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Focus. The integration
of PACT into ACBF has provided a
new impetus to the Foundation's intervention
in sub-Saharan Africa's capacity
needs. These priorities set the pace
for the consolidation of the achievements
recorded during the first phase of
the Foundation's operation. The successful
implementation of the expanded mandate
will therefore create a better framework
for strengthening the core public
sector and providing a more conducive
environment for the private sector
and the civil society to participate
actively in influencing the direction
of public policies and programs.
The
focus of activities under the expanded
mandate will be on improving public
sector capacity for macro and sectoral
policy design and management as well
as enhancement of effectiveness of
institutions, processes, systems
and procedures that support policy
and institutional reforms critical
for improved transparency, accountability
and good governance in the public
sector, in addition to enhancing
effectiveness of the core public
sector on the other. Thus, activities
by key stakeholders in national/regional
development that are geared towards
encouraging greater effectiveness
of the core public sector, strengthening
an inclusive and participatory process
in policy formulation and implementation,
and reinforcing or inducing improvement
in the policy environment will to
a large extent define the focus of
interventions under the expanded
mandate.
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