[{"bbox": [72, 91, 384, 122], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [83, 144, 1146, 293], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action responds to the central objective of the government, expressed in its Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030, of coordinated development of social capital, infrastructure development, and economic development, underpinned by a professional, capable, and responsive public sector in the provision of public services. In addition, it will seek to promote and mainstream, through a broader focus on digital processes, the citizens' access to better public services."}, {"bbox": [83, 302, 1145, 361], "category": "Text", "text": "In this context, reforming public finances constitutes one of the central pillars of good governance, thereby strengthening democracy, the rule of law, and management, including e-governance."}, {"bbox": [83, 369, 1146, 550], "category": "Text", "text": "To that end, the purpose of this Action is to support the government in strengthening its Public Finance Management system to ensure efficient, effective, and accountable use of public resources as a basis for improved public service delivery. The Action seeks to support the implementation of the public finance reform and to enhance service delivery efficiency and inclusive development through the promotion of digital technologies, including the development of a legislative framework, capacity building of public training institutions, and the promotion of digital public services and payments."}, {"bbox": [83, 558, 1146, 708], "category": "Text", "text": "At this stage, it will be necessary to enforce the dynamics of the reform coordination structure and support the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, including setting up the report system and information flows underlying the M&E system. It will also be crucial to maintain regular political dialogue at different levels with national authorities, particularly with the decision-making structures at the Ministry of Finance, civil society, line ministries, and other government institutions involved."}, {"bbox": [83, 717, 1146, 867], "category": "Text", "text": "The achievement of the Action's specific objective is supported by four results, which respond to priority areas of reform and to the need to promote digital services and payments, namely through the strengthening of planning, management, auditing, monitoring, and oversight of public finances, the increase of citizens privacy and data protection, the development of public training capacity and citizens' digital skills, financial literacy and access to digital public services."}, {"bbox": [83, 876, 1146, 993], "category": "Text", "text": "Continued political willingness to advance the PFM reform program is essential to ensure the continuity of the reforms. An inter-ministerial consensus allowing for prompt decision-making in key domains of the PFM reform and the timely conclusion of the Timor-Leste South Submarine Cable (TLSSC), including its regulatory aspects, is also needed."}, {"bbox": [83, 1004, 1146, 1123], "category": "Text", "text": "It is furthermore assumed that Government-led donor coordination of PFM reform is well organised and effective. Such coordination will allow external partners and civil society to participate in the monitoring of the reform process in a systematic manner while ensuring that technical assistance and capacity-building support will be provided in a complementary manner."}, {"bbox": [72, 1148, 427, 1178], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.6 Logical Framework Matrix"}, {"bbox": [83, 1201, 1033, 1228], "category": "Text", "text": "This indicative logframe constitutes the basis for monitoring, reporting, and evaluating the intervention."}, {"bbox": [83, 1237, 1148, 1356], "category": "Text", "text": "Based on this logframe matrix, a more detailed logframe (or several) may be developed at the contracting stage. In case baselines and targets are not available for the action, they should be informed for each indicator at the signature of the contract(s) linked to this AD or in the first progress report at the latest. New columns may be added to set intermediary targets (milestones) for the Output and Outcome indicators whenever relevant."}, {"bbox": [121, 1365, 1146, 1393], "category": "List-item", "text": "* At inception, the first progress report should include the complete log frame (e.g., including baselines/targets)."}, {"bbox": [121, 1396, 1006, 1423], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Progress reports should provide an updated log frame with current values for each indicator."}, {"bbox": [121, 1426, 1014, 1453], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The final report should enclose the logframe with baseline and final values for each indicator."}, {"bbox": [83, 1463, 1148, 1518], "category": "Text", "text": "Depending on its different implementation modalities, the indicative logical framework matrix may evolve during the action's lifetime."}, {"bbox": [83, 1529, 1148, 1588], "category": "Text", "text": "The activities, the expected Outputs, and related indicators, targets, and baselines included in the logframe matrix may be updated during the implementation of the action, no amendment being required to the Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [1008, 1665, 1128, 1691], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 28 of 41"}]