Colombia - Programmatic Strategic Engagement on Public Sector Management and Governance : Concept Note

Abstract

This concept note presents the strategic
 engagement of the World Bank in the areas of public sector
 management and governance in Colombia. It describes the
 short and medium term approach through which the Bank will
 provide support to the country on those areas of reform, as
 well as their links and synergies with other sectors
 activities. It also provides a summary of the Bank's
 public sector management and governance recent activities
 and their links with the program proposed by this strategy.
 This concept note lays out the strategy and program of
 financial support, knowledge and convening services to
 continue supporting the Government's public sector
 reform agenda in a demand-driven and flexible manner. The
 program aims to contribute to improve sustained and
 inclusive growth and competitiveness through strengthened
 government's management and improved service delivery.
 Its objectives are aligned with the National Development
 Plan (NDP) pillars and cross-cutting themes of good
 governance and regional development and integration, as well
 the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) outcomes. The
 remainder of this note is structured as follows: (i) section
 two summarizes the trend public sector reforms have been
 following in Colombia; (ii) section three provides an
 overview of the trajectory the reform key National
 Government Management Institutions (NGMI) has followed in
 Colombia, summarizing the current status of
 Government's efforts in this area and outlining the
 pending policy reform agenda; (iii) section four presents a
 review of past Bank engagement in NGMI' s reforms and a
 description of the strategy to respond to the
 Government's priorities and pending reform agenda,
 including key expected outputs; (iv) section five provides
 an overview of the trajectory decentralization reform has
 followed in Colombia, summarizing the current status of
 Government's efforts in this area and outlining the
 pending policy reform agenda; (v) section six presents a
 review of past Bank engagement in decentralization reforms
 and a description of the strategy to respond to the
 Government's priorities and pending reform agenda,
 including key expected outputs; and, (vi) section seven
 contains a resource section, describing the timeline of
 proposed activities, budget, team composition, and processes
 for quality review, monitoring and evaluation.