The involvement and the contribution of civil society and donor community in consultation process is considered important in the light of monitoring and evaluating the progress of the implementation of undertaken reforms
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Department of Strategy and Donor Coordination Department (DSDC) at the Council of Ministers organized on dates 4th and 6th November 2008 two round tables aiming the consultation of the Draft Progress Report 2006-2007 of the National Strategy for Development and Integration (NSDI) 2007-2013. This document is prepared in cooperation with the line ministries and other main institutions on high level indicators defined in the NSDI, focusing on progress done so far, especially on priorities in the framework of NATO and European Integration, for the period 2006-2007. The draft report includes also an evaluation of progress on Millennium Development Goals and further steps to be undertaken.
In this context, the involvement and the contribution of civil society and donor community in consultation process is considered important in the light of monitoring and evaluating the progress of the implementation of undertaken reforms.
At the meeting held on 4th of November 2008, representatives of civil society, academics, independent institutions as well as General Secretaries and specialists from the Line Ministries took part in. The participants appreciated the voluminous work on the preparation of this draft and made recommendations on important sectors such as: property rights, higher education, energy and so on.
The round table consultation that took place on 6th of November 2008 was organized with the participation of representatives from the donor community, embassies and other international institutions operating in Albania. Donors made suggestions and brought their valuable expertise in different fields. Some of the issues discussed included the property rights, which should be treated as one sole problem that includes the registration, return and restitution and legalization. The participants appreciated the steps taken by the government toward the privatization of energy sector and suggested that similar measures should be taken also for transmition and distribution systems. Regarding the water sector the need for a regulatory system as well as guidance for investment management, was highlighted.
Both round tables were very important, because they offered not only valuable suggestions to be reflected and included in the Progress Report 2006-2007, which will be published in December 2008, but also gave orientations and concrete ideas on dealing with the problems of the implementation of NSDI 2007-2013 in the future.
The draft of Progress Report 2006-2007, of the National Strategy for Development and Integration 2007-2013 is also being sent to Parliamentary Commissions for further comments and discussions.
