[{"bbox": [97, 152, 1135, 522], "category": "Text", "text": "available in the MEF Debt Bulletin), financial assets (although information will be part of the IPSAS financial statements that MEF committed to publish starting in 2023), explanation of budget implications of new policy initiatives and major new public investment, and tax expenditures. The situation with regards to budget transparency has marginally improved, with the most recent PEFA 2020 and Open Budget Survey 2021 (published in April 2022) showing progress since the previous assessments. The last 2020 PEFA (validated in June 2021) shows progress since the previous 2015 PEFA, with comprehensiveness of budget documentation (PI-5) scored B (C in PEFA 2015), with all 4 basic elements available and 3 additional elements out of 8²⁸. Scoring should improve in the next update assessment as information on fiscal risks will be published starting in 2024 as part of the MTFF. The most recent Open Budget Survey (2021) reports that the Royal Government of Cambodia has continued to make the eight key budget documents publicly available online in a timeframe consistent with international standards. It is a substantial achievement that at present most budget documents are made available bearing in mind that only 2 documents were available when the PFM Budget support started in 2016. Overall scoring has also considerably improved from 8 points in 2015 to 33 points in 2021, and Cambodia ranks 85 out of 120 countries."}, {"bbox": [97, 550, 1103, 578], "category": "Text", "text": "In conclusion, the relevant budget documentation has been published and the eligibility criterion is met."}, {"bbox": [86, 605, 604, 639], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 670, 508, 702], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 717, 1116, 798], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective** of this action is to increase the gender equality in the number of Cambodian youths and adults who have relevant competencies and skills, responding to the medium and long term needs of a low carbon and climate-adapted economy, hand in hand with digitalisation."}, {"bbox": [97, 823, 508, 850], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objectives** of this action are to"}, {"bbox": [173, 850, 1134, 956], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Improve access to, and quality of, technical secondary, tertiary education and other skills development/Non Formal Education opportunities for both boys and girls, men and women in aa gender equitable and inclusive manner effectively integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation elements in the education offer."}, {"bbox": [173, 956, 1134, 1009], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Improve the efficiency of the education budgetary system and the overall governance of the sector, effectively integrating gender mainstreaming and climate change."}, {"bbox": [97, 1035, 1123, 1086], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Induced Outputs (IO)** to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1089, 355, 1116], "category": "Text", "text": "Under Specific Objective 1:"}, {"bbox": [173, 1116, 1114, 1166], "category": "List-item", "text": "IO1.1 Increased opportunities for access with gender equality to (technical) high schools (grade 10, 11, 12)"}, {"bbox": [173, 1168, 1119, 1222], "category": "List-item", "text": "IO1.2 Improved curriculum of technical education (“dual training system”) with a focus on low carbon, climated adapted techniques, hand in hand with digitalisation"}, {"bbox": [173, 1222, 675, 1248], "category": "List-item", "text": "IO1.3 Improved teacher training in technical education"}, {"bbox": [173, 1248, 1120, 1301], "category": "List-item", "text": "IO1.4 Increased gender equality in opportunities for access to STEM majors in higher education, with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation majors"}, {"bbox": [173, 1301, 932, 1327], "category": "List-item", "text": "IO1.5 Female garment workers empowered with literacy and skills for decent work"}, {"bbox": [97, 1327, 355, 1354], "category": "Text", "text": "Under Specific Objective 2:"}, {"bbox": [173, 1354, 1133, 1433], "category": "List-item", "text": "IO2.1 Increased regular availability of quality (HRBA, gender, internet connectivity and climate-change sensitive) data for evidence-based policy making including climate-change adaptation of the education system"}, {"bbox": [173, 1433, 610, 1460], "category": "List-item", "text": "IO2.2 Enhanced accountability for performance"}, {"bbox": [97, 1485, 650, 1513], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Direct Outputs (DO)** to be delivered by this action are:"}, {"bbox": [86, 1572, 1142, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁸ Cambodia publishes PEFA PI-5’s four basic elements (i.e., forecast of fiscal deficit/surplus, previous year’s budget outturns, current fiscal year’s budget, and aggregated budget data for both revenue and expenditure) and three out of eight additional elements: deficit financing, macroeconomic assumptions, and medium term fiscal forecast."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 34"}]