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THE FUND’S CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY—BETTER POLICIES THROUGH STRONGER INSTITUTIONS—BACKGROUND PAPER
May 21, 2013
Approved By
Sharmini Coorey
Prepared by the Institute for Capacity Development (in consultation with other departments)
Contents
ACRONYMS
BACKGROUND
A. Institutions, Economic Development, and Growth
B. Stylized Facts
C. Measurement Issues
D. Historical Perspective of Fund TA, 1964–Present
E. Review of Prioritization
F. Funding Model Comparison
G. Monitoring and Evaluation
H. TA-Training Synergies
I. The Revolution in Online Learning
REFERENCES
BOXES
1. Past Initiatives on Prioritization
2. The Capability Assessment Program
3. TA and Training in Jobs and Growth
4. Major Players in the Online Revolution
FIGURES
1. Share of Costs of Major IMF Activities, FY 2012
2. IMF CD Financing, TA Delivery, and Training Venues
3. IMF Global CD Presence
4. IMF Training Providers and CD Recipients
5. IMF TA and Training, FY 1964–2012
6. Contributions by Major Donors, FY 2010–14
7. Internet Users by Country Income Level, FY 2000–13
TABLES
1. Comparison of Allocation Methodologies for Fund Outputs, FY 2012
2. Assessment of RSNs, FY 2008–13
3. Assessment of Country Pages, FY 2008–13
4. TA for Countries Rated as Highly Vulnerable (Overall) in the Spring 2008 VEE
5. TA for Countries Rated as Highly Vulnerable (Fiscal) in the Spring 2008 VEE
6. TA for Countries Rated as Highly Vulnerable (Financial) in the Spring 2008 VEE
7. Comparison of TA Funding Models
8. Reach of MOOC Providers
Acronyms
| ACES | Analytical Costing and Estimation System |
| AFR | African Department |
| AFRITAC | Africa Regional Technical Assistance Center |
| AML | Anti-Money Laundering |
| ATI | Africa Training Institute |
| BTC | Joint Regional Training Center for Latin America |
| CAP | Capability Assessment Program |
| CAPTAC-DR | Central America, Panama, and Dominican Republic Technical Assistance Center |
| CARTAC | Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Center |
| CD | Capacity Development |
| CDC | Curriculum Development Committee |
| CEF | IMF-Middle East Center for Economics and Finance |
| CFT | Combating Financing of Terrorism |
| CTP | Joint China-IMF Training Program |
| EPA | Ex-Post Assessment |
| EPE | Ex-Post Evaluation |
| FAD | Fiscal Affairs Department |
| FIN | Finance Department |
| FSAP | Financial Sector Assessment Program ICD Institute for Capacity Development |
| INS | IMF Institute |
| JPA | Joint Partnership for Africa |
| JVI | Joint Vienna Institute |
| LEG | Legal Department |
| MAE | Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department |
| MCM | Monetary and Capital Markets Department |
| METAC | Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center |
| MOOC | Massive Open Online Course |
| OBP | Office of Budget and Planning |
| PATS | Participant and Applicant Tracking System |
| PFTAC | Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Center |
| RAM | Risk Assessment Matrix |
| RAP | Resource Allocation Plan |
| RBM | Results-Based Management |
| RES | Research Department |
| ROSC | Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes |
| RSN | Regional Strategy Note |
| RTAC | Regional Technical Assistance Center RTC Regional Training Center |
| STA | Statistics Department |
| STI | IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute |
| TA | Technical Assistance |
| TACSN | Technical Assistance Country Strategy Note |
| TC | Technical Assistance Consultation |
| TCAP | Technical Consultations and Technical Cooperation Plan |
| TIMS | Travel Information Management System |
| TTF | Topical Trust Fund |
| VEE | Vulnerability Exercise for Emerging Markets |