US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis-Trade and Labor Market
African Center for Economic Transformation
Trade and Labor Market Outcomes in Developing Countries
Awarded by the Swiss Program for Research on Global Issues for Development in 2014, the objective of this project is to thoroughly analyze the challenges and opportunities created by globalization in developing countries. Following the completion of five of six modules and 13 papers in 2015, the team shared the results of the studies at three workshops in La Paz, Nairobi and Geneva; and two joint workshops with ILO throughout 2016. To date eight papers and 21 working papers have been completed. In 2017, the team submitted a proposal for funding that is currently pending approval.
The Swiss Program for Research on Global Issues for Development
African Center for Economic Transformation
64500
62058
Accumulated consultancy for trade and labour market outcomes in dev. countries-Swiss Fund
1312.52
Accumulated Travel cost for trade and labour market outcomes in dev. countries-Swiss Fund
Trade and Labor Market Outcomes in Developing Countries
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis- Warehouse Receipt Study
African Center for Economic Transformation
Warehouse Receipts and Financial Practices: The Case of Ghana
This was a one -year joint project with IFPRI
which started in July 2016 and closed in June 2017. The goal of this study was to assess the potential economic
benefits of warehouse receipts, not only to farmers, but, more generally, the agricultural marketing chain. The
study included theoretical research, a survey of stakeholders in the Ghanaian agricultural commodity marketing
chain with a direct interest in storage and warehouse receipts, and a technical report.
Governments, Donors, Farmers
International Food Policy Research Institute
African Center for Economic Transformation
39600
16797.16
Accumulated Consultancy cost for IFPRI Project
9955.61
Accumulated travel expenses for IFPRI project
7810.06
Accumulated staff cost for IFPRI project
5200
Accumulated administrative expenses for IFPRI project
Does Warehouse Receipt Financing Benefit Ghanaian Smallholders?
US-EIN-11-3803281-Aid Management
African Center for Economic Transformation
Aid Management and Fiscal Policy for Inclusive Growth
This year 2017, we completed our 21-month multi-country study on Managing and Mobilizing Financial Flows for Development with funding from the Gates Foundation. The study assessed the responses of external development finance recipient countries and the issues they must address with development partners to maximize their future development outcomes in terms of inclusive growth and transformation. The study was timely considering the changing development finance landscape. The study – which covered Burkina Faso, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia - provided key policy lessons that will help improve the practices of national authorities and development partners. Completed activities included organizing a policy learning event in Accra, Ghana on 10-11 April 2017 to help countries develop a shared understanding of the critical changing
landscape in development finance and what it means for Africa and how they can collectively influence dialogues on financing for development. We also collaborated with the Center for Global Development (CGD) and the
International Monetary Fund’s Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD/IMF) to hold a peer learning seminar for selected sub-Saharan African (SSA) Ministers of Finance. The goal was to help shape the voice of African finance
ministers for upcoming meetings especially those organized by the G-20. Internally, these events also provided a platform to kick-start dialogue with countries about the Resource Mobilization and Management Chapter. We also
extended our influence beyond study countries and organized and or participated in international events. These include the third Development Finance Forum from 31 May to 1 June 2017 in Accra Ghana spearheaded by the
World Bank and an Economic Transformation Seminar hosted by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Germany on 10th to 11th May, 2017.
The study to assessed the responses of external development finance recipient countries and the issues they must address with development partners to maximize their future development outcomes in terms of inclusive growth and transformation.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
African Center for Economic Transformation
182000
148542.56
Accumulated consultancy fees from January 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017
2904
Costs of travel and hotel expenses from January 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017
9816.17
Accumulated cost of staff time from January to August, 2017
16785.18
Cost of workshops undertaken from January to August, 2017
Mobilizing and Managing External Development Finance for Inclusive Growth: Six Countries’ Experiences and Lessons
US-EIN-11-3803281-PACT
African Center for Economic Transformation
Pan-African Coalition of Transformation
Following the 2014 organization review, we recognized that we needed a more efficient way to engage with governments to disseminate findings of ATR2, share recommendations and encourage policy uptake towards implementation. We first started with country forums – such as the Ghana Transformation Forum which took ATR recommendations and applied them in the country context. While well attended, we realized it was resource intensive and would take time to reach multiple countries in a short timeframe. ACET therefore embarked on two new platforms – the African Transformation Forum and the Pan-African Coalition for Transformation as forum to engage multiple countries around key issues. We recognize that the biggest challenge to policy reform is implementation, and ACET, continuing its advisory role through PACT will be supporting this process through active monitoring and coordination of country progress in the PACT chapters. We will therefore be relying on country focal points, technical partners and private sector partners to implement solutions on the ground. This presents an inherent risk in implementation and we recognize this. We have explored a number of models and best practices to incentivize these partners to implement using existing national platforms, regional working groups, funding country events, etc. The key challenges most countries face are the lack of expertise and funding, therefore some additional incentives to be used include leveraging PACT expertise and providing vehicles through which country solutions can be funded. As the secretariat, our role is to closely monitor and follow-up on implementation and feed this learning back into the chapter for peer to peer learning. This will be a process of learning, reflection, re-adjusting and continuous improvement. We will continue to support countries with technical advice on a case-by-case basis, working with technical partners in the chapters. In 2017, we wanted to move quickly and boldly in launching the chapters whiles at the same time acknowledging our limited resource. For this reason, we grouped the chapters into two main categories- phase I and phase II. Phase I chapters included Agriculture, Extractives, Manufacturing and Resource Mobilization & Management. These four Chapters have successfully been formed. Across all four, we have engaged member countries and high-level government officials, undertaken studies and held forums all year round. In June 2018, we organised a working session for all chapters and also launched the Youth Employment and Skills chapter during the African Transformation Forum. In all, 419 attendees concurrently participated in all 5 chapter working session. During the autumn of 2018, we have focused our attention on how to ensure long term sustainability of the PACT Chapters. ACET will be launching some internal organisational changes to the management of the PACT programme in early 2019. I ACET has primarily focused our efforts to the development of PACT chapters in the areas of Agriculture, and Youth, Employment and Skills (YES), where prospects and funding are most clearly defined. ACET however still undertakes research projects relevant for the remaining PACT chapters: manufacturing, resource mobilisation and management, and extractives.
