Open Government and Public Financial Management

closed

Closed

The development objective of the Open Government and Public Financial Management (OGPFM) Development Policy Operation Program Project for Tanzania is to support the government to establish open data in order to increase access and use of service delivery information as well as to improve budget credibility and execution. This project development objective (PDO) is supported by two pillars: (i) open government partnership - support Tanzania's commitment to promote access to information, open budget, and open data in education, water, and health; and (ii) public financial management - improve budget credibility and execution through better cash management, public investment management, and procurement. Despite some improvements over time, a number of public financial management weaknesses also impede service delivery, including issues related to cash management, public investment management, and procurement. Given these challenges, on both the supply and demand side of service delivery, the Government of Tanzania (GoT) has recognized that business as usual will not deliver the change required to improve service delivery and alleviate poverty. In addition to joining the open government partnership (OGP) initiative, the government has adopted a new results delivery model, known in Tanzania as big results now! (BRN). In order to support OGP objectives and BRN priorities, Tanzania has recognized that access to open data is a critical prerequisite for improving participation and monitoring of government activities. The OGPFM development policy credit was designed to support Tanzania's current efforts to bolster delivery of public goods and services through a combination of demand and supply side governance reforms.

FY17 - Public Administration

World Bank Group

Project

Water Supply and Storage, Hospital, Raw Materials, Government, Education