Timor-Leste

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The first TA completed addressed the needs for data on social and conditions including agriculture, private sector activity, physical infrastructure, health and education. About 1,000 households and 50 business were surveyed in 6 districts. Poverty assessments and statistics produced by the TA have been widely used to support work in Timor-Leste.

The Forum, held in March 2001 in Dili, sought to build Timorese capacity and ownership in economic policy work and provide a strategic vision and policy direction for sound economic development. The TA supported preparation of papers Fifth Progress Report on Timor-Leste 112 for the Forum, administered the Forum, and then prepared and circulated papers on the discussions in the Forum. Summaries of the papers were translated into local languages, Portuguese, and Bahasa Indonesia to promote dissemination of the proceedings

Following earlier economic planning related TAs, this TA seeks to enhance skills of the Timor-Leste leadership and set up systems and procedures to monitor and evaluate strategic economic objectives and action plans. The TA is presently supporting the Government in developing a capital development plan. – change agency to MTCPW, date started Nov-02, completion date Mar-03

The TA, for which the completion date has been extended, supports establishment of databases, maps, and the data sets needed for the requirements of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Work is continuing but data sets are already available which can be used for agreements with neighboring countries on the internationally accepted Exclusive Economic Zone for Timor-Leste’s future economic development.

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This long running TA is approaching completion and has supported critical skills development including for parliamentary business, judicial administration, and public sector management. Support has included workshops, short courses, and overseas training for over 1,400 government staff, specialist support in training, personnel, information technology, fiscal policy, and fisheries. The TA also supported the Timor Sea Office with a petroleum fiscal adviser to help the Government in the negotiations of Timor Sea

The TA supported formulation and adoption of a coherent set of policies and strategies for economic and social development. In-depth poverty analysis was undertaken using household survey and participatory methods and social and economic strategies formulated, and a simple, cost-effective economic and social management strategy was designed. The village level survey data has been widely disseminated and a report prepared on the participatory poverty assessment. A Poverty Assessment Composite Report is presently being prepared drawing on various surveys conducted by ADB, World Bank, JICA, AusAID, UNICEF, and EU.

The National Development Plan is in place and each agency is required to produce Annual Action Plans and corresponding Quarterly Reporting Matrices. The TA is assisting the Government to improve its monitoring capacity through establishing an automated system for planning, monitoring and reporting performance at agency level and increasing skills, knowledge and expertise in the line agencies. Early mobilization is planned with completion in August 2004.

The TA developed a core Timorese expertise to review, evaluate, and monitor the enforcement and implementation of environmental management laws, regulations and standards. The TA addressed institutional development, reviewed and made recommendations on legislation and regulations, identified critical issues, and provided training through short courses and in-service training. An action plan was produced to strengthen environmental monitoring.

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The first TA approved and one of the largest TA grants, totaling $1.29 million including IBRD support, targeted capacity building to establish an efficient and effective system of local governance in the 13 districts, 64 subdistricts, and 440 villages of Timor-Leste. The TA supported socioeconomic assessment plans, village rehabilitation training of village representatives, and long-term capacity building of village development councils. The TA assisted elections in 50 subdistricts, appointment of facilitators in subdistricts and villages, helped implement the TFET-funded Community Empowerment Program, established communications systems for village council members, distributed emergency rehabilitation support to village development councils, and resulted in preparation of the World Bank-managed, TFET-funded Community Empowerment and Local Governance Project for $21.5 million.

This TA builds on the work of TA 3400-ETM: Community Empowerment Program to provide capacity building for (i) district administrators and (ii) decision makers establishing the local government political structure. Outputs include workshops, study tours, and a think tank for decision makers to examine and discuss options for local government structures. The TA is seen as part of an ongoing process of capacity building.

The objective of the projects was to assist the Government in developing the technical and administrative competencies of local authorities in public administration and governance, particularly in areas of planning, problem solving and delivery of essential services.

The TA will enhance the professional competencies of district and subdistrict officers, village leaders, and local trainers for efficient and responsive services to the citizens. It will also strengthen the capacity of INAP as the lead government agency responsible for the professional training and career development of civil servants at the national and local levels. The TA will strengthen the mobile assistance teams and institutionalize in-service training through a capacity-building network developed during the previous TA.

The projects aims to build capacity within Government to implement the NDP and to manage petroleum and gas revenues. TA resources are used to