The Coalition will include eight topic-driven chapters with a core membership comprising African governments, private sector, development partners, academia and other key stakeholders. Its overall objectives include: • Bringing about collaboration among a select group of stakeholders to develop solutions to particular policy issues; • Facilitating increased consultation, peer learning, and advocacy among members; • Supporting effective implementation of transformative economic policies
Governments, Donors, Private sector
Overseas Development Institute
The Government of Netherlands
The Mastercard Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
GIZ
African Center for Economic Transformation
285100
85000
75000
51000
1250000
20000
6880
Consultancy cost from July-September
256
travel and hotel expenses from July-September
62382
Staff cost incurred from July-September
25548.01
Accumulated costs of organising workshops for PACT from
56.11
Accumulated administrative costs for the period January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
39377.92
Accumulated consultancy costs from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
32354.66
Travel and hotel expenses accumulated for the period January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
178076.02
Accumulated staff costs for the period January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
1452.18
Costs of communication and publication of PACT documents accumulated within the year
478.38
Accumulated travel cost from January to June
41996.38
Staff cost accumulated from January to June 2018
2052.35
General Administrative cost incurred under PACT from January to June 2018
4433.53
PACT events (Lectures, workshops and forums) organised from January to June 2018
31029.85
Amount accumulated for consultancy activities for PACT from January to June
120000
Expected funding
628.88
Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-March 2019
46824.80
Accumulated travel cost from Jan-March 2019
Pan-African Coalition for Transformation
US-EIN-11-3803281-Operations
African Center for Economic Transformation
Events and Communication
These are core activities associated with organising events for projects,
communication and disseminating reports. Since the launch of the African Transformation Report in October 2017, communications activities have focused on organizing mini-launch events. Two of such was organised in the United States of America. Across Africa, there were events in Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia and Botswana. Communication and event activities were also undertaken towards and during the African Transformation Forum in June 2018. During 2018, ACET was tagged on Twitter in a call for applications for the prestigious Prospect Think Tank awards and awarded Best Global Economic Think Tank. We also experienced a significant increase in ACET mentions in both traditional and social media. During the first quarter of 2019, the team uploaded ACET’s 2016, 2017 and 2018 annual report on the website. Additionally, six (6) of our reports were uploaded or published together with the Brookings Institution’s Foresight Africa 2019 publication. By close of March 2019, ACET had been referenced twenty (18) times in publications by the African Perspective on Global Development and the Institute for Global Dialogue in association with UNISA to mention a few. We also received 11 media mentioning and 14 invitations to participate in non-ACET events in the capacity of speakers, panel moderators and participants. Our flagship report ATR2 (Overview, full report and French version) was downloaded 668 times during the same period. Overall, ACET recorded a total of 844 downloads for all our published papers and reports during the 1st quarter. Click here for the detailed 1st quarter report from the communications department. In Q2 of 2019, ACET published the ‘Future of Work in Africa: Implications for Secondary Education and TVET Systems’ report. The report explores the impact of changes brought on by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on secondary level education and Technical, Vocational education and Training systems. We also uploaded the ATF 2018 Full Report. We published several opinion pieces and blogs. The Director and Senior Advisor at ACET, Rob Floyd, published his piece ‘Quality Infrastructure in Africa: Japan and the CwA’, which discusses the Japanese presidency of the G20 and its implications on Africa, especially with regard to the Compact with Africa and the priority of quality infrastructure in Africa. We also published a blog written by Sanjeev Guptaand Mark Plant, titled “Enhancing domestic resource mobilisation: what are the real obstacles?’. The piece, which was originally published on the website of the Center for Global Development where Gupta is a Visiting Senior Fellow, summarised key issues emerging from a roundtable of finance ministers held during the week of the IMF/World Bank Spring meetings. ACET also co-curated content for the World Economic Forum’s African Transformation Maps, which is part of its Transformation Maps series. Media Monitoring ACET was mentioned eight times in two papers - the Business and Financial Times, and the Business Finder. ACET was also mentioned 116 times in online media, including AllAfrica.com, GhanaWeb, The Africa Report, Modern Ghana, Citi News, Myjoyonline.com and the reporter Ethiopia. Information gathered from our google alert revealed a fall in the total number of citations received from 18 in the 1st quarter to 13 this 2nd quarter. ACET procured a team to support the implementation of an ACET communications strategy We published 3 blogs during the 4th quarter of 2019: - The Imperative of Economic Transformation written by Rob Floyd. - The Challenges and Opportunities for Smallholder Voices by Adiel Mbabu - Why industrialisation is vital for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement to succeed by Dr. Arkebe Oqubay In December, we supported the Legatum Institute, an American Think Tank, to launch their Global Economic Openness Index- Ghana Report, a report developed from their Global Economic Openness Index. ACET’s website recorded an increase in users from 15K in the second quarter to 20K in the fourth quarter resulting in 24K sessions. ACET’s publications were downloaded 436 times in the 3rd quarter and 444 times during the last quarter of 2019. i. The communications team in the review period had three reports published on: • Promoting Women and Youth Financial Inclusion for Entrepreneurship and Job Creation: Synthesis Report • Promoting Women and Youth Financial Inclusion for Entrepreneurship and Job Creation: Comparative Study of Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries – Zambia Country Brief • Promoting Women and Youth Financial Inclusion for Entrepreneurship and Job Creation: Comparative Study of Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries – Guinea Country Brief We also published 4 articles and blogs as well as 2 discussion papers during the period. A total of 24000 users visited ACET’s website, indicating a surge of about 7.3% over the previous quarter. ACET further recorded significant developments on our website and social media page. For instance, the financial inclusion synthesis report was downloaded 1736 times by varying audiences in q1. The link here details our published documents and the occurrence of activities on our website and social media page.
In Q2 2020:
ACET published one main report on Blended Finance as well as several blogs, articles and press releases this quarter. We also advanced significantly in our website and social media activities. Some publications this quarter include
Blogs:
• How Badly Will the Coronavirus Impact Africa’s Economies? By Yohannis Mulu Tessema and John Kojo Osei
• Fiscal Social Contracts and Domestic Resource Mobilization in Sub-Saharan Africa by Richmond Commodore
• How Africa Can Fight the Pandemic by Arkebe Oqubay
Discussion Papers:
• COVID-19: Ten Policy Priorities for Africa’s Recovery, Growth, and Transformation by ACET
Reports:
• Strengthening the Local Dimension of Blended Finance by ACET, OECD, ECDPM, CWA
Press releases
• TLP to discuss policy priorities for Africa’s Post COVID-19 recovery
• Leadership Group Discusses Priority Issues for African Recovery
• ACET, IMF To Hold Webinar on Africa’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery and Growth
• Press release: Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi to join ACET in new role of Executive Vice President
Q3 2020
Schools, Skills and Jobs series.
With information from our recently launched background study for Mastercard Foundation’s Secondary Education in Africa Report, ACET produced and published a four-part in-depth series on ‘Schools, Skills and Jobs’. The articles published between August 31 and September 28 covered four topics: Africa’s Evolving Labour Landscape, High Potential Pathways for Productive Jobs, Getting Schools and Skills Right and Policy Actions for the Future of Work.
