routine reporting. DFAT should, particularly as future funding commitments are being negotiated, reach agreement on the nature and frequency of reporting key indicators. Those indicators will need to vary from MDP to MDP, and from activity to activity. However, the indicators would normally include analysis and not just a descriptive – account of how the DFAT grant is – We have begun to work to implement more specifically contributing to agreed goals; rigorous M&E practices including result-based emerging risks and risk-mitigation strategies; financing. DFAT will use future funding and provide management level insight into negotiations to ensure these are efficiency and value for money of how the implemented into all DFAT funded programs. MDP used the DFAT grant. Future M&E reports should also normally have data as a matter of course. A percentage of the value of the DFAT grant (at least 5%) should be specifically and routinely (there may be possible exceptions for smaller activities) allocated to improve the depth of analysis of M&E. Australia recognises the important role and comparative advantage that countries development and health priorities, DFAT actively consider continuing to particularly through their technical expertise support MDPs in PNG in its future program on key health areas. to the health sector, provided performance Agreed Agreed. 2018-2022 management and reporting of DFAT grants DFAT will continue to support MDPs to work improves. in PNG, based on PNG and Australian Government priorities and individual MDP areas of comparative advantage.
routine reporting. DFAT should, particularly as future funding commitments are being negotiated, reach agreement on the nature and frequency of reporting key indicators. Those indicators will need to vary from MDP to MDP, and from activity to activity. However, the indicators would normally include analysis – and not just a descriptive account – of how the DFAT grant is specifically contributing to agreed goals; emerging risks and risk-mitigation strategies; and provide management level insight into efficiency and value for money of how the MDP used the DFAT grant. Future M&E reports should also normally have data as a matter of course. A percentage of the value of the DFAT grant (at least 5%) should be specifically and routinely (there may be possible exceptions for smaller activities) allocated to improve the depth of analysis of M&E. We have begun to work to implement more rigorous M&E practices including result-based financing. DFAT will use future funding negotiations to ensure these are implemented into all DFAT funded programs. DFAT actively consider continuing to support MDPs in PNG in its future program to the health sector, provided performance management and reporting of DFAT grants improves. Agreed Agreed. Australia recognises the important role and comparative advantage that countries development and health priorities, particularly through their technical expertise on key health areas. DFAT will continue to support MDPs to work in PNG, based on PNG and Australian Government priorities and individual MDP areas of comparative advantage. 2018-2022
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