ISG-MARD: Main planned activities for the next two months of 2007

Activities/Area Expected Timing Budget Key Outputs resources 1. Facilitation of policy dialogue 1.1 Plenary Meeting in 2007 A summary report on Nov ISG SB, ISG “Equitable and Sustainable Rural MARD’s viewpoints on Sec. ICD, Development” rural development, including MPI, MSCP, existing policies and follow- Department of up actions, international’s CRD, viewpoints and experiences Planning in rural development, Dep’t, orientation for future IPSARD cooperation between MARD and international communities 1.2 ISG 14th Steering board Meeting Decision on new areas of Nov ISG SB, ISG interest Sec 1.3 Analysis and lesson learned on - List of supporting policies June , 2007 Dept. of supporting policies on agriculture for ARD sector period 2002- – Feb. 2008 Planning; ISG and rural development period 2002- 2006 2006 (to be continued and finalized) - Assessments in comparison with WTO regulations, recommendations for adjustment 1.4 Study: documenting experiences Output 1: Comprehensive 1-15 Global Donor with regards to the establishment of and collaborative process September platform for sector partnerships as means of to documentation of past and 2007: rural enhance aid effectiveness and current efforts within development, possible application of sector MARD to enhance sector ISG, ICD, and approaches in ARD (to be coordination and explore partnerships continued and finalized) possible application of sector-wide approaches. Output 2: Collaborative analysis of lessons learned and synthesis of policy and 1-15 institutional implications November completed. 2007 1.5 A dialogue on food safety 1.6 Support the implementation of Supports to MARD in Dept. of the RDS ad-hoc Group’s activities formulation of policies and Planning, strategies for rural IPSARD, development DCRD, key donors, INGOs 1.7 Implementing the working plan of IC Network 1.8 Workshops disseminating Shared assistance policies Dec. Sida, Ausaid, donors’ assistance policy for ARD for ARD of Sida and Ausaid ISG (SIDA, AUSAID, …) 1.9 Workshop to share results of the Comments on the decision Nov. – Dec. MSCP, ISG, review of the Decision 45 by 45 from stakeholders as the ICD MARD on utilization and base to develop new one management of ODA sources for replacing ARD in line with the newly issued decree 131. 2. Support Coordination of Foreign – funded Programs and Projects 2.1 Workshop disseminating the draft of FDI strategy and January ICD, ISG draft FDI strategy and the action plan to implement 2007.. consultation for developing the the strategy action plan to implement the FDI strategy 3. Information collation and On going dissemination 3.1 ISG newsletter, monthly Nov. – Dec. ISG briefing, website 3.2 ICD brochure A brochure introducing Dec. ICD, ISG about ICD 3.3 ISG brochure A brochure introducing ISG Nov. ISG 3.4 A book introducing the Nov- Dec. ISG international experts and foreigners who have great contributions to the sector 3.5 Review status of ISG Newsletters, monthly Nov. – Dec. information tools and making briefing, website of ISG are recommendation plans for revise improved and improvement 3.6 Running the integrated The database is in good ISG, ICD database operation 4.Capacity Building and Management Processes 4.1 Cooperating with the IC The workplan is Nov.– Dec. IC network, network to implementing the implemented ISG workplan 4.2 Supporting MARD to make MARD’s workplans and Nov. – Dec. ISG, workplans and annual reports reports are made based on Department of based on log-frame log-frame Planning’s SDC funded project on M&E for MARD’s FYP 5. Monitoring and Evaluation A M&E performance report Report completed Dec ISG on ISG ISG MIS report Report completed Dec ISG 6. Operation 6.1 Office expenditure 6.2 Salary 6.3 Social and health Insurance arrangement (for 2007) 6.4 ISG Performance review Performance assessment December ISGS report including individual assessment 6.5 Domestic travel 6.6 International travel