Interviews: To enhance our profile and impact on society, ACET granted several interviews. These included interviews with CNBC Africa on policies for Africa’s post COIVD-19 recovery, the B&FT and the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) on their COVID-19 series. The Belt and Road Portal, a market intelligence and business facilitation platform also interviewed our Director of Research, on the 7th anniversary of the Initiative. This interview marked ACET’s status as the only African Think Tank on the Belt and Road Studies Network (BRSN) initiators council. Both the INET and Belt and Road interviews are yet to be published.
Website: The ACET website has been redesigned to ensure that no story goes beyond 30 days on the home page. Analytics from our site suggest that visitors to the site in the third quarter spent on average, one minute and 23 seconds, a 44% increase in time spent from the previous quarter.
While improving engagement on our current site, ACET, supported by the Bewsys website development firm is at an initial phase of building a new and improved website with new features that deliver an optimal user experience.
Q4 2020
In Q4 2020, ACET’s communications team published multiple pieces including a blog, two discussion papers, one press release and several event-related news articles. We also continued online and media engagement through our website and social media platforms as detailed below.
• Blogs: Africa after COVID19: Policy Priorities to drive economic transformation
• Discussion Papers:
o ACET published Strengthening the digital partnership between Africa and Europe, a discussion paper based on special series on Africa-EU relations during the German EU presidency, produced by members of the European Think Tank Group (ETTG) of which ACET is a member. Download the full ETTG paper here. Authors: By Chux Daniels (ACET and the University of Sussex), Benedikt Erforth (DIE), Rob Floyd (ACET), and Chloe Teevan (ECDPM)
o Edward K. Brown and George Boateng co –authored the paper, The politics of market integration in Africa: Trade agreements, protocols, and the ‘crisis of implementation’, which looked at the politics of market integration and how to overcome ‘the crisis f implementation’.
• Press releases: ACET Launches Africa’s First AI Challenge for Infrastructure
• Website Statistics: ACET’s website also saw 34,000 visitors for the period, many of whom were referred from our social media platforms, particularly LinkedIn.
• Social Media: Our media platforms gained 674 followers, 600,000 impressions, and 3731 visits combined.
External/Media Engagements:
o ACET Senior Director, Dr. Ed Brown joined Dr. Folashadé Soulé and Dr. Camilla Toulmin for the INET’s Commission on Global Economic Transformation (CGET)’s COVID-19 and Africa Series. The series engages African/Africa-based economists and experts about their perspectives on economic transformation and how the COVID situation re-shapes the options and pathways for Africa’s development. They discussed the effects of COVID-19 on regional integration and economic transformation in Africa, and the role of ACET and African think tanks in advising African governments respond to the crisis. Edward Brown: “Growth with ‘DEPTH’ should guide economic transformation in Africa”
o ACET Senior Fellow Chux Daniels, joined the Foundation for studies and Research on International Development (FERDI) to discuss the role of digital policies and regulations in addressing the inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in various sectors. ACET Senior Fellow discusses Digital Policies in Africa at FERDI webinar
Q1 2021
In the first quarter of 2021, ACET published 15 research products. Six of these were articles, two reports, three press releases, and four.
Reports
• ACET, as part of the Strengthening Evidence use for Development Impact (SEDI) consortium, published the report “The role of Evidence in Policymaking in Ghana – A political Economy Analysis: https://acetforafrica.org/publications/country-reports/the-role-of-evidence-in-policymaking-in-ghana-a-political-economy-analysis/
• Also published, were two background reports on COVID-19 and governance which feed into the peer learning event organised by ACET and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) as part of the Compact with Africa (CwA) initiative and the German Reform Partnership Program. https://acetforafrica.org/publications/reports/COVID-19-and-governance-african-countries-share-common-challenges-and-lessons-learned/
Discussion Papers/Essays
ACET and the Development and Economic Growth Research Program (DEGRP) in partnership with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) published the first batch in a special essay series exploring the critical role of innovation in Africa’s recovery from COVID-19. The essays, written by both ACET and ODI colleagues, look at innovation from thematic perspectives, identifying areas where innovation can contribute to effective responses and offer high-level policy recommendations. The four essays published are:
• https://acetforafrica.org/publications/COVID-19-essays-on-innovation-and-recovery-for-africa/challenges-and-opportunities-in-the-innovation-ecosystem/ by Freda Yawson
• https://acetforafrica.org/publications/COVID-19-essays-on-innovation-and-recovery-for-africa/digital-technologies-labor-markets-and-post-crisis-recovery/ by Karishma Banga
• https://acetforafrica.org/publications/COVID-19-essays-on-innovation-and-recovery-for-africa/the-impact-of-innovation-on-youth-employment-and-skills/ by Rianna Owusu
• https://acetforafrica.org/publications/COVID-19-essays-on-innovation-and-recovery-for-africa/a-more-inclusive-recovery-for-smes-and-the-informal-sector/ by Charles Odoom.
Blogs
• Building stronger institutions in Africa starts at the local level. By Ann Cotton: https://acetforafrica.org/media/blogs/building-stronger-institutions-in-africa-starts-at-the-local-level/
• Digital for Development (D4D) or Innovation for Transformation (I4T)? By Rob Floyd. https://acetforafrica.org/media/digital-for-development-d4d-or-innovation-for-transformation-i4t/
Press Releases & Event Articles
• New program to strengthen evidence use gets underway with Ghana study
• ACET Uses Artificial Intelligence to Predict Future African Infrastructure Needs
• Bringing Everyone Along: Solutions for an Inclusive Recovery in Africa
Other publications
We also republished one podcast, one letter supporting the call for urgent SDR allocation to developing countries, a statement on the AU’s landmark decision to back Dr Arkebe Oqubay, who is a member of the ACET Board to head UNIDO and a tribute to the memory of the late Prof. Benno Ndulu, who was also a member of ACET’s Board of Directors.
Events
The first quarter recorded these partnered events:
ACET and OECD held a session on 21st Century Infrastructure during the Program for the Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) week on January 18. PIDA week is an annual conference held to accelerate infrastructure implementation on the continent.
On January 25, ACET in partnership with the Center for Global Development (CGD) co-hosted a panel discussion on Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) in Africa to meet post-COVID-19 economic and social challenges.
Following on from that was another partnered peer learning event with GIZ on Good Governance during COVID-19, on January 28. This webinar was under Chatham House Rules. Practitioners from across government, civil society, and development explore how policy decisions and government actions in the fight against COVID-19 have impacted governance in Cote d’lvoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia.
