ANNEX VI

PRAKAS

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
NATION RELIGION KING

ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF CAMBODIA
NO. 01 SR

CIRCULAR
ON
THE FORMULATION OF THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN: 2006-2010 

Since its establisment in November 1993, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has been implementing its socio-economic development policies with the aim of reducing poverty. In order to ensure efficient and sustainable efforts in alleviating poverty, the Royal Government has so far formulated and implemented key national policy frameworks that are people-centred and poverty-focused such as the First Five Year Socio-economic Development Plan: 1996-2000 (SEDP-I), the Second Five Year Socio-economic Development Plan: 2001-2005 (SEDP-ll), and the National Poverty Reduction Strategy: 2003-2005 (NPRS).

In the interest of promoting coherence among development policies and strategies, the Royal Government will formulate a single national development plan by consolidating the SEDP and NPRS and aligning with Cambodia Millennium Development Goals (CMDGs). Based on the RGC’s Action Plan for Harmonisation and Alignment: 2004-2008, which was approved by the Council of Ministers on 19 November 2004, the new plan document is named: National Strategic Development Plan: 2006-2010.

I.         Conceptual Framework

The National Strategic Development Plan: 2006-2010 (NSDP) will be the strategic policy document for implementing the Royal Government’s development vision that should:

1. Be responsive to the political commitments articulated in the Political Platform and the Rectangular Strategy for Growth, Employment, Equity and Efficiency of the Royal Government of Cambodia in the Third Legislature of the National Assembly.

2. Be a realistic strategic plan providing contextually appropriate, feasible, and achievable targets and programmes by taking the sustainability of environmental, economic and social management into account.

3. Contain a coherent strategy for implementing the development agenda by providing clear prioritisation among the needs, targets, actions and programmes to ensure the fulfilment of the goals through sustainable and equitable use of available resources and capacities and by strengthening partnerships with the civil society, donor community and other stakeholders.

4. Reflect an integral policy framework by ensuring the consistency among policies and interventions at macro, sectoral and programme/project levels.

5. Integrate the policy actions of the Second Socio-Economic Development Plan, National Poverty Reduction Strategy, National Population Policy and other sectoral plans, which could not be realised during the planning period and build upon the highly prioritised development policy objectives and measures for the next five years, 2006-2010.

6. Be a national strategic plan that incorporates the vision and the priority action plans of the Royal Government and which is consistent with the financial and other resource potentials of the nation.

7. Be a national strategic plan that will have been formulated through the improved relationship between planning and budgeting processes.

8. Provide a strategic tool to achieve the Cambodia Millennium Development Goals (CMDGs) through integrating the CMDGs into the plan and setting consistent targets to realise poverty reduction and other social development goals toward improving the quality of life of all Cambodians.

9. Be a document that will have been elaborated in a government-led and -owned process and with a broad participation of all stakeholders.

II.      Institutional Framework For The Formulation Process

Building upon the RGC’s Action Plan for Harmonisation and Alignment: 2004-2008, which was approved by the Council of Ministers on 19 November 2004, the formulation of the National Strategic Development Plan: 2006-2010 should be carried out within the following institutional framework:

1. The Ministry of Planning (MOP) in collaboration with Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC) will set up appropriate working structure (Inter-Agency Technical Working Group-TWG) that ensures smooth undertaking of the activities required to prepare the plan and efficient co-ordination with all stakeholders including the government ministries and agencies, international organisations, UN agencies, NGOs, CSOs;

2. The MOP will ensure the efficient use of technical assistance provided by International Organisations and UN Agencies and harmonise donors’ participation in the process in order to derive maximum benefits;

3. The MOP will prepare Technical Guidelines for line ministries and agencies to review the status the implementation of policy actions set out in the Second Five-Year Plan and NPRS and to elaborate the NSDP: 2006-2010 in their respective areas of responsibilities and will take the lead role in providing technical advices to concerned ministries and agencies;

4. The MOP and SNEC, through the Inter-Agency Technical Working Group, will collaborate with Sectoral Government-Donor Working Groups as regards technical matters in order to ensure a broad participation and strengthen the partnership with stakeholders;

5. All concerned ministries and agencies will establish a Technical Working Group headed by a Secretary of State, which will take lead in the formulation of the NSDP in their respective areas of responsibilities and will collaborate with the MOP and SNEC with the aim of ensuring the efficiency and success in the fulfilment of this joint task.

