requests and efficiency of recruitment. In one case this resulted in a performance payment not being provided. These issues will be followed up with delivery partners this coming year. Key risks What actions were taken to What further actions will be For emerging/ongoing risks manage the risks over the past taken to manage the risks in the provide a Risk Rating (low, year? coming year? medium, high, very high) Regularly monitored our systems Use our comprehensive fraud Medium. We will take action to Program funding and and processes to reduce control and risk management ensure that will have a objectives are undermined by opportunities for corruption frameworks to help prevent, minimal impact by identifying it fraud. across the Regional Program. detect and control fraud. Will seek early. to engage with trusted and effective implementing partners: major international organisations (e.g. ADB and UN), regional institutions, & high-performing NGOs. Pacific Regional Worked actively through the new Pacific Regional Program will High. Australia alone cannot Organisations and partnership agreements with the continue to work with Pacific direct outcomes in the regional multilateral organisations do USP, PIFS, FFA, and SPC to Regional Organisations and organisations and progress so not implement reforms and ensure more strategic multilaterals to support their far has been slow. improve effectiveness management and effectiveness. reform agendas and improve their accountability and effectiveness. Regional and bilateral Worked to ensure bilateral Aid Pacific Regional Program will Medium. It remains difficult to programs exhibit poor Investment Plans reflected continue to work with bilateral coordinate across the full coordination and cooperation. regional contributions to programs to ensure coordination range of programs. development relationships. and cooperation. Over-programming and Reduced the number of Further work on consolidation will Low. The number of proliferation of initiatives investments by 25 per cent. be undertaken. investments has been falling. However more funding is needed in the regional program for emerging government priorities. Of the management responses identified in the 2014-15 APPR one was achieved and the rest were partly achieved. We achieved the response relating to reducing the number of investments in the regional program by 20 per cent. While only partly achieving the final aid for trade target we are on track to achieve it by the due date in 2020. We completed ten out of thirteen evaluations scheduled for 2015-16. In the other
requests and efficiency of recruitment. In one case this resulted in a performance payment not being provided. These issues will be followed up with delivery partners this coming year. Key risks What actions were taken to manage the risks over the past year? What further actions will be taken to manage the risks in the coming year? For emerging/ongoing risks provide a Risk Rating (low, medium, high, very high) Program funding and objectives are undermined by fraud. Regularly monitored our systems and processes to reduce opportunities for corruption across the Regional Program. Use our comprehensive fraud control and risk management frameworks to help prevent, detect and control fraud. Will seek to engage with trusted and effective implementing partners: major international organisations (e.g. ADB and UN), regional institutions, & high-performing NGOs. Medium. We will take action to ensure that will have a minimal impact by identifying it early. Pacific Regional Organisations and multilateral organisations do not implement reforms and improve effectiveness Worked actively through the new partnership agreements with the USP, PIFS, FFA, and SPC to ensure more strategic management and effectiveness. Pacific Regional Program will continue to work with Pacific Regional Organisations and multilaterals to support their reform agendas and improve their accountability and effectiveness. High. Australia alone cannot direct outcomes in the regional organisations and progress so far has been slow. Regional and bilateral programs exhibit poor coordination and cooperation. Worked to ensure bilateral Aid Investment Plans reflected regional contributions to development relationships. Pacific Regional Program will continue to work with bilateral programs to ensure coordination and cooperation. Medium. It remains difficult to coordinate across the full range of programs. Over-programming and proliferation of initiatives Reduced the number of investments by 25 per cent. Further work on consolidation will be undertaken. Low. The number of investments has been falling. However more funding is needed in the regional program for emerging government priorities. Of the management responses identified in the 2014-15 APPR one was achieved and the rest were partly achieved. We achieved the response relating to reducing the number of investments in the regional program by 20 per cent. While only partly achieving the final aid for trade target we are on track to achieve it by the due date in 2020. We completed ten out of thirteen evaluations scheduled for 2015-16. In the other