On March 15, ACET and the World Bank co-hosted the webinar ‘Bringing Everyone Along: An Inclusive COVID19 Recovery in Africa’.
Q2 2021
For the period April-June 2021, ACET published 12 research products. Eight of these were Essays & discussion papers and 4 event articles.
Discussion Papers/Essays
ACET and the Development and Economic Growth Research Programme (DEGRP) in partnership with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) published the first batch in a special essay series exploring the critical role of innovation in Africa’s recovery from COVID-19. The essays, written by both ACET and ODI colleagues, look at innovation from thematic perspectives, identifying areas where innovation can contribute to effective responses and offer high-level policy recommendations. The second batch of the ACET-ODI essays were published during the 2nd quarter and included:
• FinTech: An Inclusive Pathway to Economic Recovery by Victor Murinde and Efthymios Rizopoulos7
• China’s Role in Promoting Innovation and Productivity in Africa by Linda Calabrese
• Keeping Transformation on Track for Emerging Industries by Carlos Oya
• The Case for a New International Accord on Diffusing Innovations and Building Technological Capacity by Christine Oughton
• Emerging Lessons on AI-Enabled Health Care by Klaus Tilmes
• Science Systems, COVID-19, and Agenda 2063 by Chux Daniels and Rob Floyd
Also published was a discussion paper on COVID-19 and Governance in Africa. The paper identifies a few of the most prominent ways that the pandemic has both threatened and encouraged good governance practices in Africa. It is derived from key findings in two ACET research papers—Responding to COVID-19: An overview of governance issues and Governance and COVID-19: Scan of COVID-19 governance-related policy actions— produced in support of the German government’s Reform Partnership program, a multi-country initiative under the G20 Compact with Africa.
As a member of European Think Tank Group (ETTG), ACET contributed and published a report on AU-EU relations with regards to climate change issues.
Press Releases & Event Articles
• We published an article on COVID-19 and Governance in Africa: Threats, Opportunities, and the Way Forward18
• ACET also published an op-ed, Education must be a crisis priority, not an afterthought, first published in ‘How we made it in Africa.’ The op-ed, authored by Dr Edward Brown challenges African governments to use the current crisis as an opportunity to rethink education systems considering the preexisting challenges that are now exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• In a Q&A session on Ghana’s economic outlook: business, trade and economic transformation, Prof. John Asafu-Adjaye, Senior Fellow and Charles Odoom, Head of Private Sector Development at ACET, discussed the current and future business environment in Ghana.
• Finally, an article, which investigated innovation policy gaps and examined the potential for transformative innovation policy frameworks to be applied in African countries through case studies of Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria by ACET Fellow, Chux Daniels was also published.
Events
• April 19: ACET and CGD co-hosted a panel discussion on the gendered impacts of COVID-19 crisis and how to ensure women and girls are not left behind in the path to recovery in Africa.
• April 29: ACET held a validation workshop on public sector capacity development in Ghana
• May 19: ACET convened a webinar on Strengthening Education and Learning Systems to Deliver a 4IR-Ready Workforce
• June 16: ACET organized a virtual Policy Learning Event: Smallholder Farmer Voices in policy discourse
• June 10: PSD (Private Sector Development) Validation Workshop & Dialogue on Promoting Sustainable Export Processing Zones in Ghana
• June 10: OSIWA Validation Workshop on "Barriers to women's employment in the future world of work" - Senegal Country Study
• June 29: ACET hosted a virtual workshop on Barriers to women’s employment in the future world of work – Ghana country Study
Q3 2021
Publications
As noted above, during this reporting period ACET published the third edition of our flagship product the African Transformation Report (ATR). The report, Integrating to Transform, explores the critical need for African countries to work together beyond trade to tackle shared challenges, harness regional opportunities, and enable economies to scale – and in turn, accelerate Africa’s economic transformation.
Discussion papers/Essays
Evidence in policymaking: Enhancing linkages between government and non-government institutions in Ghana by By Richmond Commodore and George Boateng
We also published the final batch of innovation essays by ACET and ODI:
• Lessons for a High-Quality Recovery in Africa By Linda Calabrese, Kunal Sen, Chisom Ubabukoh, Dirk Willem te Velde, and Steve Wiggins
• Digital Innovations & Leapfrogging: Africa’s Window of Opportunity By Xiaolan Fu
• Fostering Pandemic-Era Innovations in Agriculture By Steve Wiggins
• Climate-Smart Agriculture as a Pathway to Recovery By John Asafu-Adjaye
• Strengthening EU-AU Dialogue on Innovation and Digital Transformation By Rob Floyd
Blogs/Opinion
The Imperative of Digital Infrastructure for Africa’s Future by Rob Floyd
To be successful, the African Continental Free Trade Area needs a gender protocol by Mavis Owosu-Gyamfi
Press Releases:
Maura K. Leary to Join ACET as Director of Communications
Events
• 15th July- ACET launched the 3rd African Transformation Forum
• 28th July – ACET and some partner organizations convened a roundtable discussion on Ghana's post-covid economic recovery and its alignment to the African Union Green Recovery Action Plan. This webinar forms part of a 4-year project on Supporting Investment and Trade in Africa (SITA). The project, which studies "The role of the AfCFTA in promoting resilient economic recovery in Africa" is a collaboration between ACET and ODI in partnership with the Secretariat of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
• 5th August – ACET and ODI organized a roundtable discussion on Kenya’s post-COVID economic recovery and its alignment to the AFCFTA
• 7th September, ACET in collaboration with the World Bank organized a technical workshop with CwA countries to review progress to date, discuss country feedback on the effectiveness of the CWA and initiate discussions on the next set of country reforms.
• 16th September- The ACET Private Sector Development team conveyed an onboard/orientation workshop for SMEs that have been admitted into the first cohort of the ACET Business Transform (ABT) program.
• 28th September- ACET partnered with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) to organize a workshop and dialogue on Developmental Activities and Impacts of National Development Banks, the Case of Ghana.
