The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhanced Public Sector Efficiency Technical Assistance Loan (P121492) Enhanced Public Sector Efficiency Technical Assistance Loan (P121492) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | Panama | Governance Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2011 | Seq No: 15 | ARCHIVED on 18-Apr-2019 | ISR36172 | Implementing Agencies: Republic of Panama, Direccion de Administracion de Proyectos, DAP Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 03-Mar-2011 Effectiveness Date: 07-Mar-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 21-Nov-2014 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 15-Sep-2014 Original Closing Date: 30-Sep-2016 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2019 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the Project is to assist public agencies of the Borrower in producing, using and disseminating timely and quality performance information, thereby allowing a more efficient, transparent and accountable use of the Borrower#s public budget funds. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component/Part 1: Developing capacities for results-based planning, budget management and evaluation:(Cost $2.52 M) Component/Part 2: Managing Public Resource Information Efficiently:(Cost $42.98 M) Component/Part 3: Strengthening public procurement and contracting:(Cost $9.00 M) Component/Part 4: Supporting Project Management Capacities:(Cost $0.50 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions During the last supervision mission (February 25-28, 2019), the Project team noted the progress with the implementation of the financial management information system (ISTMO) in decentralized government entities, as well as on the new e-procurement system. As of February, ISTMO was successfully deployed in 32 out of 36 decentralized entities (89%). The final target is 100% by December 2019. Regarding implementation of the new e-procurement system, it is expected to be fully functional by July 2019. 4/18/2019 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhanced Public Sector Efficiency Technical Assistance Loan (P121492) 4/18/2019 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhanced Public Sector Efficiency Technical Assistance Loan (P121492) 4/18/2019 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhanced Public Sector Efficiency Technical Assistance Loan (P121492) 4/18/2019 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhanced Public Sector Efficiency Technical Assistance Loan (P121492) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Low Low Stakeholders -- Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results 4/18/2019 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhanced Public Sector Efficiency Technical Assistance Loan (P121492) PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Efficient, transparent and accountable use of the public budget funds IN00675208 ►Quality of public sector financial information improved (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The first consolidated financial statements for the central government are The government expected to be Financial reports do not prepares through automatically provide complete ISTMO and publishes produced by early information on within 6 months after 2020. The MoF is Value government revenue and -- the end of the fiscal working on expenditures thus year consolidated strengthening the impeding the monitoring financial statements of quality and reliability of of budget execution the Central financial information Government produced at the institutional level needed for consolidation. Date 30-Aug-2013 27-Sep-2018 29-Mar-2019 31-Dec-2019 IN00675210 ►Increased transparency in public procurement (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 60% competitive 100% of competitive procurement processes procurement This indicator will be of Central and processes of central achieved once the Decentralized and decentralized Value -- system has been Government are publicly entities are publicly implemented, which is and daily available available through expected by July 2019. through PanamaCompra PanamaCompra 3 on 2 a daily basis. Date 17-Jul-2015 27-Sep-2018 29-Mar-2019 31-Dec-2019 Producing, using and disseminating timely and quality performance information IN00675209 ►Public entities increase the production and dissemination of performance information linked with budget information (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The authorities have indicated that they are laying the ground work Information on the for the next budget associated with Performance information administration to fully key performance is limited, not publicly Value -- implement results indicators for 10 public available and not linked based budgeting in the sector entities is to financial information 2020 budget, which produced and will be approved in publically disclosed. August 2019. No additional work has 4/18/2019 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhanced Public Sector Efficiency Technical Assistance Loan (P121492) been done beyond the pilots in 5 sectors. Date 30-Aug-2013 27-Sep-2018 29-Mar-2019 31-Dec-2019 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component/Part 1: Developing capacities for results-based planning, budget management and evaluation IN00675232 ►Improved performance orientation of the budget (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Program budgeting approach is introduced Target has been in three pilot ministries achieved. In 