TAP-Nets AGM Draft Program

   
 

NETWORKING FOR AFRICA’S FUTURE

7th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ACBF TECHNICAL ADVISORY PANELS & NETWORKS (TAP-NETs)
  DRAFT PROGRAM
   
  Date:  November 21-22, 2011
Venue:  Hilton Hotel, Yaoundé
CAMEROON
  DRAFT PROGRAM

November 20

 Arrival of TAP-NETs Members
2.00 – 6.00 p.m. Registration
  DAY I
November 21 Opening of the 7th Annual Meeting of TAPNETs
8:00 – 8.45am Arrival of TAP-NETs Members & Guests at Centre
  OPENING PLENARY
  MC: Coffi Noumon, Manager, OPDWCA, African Capacity Building Foundation
Chair: TBA
9:00 – 9:15am Remarks: Barnabé Okouda, Executive Director, CAMERCAP

9:15 – 9:30am

 Remarks: Frannie A. Léautier, Executive Secretary, African Capacity Building Foundation
9:30 – 10:00am

Remarks: TBA
10:00 – 10.15am COFFEE / TEA BREAK
10:15 – 11:15am OBSERVING THE PAST AND INTERPRETING THE PRESENT I
Parallel Sessions on the past work of TAPNET members with the purpose of sharing the results and interrogating their contribution to the challenges facing Africa
Main Conference Room Parallel Session I on TAPNET Studies (15 Mins Max p/paper)

 

Chair: Victor Ayeni, Director, GMSI, UK & PAMNET Member
Rapporteur: Marie Obara, Manager, Board Secretariat, ABCF
Speakers:

  • Jeewansing Ramlugun, et al. (PARLIANET Working Group) ‘Parliamentary Scorecard Indicators Study’  *** Download Full Paper (742Kb .pdf) and Presentation(530Kb .pdf)
  • Mamadou Dansokho (EPANET Working Group) ‘An Assessment of Recent Trends in the use of Expatriate Technical Experts in Selected Countries in SSA’  *** Download Full Paper (1151Kb .pdf)
Break-away Room Parallel Session II on TAPNET Studies (15 Mins Max p/paper)

 

Chair: Mike Plummer, Head, Devt. Division, OECD & EPANET Member
Rapporteur: George Kararach, Knowledge Expert, ACBF
Speakers:

  • Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong, et al., (EPANET Working Group) - ‘Is Aid Responding to Good Governance in Africa?’  *** Click to Download Paper (2431Kb .pdf ) and Presentation (722Kb .pdf )
  • Andy Wynne et al. (FIMANET Working Group) ‘A Baseline Study of Public Financial Management Training in Africa’  *** Click to Download Paper and  Presentation (474Kb .pdf )
  • Andy Wynne et al. (FIMANET Working Group) ‘Government Financial Reporting - What is Africa’s Best Practice?’ *** Click to Download Paper (1016Kb .pdf )and Presentation (467Kb .pdf)
11:30 – 13:30pm OBSERVING THE PAST AND INTERPRETING THE PRESENT II

 

Round Table Plenary: Bi-lateral Aid, Governance and Africa’s Development Agenda – Implications for Busan 2011
Moderator : Korbla Puplampu, Grant McEwan University, Canada
Speakers:

  • Warren Nyamugasira, Member, VOICENET - ‘Role of CSO’s in Aid Delivery’  *** Click to Download Paper (143Kb .pdf )
  • George Kararach, Knowledge Expert, ACBF – ‘Importance Country Ownership in Aid Effectiveness’
  • Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong, Member, EPANET - ‘Aid, Good Governance & Africa’s Development Challenge’
  • Mike Plummer, Member, EPANET – ‘The role of donors in enhancing aid effectiveness’ *** Click to Download Presentation (540Kb .pdf)
13:30 –15:00pm WORKING LUNCH
  Report back on Parallel Sessions I & II
 

Chair : Bernard Nzo-Nguty, Member, PARLIANET
Speakers:

  • Marie Obara, Manager, Board Secretariat, ACBF
  • George Kararach, Knowledge Expert, ACBF
15:00 – 18:00pm EMBEDDING IN NETWORK PRACTICE I

Break-away Room

Round Table: Africa Capacity Indicators Report (ACIR) – An Insightful Tool for Mapping Development in Africa
In 2011, ACBF launched the ACIR to empirically assess capacity in relation to Africa’s development. ACIR maps key components of capacity development and how they can be measured. This Round Table will specifically aim to address: a) The state of capacity development across Africa and the key role of indicators in mapping this; b) How to increase awareness of state/non-state actors of the various dimensions of aid effectiveness so that they can be fully considered in the design of policies; c) Issues of donor coordination to facilitate exchange of lessons and experiences; and, d) ACBF’s grasp of the capacity needs associated with the donor coordination and aid effectiveness so that ACBF can fund more relevant interventions
Moderator : Roger Tsafack-Nanfosso, Université de Yaoundé II, Cameroon
Speakers:

