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REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP

Bringing Success through Integrity

and Good Governance to your

Infrastructure and Public-Private

Partnership Projects

DRAFT PROGRAMME

30 May – 2 June 2016

IMF Middle East Center for Economics and Finance

Kuwait City, Kuwait

in cooperation with

IMF Middle East Center for Economics and Finances (IMF-CEF)

Context

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is supporting the MENA region in enhancing good governance, safeguarding integrity and building strong government institutions resilient to corruption through bilateral projects, but also by enhancing regional support and collaboration in sharing lessons learned and insights in furthering governance reforms.

A crucial issue to safeguard integrity and promote good governance in the public sector is the delivery of infrastructure projects regardless of the delivery mode: Public and Private Partnership (PPPs), concessions or the traditional public procurement mode. Infrastructure projects are critical for a sustainable and inclusive growth in the region, for improving public service delivery but also for creating the conditions for peace and stability.

However infrastructure projects and procurement are particularly vulnerable to waste of public money, political capture, corruption and mismanagement. Corruption poses a significant risk to the integrity of public programmes and erodes public trust in government. Public officials maintain the primary responsibility for enhancing integrity. Internal control standards and risk management processes have increasingly focused on detecting, preventing and responding to corruption risks. Moreover, international leading practices highlight the need and the opportunity for public institutions to take a more strategic approach to promoting integrity reforms, managing corruption risks and developing effective anti-corruption controls.

Therefore, with the financial support of the US, the MENA-OECD Governance Programme is conducting a regional project aiming to explore the role of internal control and risk management systems into corruption risk mapping in support of effective integrity reforms in MENA countries.

Objectives of the training

Gaining in-depth knowledge of large infrastructure projects and PPPs in order to better develop

policy frameworks and manage projects in strategic utilities sectors ;

Highlighting the linkages of internal control and risk management in public procurement and the

delivery of infrastructure projects ;

Focusing on the necessity for a dedicated fraud and corruption risk management framework.

Participants

The training will be targeting the following participants:

Government officials at PPP units, line ministries and agencies responsible for infrastructure delivery ;

Government officials and experts in charge of internal control, audit and risk management ;

Public officials from anti-corruption agencies and inspectors, investigators, controllers, auditors, fraud examiners working on risk management, control and audit, anti-fraud and anti-corruption.

Participants from Arab League countries will be invited by the IMF Middle East Center through national Ministries of Finance and leveraging OECD networks and advice. Trainers will be identified by the OECD.

Venue & Logistics

The IMF Middle East Center for Economics and Finance will provide an amphitheatre room for plenary sessions and roundtable rooms for working group sessions. Simultaneous (or consecutive in roundtable rooms) interpretation from English to Arabic is provided in the plenary session room.

Lunches are provided on-site, hotel accommodation is provided at walking distance from the Center. Visas,

travel, accommodation and meals for all participants are provided by the IMF Center; the OECD will cover

the expense of the trainers.

Day 1 : 30 May 2016

8:30 - 10:00 Plenary Session 1.1: Welcoming Remarks and Course Introduction

Welcoming remarks

Mr. Oussama KANAAN, Director, IMF Middle East Center for Economics and Finance

US Embassy in Kuwait (TBC)

Mr. Paulo MAGINA, Head of the Public Procurement Unit, Public Sector Integrity, OECD

Introduction by trainers and self-introduction by participants

10:00 - 10:15 Coffee break

10:15 - 11:45 Session 1.2: Promoting integrity and good governance in infrastructure and procurement

Introduction on infrastructure projects and procurement

The need for a robust control and risk management system

This session will provide the participants with the overview of the workshop building on leading

international standards and practices in infrastructures projects , procurement and on effective

control and risk management functions.

11:45 - 12:00 Noon prayer Break

12:00 - 13:30 Session 1.3: Thematic Groups

Participants will be split into working groups and each group will address one theme:

Theme 1: Leveraging control and audit over procurement and infrastructure projects

Theme 2: OECD experience in infrastructure projects

Theme 1:Participants will have the opportunity to work and reflect on the specific application of control and risk management processes in the procurement cycle.

Theme 2: This session will provide participants with real examples and insights from the OECD

experience in infrastructure projects from a procurement and governance perspective.

13:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30 Session 1.4: Wrap-up Session & Recommendations

During the wrap up session, the working groups will be invited to report about their discussions

and findings, and the other groups and the trainers will be invited to provide their feedback on the

sessions.

Reporting from working groups to the plenary

Feedback by the trainers

Day 2 : 31 May 2016

8:30 - 10:00 Plenary Session 2.1 : Delivery moes of infrastructure projects

Morning Exercise

Trainers will invite all participants to name one new issue they have learned in the first day and will record the main ideas on the board/computer.

Deliverable modes of infrastructure projects and new trends

This session will provide participants with a checklist to choose the most appropriate delivery

mode for infrastructure projects.

Each group will appoint a rapporteur to report to plenary

10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break

10:15 - 11:45 Plenary Session 2.2 : Key elements for managing fraud and corruption risks

International fraud and corruption risk management frameworks and tools

Peer presentation on compliance and ethics (tbc)

Participants will have the chance to comment and share their experiences on the need and the

challenges for developing an autonomous fraud/corruption risk management framework.

