Economic Invest in economic Delivering Natural disasters do not If we invest infrastructure leads infrastructure infrastructure divert public expenditure Australian aid in to increased which is a priority through the World away from planned economic employment, and will deliver the Bank & Asian investments. infrastructure access to markets inclusive development Bank Public debt policy prevents and associated and lowers the cost economic benefits. to invest at scale, from obtaining structural policy of basics services leverage technical concessional finance from reforms we can and business inputs expertise & the development banks. reduce poverty such as electricity, improve in Samoa by Development partners coordination. And… stimulating design investments on inclusive A legal, regulatory a cost-benefit analysis. economic and policy growth. framework is in Maximize the long Negotiating an Achievement in this area place which term financial effective reform will be largely dependent maximises and sustainability of agenda with GoS on the ongoing sustains the infrastructure, its & supporting commitment of GoS to economic impact of maintenance& dialogue with economic infrastructure economic support inclusive society, the reforms. infrastructure and economic benefits private sector & helps to spread the and the through other benefits to policy and development vulnerable groups in structural reform. partners. Samoa. Ensure that Conducting Research is high quality, investment research and timely and credible. decisions and analysis of Recommendations are reforms are well cutting issues. implemented. informed and consider cross cutting issues including gender, climate change, disaster risk reduction and disability inclusiveness. End-of-strategy outcomes The objective of this Delivery Strategy is to provide a flexible, year framework that will guide AusAID’s program in economic infrastructure that will reduce poverty by stimulating inclusive economic activity, in Samoa. To achieve this, and informed by the above theory of change, Australia’s engagement will be organised under three key end-of-strategy outcomes set out below. An end of program outcome model for the Samoa Economic Infrastructure Delivery Strategy follows at Figure 1 and a Performance Assessment Framework is at Annex 3. The year time frame, from financial year 2013-14 through to financial year 2020-21, is based on international evidence and AusAID’s infrastructure investment experience that points to the reality of long timeframes for infrastructure development and delivery. It will enable the program to align with the ten year timeframe of Samoa’s 2011-2021 National Infrastructure Strategic Plan. It also provides Australia with the opportunity to engage and link the infrastructure delivery strategy with Samoa’s national development planning process and measure the results of the program against Samoa’s medium term national development objectives. Investment Outcome: Improve high priority economic infrastructure.
If we invest Australian aid in economic infrastructure and associated structural policy reforms we can reduce poverty in Samoa by stimulating inclusive economic growth. Economic infrastructure leads to increased employment, access to markets and lowers the cost of basics services and business inputs such as electricity, And… A legal, regulatory and policy framework is in place which maximises and sustains the economic impact of economic infrastructure and helps to spread the benefits to vulnerable groups in Samoa. Invest in economic infrastructure which is a priority and will deliver the inclusive economic benefits. Delivering infrastructure through the World Bank & Asian development Bank to invest at scale, leverage technical expertise & improve coordination. Natural disasters do not divert public expenditure away from planned investments. Public debt policy prevents from obtaining concessional finance from the development banks. Development partners design investments on a cost-benefit analysis. Maximize the long term financial sustainability of infrastructure, its maintenance& support inclusive economic benefits and the through policy and structural reform. Negotiating an effective reform agenda with GoS & supporting dialogue with society, the private sector & other development partners. Achievement in this area will be largely dependent on the ongoing commitment of GoS to economic infrastructure reforms. Ensure that investment decisions and reforms are well informed and consider cross cutting issues including gender, climate change, disaster risk reduction and disability inclusiveness. Conducting research and analysis of issues. Research is high quality, timely and credible. Recommendations are implemented. End-of-strategy outcomes The objective of this Delivery Strategy is to provide a flexible, year framework that will guide AusAID’s program in economic infrastructure that will reduce poverty by stimulating inclusive economic activity, in Samoa. To achieve this, and informed by the above theory of change, Australia’s engagement will be organised under three key end-of-strategy outcomes set out below. An end of program outcome model for the Samoa Economic Infrastructure Delivery Strategy follows at Figure 1 and a Performance Assessment Framework is at Annex 3. The year time frame, from financial year 2013-14 through to financial year 2020-21, is based on international evidence and AusAID’s infrastructure investment experience that points to the reality of long timeframes for infrastructure development and delivery. It will enable the program to align with the ten year timeframe of Samoa’s 2011-2021 National Infrastructure Strategic Plan. It also provides Australia with the opportunity to engage and link the infrastructure delivery strategy with Samoa’s national development planning process and measure the results of the program against Samoa’s medium term national development objectives. Investment Outcome: Improve high priority economic infrastructure. cutting
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