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This concept note presents the strategic
engagement of the World Bank in the areas of public sector
management and governance in Colombia. It describes the
short and medium term approach through which the Bank will
provide support to the country on those areas of reform, as
well as their links and synergies with other sectors
activities. It also provides a summary of the Bank's
public sector management and governance recent activities
and their links with the program proposed by this strategy.
This concept note lays out the strategy and program of
financial support, knowledge and convening services to
continue supporting the Government's public sector
reform agenda in a demand-driven and flexible manner. The
program aims to contribute to improve sustained and
inclusive growth and competitiveness through strengthened
government's management and improved service delivery.
Its objectives are aligned with the National Development
Plan (NDP) pillars and cross-cutting themes of good
governance and regional development and integration, as well
the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) outcomes. The
remainder of this note is structured as follows: (i) section
two summarizes the trend public sector reforms have been
following in Colombia; (ii) section three provides an
overview of the trajectory the reform key National
Government Management Institutions (NGMI) has followed in
Colombia, summarizing the current status of
Government's efforts in this area and outlining the
pending policy reform agenda; (iii) section four presents a
review of past Bank engagement in NGMI' s reforms and a
description of the strategy to respond to the
Government's priorities and pending reform agenda,
including key expected outputs; (iv) section five provides
an overview of the trajectory decentralization reform has
followed in Colombia, summarizing the current status of
Government's efforts in this area and outlining the
pending policy reform agenda; (v) section six presents a
review of past Bank engagement in decentralization reforms
and a description of the strategy to respond to the
Government's priorities and pending reform agenda,
including key expected outputs; and, (vi) section seven
contains a resource section, describing the timeline of
proposed activities, budget, team composition, and processes
for quality review, monitoring and evaluation.
