GOVERNMENT-DONOR COORDINATION COMMITTEE (GDCC)

JOINT MONITORING INDICATORS FOR 8TH CG MEETING (2-3 MARCH 2006)

Target	Actions Needed			Responsible Government Institution	Concerned TWG	Time Frame	Resources Required to Achieve Target
Target	Actions Needed			Responsible Government Institution	Concerned TWG	Time Frame	Amount	Sources
1. NSDP monitored annually	i. Develop and implement a framework to monitor the implementation of the NSDP and prepare an annual progress review of NSDP implementation.			MOP (Lead), MEF and CDC	Planning and Poverty Reduction TWG	End June 2006	To be determined and agreed	UN system and World Bank
2. Build partnerships to enhance aid effectiveness and mutual accountability.	i. Implement the RGC’s Strategic Framework for Development Cooperation Management.			CDC	P&H TWG	On-going		UNDP, JICA and other development partners
	ii. Prepare progress report on a six month basis the implementation of RGC's Action Plan on Harmonization, Alignment and Results			CDC	P&H TWG	On-going
	iii. review and strengthen aid coordination mechanisms including CG, GDCC and TWGs,			CDC	P & H TWG	3^rd quarter 06
3. Combat corruption	Finalize and approve Anti-corruption Law, based on best international practices, and:			MNASRI Leads, COM	L&J TWG	End June 2006
	a. Prepare an implementation plan to enforce and manage the implementation of the Anti-corruption Law.			MNASRI Leads, COM	L&J TWG	Oct 2006
	b. Disseminate information on reported cases on corruption and conviction on semi-annual basis.			MNASRI Leads, COM	L&J TWG	On-going
4. Establish a well functioning, transparent and accountable legal and judicial system that protects individual rights as defined in the Constitution.	i. Develop a clear policy framework on access to information			MNASRI Leads	L&J TWG	Dec. 2006		France, Japan,....
	ii. Complete the drafting and approval of the remaining fundamental Laws (Penal Procedure Code, Penal Code, Civil Code, Law on the Statue of the Judges, Law on Court organization and Functioning).			MOJ Leads		According to the timeframe to be agreed by L&J TWG
	iii. Establish timeframes to complete the remaining Laws and regulations needed to meet WTO requirements and carry out the tasks within the established time frames.			MOC Lead		End April 2006
	iv. Establish time frames to complete the drafting, review and approval of various new Laws and regulations and amendments to existing Laws and regulations and ensure timely completion of the review, redrafting, and approval processes within the established time frames.			Office of COM	L&J TWG	Every 6 month basis
	v. While the priority setting process is being put in place, priority will be given to:
		a.	a. Complete the Draft Law Against Trafficking in Person and Sexual Exploitation and submit to COM.	MOJ Lead	L&J TWG	September2006	100,000$	IOM
		b.	b. Complete and adopt a National Plan to enforce the Law on Domestic Violence and Protection of the victims.	MOWA Lead	Gender TWG	June 2006	550,000$	GTZ
		c.	c. Complete preparation of regulations to enforce State Land Management Sub-Decree.	MLMUPC	Land TWG	June 2006	40,000$	LMAP donors
		d.	d. Elaborate and Implement Article 18 of the Land Law.	MLMUPC/CLP	Land TWG	November 2006	40,000$	LMAP donors
		e.	e. Adopt RGC's strategy and regulations for the indigenous people	CLP	Land TWG	November 2006	40,000$	LMAP donors
5. Further develop the Public Administration to serve people better and to become an effective development partner.	i. Implement the approved "Joint Government-Donor Strategy for Phasing Out Salary Supplementation Practices in Cambodia" by:			CAR and all ministries	PAR TWG and other TWGs	Action planning by end of June 2006; PMGs and MBPIs by Dec.2006
		a.	a. implementing approved sectoral action plans; and
		b.	b. establishing Priority Mission Groups (PMGs), and PMG/Merit Based Pay Initiatives (PMG/MBPIs) in MEF, MOH, and at least one other ministry/agency.