III.      Working Schedule For The Formulation Of The Plan

Based on the RGC’s Action Plan for Harmonisation and Alignment: 2004-2008, the activities have been scheduled as follows:

1. December-January 2004: The MOP in collaboration with SNEC will formalise institutional mechanism for formulating NSDP by setting up an Inter Agency Technical Working Group on Planning and Poverty Reduction.

2. January-May 2005: The MOP will request all line ministries and agencies to formulate individual Strategic Plan with technical meetings will be held to discuss NSDP preparation process and will issue guidelines for the preparation.

3. May-June 2005: The Ministry of Planning will prepare the first draft of the NSDP: 2006-2010.

4. June-August 2005: The Ministry of Planning will be preparing the First Draft NSDP by consolidating the Sectoral Strategic Plans into with technical workshop(s).

5. August-September 2005: The Ministry of Planning will organise National Workshop(s) to create forum for consultations with all stakeholders.

6. September-October 2005: The Ministry of Planning will revise the Draft NSDP by consolidating comments made in the National Workshop(s).

7. November-December 2005: The Ministry of Planning will submit the final Draft NSDP to the RGC for adoption and the Council of Ministers will submit the adopted Draft to the legislatures for approval.

The Royal Government is confident that the concerned ministries and agencies are accountable for achieving the highest quality in formulating the National Strategic Development Plan: 2006-2010 through collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and SNEC after having received this Circular.

PRAKAS
ON
ESTABLISHING TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP INTER-MINISTERIAL
FOR FORMULATION OF THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PAN 3RD FIVE YEARS 2006-2010
 

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SENIOR MINISTER, MINISTER OF PLANNING

• Had seen the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

• Had seen the Royal Decree N.S/RKT/ 0704/124 on the Appointment of the Royal Government of Cambodia, dated 15 July 2004.

• Had seen the Krom No. 02/NS/94 approving the use of Law on the Organization and the Functioning of the Council of Ministers, dated 20 July 1994.

• Had seen the Krom No. NS/RKM/ 0196/11 approving the use of Law on the Establishment of the Ministry of Planning, dated 24 January 1996.

• Had seen the Sub-decree No. 55. SD.ES on the Organization and the Functioning of the Ministry of Planning, dated 23 September 1997.

• Had seen the Circular No. 01 SR on the Formulation of the National Strategic Development Plan 2006-2010, dated 31 January 2005.

• According to the proposal of the Royal Government of Cambodia.

DECIDES

ARTICLE 1: Establish Technical Working Group Inter-Ministrial (TWG) for formulation the National Strategic Development Plan (3^rd Five Year Plan) 2006-2010.

ARTICLE 2: Technical Working Group lnter-Ministrial consists:

ARTICLE 3: Technical Working Group lnter-Ministrial roles and responsibilities:

• Leads, guides, visions: Strategies, programs, framework of the National Strategic Development Plan 3^rd Five Years (2006-2010) for Ministry of Planning working group and Line-ministries;

• Relationships and working partners with donor communities, Non Government Organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society for seeking fund and technical supports for formulation of the National Strategic Development Plan 3rd Five Years (2006-2010);

• Summarize and reports to the Ministry of Planning on outputs of formulation of the National Strategic Development Plan 3^rd Five Years (2006-2010).

ARTICLE 4: This Technical Working Group lnter-Ministrial has Working Group of the Ministry of Planning lead by H.E. Toun Thavrak, Director General act as arm in formulation of the National Strategic Development Plan 3^rd Five Years.

ARTICLE 5: This Technical Working Group lnter-Ministrial has right to invite representative from line-ministries or related technical staff to attend the meeting.

ARTICLE 6: This Technical Working Group lnter-Ministrial has right to use seal of Ministry of Planning in formulation of the National Strategic Development Plan 3rd Five Years (2006-2010).

