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STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING PROCUREMENT REFORMS Fiduciary Forum 2008

Mbuba Mbungu

Robert Hunja

Zafrul Islam

Apply Lessons

Learnt

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Agenda

Introduction/Context – M. Mbungu

Effective Communications – M. Mbungu

Setting up a Procurement Oversight Body- a Kenya case - Robert Hunja

Monitoring Results and Involvement of Civil Society - a Bangladesh case - Zafrul Islam

Open Discussion

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Introduction/Context Procurement Reforms

Changing from one “way” to “another”Some main features Requires behavior change Creates winners and losers – positions Requires awareness of new practices Deals with resistance to change -unpopular with

non- reformists It is Political Slow, Tedious, Persistence, frustrating etc. Misunderstood; even by Bank management/staff

Who Cares about Procurement Reforms?

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Introduction/Context Procurement Reforms - Strategies

The need to adopt several strategies to deal with all the above features and many more.

Be Realistic

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Introduction/Context Procurement Reforms - Strategies

Remember: For each strategy there is

a Calculated Risk

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Strategies for enhancing Procurement Reforms

Objectives

Provide information to enable you Understand how each strategy is

applied to procurement reforms

Provide suggestions on how to improve on such a strategy

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Strategy

Understanding the problem, identifying stakeholders, building alliances, sharing knowledge, creating common understanding on reform objectives

Outreach – getting the word out – media, publications, speeches, etc.

Building your team (Bank and client) and getting people “on message” vis-à-vis what your are trying to achieve.

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Communications Strategy

Reaching the stakeholders to enable them play their part

Who is talking to who? (be loud and persistent)

Documents Garnering political support Dealing with opposition

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Communications strategy

Who is talking to who?

The critical role of the Country Director.

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Communications strategy

Documents

The PAD, the CPAR, … for storylines and Guidance on how to proceed – Ghana and Sierra Leone case

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Communications strategy

Garnering political support to reform– National Forum - the Liberia case

Be innovative and

improvise when

necessary

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Communications strategy

Dealing with opposition– Ghana case

survival tool kit Approach potential opposition individuals Use of media Round table conferences Contacts with opinion and policy-making leaders Procurement seminars Public Debates Regular reports to Bank management and project

team

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Communications strategy In Summary

You need a good communications strategy that includes

use of well prepared documents that spell out the issue and the road map to success

Reach out to all important supporters of reforms- formally and informally

Media is important Round table conferences, seminars, press

releases etc. count a lot Shout loudly and persistently.

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Strategies for enhancing Procurement Reforms

TWO MORE PRESENTATIONS Setting up a Procurement Oversight

Body- a Kenya case - Robert Hunja

Monitoring Results and Involvement of Civil Society - a Bangladesh case

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STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING PROCUREMENT REFORMS -- recap

open ……..comments, suggestions, questions, answers…..