  • Naasson Loutete Dangui, Member, STATNET
  • Robert Nantchouang, Knowledge Expert, ACBF
  • Severine Rugumamu, Member, PARLIANET
  • Francis Owusu, Iowa State University, USA
  • Abbi Kedir, University of Leicester, UK
15:00 – 18:00pm EMBEDDING IN NETWORK PRACTICE II
Main Conference Room

Round Table: What are the employment effects of regional trade integration in Africa?
Where effective, regional trade accords (RTAs) and similar initiatives aimed at regional integration (e.g., via transportation corridors and regional institutions) can reshape economies. Such integration efforts can facilitate trade or increase the complexity that traders face nationally, regionally and globally and can lead to trade expansion or trade diversion. In turn, they can influence economic specialization and the international division of labor, with implications for job creation and exploitation of comparative advantage. Discussions will address amongst others: a) Which aspects of regional trade integration are most critical in terms of their influence on labor market outcomes?; b) What has been the experience with respect to labor provisions in RTAs?; and c) In Africa, to what extent can RTAs provide opportunities for local enterprises to develop their competitive edge via opening of neighboring markets?

Moderator: Mbassa Ndine, ACBF Executive Board Member, Cameroon
Speakers:

  • George Kararach, Knowledge Expert, ACBF
  • Gelase Mutahaba, Chair, PAMNET
  • Robert Mazur, Iowa State University, USA
  • Abdrahamane Sanogo, Member, EPANET
  • Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong,Member, EPANET

 
16:30 – 16:45pm COFFEE / TEA BREAK
   
  DAY II
9:00 – 11:00am SENSING THE FUTURE:  CHALLENGES FACING AFRICA
 

Round Table: ‘What is Africa Likely to Face in Challenges in the Future?’
Africa has been hit hard from around 2007 by the food and fuel crisis, and more recently by the ripple effects of the global financial crises, and is at the same time grappling with the challenges of adapting to climate change. These challenges are further compounded by slow progress being secured in governance and social inclusion. Women and youth remain at the margin of many African societies – with limited rights and intolerable living conditions. These factors persist despite the fact that many African countries are discovering new mineral wealth. The conclusion that can be drawn from these realities is that countries need to invest in capacity that will better position them to deal with current challenges but also with what might emerge in the future. How can Africa redefine its position in the current and emerging global governance architecture as well as achieve its development aspirations?

Moderator: Kobena Hanson, Head, Knowledge & Learning, ACBF
Rapporteurs: Jean-Eric Aubert, KM Consultant, France & Godwin Arku, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Speakers:

  • Godwell Nhamo, UNISA, South Africa
  • Wisdom Tettey, University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Moses Kiggundu, Member, PAMNET
  • Alfred Nhema, Member, VOICENET
  • Cristina D’Alessandro, Sciences Po, Paris
11:00 – 11:30am       GROUP PHOTO & COFFEE BREAK
11:30 – 13:15pm ADAPTING TO BE READY FOR THE FUTURE
 

Presentation on ‘ACBF’s Strategic Medium Term Plan (SMTPIII) & Link to TAPNETs’ Structure, Role, and Activities
Moderator: Nicholas Biekpe, Member, STATNET
Speaker:

  • Frannie A. Léautier, Executive Secretary, ACBF
13:15 – 14:20pm    NETWORKING LUNCH
14:30 – 16:30pm CRYSTALLIZING VISION & INTENTION AND CO-CREATING STRATEGIC SCENARIOS
 

Roundtable: ‘Recommendations from the Evaluation of KM at ACBF and the implications for restructuring the TAPNETs MODEL & Way Forward’
Moderator: Amadou Kanoute, Chair, VOICENET
Speakers:

  • Kobena Hanson, Head, Knowledge and Learning, ACBF
  • Jean-Eric Aubert, KM Consultant, France

Group Team Leaders (Grps of 10 pple)

  • Korbla Puplampu, Grant McEwan University, Canada
  • Ashwajit Singh, Member, PAMNET
  • Gloria Braxton, Member, VOICENET
  • E.M. Koffi-Tessio, Chair, STATNET
  • Stephen Emasu, Member, FIMANET
16:30 – 16.45pm COFFEE / TEA BREAK
  PROTOTYPING AND PERFORMING TO DELIVER
16:45 – 17:00pm  

Nomination of Core Strategic Studies Group (SSG) Members
17:00 – 18:00pm Discussion on TAPNETs SSG/Diaspora support to Haiti

Chair : Frannie Léautier, Executive Secretary, ACBF
Moderator : Amadou Kanoute, Chair, VOICENET
Speaker:

  • H.E. Mme. Michèle Pierre-Louis, former Prime Minister, Haiti
18:00 – 19:00pm CLOSING PLENARY
  Chair: H.E. Mme. Michèle Pierre-Louis, former Prime Minister, Haiti
Remarks:Carlos-Damián BACA EBORO, Directeur de la Formation de la BEAC
Remarks: Frannie A. Léautier, Executive Secretary, ACBF
Remarks: H.E. Minister of Economy, Planning & Regional Development, Cameroon
19:15 – 19:30pm  

PRESS CONFERENCE
19:30   COCKTAIL / DINNER
 

 

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