Core ACET activities
The Government of Netherlands
African Center for Economic Transformation
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63000
82000
25000
53050
58600.00
754.46
8517.57
16808.32
17543
21904.20
36000
33900
10300
18300
2579
Cost of Communication and Publication from July-September
12086.10
Accumulated consultancy cost from October-December
3622.37
Accumulated staff cost from October-December
241.67
Administrative expenses incurred from October-December
4919.77
Accumulated Communication and Publication cost from October-December
00
3280.23
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct to Dec 2019
4709.54
Accumulated travel/hotel etc cost from Oct to Dec 2019
437.89
Accumulated staff cost from Oct to Dec 2019
64.35
Accumulated communication and publication cost from Oct to Dec 2019
19392
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period Jan- March 2021
12958
Accumulated staff cost for the period January- March 2021
151
Accumulated relocation expenses incurred during the period January-March 2021
1685
Accumulated Administrative expenses for the period January- March 2021
48000
10911
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to September 2021
7349
Accumulated staff cost for the period July to September 2021
22313.74
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2019
173
Travel costs accumulated
22711.07
Accumulated staff costs
3075.70
Administrative costs
456.08
Cost of workshops and lectures
51.74
Publication
33797.24
Accumulated consultancy cost from January to June 2018
20630.35
Accumulated staff cost from January to June 2018
69030
Consultancy cost from July-September
3470
Staff cost from July-September
1345
Administrative expenses from July-September
10869.49
Accumulated staff cost from Jan -March 2019
38472.88
Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-March 2019
406.24
Accumulated cost of lecture and workshop from Jan- March 2019
1865.73
Accumulated communication and publication cost from Jan- March 2019
68567.88
Accumulated consultancy costs
1328.39
Accumulated administrative costs from January to June 2018
49.41
Cost of publications
17585.59
Accumulated expenditure incurred on communication and publications
7902.99
Accumulated staff cost for the second quarter (April-June 2019)
5494
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to September 2020
502.91
Accumulated Administrative expenses from July to Sept 2019
236.76
Accumulated communication and publication cost from July to Sept 2019
14781.73
Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-March 2020
360.45
Cummulative administrative expenses from Jan-March 2020
1499.72
Accumulated communication and publication cost from Jan-March 2020
11585
Accumulated consultancy cost for October-December 2020
11052
Accumulated staff cost for the period October-December 2020
2500
Accumulated administrative expenses for the period October-December 2020
11027
Accumulated communication and publication cost for the period October-December 2020
12118
Accumulated consltancy cost incurred from April-June 2020
5236
Accumulated Staff cost from April-June 2020
367
Accumulated administrative expenses incurred from April-June 2020
13184.
Accumulated staff cost from July to September 2020
344
Accumulated administrative expenses incurred from July to September 2020
2083
Accumulated communication and publication cost from July-September 2020
10300
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
3456
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-ATF 2
African Center for Economic Transformation
African Transformation Forum 2
The second African Transformation Forum (ATF2), was scheduled to convene once again in Kigali, Rwanda, in Q3 2017. In preparation for this our goal was to (i) discuss and finalize chapter objectives and primary areas of focus for presentation at ATF2 (ii) create a small Chapter Technical Support Team co-led by ACET and including experts from among the chapter countries and selected international organizations to be available upon request for in-country visits. As chapters continue to develop, ATF has now been rescheduled to June 2018 to allow for additional fundraising and as well as to allow chapters to further drill down action plans for discussion. We look forward to showcasing progress chapters have made and exploring practical insights from countries and exploring emerging areas of research such as Industry 4.0 and the future of work The forum was organised on June 20th and 21st with the attendance of two presidents and two vice presidents. Also in attendance were the Heads of various international development agencies including UNECA. The first day of the meeting was focused on galvanising efforts for greater buy-in to the PACT agenda. Parallel working sessions were therefore held for policymakers and other stakeholders in the five PACT Chapters to dialogue about the progress of the Chapters since its launch in 2016. ACET in q3 commenced planning for the third African Transformation forum to be held in Kenya. Over the report period, ACET has agreed on the focus and agenda of the ATF. We are clear about the positioning of the ATF in terms of focus areas, key interlocutors and how to integrate the TLP members’ contributions. We have defined the event objectives and established a plan on how to reach those objectives. ACET also undertook the first recognisant visit to Nairobi, where the Forum will take place, to explore the available facilities and associated logistics. We have since selected a facility for the event that corresponds to our expectations in terms of security, standards and logistics. During the trip to Nairobi, we also engaged with the office of the President, the chief of staff, and the deputy chief of staff. This meeting was highly important to ensure that the President has bought in to the event and are ready to host the event. The deputy chief of staff has engaged a team around her to support the organisation of the event. Lastly, we have enhanced our efforts in terms of seeking sponsorships for the ATF. Several meetings have been held in this regard, and we are currently in advanced negotiations with key potential funders/sponsors. This process has been supported by consultants procured through the TAP procurement system.
Offer an unparalleled opportunity for the private sector and other non-state actors to get engaged and help shape the course of economic transformation in Africa. Take stock of progress made in the Pan-African Coalition for Transformation (PACT). Launched at ATF2016, PACT is a mechanism for high-level government, private sector and civil society stakeholders to collaborate across sectors and borders to speed up implementation of transformative policies and reforms. Allow attendees to contribute directly to the formation of action plans for several PACT thematic Chapters, including those focused on resource mobilization, manufacturing, agriculture, extractives and skills development. Feature a private sector CEO roundtable in which a panel of leading executives will share their thoughts and strategies on the vital role of the business community in Africa's transformation process.
Governments, Donors, Private Sector players
Mastercard Foundation
Government of Netherlands
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
GIZ
Overseas Development Institute
African Center for Economic Transformation
28500
480000
100799
42000
28521.77
Staff cost for the period January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
6437.50
Accumulated Consultancy cost for ATF
17740.94
Consultancy cost accumulated from January to June 2018
5340.12
Cost for travel and hotel accumulated from January to June 2018
189525.68
Accumulated staff cost from January to June
-164.97
Administrative expenses incurred for the period January to June 2018
205913.36
Cost incurred on the forum
64743
Consultancy cost from July-September
10000
123
Travel and Hotel cost from July-December
476
Staff cost from July-September
15835
Administrative Expenses from July-September
19292
Communication and publication cost from July-September
120
Accumulated cost incurred on Lecture and workshop for ATF
35062.53
Accumulated cost of Communication and Publications for the Forum
African Transformation Forum
US-EIN-11-3803281-YIELD Project
African Center for Economic Transformation
Youth in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Development
This new project started in July 2017 and is sponsored by the Michigan State University under the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) research awards. The
objective of the YIELD project is to document new learnings about the success factors and challenges facing youth-led agri–enterprises in Ghana. The project will bring together promising young entrepreneurs to exchange ideas and subsequently build their capacity to scale up their operations, and serve as role models and catalysts for promoting entrepreneurship among other young Ghanaians and Africans. Three major outputs were completed by December 2017. We have mapped stakeholders and agri-preneurs in Ghana and
conducted scoping interviews with them to
conceptualize the youth in agriculture landscape. We also completed the development of a detailed data collection instrument in conjunction with the partners in Tanzania, the Sokoine University of Agriculture and MSU. We have also developed a communications strategy to give visibility to the project.