ARTICLE 7: This Prakas will effective and implement from the signing date.

ARTICLE 8: His Excellency, Lok Chum Teav has list in above Article 2 must be responsible for carrying out this Prakas with effective.

ARTICLE 9: All provisions that contrast with this Prakas must be considered invalid.

                                                                                                            
                                                                                                            Sign and Seal
CC:
-     Council of Minister
-     Cabinet of the Prime Minister
-     Cabinet of Deputies Prime Minister
-     Ministries and Agencies                                                                      Chhay Than
-     As Article 2 (implementation)
-     Archive-Documentation

 

PRAKAS
ON
ESTABLISHING WORKING GROUP
FOR FORMULATION OF THE THIRD SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2006-2010)

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SENIOR MINISTER, MINISTER OF PLANNING

• Had seen the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

• Had seen the Royal Decree N.S/RKT/ 0704/124 dated 15 July 2004 on the Appointment of the Royal Government of Cambodia.

• Had seen the Krom No. NS/RKM/ 0196/11 dated 24 January 1996 approving the use of Law on the Establishment of the Ministry of Planning.

• Had seen the Sub-Decree No. 55. SD.ES dated 23 September 1997 on the Organization and the Functioning of the Ministry of Planning.

• Had seen the Prakas No. 098 of lnter-Ministnal of Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Planning, dated 7 February 2002 on Formulation of Development Planning at Commune Village.

• According to the proposal of the Royal Government.

DECIDES

ARTICLE 1: Establish the Working Group for Formulation of the Third Socio-Economic Development Plan (2006-2010) at the Ministry of Planning.

ARTICLE 2: The Working Group consists of:

ARTICLE 3: Mr. Toun Thavrak will be responsible for leading this Group for formulation of the Third Socio-Economic Development Plan and all names listed in Article 2 must be responsible for tasks allocated by the Chairman.

ARTICLE 4: The roles and responsibilities of the Working Group are:

• Preparing administrative letters and related documents for formulation of the Third Socio-Economic Development Plan.

• Working as partners with consultants and experts from international organizations in supports of formulation of the Third Socio-Economic Development Plan.

• Providing guidance in technical matters to line-ministry working groups for formulation of the Third Socio-­Economic Development Plan.

• Setting meetings and workshops for formulation of the Third Socio-Economic Development Plan.

• Preparing the draft of the Third Socio-Economic Development Plan for submitting to the Ministry of Planning and inter-ministerial meetings for comments and revising it before submitting to the Office of Council of Ministers for decision.

• Reporting to the Ministry of Planning on outputs every week.

ARTICLE 5: In special and emergency cases, the above Working Group has the authority to use departments under supervision of the Directorate of Planning, National Institute of Statistics and others units of the Ministry of Planning.

ARTICLE 6: The Working Group can be used as a mechanism for providing support and ensuring coordination in the process of formulation of development plans, public investment programmes and three years rolling programmes at commune village and provinces.

ARTICLE 7: All names listed in Article 2 must attend meetings, convened by the Chairman or the Deputy-Chairman in the absence of the Chairman.

ARTICLE 8: All names listed in Article 2 and Directors of the Ministry of Planning must be responsible for effectively carrying out this Prakas from the date of its signing.

                                                                                                            Sign and Seal
cc:
-     Council of Minister
-     Cabinet of the Prime Minister
-     Cabinet of Deputies Prime Minister Sar Kheng                                      Chhay Than
-     All Ministries and Agencies
-     As Article 2 and MOP management
      (implementation)
-     Archive-Documentation

Terms of Reference

Technical Working Group on Planning and Poverty Reduction

I.        Background

1. Poverty reduction is the key element of the Royal Government of Cambodia’s development agenda. Over the past decade, the Royal Government has taken conscious measures to clearly define its approach to poverty reduction through a series of policy documents including two Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP) for 1996-2000 and 2001-2005, and the National Poverty Reduction Strategy (NPRS) 2003-2005. Poverty reduction priorities and strategies of the RGC have been further elaborated through the Cambodia Millennium Development Goals identified and agreed on in 2003.

2. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has decided to prepare a single national development plan by merging the earlier SEDP and NPRS and aligning it with the Cambodia Millennium Development Goals (CMDGs) in order to bring coherence in formulation and implementation of development strategies and policies. This document, called the National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2006-2010, will be the strategic policy document for implementing the RGC’s development vision as articulated in the Rectangular Strategy for Growth, Employment, Equity and Efficiency, the political platform of the Royal Government in the Third Legislature of the National Assembly (2004-2008). The NSDP will also be the strategic tool to integrate the CMDGs and National Population Policy (NPP) into the medium-term development-planning framework.

3. The l8^th TWG on Planning and Poverty Reduction (TWG-PPR) has been created as a consultative and coordination mechanism to support the formulation, implementation and monitoring of NSDP.

4. The TWG-PPR is chaired by the Ministry of Planning, which acts as the RGC’s focal point for integrating the poverty focus with the overall macroeconomic and sectoral policy frameworks, the planning process, including the Public Investment Programme (PIP). The co-facilitators are the World Bank and the United Nations System.

II.       Mandate of TWG-PPR

The overall objective of the Technical Working Group on Planning and Poverty Reduction (TWGPPR) is to support the Government in promoting a more efficient and effective planning process for the achievement of its poverty reduction goals as committed within the framework of the Millennium Declaration and the Cambodia Millennium Development Goals.

Given the cross-cutting nature of its activities, the TWGPPR will work in close coordination with other TWGs and relevant agencies.

In line with the decisions of the December 2004 Consultative Group meeting, the TWG is an independent body supported by and contributing to CG mechanisms. As such, it will be guided by the principle of ensuring efficient use of scarce resources by promoting coordination and effective prioritization.

III.     Responsibilities

• Provide a forum for achieving and sustaining consensus on national development priorities as related to poverty reduction targets and ensure the corresponding focus of NSDP.

• Identify the needs for the formulation, implementation and monitoring of NSDP and facilitate provision of adequate domestic and ODA resources to address those gaps.

• Ensure alignment of sectoral and donor strategies with the agreed priorities by identifying and facilitating links and complementarities between activities and promoting strategic approaches for sector-wide development.

• Act as an information-sharing platform for all stakeholders, both national and international, governmental and non-governmental.

IV.     Organisational and Operational Arrangements

1. The TWG-PPR will be comprised of representatives from the Ministry of Planning and other relevant core and line ministries/agencies of the Royal Government and development partners including civil society.

2. The TWG-PPR will operate on the basis of annual workplans with all its members assuming a joint accountability for the delivery of the workplan.

3. A Secretariat Working Group at the Ministry of Planning will be, responsible for the overall coordination and formulation of the NSDP in collaboration with the Line Ministries Working Group and a donor working groups (see “institutional arrangement for NSDP Formulation Diagram” attached). The Chairman of the Secretariat will report to the TWG-PPR on the progress made.

4. If necessary, the TWG-PPR may constitute thematic sub-groups/task forces, comprising mutually agreed members.

5. The TWG-PPR will meet on a regular basis (ideally every 4-6 weeks), if need be, during the initial period to support the time-bound NSDP formulation process. Meetings will be called with an agenda and minutes of the meetings will be circulated to all members.

6. The ToR of the TWG-PPR may be modified based on the suggestions of its members to reflect the changing or additional priority tasks considered necessary for achieving its objectives.

Annex 1

Members

The following members have been nominated by their respective organisations to the TWG-PPR