	ii. Improve pay and employment conditions in the civil service by developing and implementing:
		a.	a. a medium term strategy and action plan to enhance remuneration; and
		b.	b. a redeployment policy and action plan.	CAR	PAR TWG	Policy work completed by end of June; implement- tation work by Dec.2006
	iii. Design and implement an HRM policy and action plan to improve merit and performance management by introducing an HRM Guide and further developing the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) for the Civil Service.			CAR and all ministries	PAR TWG	Policy work completed by end of June; implement- tation work by Dec.2006
	iv. Enhance service delivery though developing a One Window Offices (OWOs) policy, legal framework and implementation plan, including establishment of at least 5 OWOs across Cambodia.			CAR	PAR TWG	Policy work completed by end of June; implement- tation work by Dec.2006
6. The RGC’s Strategic Framework for Decentralization and De-concentration (D&D) reforms developed, and initial preparation made for full implementation.	i. Preparation, Consultation and submission for approval by the National Assembly a set of the organic Laws on democratic development at Sub-national levels.			IMC	D&D TWG	First draft by end March 06		Multi Partners
	ii. D&D and organic law implementation framework/outline prepared (preliminary provisional pending the enactment-approval by the Nat. Assembly of the organic laws).			IMC	D&D TWG	First and Second Quarter 06
	iii. Review and formulate D&D support program for reform and Investment for Local Development.			IMC	D&D TWG	3^rd quarter 06
7. The RGC’s Public Financial Management reform program implemented.	i. Continue implementing the RGC's PFM Reform Program (complete Stage1/Platform 1 and begin implementing the action plan for Stage 2) and monitor impact through the agreed PFM Performance Management Framework/Indicators.			MEF	PFM	On-going	26 Mio $/ 5 years	IMF,JICA, ADB, WB, AUSAID, EC,DFID, UNDP, FRANCE, SIDA….
8. Improve livelihoods of the rural poor, reduce poverty in particular in rural areas, and enhance food security and nutrition based on priorities outlined in the National Strategic Development Plan for 2006-2010.	i. Develop a medium term strategy for agriculture and water building on the NSDP and existing MAFF and MOWRAM strategy documents.			MAFF and MoWRAM	TWGAW	Jan-Dec 2006	To be determined	AUSAID,
	ii. Establish a mechanism and periodically disseminate information on economic land concessions in accordance with the notice issued by the Prime Minister on 30 June 2005.			MAFF	TWGAW	2^nd Quarter 2006	MAFF	AFD,JICA..
	iii. Take appropriate action to reflect the priorities of the Fisheries sector to improve the livelihoods of rural communities in commune, district and provincial development plans as well as donor funding levels.			MAFF(Lead)/Local Authority	TWGF	4^th Quarter 2006	647,.000$ not commited	DFID/DANIDA MEF/Donors
	iv. To improve the livelihoods of the rural poor, 500 eligible households are settled on social land concessions with livelihood support and at least 10,000 hectares of suitable land confirmed as available for social land concessions.			CLP and MLMUCP	Land TWG	2006	500,000$	RGC, WB, GTZ
	v. Develop a social safety net policy to ensure food security and nutrition for the most vulnerable groups of the population.			NCDM	TWG-FSN	Dec 2006	300,000 $	WFP/Donors
	vi. Develop a nutrition surveillance system to monitor food security and nutrition.			MOP	TWG-FSN	DEC 2006	300,000 $	WFP/Donors
9. Further rehabilitation and development of infrastructure to achieve sustainable socio-economic development and poverty reduction goals.	i. Reach agreement on a clear and transparent mechanism for budget allocation and disbursement and monitoring for repair and maintenance of roads.			MPWT	IRITWG	Mar – Dec 2006		JICA
	ii. Submit Road Law to COM for approval			MPWT	IRITWG	Dec 2006		WB
	iii. Submit Telecom Law to COM for approval			MPTC	IRITWG	Jan – Mar 2006		JBIC
	iv. Submit Water Supply and Sanitation Law (WSSL) to COM for approval			MIME	IRITWG	June 2006		WB
	v. Prepare draft of Cambodia National Wood Energy Statistics & Wood Energy Policy			MIME	IRITWG	Dec 2006		UNDP
10. Foster the development of a socially cohesive, educationally advanced, and culturally vibrant society that is free of illiteracy and disease and follow the RGC's Strategic Plan – Neary Rattanak (women are precious gems).	i. Increase the proportion of deliveries attended by skilled health personnel			MOH	TWG Health	On-going	To be determined
	ii. Increase the net enrolment in primary school (total, and by sex).			MOEYS	TWG Education
	iii. Increase the survival rate from grades 1 to 6.			MOEYS	TWG Education
