Project to Support Development in Kosovo

The project aims to speed up and transform the policy development system in Kosovo by addressing the key weaknesses in the policy making framework and improving the capacity of policy making. The training program focuses on gaining a better understanding of resource-based management, improving policy development, increasing line ministry capacity, and improving communication. The stakeholders include the Government Coordination Secretariat, Sida, and the Office of the Prime Minister. The expected outcomes of the training include staff understanding of the value of policy, effective training in resource-based management, and better understanding of the application of RBM in the work they do.

Project to Support
Development in Kosovo

Introduction
 The aim is to Speed up and transform the policy development
system in Kosovo
 The project is to be headed by the Government Coordination
Secretariat
 The project is directly related to the Office of the Prime Minister
(OPM)
 The Government Coordination Secretariat (GCM) has the
responsibility which encompasses quality assurance, policy
analysis and development of policy

Aims
 To address the key identified weaknesses that exist in the policy making
framework of Kosovo
 To focus on improving the capacity of policy making

Objectives
 Focus on results based management
 Improvement of policy development
framework
 Improve policy development
 Increase line ministry capacity
 Improve communication

Stakeholders
 GCS (Government Coordination Secretariat)
 SPO
 LO
 PCO
 The Sida (Swedish international development
cooperation agency)
 The OPM or office of the Prime Minister

Training program: 2 Days
 Focus would be towards gaining better understanding of the
resource based management
 focus would be towards gaining better understanding of the
resource based management
 The application of resource based management to improve the
policy planning
 Formation of effective regulation strategies
 burden reduction program for the administration

Policy making problem issues
 lack of effective systems for resource utilization
 Lack of effective policy making frameworks
 Policy framework right now is ineffective and needs to be revised to suit the
future plans of the government of Kosovo

Expected outcomes of training
 staffs understand the value of the policy
 The four mentioned beneficiary offices is trained effectively in
Resource based management
 Creation of better understanding of application of RBM in the
work that they do
 The policies would need to be related to SIPPC. BRS and burden
reduction for administration

Resource Based Management
 The resource bases model is used to create effective usage of the
resources that are available
 listing the needed resources, estimating the number of resources
that are needed and making a schedule that meets deadlines
 .Empowering the various districts and divisions of the country

Resource Based Management
 The management framework essentially uses the resource based
view
 In this case it would be the structure of the governance that need
to be considered
 The optimization of the resources is an important part in this
management system
 The resources are optimized effectively and applied to improve
the policy development or implementation process

Application of RBM in policy
implementation
 The policies need to be considered on the basis of the available
resources
 The government needs to implement the policies based on its
current resources and future resource availability
 The key is to develop potential to strongly implement the policies
 The GCS, the SPO, LO- legal office and PCO need to work in
perfect coordination

Application of RBM in policy
implementation
 Do surveys in all the areas to understand the policy
optimization requirements
 Make sure that the resources are in place to implement policies
 Identify the areas of weakness

Application of RBM in policy
implementation
 resource that are mostly required are knowledge base, staffing,
police and law enforcement human resources
 court houses and local councils
 Records need to be created for recording the entire
implementation process

Application of RBM in Policy
improvement and Coordination
 planning should take into consideration the available resources
 subsequent goals and objectives need to be created
 Planning would be needed to identify the exact areas of the
resource requirements
 A resource measurement framework need to be created

Application of RBM in Policy
improvement and Coordination
 measurement of the resources
 Achieving targets is necessary
 There is improvement needed in for the communication
frameworks

Application of RBM in Policy
improvement and Coordination
 need to develop better community reach
 public relations campaigns
 Weekly and Monthly meetings
 create better coordinated approaches

Better Regulation Strategies
 regulations need to be formed effectively
 Consideration of the law requirement in
various areas
 Strong regulatory framework need to be
created in the border areas

Better Regulation Strategies
 City and state wide regulatory circles need to be created
 need to assign more law enforcement agencies
 important to create an effective regulatory framework
 Provide better training to the police and other law enforcement
forces

Better Regulation Strategies
 Provide more powers to the district authorities
 need to create an effective strategy to enhance the learning and
knowledge of the locals
 Regulations need to be communicated to locals

Administrative Burden reduction
program
 the implementation of localized
regulatory bodies
 most important body would be
the local jurisdictions
 need for recruiting more locals in
the regulatory bodies

Administrative Burden reduction
program
 need to create more localized functional areas
 contribute towards the development of decentralized regulatory
systems
 implement effective job allocation roles in the administrative
offices

Administrative Burden reduction
program
 need for the allocation of tasks in
accordance of the available
workers
 workers need to be increased to
effectively support the changes

Case Study: Malaysia
 Malaysia is effectively implementing the RBM
 RBM is being enhanced through the resource based budgeting
system (RBB)
 RBB has become the main driver for RBM in the country
 It has implemented the Modified Budgeting System in
consideration of local resources

Case Study: Malaysia
 controlling officer is put in charge of regulating the budget
requirement
 creation of the central budgeting offices
 Ministry of Finance keeps administrative circular that is regarded
to create a strong framework for the implementation of the
system

Case Study: Malaysia
 budget that is allocated for any given area is actually fixed in
consideration of the resources
 effectively considering the performance abilities of the areas in
terms of their functional attributes
 documents are maintained at the top with the high ranking
government officials

Other Recommendations
 There is a need to create local volunteer teams
 Regulatory authorities should create civil society groups
 There should be the creation of a grievance reporting system
 There is the need to create e-libraries for accessing regulatory
documents

Other Recommendations
 Policy documents need to be considered importantly
 Policy documents need to be made available to the local areas
 There is a need to create better policy knowledge base
 Policy review and new policy formation should be managed
effectively

Other Recommendations
 There is a need to create special budgets for remote areas
 There is a need a create local community regulatory groups in
local areas
 Need for better government service across all the provinces
 Division of policy and creation of policy e-libraries need to be
created
 Need to reach youth through social media

Conclusion
 The training has covered all the major areas of policy
implementation
 The processes need to be diligently followed by all government
members
 The need for effective implementation practices