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People's Republic of Bangladesh Mission on Good Governance Strategy Final Report People’s Republic of Bangladesh Cabinet Division People’s Republic of Bangladesh Mission on Good Governance Strategy Final Report January 2014 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) IC Net Limited BD JR 14-003 Mission on Good Governance Strategy Final Report Abbreviations and acronyms ACC Anti-Corruption Commission ADB Asian Development Bank BCSAA Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy BPATC Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre BRDB Bangladesh Rural Development Board CDCS Country Development Cooperation Strategy CPS Country Partnership Strategy DFID Department for International Development DP Development Partner EU European Union GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GOB Government of Bangladesh GRS Grievance Redress System ICT Information and Communication Technology JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency LCG Local Consultative Group NGO Non Governmental Organization NIAC National Integrity Advisory Council NIIU National Integrity Implementation Unit NIS National Integrity Strategy PDCA Plan-Do-Check-Action RTI Right To Information TOR Terms of Reference TQM Total Quality Management UCC Union Coordination Committee UDO Union Development Officer UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNO Upazila Nirbahi Officer USAID United States Agency for International Development VC Village Committee WIT Work Improvement Team i Mission on Good Governance Strategy Final Report Table of contents 1 BACKGROUND AND OUTLINE OF THE MISSION ....................................................................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE MISSION..................................................................................................... 1 1.2 OUTLINE OF THE MISSION ............................................................................................................ 1 1.2.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2.2 Terms of Reference ............................................................................................................... 2 1.2.3 Timeframe ............................................................................................................................ 2 1.2.4 Target Area ........................................................................................................................... 2 1.2.5 Counterpart Organization ................................................................................................... 2 2 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NIS ................................. 3 2.1 POLICY FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................................... 3 2.1.1 National Integrity Strategy ................................................................................................. 3 2.1.2 Other Laws and Policies Related to the NIS .................................................................... 12 2.2 KEY ORGANISATIONS .................................................................................................................. 14 2.2.1 Cabinet Division ................................................................................................................. 14 2.2.2 Regulatory Ministries and Divisions ................................................................................. 16 2.3 RELEVANT PROJECTS .................................................................................................................. 19 2.3.1 Projects Supported by Development Partners .................................................................. 19 2.3.2 Projects Supported by JICA ............................................................................................... 26 3 CURRENT SITUATIONS AND KEY ISSUES OF THE NIS ............................................................. 32 3.1 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NIS .................................................................................................... 32 3.1.1 Establishment of Implementation Structure .................................................................... 32 3.1.2 Current Activities and Issues at the Ministry and Division Level .................................. 37 3.1.3 Awareness Raising Activities ............................................................................................. 42 3.2 KEY ISSUES OF THE NIS ............................................................................................................. 44 4 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NIS IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................... 47 4.1 RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE NIS CONTENTS ............................................................... 47 4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE NIS IMPLEMENTATION ................................................... 48 4.3 OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................................................... 52 5 JICA SUPPORT FOR THE NIS ................................................................................................. 54 5.1 PROPOSAL: JICA TECHNICAL COOPERATION .............................................................................. 54 5.1.1 Project Framework ............................................................................................................. 55 5.1.2 Necessary Inputs ................................................................................................................ 59 5.1.3 Synergy Effects with other JICA assistances ................................................................... 60 5.2 INSTITUTIONALISATION OF NIS TO JICA’S COOPERATION .......................................................... 61 ii Mission on Good Governance Strategy Final Report List of annexes Annex 1 Structure of the National Integrity Advisory Council Annex 2 Structure of the Executive Committee Annex 3 Organisational Chart of the Cabinet Division Annex 4 Development Partners’ Initiative Matrix Annex 5 List of Major Governance Projects and Programs Annex 6 Reports of the Focal Point Workshop Sessions Annex 7 Model Work Plan for the Public Administration Annex 8 Results of the Interview with Focal Points of Public Institutions Annex 9 GRS Consultation Meeting Annex 10 Minutes of Discussion Meeting in NGO Affairs Bureau on NIS Annex 11 Report of the Seminar on the Role of Mass Media in the Implementation of the NIS Annex 12 Report of the Seminar on the Role of Private Sector in the Implementation of the NIS Annex 13 Report of the Field Administration-Level Stakeholder Meeting Annex 14 Draft Road Map for NIS Implementation List of tables Table 2-1 Organisations Included in the NIS and their Goals ......................................................... 4 Table 2-2 Organisational Structure of the Cabinet Division ......................................................... 15 Table 2-3 Thematic Areas and Specific Issues Covered by the DPs’ Initiative Matrix ................. 20 Table 2-4 Summary of the Development Partners’ Initiatives Matrix ........................................... 21 Table 3-1 Status of the Ethics Committee at State Institutions (As of 2 September 2013) ............ 34 Table 4-1 Summary of strategy for the NIS promotion at the local level ...................................... 50 Table 4-2 Operational procedures for the Ethics Committee and the Integrity Focal Point .......... 51 Table 5-1 Outline of the Proposed Project .................................................................................... 55 List of figures Figure 2-1 National Integrity System Temple ................................................................................. 5 Figure 2-2 Categorisation of the NIS Goals.................................................................................... 7 Figure 2-3 Results of Analysis on NIS ........................................................................................... 8 Figure 2-4 Implementation Structure of the NIS ............................................................................ 9 Figure 2-5 Image of JICA’s Cooperation towards Administrative Capacity Improvement ........... 27 Figure 2-6 Coverage Areas of NIS and JICA Assistance .............................................................. 30 Figure 4-1 The NIS Programme ................................................................................................... 48 Figure 4-2 Image of the Implementation Cycles........................................................................... 49 Figure 4-3 Overall steps for the promotion of the NIS at the local level ...................................... 49 Figure 5-1 Image of the Result of the Objective Analysis ............................................................ 55 iii Mission on Good Governance Strategy Final Report Abstract 1. Background In October 2012, the Cabinet approved the National Integrity Strategy (NIS). Its vision is ‘A happy, prosperous and socially just Bangladesh – the Golden Bengal’. The NIS identifies a wide range of stakeholder institutions such as ministries and divisions, constitutional and statutory institutions, the civil society, commercial and industrial organisations in the private sector, educational institutions, the media, political parties, and families. The strategy defines challenges, goals and recommendations, and action plans of respective institutions. JICA has decided to support for the implementation of the NIS, since the strategy
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