A.        Government

1. HE. Ou Orbat, Secretary of State, Ministry of Planning, Chair
2. HE. Hul Lim, Secretary of State, Ministry of Planning, Deputy Chair
3. HE. Hang Chuon Naron, Secretary General, MEF and SNEC, Deputy Chair
4. HE. Chhoeng Chamroeun, Secretary of State, Ministry of Planning, Deputy Chair
5. HE. Hou Taing Eng, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Planning, Permanent Deputy Chair
6. HE. Prach Sun, Secretary of Sate, Ministry of Environment, Member
7. HE. Eng Huot, Secretary of State, Ministry of Health, Member
8. HE. Veng Sakhon, Secretary of State, Ministry of Water Resource and Meteorology, Member
9. HE. Chan Sorey, Secretary of State, Ministry of Women Affairs, Member
10. HE. Chea Sophara, Secretary of Sate, MLMUC, Member
11. HE. Suos Kong, Secretary of State, Ministry of Rural Development, Member
12. HE. Suong Heng, Secretary of State, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Member
13. HE. Phork Sovannarith, Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry, Mining and Energy, Member
14. HE. Kem Sythan, Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce, Member
15. HE. Sarak Khan, Secretary of State, Ministry Post and Telecommunication, Member
16. HE. Soy Siphon, Secretary of State, Ministry of Social Affairs, Veteran and Youth Reh., Member
17. HE. Thach Phen, Secretary of State, Ministry of Information, Member
18. HE. Tuot Luch, Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice, Member
19. HE. Mao Sambath, Secretary of State, Ministry Parliamentarian Relations and Inspection, Member
20. HE. In Syonta. Secretary of State, Ministry of Culture and Art. Member
21. HE. lth Nody, Under Secretary of State, MAFF, Member
22. HE. Nath Bun Reoun, Under Secretary of State, MEYS, Member
23. HE. Um Mean, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, Member
24. HE. Iem Sarom, Under Secretary of State, State Secretariat of Public Service, Member
25. HE. Chhong Tean, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of FA and International Cooperation, Member
26. HE. Yin Luot, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Cults and Religious Affairs, Members
27. HE. Tea Sotha, Secretary of State, State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, Member
28. HE. Rong Chhong, General Secretary of National Committee for Population and Development,
           Member
29. HE. Pon Narith, Deputy Secretary General, National Committee for Disaster Management, Member
30. HE. Leng Sochea, Deputy Secretary General, CMAA, Member
31. Representative from Ministry of Interior, Member
32. Mr. Neak Sarin, Deputy Department Director, NBC, Member
33. Dr. Taeng Kuntby, Deputy Secretary General, NAA, Member
34. …………………………, Ministry of Tourism. Member
35. …………………………, CAR, Member
36. …………………………, CARD. Member
37. …………………………, National Committee of Mekong River, Member
38. Mr. Rith Vuthy, Director of Europe Aid and Europe Union Department. CDC. Member
39. Mr. Neang Sothy Member of Chamber of Commerce of municipality of Phnom Penh, member
40. HE. Thon Thavrak, Director General, Ministry of Planning, Secretary

Note: The underline names and Organ/sat ions are new member

B.        Development Partners

B1.      Co-Facilitator(s)

1. Ms. Nisha Agrawal, Country Manager, World Bank Cambodia Country Office

2. Mr. Douglas Gardner, UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative

B2.      Membership

            Bilateral and Multilateral Donors:

1.   Ms. Nisha Agrawal, WB, co-facilitator

2.   Mr. Douglas Gardner, UN System, co-facilitator

3.   Ms. Bettina Maas, UNFPA

4.   Mr. Shyam Bajpai, ADB

5.   Mr. Daniel Costa Llobet, Delegation of the European Commission

6.   Mr. Robert Hagemann, IMF

7.   Mr. Mogens Laumand Christensen, DANIDA

8.   Ms. Fleur Davies! Mr. Stephen Close, AusAID

9.   Mr. Peter Kaufmann, GTZ

10. Mr. Juro Chikaraishi, JICA

11. Ms. Helen Appleton, DFID

12. Ms. Karla Quizon, MPDF/IFC

13. Ms. Johnathon Addleton, USAID

14. Mr. Claes Leijon, SIDA

NGOs and civil Societies:

15. Mr Russell Peterson, NGOF

16. Ms Carol Strickler, CCC

17. Mr Larry Strange, CDRI

18. Dr Sin Somony, MEDICAM

19. Ms. Chea Vannnath, CSD

20. Mr Kim Dara, NEP

21. Mr Thun Saray, ADHOC, Cambow, CHRAC

22. Ms Ros Sopheap, GADC

23. Mr Hean Sokhom, CAS

24. Mr Sok Hach, EIC

Annex 2

THE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NSDP FORMULATION

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