[{"bbox": [96, 119, 1133, 173], "category": "Text", "text": "MARENA will be the lead institutions for reporting on all indicators and will support the MEPyD by preparing reports relating to sector policy and performance against all specific indicators."}, {"bbox": [96, 212, 1133, 265], "category": "Text", "text": "A **Steering Committee** will be established with representatives from all relevant stakeholders. This Committee will review progress on the implementation of sector policy as well as the specific indicators."}, {"bbox": [96, 271, 1133, 324], "category": "Text", "text": "The steering committee of the programme allows more regular meetings at least twice a year, with the key stakeholders of the action at high level, in this case Ministers and/or Vice-ministers."}, {"bbox": [96, 362, 1133, 495], "category": "Text", "text": "The Policy Dialogue set up will be based on the existing (since 2013) **Inter-institutional Budget Support Committee, led by MEPyD**, in order to better articulate policy dialogues and to plan annual disbursements. This Committee holds annual meetings with the participation of all the institutions that are stakeholders of BS at high level of Ministers and Vice-ministers (MEPyD, MdH, MARENA, Ministry of the Presidency, Civil society, Private Sector, etc.) with the EU Ambasador and Cooperation team representatives."}, {"bbox": [96, 501, 1133, 555], "category": "Text", "text": "Policy dialogue priorities will be defined to focus on key economic recovery issues of the PNPSP. This proposed set up could be adapted during the drafting of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [96, 594, 1133, 753], "category": "Text", "text": "Regular technical meetings also take place within the **Budget support technical committee**: Provide technical follow-up of targets measured by the SRPC indicators; supervise the commitments and actions agreed for the budget support; and make timely decisions to ensure satisfactory implementation. The committee will be integrated by: MEPYD (PNPSP unit, Cooperation team), MdH (VM Treasury and team of the PFM reform action plan), MICM (VM Mipymes, Director of Mipymes), MIMARENA (VM Sustainable production and team), EUD cooperation team."}, {"bbox": [96, 792, 1133, 869], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Delegation may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [85, 904, 640, 937], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [85, 970, 432, 1001], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [96, 1048, 1133, 1235], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities – the government of the Dominican Republic, led by MEPyD. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (Outputs and direct Outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the partner's policy (for budget support)."}, {"bbox": [96, 1240, 1133, 1320], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [96, 1326, 745, 1354], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [96, 1379, 1133, 1459], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development (MEPyD) has built over the years the necessary administrative and monitoring capacity to efficiently implement this Budget Support Programme and report on the programme's outputs and achievements."}, {"bbox": [96, 1485, 1133, 1619], "category": "Text", "text": "MEPyD prepares annual reports on global achievements of the National Development Strategy and other overarcing development strategies. Additionally, monitoring and evaluation of the programme will be reinforced by monthly and annual reports prepared by the MEPyD's General Directorate of Economic and Social Development, whose monthly and annual reports on the PNPSP 2021-2024 (National Multi-annual Plan of the Public Sector) are part of the MEPyD reporting on achievements."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 29 of 31"}]