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Development of institutional capacities, human resources management and good governance

Cotonou (Benin), 21-23 March 2007

Seminar organised by the Beninese Organizing Committee and the TC 1.3 "Performance of Road Administrations".

Opening ceremony

Minister of Public Works, Benin
PIARC Secretary General
Chairman of PIARC TC 1.3
AGEPAR
Beninese Organizing Committee
(general presentation of the seminar)

Session 1 -Institutional Capacity Building (presentations and debates)

Chairman : Kjell Bjorvik - General overview of the issue
Defining Institutional Capacity Building	James Odeck (Norway)
Review of road sector projects in developing countries	Marit Due Langaas (Norway)
Case study 1 - Botswana	Boitshwarelo M. Mokgethi (Botswana)
Case study 2 - Tanzania	Hagai K.S. Bishanga (Tanzania)
Case study 3 - Benin	Gérard Codja (Benin)

Session 2 - Human Resources Management and Training

Part 1 - Aims of session: Têlé David Olodo (Benin)
Global perspective	Martin Fletcher (Nelle-Zélande)
AGEPAR Contribution	Tchona Idossou ( AGEPAR Coordinator)
Case study 1 : Uganda	Peter Ssebanakitta, Commissioner for Roads, Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications Uganda
Case study 2 : Benin	Epiphane Wankpo (Benin)
Case study 3 : South Africa	Heidi Harper (TC 1.3)
Part 2 - Introduction to the workshops: Paul Van der Kroon (Chair du TC 1.3/wg2)
Groups proposed by Benin on the following: Public procurement, human resources management in African Institutions, performance based management, contract management training of the operators in the maintenance sector, road infrastructure, operation in developing countries.	The 4 chairmen of French speaking group are: Théodore Glèlè (Benin) Hêmianon Kakpo (Benin) Bernard Letarte (Canada-Quebec) Jean Mathieu Mbaucaud (Congo) The chairman of the English speaking group is Martin Fletcher (New Zealand)
Case study 4: Congo	Jean Mathieu Mbaucaud (Congo)
Part 3 - Report from the group workshops
Part 4 - Introduction to identification of top barriers and potential solution for each barrier (This part of the session is to give the speakers in the case studies about 10 mn in applying to the potential solution of their cases)
Case study 1 : Uganda	Peter Ssebanakitta (TC 1.3)
Case study 2 : Benin	Epiphane Wankpo (Benin)
Case study 3 : Afrique du Sud	Heidi Harper (TC 1.3)
Introduction to the Workshops : Paul Van der Kroon (Chair TC1.3/Wg2)
Working Groups on the following themes : Public procurement, human resources management in African Institutions, performace based management, contract management, training of the operators in the maintenance sector, road infrastructure operation in developing countries.	Identification of the top barriers to overcome their particular skill/capacity shortage; what are the potential solutions for each barrier

Session 3 - Governance and Institutional Integrity

Chairing : Théodore Glèglè (Benin)
Presentation on the issue of governance	Olaf Vroom (TC 1.3)
The views of the European Union on the issues of Integrity	Madina Fassassi (EU)
Presentation from Indonesia	Sumaryanto Widayatin
Presentation from Ivory Coast	Toussaint Aguy (Ivory Coast )
Institutional integrity from an African point of view	Ambroise Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Presentation from Benin	Gualbert Koudogbo (Benin)
Roundtable on Institutional Integrity	Chairman : Olaf Vroom

Conclusions of the Seminar Paul Van der Kroon

Technical visits

Cotonou

Technical visits organized by the Beninese Organizing Committee (see details in French version)