Announcement of World Bank approves US40 Million Dollars for Tanzania’s Performance Results and Accountability Project on October 2, 2007

World Bank approves US$40 million for Tanzania’s Performance Results and Accountability Project Contacts In Washington : Zeria Banda +1-202-473-2907 zbanda@worldbank.org In Dar es Salaam: Denyse Morin : 255 22 2163200 dmorin@worldbank.org WASHINGTON , DC , October 2, 2007 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on September 27, approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit* of US$40 million for the Government of Tanzania’s Performance Results and Accountability Project (PRAP). The PRAP, whose theme is “Demanding results and accountability,” will aim at enhancing the capacity, performance and accountability of government ministries, departments and agencies in the use of public resources and service delivery. The project will ensure timely and effective implementation of strategic and priority programs, which will contribute to the achievement of the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA) goals. “We in the World Bank are pleased to be associated with the Government of Tanzania ’s efforts to improve the performance of the public service. This core reform is the bedrock of the governance pillar of the MKUKUTA. We hope that the Government will use this credit effectively to realize concrete results in achieving the MKUKUTA goals of enhancing growth and reducing poverty in Tanzania,” said John Murray McIntire, World Bank Country Director for Tanzania and Uganda. Successful implementation of this project will result into: Improvements in the policy-making and regulatory capacity of government ministries, departments and agencies, which will contribute to a more predictable and well regulated environment for service delivery institutions and for private sector development; Improved use of performance management systems by government ministries, departments and agencies, and their linkages to service delivery; Improved management of civil servants, and Greater access to information and responsiveness to the demands of stakeholders. Overall the project’s interventions will contribute to good governance through greater transparency and accountability. The PRAP, to be implemented over a five-year period, is supporting the second phase of the Government of Tanzania’s Public Service Reform Program. The first phase which was approved by the Bank’s executive directors in 1999, aimed at setting the foundation and systems necessary to improve performance in the public service. “The overall purpose of the Public Service Reform Program is to support economic growth and to ensure that delivery of quality public services within priority sectors conforms to public expectations for value, satisfaction and relevance,” says Denyse Morin, World Bank Senior Public Sector Specialist and Task Team Leader for the PRAP. Under phase one of the Public Service Reform Program, all government ministries, departments, and agencies were trained to develop results-oriented strategic plans to implement the objectives of the MKUKUTA. This included developing client service charters with specific performance and service delivery targets which are increasingly becoming a focus of public and media scrutiny. Pay enhancement and revised career schemes in the public service are gradually being implemented with a view to attract and retain quality staff and making the public service a better place to work. Although progress is being made on several fronts, reviews have shown that the reforms need to be deepened to ensure closer linkages with sector development programs and stronger coordination among the core reform programs to ensure effectiveness and impact. *The credit is provided on standard International Development Association (IDA) terms, with a commitment charge of 0.10 percent per annum and a service charge of 0.75 percent per annum (on the disbursed credit balance) over a 40 year period of maturity which includes a 10-year grace period. ### For more information on the World Bank’s work in sub-Saharan Africa visit www.worldbank.org/afr For more information on the World Bank’s work in Tanzania visit www.worldbank.org/tanzania