2018, The budget document for the 2018 budget DIPRENA selected 6 does not use program year (budget for three new entities to pilot Value classifications with very -- ministries are prepared performance limited financial using program budgeting in parallel performance information classification and with the regular budget financial and non- submission process. financial performance information) Date 01-Jun-2011 27-Sep-2018 29-Mar-2019 31-Dec-2019 Component/Part 2: Managing Public Resource Information Efficiently IN00675233 ►Increased institutional coverage of the new ISTMO model in Central Government (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 01-Jun-2011 27-Sep-2018 29-Mar-2019 31-Dec-2019 Target has been achieved. Comments: IN00675235 ►Increased institutional coverage of the new ISTMO model in Decentralized Government (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 72.00 89.00 100.00 Date 30-Aug-2013 27-Sep-2018 29-Mar-2019 31-Dec-2019 ITSMO has been implemented in 32 of the 36 decentralized institutions. Comments: IN00675236 ►Increased use of ISTMO in Central Government (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target SIAFPA, RAMAN, and all Target is achieved. 75% of Central Value -- the previous information 99.98% of Central Government’s Budget 4/18/2019 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhanced Public Sector Efficiency Technical Assistance Loan (P121492) systems which supported Government´s Budget is subject to ISTMO the budget execution, is subject to ITSMO´s controls and were basically ex-post controls and regulation registration by Dec. registry systems. (excluding transfers, 2019. (excluding Implementation of ex- fondos financieros and transfers, Fondos ante controls was not payroll) Financieros, payroll) feasible Date 30-Aug-2013 27-Sep-2018 29-Mar-2019 31-Dec-2019 Clarifying measurement of this indicator with DNC. Comments: IN00675237 ►Increased use of ISTMO in Decentralized Government (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target SIAFPA, RAMAN, and all Target is achieved. 75% of Decentralized the previous information 75% of Decentralized Government’s Budget systems which supported Entities´ budget is is subject to ISTMO the budget execution, subject to ITSMO´s controls and Value were basically ex-post -- controls and regulation registration by Dec. registry systems. (excluding transfers, 2019. (excluding Implementation of ex- fondos financieros, transferences, Fondos ante controls was not and payroll) Financieros, Payroll) feasible Date 30-Aug-2013 27-Sep-2018 29-Mar-2019 31-Dec-2019 Clarifying measurement of the indicator with DNC Comments: IN00675238 ►Extended functional coverage of the new ISTMO model (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Achieved. ISTMO includes all functions and integration with National Debt The new IFMIS model (SIGADE), Single integrates The current SIAFPA Treasury Account, and functionalities for does not include Tax. The only budget preparation, functionalities for budget integration missing is accounting, budget Value preparation and is not -- that with execution, treasury harmonized with national PanamaCompra 3 and and accounting; with payroll, procurement and public investment (not interfaces with national public investment system part of end target). In debt, the treasury addition, ISTMO has single account, and the implemented e-tax system integration with payroll (EPD) and SIAFPA Consolidado. Date 01-Jun-2011 23-Feb-2018 29-Mar-2019 31-Dec-2019 Component/Part 3: Strengthening public procurement and contracting IN00675231 ►Improved procurement complaint management (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The current Panama Compra 3 DGCP has Value -- PanamaCompra system Platform includes implemented a 4/18/2019 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhanced Public Sector Efficiency Technical Assistance Loan (P121492) has no instruments to functionalities for procurement complaint facilitate complaints managing complaints. module through about procurement Implementation of the PanamaCompra 3 processes Platform has been initiated in July 2018 and is expected to be completed by July 2019. Date 30-Aug-2013 27-Sep-2018 29-Mar-2019 31-Dec-2019 IN00675234 ►Modernized legal framework for procurement (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Target has been achieved. Law 61, reforming public contracting in Panama, Updated procurement Law 22 (2006) and published September law (Law 61) and regulation 366 (2006). 27, 2017 in the Official corresponding The law has changed 6 Gazette (reforms the regulations (Decreto Value times between 2009 and -- text of Law 22 of 40) establishing 2014, but the regulation 2006). Executive guiding principles for 366 has never been Decree (Regulation) transparency, modified. 40, published April 10, professionalization, 2018 in the Official and efficiency. Gazette (replaces Regulation 366 of 2006). Date 30-Aug-2013 27-Sep-2018 29-Mar-2019 31-Dec-2019 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P121492 IBRD-80160 Effective USD 55.00 55.00 0.00 42.76 12.24 78% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P121492 IBRD-80160 Effective 03-Mar-2011 26-Sep-2011 07-Mar-2012 30-Sep-2016 31-Dec-2019 Cumulative Disbursements 4/18/2019 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhanced Public Sector Efficiency Technical Assistance Loan (P121492) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 09-Oct-2015 ,Level 2 Approved on 29-Jun-2018 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 4/18/2019 Page 10 of 10