	iv. Implement the National Action Plan to combat violence against women.			MOWA	TWG gender
	v. Increase coverage of effective drug & HIV/AIDS prevention, comprehensive care and support, and effective mitigations interventions.			NAA & NACD	TWG HIV/AIDS
11. Ensure sustainable use of the natural resources taking into consideration the issues of livelihood and needs of the rural communities.	i. Develop and implement National Forest Program, by initial focus on:
		a.	a. strengthening the enforcement of the Forestry Law, especially combating forest land clearing and encroachment;	FA/MAFF/MoE	TWG-F&E	Quarterly Report	1 Mio $	MEF/Donors
		b.	b. rationalizing and reclassify national forest lands to ensure sustainable use of these resources by further forest demarcation/demarcation of protected areas ;	FA/MAFF/MoE	TWG-F&E	4^thQuarterGDCC06	1 Mio $	MEF/Donors
		c.	c. completing Forest Cover Assessment 2005/2006.	FA/MAFF	TWG-F&E	4thQuarterGDCC06	0.5 Mio$	MEF/Donors
		d.	d. implementing Community Forestry program and develop Community Forestry	FA/MAFF	TWG-F&E	Quarterly	1 Mio $	MEF/Donors
		e.	e. implementing capacity building for forestry sector program/tree planting for socio-economic purposes.	FA/MAFF	TWG-F&E	Quarterly	1 Mio $	JICA/Danida
		f.	f. Independent Monitoring in the forestry sector (Subject to donor grant funding)	FA/MAFF	TWG-F&E	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined
	ii. Strengthen transparency by disseminating all relevant sector information on the activities of government agencies, including information on mining concession and military development zones, as well as donors and NGOs by periodically postings on TWG-F&E website.			All stakeholder	TWG-F&E	4^th Quarter GDCC 06	0.05 Mio$	MEF/Donors
	iii. Develop and implement a Land Management Policy and associated legal framework to improve sustainable utilization of land resources.			MLMUPC	TWG Land	2006	80,000$
	iv. Strengthen and expand the scope of land registration by:
		●	issuing 300,000 land title certificates in 2006;	MLMUPC	TWG Land	Dec.2006	4.5 Mio $	MLMUPC
		●	increasing the percentage of cases successfully resolved by the cadastral commission: 450 cases successfully resolved out of 800 cases handled in 2006;	MLMUPC	TWG Land	Dec.2006	90,000 $	Donors
		●	Revision of cadastral service fee structure, especially for sporadic and subsequent registration, public dissemination of the new fee structure and stamp duty for subsequent registration.	MLMUPC & MEF	TWG Land	June 2006	30,000 $	MLMUPC
		●	State land mapping conducted in five districts and results placed in a publicly accessible state land data-base.	MLMUPC	TWG Land	November 2006	20,000$	LMAP Donors
12. Create an enabling environment for the development of private sector.	i. The draft Law on Concessions submitted to the National Assembly.			CDC	PSD	2006	35,000$	WB
	All new Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) projects abide by the principles of transparency and accountability specified in the draft Law.
	ii. To strengthen Trade Facilitation:
	a. adopt and use a Single Administrative Document (SAD) under the Asycuda system);			MEF/CED	PSD
	b. adopt and publish the inter-agency administrative agreements among all the relevant agencies on procedures and guidelines for the inspection and clearance of imported and exported goods; and			MOC	PSD			WB
	c. introduce a pilot Single Window (SW) for trade facilitation at the Port Authority of Sihanoukville (PAS);			MEF	PSD	March 2006	2.2 Mio$	WB
	d. draft and adopt a sub-decree on trade facilitation through a risk management approach to inspections and clearance of imports and exports of goods, specifying the Customs and Excise Department (CED) as the lead agency for all types of inspections (documentary, physical, and electronic).			MOC	PSD	March 2006	550,000$	WB
	ii. Prepare and adopt regulations (Prakas) clarifying registration procedures and documentary requirements, specifying procedures for amending Articles of Incorporation, clarifying the minimum requirements for Articles of Incorporation based on the Law on Commercial Enterprises, specifying requirements and procedures for annual declarations, and establishing procedures for decentralization of business registration.			MOC	PSD	2007	3.6 Mio$	AusAID
	iii. Streamline and simplify all license requirements impacting SMEs.			SME Sub-committee	PSD	March 2006	180,000$	ADB
	iv. Establish and make fully operational the "one-stop service" (OSS) in all Special Economic Zones (SEZs) consistent with the trade facilitation reforms to reduce both the time for, and cost of, trade clearance procedures, including the adoption of the SAD and the adoption of a risk management approach to inspections and clearance of goods.			CDC	PSD	2006	100,000$	JBIC, WB