This year 2018, we organised a convening for partners from the Sokoine Univ.of Agric and MSU in February. We also collected field data from both Tanzania and Ghana. With a consultant, designed training programs for monthly webinars which will run monthly.
We also conducted interviews with top 15 entrepreneurs, developed a project website and held the final convening for the pilot project in Tanzania with participants from Ghana and the host country.The project ends in December 2018.
The objective of the YIELD project is to document new learnings about the success factors and challenges facing youth-led agri–enterprises in Ghana.
Agric entrepreneurs
Michigan State University- Alliance for African Partnership
African Center for Economic Transformation, Sokoine University of Agriculture
13300
14060
10253
10000
25000
638
Consultancy cost from July-September
7415
Travel, hotel etc expenses from July-September
2200
Administrative expenses from July-September
2239.18
Accumulated consultancy fees for the period July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
9592.58
Staff costs accumulated for the period July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
200
Accumulated administrative cost for July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
2200
Staff cost accumulated from January to June 2018
4804.84
Cost of lectures and workshops organized under the project from January to June 2018
4000
Michigan State University
1000
Accumulated consultancy cost
9389.49
Accumulated staff cost from October-December
US-EIN-11-3803281-ATR 2
African Center for Economic Transformation
African Transformation Report 2 : Agriculture Powering Africa’s Economic Transformation
Following the completion of the first report, we began the development of the second African Transformation Report focused on agricultural transformation. The objective is to offer critical analysis, best practices and policy recommendations to modernize agriculture and make it a key driver of income growth and poverty reduction through agro-processing. On October 10, 2017, we launched the report titled Agriculture Powering Africa’s Economic Transformation.
After our engagements with African ministers of Agriculture in November of 2017, we took advantage of the appetite displayed for the report to hold another presentation on the sidelines of the fifty-first session of the UNECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in May 2018. This event was held together the Economic Commission for Africa’s Regional Integration and Trade Division (RITD). The meeting shared the key findings of the report and provided evidence-based information to policymakers, policy analysts and other stakeholders on advancing inclusive structural transformation through the development and implementation of agricultural modernization and agro-processing policies that link smallholders to input and output markets. Officials of the ministries of finance, economic planning and industry, agriculture; regional and national planners; investors and farmers’ organizations from various countries participated. Also, on May 30, 2018, we partnered with the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to organize a stakeholder policy dialogue on Agricultural Transformation in Ghana. The dialogue brought together relevant stakeholders in agriculture and agribusiness, including policymakers, private sector, civil society, academia, development partners, various youth in agriculture networks, and the media. The dialogue focused on four policy areas identified by the ATR2 as key priorities in transforming agriculture in Ghana. These included: Land reforms, Agro-processing, Skills development and employment, and Markets.
In June 2018, we invited all countries which we have engaged as a direct result of the ATR2 or as a result of other studies which we have conducted in agriculture to the African Transformation Forum where we officially kick-started the PACT agriculture chapter. The first day of the forum gave countries the opportunity to meet as a chapter and share knowledge and experiences. The meeting was enriched by the participation of key players in the field like AGRA, the Tony Blair Institute among others. The Ugandan minister of agriculture participated in the working session of the chapter and presented the outcomes of their discussion to the forum on the second day. A session of the proceedings on the second day focused exclusively on agriculture and its ability, as Africa’s dominant economic sector, to transform the continent with a presentation of the ATR. This was followed by a panel discussion involving the West Africa Regional Head and a Vice President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), the Executive Director for Africa at the Tony Blair Institute. Beyond the ATF, we will continue to engage chapter countries, championed by Kenya to develop implementable country level action plans based on the outputs of the working session. After a successful launch of the chapter, we will be working with key partners like AGRA and the Gates Foundation, to prioritize key issues the chapter can address in alignment with country priorities using the ATR2 and other key analysis as a baseline for best practice. We will also formalize chapter membership with countries and kick-start country level implementation activities.
The objective is to offer critical analysis,
best practices and policy recommendations to modernize agriculture and make it a key driver of income growth and poverty reduction through agro-processing.
Governments, Donors, academia
GATES Foundation
JiCA
Hewlett Foundation
African Center for Economic Transformation
427900
45000
27433
173937.12
Accumulated expenditure on consultancy for the project
185421.77
Accumulated staff cost for the period January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
260.57
Administrative costs accumulated for the period January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
43500
Accumulated cost of ATR 2 workshops organised within the year.
66.46
Cost of communication and publications
631.37
Communication and publication expenses from January to June 2018
5422
Consultancy cost from July-September
22011
Expenses on Communication and Publications from July-September
12314.59
Consultancy fees for the period January to June 2018
22563.90
Cost of lectures, seminars, events and workshops organised
Agriculture Powering Africa’s Economic Transformation
US-EIN-11-3803281-Financial Inclusion
African Center for Economic Transformation
Promoting Women and Youth Financial Inclusion for Entrepreneurship and Job Creation: Comparative Study of Selected Sub-Saharan African countries
Emerging work from researchers is refining our understanding of the barriers and opportunities facing women and the youth in their demand for and access to financial services. Access to financial services in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has increases by 10% from 2011 to 2014. Despite the progress, there is continued marginalization of a large segment of the population –rural dwellers, the women and the youth. Research from the African Development Bank, Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Women’s World Banking and the World Bank also consistently highlight the extent of women’s and youth’s exclusion and on the efforts to empowering them by closing the exclusion gaps. Thus in the fourth quarter of 2017, we began a three-country study on “Promoting Women and Youth Financial Inclusion for Entrepreneurship and Job Creation” in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Zambia. This work is sponsored by the International Development Research Center with the objective of taking stock of the demand and supply side initiatives for financial inclusion in the selected countries. We have completed an inception report and recruited consultants to undertake data collection and preparation of a draft report in the study countries. Since the project begun, the following have been achieved: - Constituted a project team comprising key ACET staff and selected seasoned experts in financial inclusion work on the continent - Completed preliminary desk research and identified key research partners to lead in-country study in the three target countries - Country inception reports were prepared - Project inception meeting and inception report prepared - Participation in high-level conferences on Financial Inclusion In 2018, the data collection instrument for field work was designed and field work completed. We received and reviewed the first drafts of all reports and held a validation workshop in Sierra Leone and Zambia whiles that of Guinea has been slated for January 2019. Within the reporting period, the project focused on: Country validation workshops, Country reports, Synthesis report and policy briefs, Engagement with government officials and the policy learning event. In January 2019, ACET held its final validation workshop in Guinea which was well patronized by eminent government ministries, department and agencies and a broad range of financial service providers, women and youth groups, development partners, think-tanks, civil society groups and the media with an awesome echelon of good coverage. The workshop among other things offered consulted stakeholders the opportunity to validate the research findings and expanded the universe of stakeholders whose opinions and views were implored during the study. This gave ACET feedback on the realities on ground to facilitate completion of the final synthesis report. Following completion of the validation workshop, we reviewed the post-validation draft country reports. Feedback on the draft country reports have been communicated to the research partners for final revision and adaptation by April. The team anticipate completing work on the report editing, summarizing and standardization for publication by July 2019. Work on the synthesis report also commenced this quarter. In the second quarter, three country reports were completed and being refined. We developed the draft synthesis which is being finetuned by the project advisor and gender specialist. The draft concept note for the policy learning event has also been prepared while waiting for an outreach plan to be developed by the communications team. The IDRC team looks forward to finalizing the synthesis report, concept note and the program for the policy learning event by close of the next quarter. Two policy briefs will be authored in the next quarter as well. In q3, the team finalized and published the country briefs and the overall synthesis report. ACET convened a Policy Learning Event for African policy makers and donors from the three study countries to discuss the findings and recommendations of the reports on 27th August 2019. The event was well attended by key stakeholders from the various study countries as well as Ghana. For Q4, we updated and finalized the three country reports and synthesis report with feedback from the validation workshop held in August 2019. We also participated in the workshop organised by the Central Bank of Guinea on Financial Inclusion held November 27th. At the workshop, ACET shared the outcome of our three country reports as well as the synthesized report. Lastly, we have submitted the final technical and financial report to IDRC which have received approval. The project is therefore finalized and closed.
