Agree RCV2 will retain the DFAT, PSU Continue with current management and main management governance arrangements, including and governance retention of the STA, who plays a key role in features of the first supporting the Program Director and all phase. Component activities. The governance arrangements could also include continuing the role that DFAT has with ‘no-objection’ respect to Flexible Fund activities and component work plans, recognising that this should be designed to provide an opportunity for discussion and enhancement. As per response to DFAT, PSU Revise the performance assessment recommendation 6 framework simplify, ensure clarity of – above, RCV2 will outputs/results, use consistent terminology have an improved M and numbering system to enable comparison & E framework and will link with the of planned versus actual performance, and: GoV’s own M & E use the Government of Vietnam’s processes. monitoring of MPER to validate progress on the reform agenda (higher level program objectives). Utilise opportunities offered by RCV to Agree RCV2 will continue to DFAT, PSU take into account enhance DFAT economic diplomacy and aid Australia’s broader objectives, and adopt a considered approach agenda in Vietnam, to accommodating Australian interests especially the APEC – agenda as Vietnam recognising that these may evolve over the APEC in 2017. life of a second phase, and that in some Recent areas, such as the Australia’s concern to developments with the TPP have made engage the Government of Vietnam on the it less directly Trans-Pacific Partnership, RCV is already relevant but RCV2 working in key areas covered by chapters of will still champion high quality the agreement, including competition policy, standards, including regulatory coherence and SOEs. on competition policy, regulatory coherence, and SOEs.
Continue with current management and governance arrangements, including retention of the STA, who plays a key role in supporting the Program Director and all Component activities. The governance arrangements could also include continuing the ‘no-objection’ role that DFAT has with respect to Flexible Fund activities and component work plans, recognising that this should be designed to provide an opportunity for discussion and enhancement. Agree RCV2 will retain the main management and governance features of the first phase. DFAT, PSU Revise the performance assessment framework – simplify, ensure clarity of outputs/results, use consistent terminology and numbering system to enable comparison of planned versus actual performance, and: use the Government of Vietnam’s monitoring of MPER to validate progress on the reform agenda (higher level program objectives). As per response to recommendation 6 above, RCV2 will have an improved M & E framework and will link with the GoV’s own M & E processes. DFAT, PSU Utilise opportunities offered by RCV to enhance DFAT economic diplomacy and aid objectives, and adopt a considered approach to accommodating Australian interests – recognising that these may evolve over the life of a second phase, and that in some areas, such as the Australia’s concern to engage the Government of Vietnam on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, RCV is already working in key areas covered by chapters of the agreement, including competition policy, regulatory coherence and SOEs. Agree RCV2 will continue to take into account Australia’s broader agenda in Vietnam, especially the APEC agenda as Vietnam APEC in 2017. Recent developments with the TPP have made it less directly relevant but RCV2 will still champion high quality standards, including on competition policy, regulatory coherence, and SOEs. DFAT, PSU
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