1 How to adopt RIA in Taiwan’s policy making--- A lesson from Uganda Presented by group member: Azlan, Victor, Zinhle, Nomfundo, Khetsiwe and James Presented by group member: Azlan, Victor, Zinhle, Nomfundo, Khetsiwe and James

2 What has Uganda done? PEAP : Uganda is one of the few countries who first developed a Poverty Eradication Action Plan Actions planned under five pillars: Economic management Economic management Enhancing production, competitiveness and incomes Enhancing production, competitiveness and incomes Security, conflict resolution and disaster management Security, conflict resolution and disaster management Good governance Good governance Human development Human development

3 Do right things V.S. Do things right Do right things: Do right things: Is PEAP a right things to do? Is PEAP a right things to do? Since 2000,Word Bank and IMF have asked their developing-country clients to prepare Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers(PRSPs), partly inspired by the example the Uganda ’ s first PEAP. Since 2000,Word Bank and IMF have asked their developing-country clients to prepare Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers(PRSPs), partly inspired by the example the Uganda ’ s first PEAP.

4 Do right things V.S. Do things right Do things right Do things right What is RIA? What is RIA? A better way for policy making decision, to do things right A better way for policy making decision, to do things right

5 Lessons from Uganda to help Taiwan to do thing right Uganda failed to implement RIA well Uganda failed to implement RIA well Does Taiwan has the same problem if we adopt RIA? What Taiwan can do to avoid Uganda ’ s mistake? Does Taiwan has the same problem if we adopt RIA? What Taiwan can do to avoid Uganda ’ s mistake?

6 Government policy and commitment Uganda: no ongoing commitment Uganda: no ongoing commitment Taiwan: strong governance Taiwan: strong governance Institution:RDEC (Research,Development and Evaluaiton Commission )

7 Policy consultation and dialogue frameworks Uganda: inadequate consultation and dialogue infrastructure has been a major handicap Uganda: inadequate consultation and dialogue infrastructure has been a major handicap Taiwan: consultation mechanism Taiwan: consultation mechanism

8 Competing policy priorities, policy inconsistency and weak planning Uganda: Competing reform priorities, cause competition for limited resource, capacities and staff time Uganda: Competing reform priorities, cause competition for limited resource, capacities and staff time Taiwan: Taiwan: (1) Sectionalism: (2) policy inconsistency: the case of Bayer investment, nuclear power plant

9 Institutional champions Uganda: significantly depended on a limited number of key institutional champions, other ministries just sit back Uganda: significantly depended on a limited number of key institutional champions, other ministries just sit back Taiwan: has the trend to delimit responsibility Taiwan: has the trend to delimit responsibility ?? ?? ?? ?? ???

10 Converting support for RIA into the use of RIA in day to day policy-making Uganda: challenge in Uganda is to convert this initial support and interest in RIA consistently Uganda: challenge in Uganda is to convert this initial support and interest in RIA consistently Taiwan: similar methodology: design-implement-monitor Taiwan: similar methodology: design-implement-monitor

11 Conclusion The more we do thing right, the more we do right thing The more we do thing right, the more we do right thing