The study is intended to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of existing financial inclusion initiatives and their relative success or failure in achieving desired goals; track progress, compare approaches, gauge impact of success and failures of different approaches, and draw lessons for policymakers, regulators, and service providers. Specifically, the project seeks to: a. on the regulatory side, to take stock of the scope of public policy initiatives and regulatory environment in selected countries to accelerate progress towards advancing adult women’s and youth access to financial services; b. on the supply side, to take stock of the process and product innovations that are taking place in each country intended to deepen and to broaden financial inclusion beyond the traditional male clients; c. on the demand side to document the experiences of adult women, young men and young women’s financial inclusion from four different lenses: access, quality, usage, and welfare; and how entrepreneurship opportunities, especially micro-enterprise start-ups, are being made more accessible through financial inclusion for the youth; and d. identify and evaluate the effectiveness of the existing financial inclusion initiatives and their relative success or failure in achieving desired goals. The multi-country study covers the following countries: Guinea; Sierra Leone; and Zambia.
Women Youth
International Development Research Center
African Center for Economic Transformation
26100
150000
43707
15000
38000
52000.00
102294.36
53898.13
25085.02
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct to Dec 2019
4350.12
Accumulated travel/hotel etc cost from Oct to Dec 2019
8311.80
Accumulated staff cost from Oct-Dec 2019
6301.74
Accumulated administrative expenses from Oct to Dec 2019
93.46
Accumulated cost of lecture and workshop from Oct to Dec 2019
9361.84
Accumulated cost of communication and Publication from Oct to Dec 2019
23465.43
Accumulated cost of consultancy from July to December
300
Administrative expenses from July to December
10.09
Cost of communication and publications
52719.94
Accumulated consultancy payments from January to June 2018
40000
Accumulated staff cost from January to June 2018
7785.95
Travel and hotel costs incurred from January to June 2018
12204.11
Cost of organizing inception meeting and other events
37731
Consultancy cost from July-September 2018
1454
Travel, hotel etc expenses from July-September
15901.01
Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-March 2019
11986.11
Accumulated expenditure on travel from Jan-March 2019
5982.55
Accumulated staff cost from Jan-March 2019
1000
Staff cost incurred from July-September
567
Administrative expenses from July-September
2955
Lecture and Workshop cost from July-September
9231.57
Accumulated Lecture and workshop cost from October-December
40622.68
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2019
6833.05
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2019
40527.99
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period July-Sept 2019
28555.75
Accumulated travel, hotel etc expenses for the period July-Sept 2019
14264.71
Accumulated staff cost from July to September 2019
633.96
Accumulated cost of adminstrative expenses for the months July to Sept 2019
15663.32
Accumulated expenses incurred on lecture and workshop during the months July-Sept 2019
1037.70
Sum of all expenses incurred on communication and publication from July-Sept 2019
Research Ongoing
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis-Engagement Management Research
African Center for Economic Transformation
Engagement Management-Research
Engagement management for research activities. These are annual administrative costs associated with our research management
African Center for Economic Transformation
243600
67953.02
Accumulated consultancy cost for Engagement Management-Research
2534.36
Accumulated travel cost for Engagement Management-Research
167577.75
Accumulated staff cost for Engagement Management-Research
1531.92
Accumulated administrative cost for Engagement Management-Research
446.02
Accumulated communication and publication cost for Engagement Management-Research
5433.9
Consultancy for engagement management research
19841.66
Accumulated staff cost for engagement management research activities for the period January- June 2018
70.45
Administrative expenses
81.53
Communication and publication expenses
180000
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis
African Center for Economic Transformation
Local Content and Value Addition
This study provides a comparative analysis of natural resource sector development in eight African countries. The study looks at national policies and strategies together with legislation to encourage local content and value addition. It also looks at the institutional frameworks and guidelines to ensure compliance in the mineral, oil and gas sectors. Additionally, the study documents the experiences of countries promoting the use of local inputs. This deepens linkages along the resource production value chain and adds value to the resources extracted, thereby benefiting growth and advancing development goals. The eight countries studied are Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia.
The objective of this study is to establish the nature of the policies, laws and institutions that regulate local inputs into extractives projects in the region, trends that emerge from policies of 8 countries (Angola, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia) and the response by multi-national corporations to these policies.
