CAMEROON - Strengthening Public Sector Effectiveness and Statistical Capacity Project

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The development objective of the Strengthening Public Sector Effectiveness and Statistical Capacity Project for Cameroon is to improve the effectiveness of public spending in selected sectors and strengthen the statistics system for evidence-based decision making. The project comprises of five components. The first component, consolidating the program budgeting reform in selected sectors aims to translate program budgeting into reality in some selected sectors, all the way from planning to oversight under the leadership of Ministry of Finance (MINFI). It consists of following sub-components: (i) strengthening program budgeting; (ii) enhancing programs’ execution and monitoring system; (iii) deploying new payroll management; and (iv) strengthening state-owned enterprise (SOE) portfolio management. The second component, improving quality of public investment in selected sectors aims to address some key bottlenecks in the maturation, programming, budgeting, and execution monitoring processes of public investment activities. It consists of following sub-components: (i) strengthening public investment budget programming and budgeting; (ii) enhancing public investment budget execution monitoring; and (iii) strengthening the management of public investment projects financed by international and bilateral donors. The third component, strengthening the performance of the public procurement system and developing capacity for better service delivery is to improve the performance of the public procurement system by improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and value for money. It consists of following sub-components: (i) strengthening the competencies of public officials responsible for public procurement; (ii) enhancing the capacity of organizations in the procurement system to carry out their functions; (iii) streamlining the procurement regulatory framework; and (iv) improving the management and monitoring of procurement performance. The fourth component, enhancing the use of statistics for policy making is to improve the national statistical system to produce regular and reliable economic and social population statistics and in-depth analysis. It consists of following sub-components: (i) improvement of poverty-related data; (ii) strengthening the national accounts production; and (iii) enhancing statistical data dissemination and use by the government to improve policy making and implementation. The fifth component, project coordination is to support the project coordination unit (PCU) in coordinating and managing the implementation of the project. It consists of following sub-components: (i) management support; and (ii) just-in-time technical assistance.