World Bank2013-03-142013-03-142011-03-14https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12736This concept note presents the strategic engagement of the World Bank in the areas of public sector management and governance in Colombia. It describes the short and medium term approach through which the Bank will provide support to the country on those areas of reform, as well as their links and synergies with other sectors activities. It also provides a summary of the Bank's public sector management and governance recent activities and their links with the program proposed by this strategy. This concept note lays out the strategy and program of financial support, knowledge and convening services to continue supporting the Government's public sector reform agenda in a demand-driven and flexible manner. The program aims to contribute to improve sustained and inclusive growth and competitiveness through strengthened government's management and improved service delivery. Its objectives are aligned with the National Development Plan (NDP) pillars and cross-cutting themes of good governance and regional development and integration, as well the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) outcomes. The remainder of this note is structured as follows: (i) section two summarizes the trend public sector reforms have been following in Colombia; (ii) section three provides an overview of the trajectory the reform key National Government Management Institutions (NGMI) has followed in Colombia, summarizing the current status of Government's efforts in this area and outlining the pending policy reform agenda; (iii) section four presents a review of past Bank engagement in NGMI' s reforms and a description of the strategy to respond to the Government's priorities and pending reform agenda, including key expected outputs; (iv) section five provides an overview of the trajectory decentralization reform has followed in Colombia, summarizing the current status of Government's efforts in this area and outlining the pending policy reform agenda; (v) section six presents a review of past Bank engagement in decentralization reforms and a description of the strategy to respond to the Government's priorities and pending reform agenda, including key expected outputs; and, (vi) section seven contains a resource section, describing the timeline of proposed activities, budget, team composition, and processes for quality review, monitoring and evaluation.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYAUDITSBANK ACCOUNTSBANKSBENEFICIARYBEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICESBUDGET EXECUTIONBUDGET FORMULATIONBUDGET PERFORMANCEBUDGET PROCESSBUDGET REVIEWSCAPACITY BUILDINGCASH MANAGEMENTCENTRAL CONTROLCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCITIZEN PARTICIPATIONCIVIL SOCIETYCLAIMANTSCOMPENSATION FUNDCONSOLIDATIONCONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTCONSTITUTIONAL REFORMCONSUMPTION TAXESCORRUPTCURRENT EXPENDITURESDEBTDEBT MANAGEMENTDECENTRALIZATIONDISTRICTSDOMESTIC DEBTEASE OF DOING BUSINESSECONOMIC GROWTHEFFICIENCY GAINSEFFICIENCY OF EXPENDITURESEXPENDITUREFIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTIONFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSFISCAL AUTONOMYFISCAL DEFICITFISCAL FRAMEWORKFISCAL INSTITUTIONSFISCAL LEGISLATIONFISCAL RESPONSIBILITYFISCAL SUSTAINABILITYFISCAL TRANSFERFISCAL TRANSFERSFISCAL TRANSPARENCYFIXED ASSETSGOVERNMENT BUDGETGOVERNMENT CAPACITIESGOVERNORHUMAN RESOURCESINDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTSINFORMATION SYSTEMINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIESINTEREST PAYMENTSINTERNATIONAL STANDARDINVESTMENT PROJECTSLAND MANAGEMENTLAWSLEGAL INSTRUMENTLEGAL REFORMSLEVEL OF GOVERNMENTLEVYLOCAL AUTONOMYLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMSMATURITYMEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITUREMEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORKMEDIUM-TERM FISCALMINISTERMINISTRY OF FINANCEMUNICIPALITIESMUNICIPALITYNATIONAL BUDGETNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATIONAL TREASURYPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY REFORMPROCUREMENTPROVINCIAL INVESTMENTPUBLICPUBLIC CREDITPUBLIC FINANCESPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTPUBLIC INFORMATIONPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC MONIESPUBLIC OFFICIALPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC RESOURCESPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCEPUBLIC SECTOR REFORMPUBLIC SPENDINGREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSREVENUE AUTHORITYREVENUE BASEREVENUE COLLECTIONREVENUE INCREASERISK ASSESSMENTSRULE OF LAWSAVINGSSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL SERVICESSUB-NATIONALSUB-NATIONAL AUTHORITIESSUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTSUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTSSUBNATIONALSUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSTAXTAX ADMINISTRATIONTAX BASETAX COLLECTIONTAX CREDITTAX EXEMPTIONSTAX POLICYTAX RATESTAX RATIOTAX REFORMTAX REVENUETAX REVENUESTAX SYSTEMTAXATIONTAXPAYERSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESTRANSACTIONTRANSPARENCYTREASURYTREASURY BILLSWEALTH TAXWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/12736