Madagascar - Project to strengthen governance through digitalisation (PREGODI)

Project Summary

Approval Date	13 Dec 2021
Signature Date	23 May 2022
Planned Completion Date	31 Dec 2024
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Multi-Sector
DAC Sector Code	15124
Environmental Category	3
Commitment	U.A 1,000,000
Status	Implementation

Project General Description

The proposed Project for Strengthening Governance through Digitalisation (PREGODI) aims to support the Government of Madagascar's efforts to improve governance and public financial management through increased digitalisation. The grant is for a total amount of one million (1,000,000) Units of Account from the Transition Support Facility (TSF) Pillar III resources under ADF-15. The TAF Pillar III resources that are the subject of this operation support capacity building, notably through the provision of technical assistance for the development of digital solutions and human capacity building in the use of digital tools. Digitalisation and capacity building will enable the Independent Anti-Corruption Bureau (BIANCO) to fully exploit the potential of the new asset declaration regime in the fight against corruption and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs). The operation has three (3) components, namely: (i) optimising public debt management through digitisation; (ii) strengthening the fight against corruption and IFFs through digitisation; and (iii) project management. The duration is 36 months maximum.

Project Objectives

The overall objective of the proposed project is to build resilience through better use of public funds and increased trust in institutions, by strengthening debt management and anti-corruption institutions through digitisation. The specific objectives of this support are to: (i) Make debt management more efficient and transparent and optimize the management of the public debt portfolio through digitization and capacity building of the Directorate General of Public Debt (DDP); (ii) Strengthen the capacity of BIANCO and the Financial Intelligence Service (SAMIFIN) to take full advantage of the asset declaration tool in the fight against corruption and IFF through digitization.

Beneficiaries

The direct beneficiaries of the support are Madagascar's Ministry of Economy and Finance (notably the Directorate General of Public Debt (DDP), the Financial Intelligence Service (SAMIFIN), the Independent Anti-Corruption Bureau (BIANCO) and civil society. The Malagasy population as a whole will also ultimately benefit from the results of this support through, among other things, better use of public funds and increased efficiency of the state thanks to (i) an optimised debt portfolio to maximise high-impact public investments in infrastructure and public services while maintaining debt sustainability and macroeconomic stability (ii) as well as increased transparency in the public sector leading to a reduction in corruption and leakages of public funds.

Participating Organization

Funding

Fragile States Facility

Implementing

GOUVERNEMENT DE MADAGASCAR MINISTERE DES FINANCES ET DE ECONOMIE DIR. TRESOR

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-MG-KA0-013
Last Update	04 Oct 2022

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Contact Details

Name	UMUBYEYI Angelique
Email	a.n.umubyeyi@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Madagascar

Coordinates	Location Name
-18.75 46.75	Antananarivo Province

Project Classification

Finance Type	Aid Grant Excluding Debt Reorganisation
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	Other Technical Assistance

Commitments

U.A 1,000,000

Fragile States Facility

U.A 1,000,000

Document Type	Language	Document
Appraisal report	fr	viewer
Contract	fr	viewer
Expression of interest	fr	viewer

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value
Indicator Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) -Debt Policy	Scale (1-6)	2021	4
Overall risk of debt distress - Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA)	Scale DSA	2021	Medium
Indicator Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) -Transparency, accountability and corruption in the public sector	Scale (1-6)	2021	3
Rate of persons subject to the law complying with their constitutional and legal obligation to declare assets and economic interests on time	%	2021	90
Study and action plan on the digitalisation of debt management prepared	None	2021	Yes
An integrated IT solution for digitising the debt management processes in accordance with the action plan is deployed	None	2021	Yes
The legal framework for debt management is updated to incorporate the use of digital tools for debt management	None	2021	Yes
Public Debt Directorate (PDD) officials trained in the use of digital debt management tools	Number	2021	70
Public Debt Directorate (PDD) officials trained in the use of digital debt management tools - of which women	Number	2021	21
Public Debt Directorate (PDD) officials trained in the administration of the Debt Management and Analysis System (DMFAS)	Number	2021	6
Public Debt Directorate (PDD) officials trained in the administration of the Debt Management and Analysis System (DMFAS) - of which women	Number	2021	2
An action plan for the implementation of a digital platform for the dynamic management of online asset declarations is prepared	None	2021	Yes
Percentage of asset declarations processed by the digital platform for dynamic management	%	2021	70
BIANCO investigators trained in the use of information technology to improve the quality of corruption investigations involving politically exposed persons	Number	2021	50
Staff of the Independent Anti-Corruption Bureau (BIANCO) and the Financial Intelligence Service (SAMIFIN) trained in the use of the new digital platform for the dynamic management of asset declarations	Number	2021	60
Staff of the Independent Anti-Corruption Bureau (BIANCO) and the Financial Intelligence Service (SAMIFIN) trained in the use of the new digital platform for the dynamic management of asset declarations - including women	Number	2021	18
Persons subject to the asset declaration regime receive information materials on the new asset declaration system	Number	2021	3000
Civil society organisations participating in awareness raising and dialogue workshops on the asset declaration regime	Number	2021	10
Civil society organisations participating in sensitisation and dialogue workshops on the asset declaration regime - including women-led	Number	2021	3
Quarterly monitoring reports submitted to the Bank on time	Number	2021	12
Financial audit of the project is submitted and approved by the Bank	None	2021	Yes