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p. 11 of 19 BACK | NEXT I. Country Performance Assessment II. Country Operational Strategy III. Sector Strategies A. Agriculture B. Infrastructure C. Social Infrastructure and Environment D. Governance Dimensions of ADB Operations E. Gender Dimensions of ADB Operations F. Private Sector Development IV. Regional Cooperation V. Donor Activities and Aid Coordination VI. Cofinancing and Catalyzing External Resources VII. ADB’s Operational Program VIII. Economic and Sector Work Program IX. Local Cost Financing

Country Assistance Plans - Uzbekistan : III. Sector Strategies

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D. Governance Dimensions of ADB Operations

65. ADB has provided considerable assistance for capacity building in a range of sectors, including agriculture, education, roads, railway, banking, environment, and project management and monitoring. Policy dialogue has been undertaken in the areas of improved pricing and financial management systems, phasing out the state procurement systems, restructuring and corporatizing transport operations and entities, enhancing cost recovery, and developing a sound legal and regulatory framework such as the Railway Law. In the Rural Enterprise Development Project, substantial technical assistance has been provided to establish and operationalize satisfactory subproject appraisal and credit approval procedures and implement systems for subproject benefit monitoring and evaluation to make the subproject selection and implementation more accountable and transparent. In the Basic Education Textbook Development Project, and the Senior Secondary Education Development Project, ADB is assisting the Government in establishing a monitoring capacity for collecting and analyzing data to advise policy makers on the status of implementation of the Government's education sector reform program and improving the system of education financial management and efficiency and relevance of the education system. In the Railway Rehabilitation Project and the Road Rehabilitation Project, substantial assistance is provided to improve the financial management of the transport entities including cost recovery, improve operation and maintenance capacity, introduce competitive bidding procedures, and corporatize the entities.

66. Under TAs in the banking sectors, ADB is strengthening the capacity of commercial banks for investment project identification and appraisal. The aim is to enhance the efficiency of intermediation in the delivery function of the banking system and improve allocation and mobilization of domestic savings for investment projects. Other TAs are designed to support pension system reform to modernize the administrative and financial management processes and to support the development of the insurance industry by strengthening the legal and regulatory framework and upgrading the institutional supervision and regulatory capabilities. To enhance public finance management, and particularly, improve accountability of utilizing external assistance and public investment programming, technical assistance has been provided to improve planning, coordinating, monitoring and utilizing external assistance and establishing a public investment programming process for preparing the annual three-year rolling public investment program. This TA also provided some initial assistance in establishing proper procurement and contracting procedures. ADB has provided in-country workshops on anticorruption, procurement and disbursement procedures to familiarize Government officials with best practices in transparent and efficient project implementation. To facilitate widespread dissemination, the ADB's new policy on anticorruption, and guidelines on procurement and consultant selection have been translated into Russian. Some RETAs are contributing to audit training and corporate financial management.

67. Building on the substantial efforts and assistance provided by ADB in the past, the ADB program for 2001 - 2003 will continue to assist in (i) reducing distortions and supporting basic reforms in the financial sector; (ii) supporting state procurement system reforms, sector restructuring, and improving land and water resources management in the agriculture sector; (iii) addressing governance issues of promoting decentralization, improving urban planning and management, and supporting tariff reforms and community participation in the urban social infrastructure sector; and (iv) further improving efficiency, relevance, and financial management at the local and community level in the education sector.

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