Project Description:

The Aceh Government Transformation Programme provides strategic and essential support to the transition by ensuring that the provincial government has the necessary capacity and institutional strength to take over projects, assets, functions, capacities and resources from BRR and other reconstruction and recovery programs at the end of their mandate.

AGTP provides support to provincial and local governments as they take over responsibilities of the reconstruction and rehabilitation process after the closure of BRR. The Aceh Government Transformation Programme (AGTP) focuses on strengthening the capacity of the provincial government through support to policy making, the local government budget process, the transfer of assets to local institutions and anti corruption initiatives.
Project Name : Aceh Government Transformation Programme
Grant Amount : USD $13.98 million
Start/ endDate : July 2008 - December 2011
Partner Agency : UNDP
Executing Agency : Provincial Government of Aceh

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Achievement to date:

AGTP led a major reform in the local government budget process, contributing to this year’s budget approval in January 2009. Improved public expenditure flows require solid anti-corruption measures, and AGTP has worked with the Corruption Eradication Agency (KPK) and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) to improve processes in support of anti corruption. The project has also supported the Aceh Government to further extend anti-corruption awareness raising through education by integrating anti-corruption curricula in schools. All guidelines for asset transfer have been drafted and approved. The project supports BKRA operations and the development of a master plan for reconstruction activities from 2010 to 2012.

Challenges:

Newly-formed provincial governments present particular challenges for the AGTP. Ancillary regulations that spell out procedures for transferring grant funds from the national government to regional government have not yet been developed. In addition, there is a lack of institutional capacity in the local government agencies to implement large amounts of funds.