results

1. Challenging the budget: creating incentives and driving for results
Kubai Khasiani and Phyllis Makau, Ministry of Finance, Kenya

2. Challenging the budget: Rwanda's experience
Elias Baingana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda


Session 6: Monitoring and evaluating programme implementation
1. Budgeting systems: monitoring and evaluation
    Khangeziwe Mabuza, Ministry of Finance, Swaziland
2. Monitoring and evaluation: experience of centralised framework at sector level
    Bollen Khama, Ministry of Education, Namibia
    Paolo de Renzio, Overseas Development Institute (Discussant)

Session 7: External evaluations and research
1. Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Assessment, Zambia
    Percy Musona, Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia
2. Usefulness of the World Bank Institute's materials as external research
    Alta Fölscher, World Bank Institute Research