Agenda and Presentations

25 November 2009

Agenda and Presentations

IndII Board Meeting

Agenda

10.00 am Arrival Refreshments10.15 am Welcome and Opening

CommentsMinutes of the Previous Meeting

Pak Dedy S. Priatna PhD, Deputy Minister for Infrastructure Affairs BAPPENASJacqui De Lacy, Minister-Counsellor, AusAID, Australian Embassy

10.30 am Presentation on IndII progress and Presentation of Facility Review and Planning Document (FRPD)

Pak Bastary Pandji Indra, Bappenas, David Ray, IndII

11.00 am Update on Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (WSI)

Ben Power, AusAID

11.15 am Discussion of Infrastructure Priorities of New National Government

Board Members

11.45 am Closing Comments Pak Dedy S. Priatna PhD, Deputy Minister for Infrastructure Affairs BAPPENASJacqui De Lacy, Minister-Counsellor, AusAID, Australian Embassy Jakarta

Technical Team Report

Summary points from last Board Meeting (May 26th)

• General improvement in management noted• Acknowledged more rapid development of new

activities, but spend is still too low. Further acceleration is required– Approved new and more streamlined activity review

process

• Acknowledged better and more open working relationship between Technical Team and IndII– More frequent TT meetings /communications

• Too focussed on national level activities, more required at the sub-national level.

Review of Progress

• Strong progress reflected in 2 ways:1. Rapid development of new activities• Sharp increase in TT approved budgets and

actual spend• ‘Progressive engagement’ – focus now on

small scoping activities leading to larger, better designed programs for next work-plan period

2. Development and enhancement of institutional relationships

Activity Development

• Sharp increase in TT and AusAID commitments since April

• As of end January– TT commitments: $A 18.2 million– AusAID approvals: $ A 15.0 million

• Average monthly expenditure:– Feb to Aug 2009: $142,300– Sept 2009 to Jan 2010: $835,700

Activity Development ...cont’d

• Spending low on a burn rate basis

• Rapid growth in recent months

• Opportunities for large increases in spending in coming work-plan periods– ‘Progressive engagement’

Months 15/36% 42%

TT approved 13.5/40 mill% 35%

Imprest 2.2/40 mill% 6%

Time

Commitments

Actual Spend

Activity Development...cont’d• ‘Progressive engagement’ – IndII has pursued many small scoping (stage

1) activities using external experts. • Use of more specialised skills/expertise allows

better designed/planned follow-on activities• Allows more opportunities for counterpart input,

ensures program is demand driven• Management flexibility. Stage 1 ‘stop/go’ point

– Lays the foundation for larger activities• Table 2: A$ 3 mill in current stage 1 activities

potentially leads to $A 11-26 million in follow on activities

Institutional Relationships• Most notable is DGHS (Cipta Karya)– Key partner in 20 PDAM , WSI (Hibah,

PAMSIMAS, Banjarmasin sewerage, Wastewater masterplans), Umbullan Springs, amongst others

• Also strong relationship developing with DGH (Bina Marga)– New activities in MTEF & Performance

Budgeting, Procurement, Audit– Commitment to develop Road safety unit with

IndII’s assistance

Institutional Relationships..cont’d

• Relationship with DGPT continues to strengthen– IndII Project manager embedded– New requests to assist with Telcom law

• New programs assisting weaker agencies– Rail and port national masterplans– Key facilitation role played by the TT– New programs to assist weak local

governments (Papua, W.Papua, NTT, NTB)

New areas for further development

Watsan Program

Transport Program

Policy and Investment

Recommendations for Board

• Endorse forward strategy and workplan• Endorse changes in facility structure• Continued development and

streamlining of systems and procedures• Redefinition of IEG to include TA for

project preparation (IPM activities)• Focus IEG grants on wastewater and

solid waste