In order to meet one of the requirements of Results-Based Management (RBM), the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation has since Tuesday 27 July 2021 been holding a workshop to review the 2021 Annual Work Plan (AWP) as at 31 December 2020 and the 2021 AWP as at 30 June 2021. The Chief of Staff, Mr Ahmed Sacca YAROU, officially opened the proceedings on behalf of the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Ms Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU.
At the opening of the proceedings, Mr Ahmed Sacca YAROU stressed the particular nature of this workshop, which covers both the implementation of the 2020 AWP as at 31 December 2020 and the implementation of the 2021 AWP as at 30 June 2021. This is explained by the delay in holding the review of the 2020 AWP as at 31 December 2020, which led the Chief of Staff to urge all stakeholders to ensure that all reviews are held on schedule so that they remain fully useful.
The review as at 31 December 2020 is the last one for 2020. It will take stock of everything the ministry achieved during 2020, identify difficulties and consider possible solutions for better performance in the 2021 financial year. Likewise, the review of the 2021 AWP as at 30 June will assess the mid-term implementation of the ministry's 2021 AWP. These reviews are fully in line with the implementation of the Organic Law on Finance Acts (LOLF), which introduced results-based management in Benin. Over the two days of the proceedings, participants will:
- Examine and analyse the performance of the Ministry's programmes, projects and actions for the 2020 financial year and for the first half of 2021;
- List and examine all the achievements of the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation through its programmes and projects for the 2020 financial year and for the first half of 2021;
- Identify the factors of success and failure in the implementation of the 2020 AWP in order to draw lessons for better management in 2021;
- Identify and propose appropriate measures to remove the bottlenecks observed, with a view to better performance in 2021;
- Take ownership of the ministry's 2021 AWP as validated by the BAI and stimulate reflection on its proper implementation;
- Review the 2021 Agenda of the digital and digitalisation sector
The summary presentation of the implementation report on the 2020 AWP as at 31 December 2020 shows physical and financial implementation rates of 57.41% and 76.13% respectively
As at 30 June 2021, the physical and financial implementation rates of the 2021 AWP are estimated at 11.49% and 18.56%. To reverse the trend and improve these results by 31 December 2021, the Chief of Staff said he was counting on everyone's commitment to achieve an implementation rate of at least 80%.
Finally, the Chief of Staff, Mr Ahmed Sacca YAROU, urged all participants to take an active part in the proceedings, which end on Wednesday 28 July 2021, so that the objectives set are achieved.