Implementation of Implementation of decentralisation support: decentralisation support: DDonors as change agentsonors as change agents

Harmonisation, Decentralisation and Local Harmonisation, Decentralisation and Local GovernanceGovernance

Session Overview

1. What is needed to effectively support LGD? LGD as a complex and open system. How to support these? How to support LGD through sector

support? DPs as change agents

Session Overview

2. Three focused discussions Policy dialogue Capacity development Financing modalities for Local

Governments

LGD as a complex and open system

Flow and feedback loopsFlow and feedback loops

Decentralisation as an open systemDecentralisation as an open system

LGD as a complex and open system broader state reforms are needed

Administrative Decentralisation

Political Decentralisation

Fiscal Decentralisation

Broader Societal Reform

State reform

GovernmentalityGovernmentality

LGD as a complex and open system Building innovation capacity for social change

Learning Alliances

Policy DialogueMultistakeholder

engagementAction Research

Knowledge networks Social Learning

Interactive Knowledge Processes

Researchers

Policy Makers

Entrepreneurs

Community Leaders

Practitioners

Activists

Citizens

Media

Educators

Politicians

Context To Improve

Shared Understanding

Collective Action

How to support?

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How to support?

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Central level

Local level

Capacity development support

at all levelsStimulating execution

of discretionary powers

Apply principles of subsidiarity Propose new

accountability mechanisms

Involving different actors Recognising

specificity of sectors

Supporting sector ownership & donors

coordination

How do you think change takes place? Paradigms1. Change as power plays and conflicts of interests getting

everyone on the same wavelength is a change in itself2. Change can be planned, rational design of change process 3. Change happens if you guide people in the right direction

and reward them for changing (creating incentives)4. Change is the result of organisations and society learning

continuously 5. Change is autonomous and everything is in motion: chaos

thinking, network and complexity theory. No one can influence change

So what competencies do you need as a change agent?1. Ability to operate in complex arena of interests2. Technical expertise, rational and causal thinking3. Design appropriate carrots and sticks to change

peoples behaviour4. Establish continuous learning in collective settings5. Understand irrationalities, underlying drivers and

patterns

Change: Control or Emergence?

Donor organisations as agents of changeCapacities to act as a change agentCapacity to ensure coordination,

complementarity and coherenceAdapting management approaches, processes

and proceduresBecoming a learning organisation

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Our capacity to changeissuesDay 1 discussion – changing the mouvement of the iceberg.

Budget uncertainty hampers predictability and continuity of supportHuman factor: Competencies to bring about change?Sector support and decentralisation mutually enforcing?Harmonisation & Alignment: DPs mandates HQ-national office differDPs accountable to their respective parliaments – we need to come

with quick and sexy resultsLearning approach à la Madagascar too risky. Room for learning and

innovation? Our vision to change? Political Economy analysis - do we have the

same perceptions about change?

Group work1. Three focused discussions

1. Policy dialogue2. Capacity development 3. Financing modalities for Local

Governments

How to bring about change?Policy dialogue

How can policy dialogue trigger change?

Policy dialogue

How can policy dialogue trigger change?

Capacity development

How can capacity development sustain this desired change?

Capacity development

How can capacity development sustain this desired change?

Funding modality

How can funding modalities support this desired change?

Funding modality

How can funding modalities support this desired change?

How can donors be agents of change?How can donors be agents of change?

Questions for plenaryHow can donors be an agent of change?

How can policy dialogue trigger change?How can capacity development sustain

changes? How can funding modalities support these

changes?

Thank you for your attention!