MALI

AT A GLANCE
Official Name: Republic of Mali
Chief of State: President Amadou Toumani Touré
Next election: 2012
Capital: Bamako
Population: 13.01 million (UN, 2009)
Independence: 1960 from France
Human Development Index: 178 of 182 countries (UN, 2009)
Gender Gap Index: 127 of 134 countries (World Economic Forum, 2009)
Gross National Income per capita: US$580 (World Bank, 2009)

Improving the Management of Public Finances in Mali

Status: Complete, 2010
Local Organization: Mali’s Ministry of Economy and Finance
Canadian Experts: Pierre Martineau, Lucie Rouillard, Jean-Philippe Lapointe
Case Study: Using a Participatory Approach to Develop Phase II of the Government Action Plan for the Improvement and Modernization of Public Finance Management (PAGAM/GFP II) by Lucie Rouillard, Pierre Martineau, Jean-Philippe Lapointe (only available in French)
Presentation: A Few Observations on RBM Initiative Implementation in Public Administration by Pierre Martineau

In 2005, the Government of Mali adopted a Government Action Plan for the Improvement and Modernization of Public Finance Management to improve the efficiency, transparency and reliability of public finance management. The plan focuses on five areas as follows: (1) improving the quality of budget preparation and implementation, (2) enhancing the efficiency of taxation and financial administrations, (3) including external financing in national budget procedures, (4) increasing the efficiency and transparency of public procurement procedures, and (5) strengthening governance and
transparency. In response to a request from the Government of Mali’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, Canadian experts Pierre Martineau, Lucie Rouillard, and Jean-Philippe Lapointe provided technical assistance and, using a participative approach involving all stakeholders, developed a results-based action plan in order to effectively deliver on all five areas of the government’s strategy.

Implementing Mali’s Institutional Development Program

Status: Complete, 2009
Local Organization: Institutional Development Commission (IDC)
Canadian Experts: Claude Bernier and Jean-Philippe Lapointe

In 2003, the Government of Mali developed the Institutional Development Program to pursue its public institutional reforms. This 10-year program, which places the user at the heart of its reforms, is managed by the IDC. The IDC is responsible for the development, coordination and implementation of public policies and has requested assistance in the following areas: results-based management (RBM), coordination, monitoring and evaluation as well as human resources management (HRM). Two Canadian experts, Claude Bernier and Jean-Philippe Lapointe, worked on behalf of Deployment for Democratic Development (DDD) with a team of international consultants to help develop IDC’s operational plan for 2010-2013. Their focus was on strengthening human resources and improving public policy management, using RBM and change management techniques. Over the next 18 months, DDD will help to implement IDC’s operational plan by building IDP’s capacity in monitoring and evaluation, RBM and HRM, including advisory support for the creation of human resource directorates throughout Mali’s public service as well as for the recruitment and training of managers.