Fourth ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Development Planning Country Paper : Lao PDR Sirivanh Khonthapane National Economic Research Institute (NERI) Committee for Planning and Investment (CPI) Bali, July 2005

Fourth ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Development Planning Outline of Presentation 1. National planning agency Committee for Planning and Investment 2. Views on synergizing the ASEAN Development Agenda with National Development Plans 3. Possible Future Cooperation for ASEAN Development Planning Agencies

Fourth ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Development Planning Committee for Planning and Investment (CPI) the Think Tank of the government (equivalent to Ministry) on formulating, analyzing, implementing and supervising the national socioeconomic development plan, policies, the economy, the promotion and management of domestic and foreign investment, and providing statistic services.

Fourth ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Development Planning CPI’s Structure Committee for Planning and Investment (CPI) Cabinet Personnel Department Planning Department Investment Monitoring and evaluation Dep. Dep. Of Management and Promotion of Domestic and Foreign Investment National Economic Research Institute (NERI) National Statistic Center (NSC) Lao-Vietnam Cooperation Office Lao-China Cooperation Office

Fourth ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Development Planning CPI’s Role and Functions realise government policies into the formulation of the socio- economic strategy and national poverty eradication strategy, long term, medium and annual plan; and propose to the government for the consideration and adoption. supervise, monitor, facilitate and compile the implementation of socioeconomic plan, public investment, domestic and foreign investment; the implementation of socioeconomic plan. analyze policies and legislation that related to planning administration, public investment, statistics, and domestic and foreign investment. research and propose the development policy and measures to the government for consideration and approval.

Fourth ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Development Planning CPI’s Role and Functions (cont’) Promote foreign direct investment in Lao PDR. supervise and monitor public investment projects. coordinate with the ministry of finance on allocating national budget to sectors and regions. conduct research and analysis on socioeconomic development issues and provide policy recommendations to the government. provide statistic data for socioeconomic planning formulation and research and disseminate socio economic information to the public.

Fourth ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Development Planning Other Planning Agencies Planning and Investment Office in Provincial/District Level Planning and Investment Office acts as a think thank for provincial government authority, the government and planning unit at district level serves as the think thank for the planning and investment office as well as for the provincial authority respectively. These agencies are under CPI and have the same role and functions to CPI but regarding only at the provincial level

Fourth ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Development Planning Other Planning Agencies (Cont’) Planning Department/Division of Ministries they assist their ministry in planning management, including planning, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting. there are planning units of the provincial office of line ministries in provinces. these planning agencies are in charge of providing research, propose sectoral development plan and related information to the respected ministry, the provincial government, as well as planning and investment offices.

Fourth ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Development Planning Synergizing the ASEAN Development Agenda with National Development Plans Currently : CPI lacks of the approach and mechanism on how to internalize ASEAN development agenda into the national development plan. --> due to the national focal point on planning coordination related to ASEAN development agenda has not yet established ASEAN development agenda is brought into the sectoral development plans to some extent

Fourth ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Development Planning Synergizing the ASEAN Development Agenda with National Development Plans Proposed Approach: At national level: Establishing “ASEAN National Development Planning Committee- ANDPC” At regional level: Forming specialized planning group

Fourth ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Development Planning Possible Future Cooperation for ASEAN Development Planning Agencies sharing experiences through meetings and workshops for national planners

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