The World Bank and the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) of Romania through the National Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Development (NCTVETD) signed an Advisory Services Agreement for assistance in informed decision-making on investments in education infrastructure on March 31, 2016. ... See More + The development objective of this Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) is to strengthen the strategic and monitoring capacity of the MoNE to make informed decisions on investments in education infrastructure. Specifically, this RAS (i) supports the preparation of a draft Strategy for Infrastructure Investments in Education Institutions (SIIEI), and (ii) builds and enhances capacity within the MoNE for the preparation and monitoring of the National Strategy for Infrastructure Investments in Education Institutions (NSIIEI). The MoNE will prepare the government’s NSIIEI based on recommendations presented in the draft SIIEI developed under this RAS. The draft SIIEI comprises two documents: volume one – Strategic Framework for Investments in Education Infrastructure 2017-2023 (this document) and volume two – From Data to Investment Priorities: Using Evidence to Guide Strategic Decisions about Romania’s Education Infrastructure (a companion analytical report). The NSIIEI will be fundamental to inform decisions on investments in infrastructure, as well as to (i) increase the absorption of European Union Structural and Investment Funds for the 2014–2020 programming period, and (ii) to guide the utilization of funds from other sources available for the Government of Romania.  See Less -

Document Type: Report Report No.: 146785 Document Date: MAR 11, 2020

Author: Sava,Alina Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP30960 Document Date: MAR 09, 2020

Author: Hassan Dirie Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Paper Report No.: RES40375 Document Date: MAR 05, 2020

Author: Trommer,Josef S. Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The objectives of the Subnational Institutional Strengthening Project are to: (i) improve SNGs’ performance in core public management areas; and (ii) strengthen the Borrower’s central government’s capacity to manage the Decentralization and Territorial Management Framework. ... See More + This restructuring revises the Project’s results framework to reflect the contribution of its activities to the PDO and reallocates funds between components to support key government initiatives that are instrumental to achievement of the PDO. During the Project’s Mid-Term Review Mission in February 2018 and in subsequent follow-up discussions with the NPD, the World Bank and the Government of Colombia concluded that the results indicators did not capture the Project’s outputs and results and their contribution to the PDO. Accordingly, the NPD has proposed a revised results framework and a reallocation of resources between Project components to support the implementation of new activities within the focus of the existing components.  See Less -

Document Type: Project Paper Report No.: RES33221 Document Date: MAR 03, 2020

Author: Forero Ramirez,Henry Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP30620 Document Date: MAR 02, 2020

Author: Tania del Carmen Solis Rubi Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Ratings of the Public Finance Management Reform Support Project for Lesotho were as follows: outcome was moderately satisfactory, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was modest. ... See More + Some of the lessons learned include: (i) Reform Steering Committee needs to be assisted to better understand project implementation risks; (ii) Institutional arrangements, specifically where there is counterpart financing, needs to be addressed very closely; (iii) To minimize or avoid delays, the technical requirements and terms of reference must be developed well in time; (iv) End user capacity building to improve understanding of the core accounting principles is an important aspect of sustainability; (v) Synergies and collaboration between departments which are responsible for the IFMIS functionality must be built at an early stage of implementation; (vi) Change management should be done at the beginning and not the end of project implementation; (vii) The Project Manager needs to be formally given authority over government resources; and (viii) It is critical that the system is used to its full capacity daily, and any issues confronted are resolved immediately to ensure that people may use the system more regularly.  See Less -

Document Type: Implementation Completion and Results Report Report No.: ICR4997 Document Date: FEB 28, 2020

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP30052 Document Date: FEB 18, 2020

Author: Natalia Zinchenko Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP29573 Document Date: FEB 05, 2020

Author: Tania del Carmen Solis Rubi Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR39641 Document Date: JAN 15, 2020

Author: Yungu,Robert A. Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR39170 Document Date: JAN 09, 2020

Author: Cuvillier,Emmanuel F. Disclosure Status: Disclosed