Led by the Project for Technical Assistance to Support the Implementation of the Emerging Senegal Plan (At-Pse), the first edition of the Performance Forum, held in Saly on September 1-2, brought together Secretaries General, Program Coordinators of the five target ministries and together the most important ones stakeholders involved in the implementation of public finance management reform. An opportunity for actors, without complacency, to review the managerial and technical obstacles encountered in order to identify concrete paths that will allow moving towards better government performance.

In order to provide an efficient response to the application of the WAEMU reforms in public finance management, within the framework of the technical assistance project in support of the implementation of the Emerging Senegal Plan (At-Pse), financial stakeholders gathered around a table to discuss and reflect on common challenges Budgeting of development results. A two-day forum that brought together senior officials such as the Secretaries-General, the Director-General of the Office of Organization and Methods (BOM), the Executive Secretary of the Project for the Coordination of Budgetary and Financial Reforms (PCRBF) and the Director of Budgetary Control, the Director of Internal Control, the director of budgetary programming and the coordinator of the study, planning and monitoring evaluation unit of the MFB, which revolves around the PERFORMANCE of the administration and the strengthening of the LEADERSHIP program managers.

The first day of this workshop was two-point focused and focused on presenting the Executive Leadership Program specifically designed for program managers. A pilot phase for program managers begins next week. This program places particular emphasis on skills and skill development and addresses several issues that have been identified as needing reinforcement. The second day was devoted successively to the presentation of the state of implementation of the two systems available to the ministries to promote effective administration through management control and internal budgetary control. This phase was followed by a series of peer-to-peer exchanges to discuss the priority themes of the reform, encourage the promotion of synergies and thus explore cross-cutting opportunities to benefit all ministries. For the specialist in economics and public finance management, Cheikh Seck, this forum offers the opportunity to develop transversal synergies for the benefit of all ministries and organizations involved. In this sense, he points out that the AT-PSE project is an initiative of Global Affairs Canada in partnership with the Government of Senegal, implemented by Cowater, and aimed at increasing the capacity of the partner ministries of Canadian cooperation in the field of management strengthen. public finance. Aiming to help increase and strengthen the capacity of officials and commissioners of ministries and other relevant government agencies to manage public funds and deliver quality services more efficiently through the effective application of the WAEMU reforms in public finance management . “This forum fits that perspective perfectly, as it provides a valuable opportunity for peer-to-peer exchange and debate on performance, which is central to public finance management reforms,” says Cheikh Seck at the outset. He adds that the discussions and sharing of experiences will help increase their understanding of common challenges and explore ways to address them in order to achieve budgeting for development outcomes.

OLIVIER ROY, DIRECTOR OF THE AT-PSE PROJECT IN CANADA: “CONCRETE RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED IN SENEGAL… IN BUDGET MANAGEMENT”

The director of the AT-PSE project in Canada expressed his delight at the very real progress made by our country. According to him, Senegal has a robust legal framework that has led to concrete successes through the appointment of new actors in budget management and the deployment of the system and instruments of reform. While noting delays and difficulties, such as the lack of involvement of the reform actors, particularly the RPROGs who are at the heart of the budgetary process, Olivier Roy announces that the administrative dimension of the reform has undoubtedly been under-appreciated so far, leading to The consequence is that leadership by top management is not adapted to the new performance requirements, which is reflected, among other things, in the weakness of management dialogue. For him, administrative performance is far more than a fashionable term, it describes the state’s ability to meet citizens’ expectations, translate public policies into concrete actions and realize national visions. Because in a rapidly changing environment, characterized by increasing uncertainty and where the effectiveness and efficiency of public policies are required, the modernization of public administration is not only desirable but essential. Therefore, he announces that this forum will make it possible, without complacency, to review the managerial and technical obstacles that have been encountered, in order to identify concrete ways that will allow government performance to be improved.