The 2009-2011 Strategy for development cooperation is more transparent in terms of the financial resources available for development in 2009 - 0.11% ODA/GDP - and clarifies the policy directions on the reform of the cooperation management system. The more innovative and important aspect is the attempt to identify a limited number of geographical and sectoral priorities for the bilateral and multilateral channel. However, except for the geographical concentration, the sectoral result is mixed.
The document takes into account the 2004 DAC recommendations and the conclusions of the 2008 aid related conferences - Accra on aid effectiveness and the Doha Financing for Development for the public-private partnership . Unfortunately, the document provides little detail on the strategic policy beyond the issues part of the Directorate General for Development Cooperation mandate. This lack is possibly due to the limited contribution t provided by the Ministry of Finance, raising the question about boundaries of the strategic directions: Guidelines for the whole Italian cooperation or solely for the Directorate General for Development Cooperation?
While referring to the need to monitor the effectiveness of interventions for development effectiveness beyond aid, the document makes no reference to the need to monitor and ensure policy coherence for development. The document aims to enhance an Italian system for development cooperation, including private actors, but it has to policy guidelines for all the actors whose actions have an impact in developing countries. The pursuit of policy coherence requires a high political commitment and an institutional coordination effort. The absence of any reference to policy coherence for development limits the future compliance to the DAC recommendations.
The document takes into account the 2004 DAC recommendations and the conclusions of the 2008 aid related conferences - Accra on aid effectiveness and the Doha Financing for Development for the public-private partnership . Unfortunately, the document provides little detail on the strategic policy beyond the issues part of the Directorate General for Development Cooperation mandate. This lack is possibly due to the limited contribution t provided by the Ministry of Finance, raising the question about boundaries of the strategic directions: Guidelines for the whole Italian cooperation or solely for the Directorate General for Development Cooperation?
While referring to the need to monitor the effectiveness of interventions for development effectiveness beyond aid, the document makes no reference to the need to monitor and ensure policy coherence for development. The document aims to enhance an Italian system for development cooperation, including private actors, but it has to policy guidelines for all the actors whose actions have an impact in developing countries. The pursuit of policy coherence requires a high political commitment and an institutional coordination effort. The absence of any reference to policy coherence for development limits the future compliance to the DAC recommendations.
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