11:45 - 12:00 Noon Prayer Break


Theme 1: Practical exercise on managing fraud/ corruption risks.

Theme 2: Legal framework of large infrastructure projects .

Theme 1: This session is meant to involve the participants into a concrete example of

conducting a fraud/corruption risk mapping exercise.

Theme 2: This session will provide participants with a description and analysis of the legal

framework of infrastructure projects in the MENA countrie. Participants will then discuss the

institutional and legal challenges in their countries.

Each group will appoint a rapporteur to report to plenary.




and findings, and the other groups and the trainers will be invited to provide their feedback on

the sessions.



Day 3 : 1 June 2016

8: 30 - 10:00 Plenary Session 3.1: Key steps for the success of the infrastructure project

This session will provide participants with the key steps and requirements for the success of

infrastructure projects from a governance perspective.

10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break

10:15 - 11:45 Plenary session 3.2 : Applying the Three Lines of Assurance model over procurement and

infrastructure projects

Peer presentation on Belgium’s experience:

Mr Paul VAN SPRUNDEL, Inspector General of Finance

Participants will be invited to reflect on the experience of Belgium and identify relevant challenges

and opportunities.



Theme 1: Key elements of developing a procurement audit methodology

Theme 2: Infrastructure projects in the MENA Region

Theme 1: Participants will work on the practical aspects of applying audit standards and tools in

procurement projects.

Theme 2: This session will provide participants with concrete examples fom MENA countries (OECD

and participants), focusing on lessons learned and obstacles enabling regional dialogue and

enhancing the governance of infrastructure projects.





and findings, and other groups and trainers will be invited to provide feedback on the sessions.



Day 4 : 2 June 2016

8: 30 - 10:00 Plenary Session 4.1: The procurement of infrastructure projects

Achieving best Value for Money with appropriate procurement tools

This session will focus on procurement tools and levers that can be used to achieve greater VfM.

10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break

10:15 - 11:45 Plenary session 4.2: Risk management and control in infrastructure projects

Challenges of establishing a sound control and risk management system in infrastructure projects:

Mr Anastassios KARYDAS, Former Senior Auditor, European Court of Auditors (ECA)

This session will focus on getting the participants familiar with control, audit and risk management practices of the European Union in relation to infrastructure projects



Theme 1: Challenges and opportunities in auditing big infrastructure projets. A practical approach highlighting the EU experience

Theme 2: Achieving secondary policy objectives through the procurement of infrastructure projects

Theme 1: Participants will be invited to work on case studies building on the EU’s experience and practices in relation to auditing infrastructure projects.

Theme 2: Participants will explore how secondary policy objectives (SME, innovation, sustainable development) can benefit from sound public procurement and infrastructure delivery frameworks.




During the wrap up session, the working groups will be invited to report about their discussions and findings, and other groups and trainers will be invited to provide feedback on the sessions.



14:30 - 15:30 Session 4.5: Evaluation

Oral feedback: What were the most useful results for you from this training? How will you use the acquired knowledge in practice during the next year? What would you like to learn next time?

Certificates and photos: The IMF Center will award certificates confirming participation in the training course, and photos to trainers to thank them for their contribution.

Anonymous evaluation questionnaire.

About the OECD and the MENA-OECD Governance Programme

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is a unique forum where 34 member governments work together to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of globalisation. The OECD is also at the forefront of efforts to understand and help governments address emerging policy issues such as finding new sources of growth, building skills, and restoring public trust in government and business. The OECD provides a setting where governments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies. It increasingly engages with a number of non-members who have become important actors in today’s global economy.

For more information: www.oecd.org

Launched in 2005 at the request of governments of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the MENA-OECD Governance Programme is a strategic partnership between OECD and MENA countries to share knowledge and expertise, with a view of disseminating standards and principles of good governance that support the ongoing process of reform in the MENA region. Today, the Programme convenes representatives of 18 MENA governments (Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen), OECD member and partner countries to exchange good practices in a wide range of policy areas, leveraging the OECD model of policy dialogue and peer learning. It provides a sustainable structure for regional policy dialogue as well as for country specific projects. These projects correspond to MENA governments increasing commitment to pursue public sector reforms in view of unlocking social and economic development and of meeting citizens' growing expectations in terms of quality services, inclusive policy making and transparency.

For more information: www.oecd.org/mena/governance

Contact information

Mr. Angelos BINIS Policy Analyst, Internal Control & Audit Public Sector Integrity, OECD E: Angelos.Binis @oecd.org T: +33 1 85 55 68 98

Mr. Oussama KANAAN Director IMF Middle East Center for Economics and Finance E : Okanaan @imf.org T : +965 22 24 51 01

Ms. Kenza KHACHANI Policy Analyst, Public Procurement Public Sector Integrity, OECD E: Kenza.Khachani @oecd.org T: +33 1 85 55 64 58

Mr. Monther AL-NEAMA Course Administrator IMF Middle East Center for Economics and Finance E : [email protected] T : +965 22 24 50 63

http://www.oecd.org/mena/governance

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