Institute for State Effectiveness (c) 2009 General Perspectives: Capacity Development in Fragile States Improving State Effectiveness in Fragile States July 16th 2009 ISE Institute for State Effectiveness (c) 2009
Institute for State Effectiveness (c) 2009 From the why to the how Global Consensus on the “Why” of Importance of Addressing Fragile States Recognition of, but Lack of Understanding of the “How To” “Capacity Development” as a Central Challenge The Toolbox: What are the Tools for the 21st Century Institute for State Effectiveness (c) 2009
Institute for State Effectiveness (c) 2009 Challenges + Gaps ‘Problem Solving’ or ‘Problem Setting’ the importance of design Understanding Capacity as a System: education, training, networking, career paths Politics vs. Technical Space Leaders, Managers, Operators Fragmentation: the coordination issue Rule of law as system glue Institute for State Effectiveness (c) 2009
ISE’s Approach on the Ground Reading the Context: Critical Stakeholder Inquiry + Institution Mapping Leadership as a Team Activity: Consensus on Vision + formulation of strategy Configuring the partnership: the State Building Strategy Implementation: National Programs Adjusting to Context: Monitoring and Calibration Institute for State Effectiveness (c) 2009
Breaking Down the Black Box of Governance and Capacity Characteristics of Political Process & Political Leadership: coherence, vision, commitment, commitment to systematization Creation of a Technical Space: agreement on functions and an agenda Mapping Institutions & Organizations: which functions are performed at each level Rules, Processes, People, Information Infrastructure, Mechanisms of Accountability: flows of decisions, money and career paths Systematic Programs of Capacity-Development: determining existing flows, determining objectives and mapping sequence of actions Institute for State Effectiveness (c) 2009
Reflections: Some Enablers of Capacity Harnessing time and the 80/20 rule Ranking reforms and agreement on a program Focus on implementation Addressing corruption through system building Citizen engagement and communication Information management systems Career paths for reformers Institute for State Effectiveness (c) 2009
ISE’s Toolbox & Next Steps Codifying & Documenting the “How To” Training Courses: Specifications, design and execution Community of Practice Country Support: Rapid reaction support/coaching to leaders and managers and facilitation of process A Global Network of Partners, Practitioners, Experts & Collaborators Institute for State Effectiveness (c) 2009