World Bank
African Center for Economic Transformation
272750
4000
2013
500
0.01
Accumulated Cost of Consultancy from October-December
100
Accumulated cost incurred on Communication and Publications
168456.81
Accumulated Consultancy Cost for Extractive Local Content
47674.59
Accumulated Travel cost for Extractive Local Content
8466.88
Accumulated Staff Cost for Extractive Local Content
1368.83
Accumulated Administrative expenses for Extractive Local Content
29162.57
Accumulated Workshop and Lectures expenses for Extractive Local Content
10742.57
Accumulated Communication andPublication expenses for Extractive Local Content
1496
Consultancy cost from January -June
2013
Consultancy cost from July-September
Comparative Study on Local Content and Value Addition in Mineral, Oil and Gas Sectors: Policies, Legal and Institutional Frameworks-Trends and Responses in Selected African Countries
US-EIN-11-3803281-Advisory-TMP
African Center for Economic Transformation
Intra-African Talent Mobility Partnership Project
This project commenced in 2014 when ACET was engaged by the World Bank to act as the West-Africa secretariat for the Intra-African Talent Mobility program. The project sought to establish a “Schengen” type mechanism for the movement of talent within Africa. Over the past few years, the West-Africa Program – composed of Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Sierra Leone have been working towards the development of a framework agreement (MoU) covering priority areas to ease the movement of skilled persons across their countries. In 2016, countries concluded capacity building workshops and signed the MoU on the sidelines of the ECOWAS annual meeting in December. In the presence of the President of ECOWAS and other government representatives, countries committed to implementing a number of recommendations as stipulated in the MoU’s schedule of commitment. The Government of Cote d’Ivoire, together with ACET have taken the lead in 2017 to seek further funding to operationalize the activities in the pilot countries.
Ghana, Benin, Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire
World Bank
African Center for Economic Transformation
14500
13717.81
Accumulated consultancy cost for Talent Mobility Project
545.88
Accumulated Relocation expenses for Talent Mobility Project
Talent mobility MoU
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis- Artisanal Mining
African Center for Economic Transformation
Impact of Artisanal and Small Scale Mining on Agriculture:
This project, which started in January 2016, sought to explore the effects of artisanal mining on agriculture and translate recommendations from the study into actionable plans. The scope of work involved conducting analytical and field research, engaging policy makers, mining and agriculture sector stakeholders in three countries (Burkina Faso, Ghana and Sierra Leone). To this effect, the project teams hosted validation workshops in the respective countries in February 2017. These
workshops brought together key people to review and validate the report findings and recommendations.12 The final country reports have been synthesized into a single report and has been posted on the ACET website
This study explores whether the practices and activities of ASM can sustainably provide livelihoods complementary to those in smallholder agriculture in communities where both are widespread. Thus, the spotlight is primarily on ASM (and not on smallholder agriculture) because of the serious threat that unregulated artisanal mining poses to agriculture and food security in affected communities.
Extractive industry, policy makers, donors.
The Ford Foundation
African Center for Economic Transformation
100500
6250.58
Accumulated lectures and workshop for Ford Artisinal Mining project
43133.07
Accumulated consultancy cost for Ford Artisinal Mining Project
9143.39
Accumulated staff cost for Ford Artisinal Mining project
8478.04
Accumulated Administrative expenses for Ford Artisinal Mining project
10673.63
Accumulated Travel expenses for Ford Artisinal Mining project
The Impact of Expanding Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining on Small Holder Agriculture in West Africa: A Case Study of Burkina Faso, Ghana and Sierra Leone
US-EIN-11-3803281-Advisory-Engagement Management
African Center for Economic Transformation
Engagement Management- Advisory
All activities undertaken by staff and consultants under engagement advisory.
Administrative
Administrative
African Center for Economic Transformation
76700
45000
43605.76
Accumulated consultancy cost for Engagement Management-Advisory
455.66
Accumulated travel cost for Engagement Management-Advisory
29898.22
Accumulated staff cost for Engagement Management-Advisory
51.59
Accumulated relocation cost for Engagement Management-Advisory
594.91
Accumulated monitoring and evaluation cost for Engagement Management-Advisory
45000
24864.48
Consultancy cost accumulated from January-June 2018
14645.87
Staff cost accumulated from January-June 2018
3061
Accumulation of administrative cost from January-June 2018
192.99
Communication costs incurred under this activity
US-EIN-11-3803281-Outreach and Partnership
African Center for Economic Transformation
Dissemination of ACET work (Outreach & Partnership)
Dissemination of ACET work which involves participating at conferences in various capacities
During 2017-2018, ACET Communications delivered on the following activities laid out in the 2017-2019 communications strategy:
- Created significant media buzz around the launch and dissemination of the second African Transformation Report.
- Published a series of blogs and articles on the ACET website and on partner websites.
- Launched a new online bulletin, African Transformation Today in December 2017, a second issue in March 2018 and a special issue on ATF2018 in August.
- Significant increase in ACET mentions in both traditional and social media.
- Increased the download of our African Transformation Report from 933 in 2017 to 3080 in 2018.
- Citations of our reports amounted to 19 in both 2017 and 2018.
- Organized about 11 events/workshops during the 2018.
African Center for Economic Transformation
525100
320000
18000
104500
109498.89
Accumulated consultancy cost for Outreach and Partnership
102537.11
Accumulated travel expense for Outreach and partnership
280034.62
Accumulated staff cost for outreach and partnership
954.82
Accumulated administrative expense for outreach and partnership
49.56
Accumulated communication and publication expense for outreach and partnership
155279
Accumulated cost of consultancy from January-September
50690
Travel and hotel expenses from January -September
79331
Accumulated staff cost from January-September
3104
Administrative expenses incurred for the period January-September 2018
120
Cost of Communication and Publications from January-September 2018
52902.02
Accumulated cost of consultancy
4241.71
Accumulated travel expenses from Jan-March 2019
16518.45
Accumulated Staff cost from Jan-March 2019
5073.56
Accumulated Administrative expenses from Jan-March 2019
297.63
Accumulated expenses on lecture and workshop
24640
Accumulated Communication and publications cost from Jan-March 2019
2123.99
Accumulated consultancy cost
2077
Accumulated cost on travel,hotel etc
11582.34
Accumulated staff cost from October-December
US-EIN-11-3803281-Operations- Monitoring and Evaluation
African Center for Economic Transformation
Institutional Evaluation
Evaluation of ACET's delivery of some project activities funded by the World Bank and monitoring and evaluation of all ACET's activities. Our objective in 2018 was to boost the capacity of the Pragram Management office to harness their ability to facilitate and coordinate processes required to meet project timelines and budget. To this end, a new Program manager has been recruited upon the exit of the former. Some key activities undertaken includes the design and implementation of a Project Management Plan for each project In addition, the position of a procurement manager and two procurement assistant have been allocated within ACET to ensure compliance to the World banks procurement system. During the reporting period Q2, ACET continued to undertake its regular reporting to key partners and donors including IDRC, MasterCard Foundation, BZH and the Government of the Netherlands. ACET continues to build and develop our strategic and result-oriented program management approach, in which programmatic budgets and project plans play a key role. We also interim reports to donors like IDRC, MasterCard Foundation, World Bank and the Government of the Netherlands in q3 2019 In q4, programs team continues to develop new programs that supports the strategic directions of ACET while managing our long-term goals. We also supported the design of a budget operating plan for incoming projects. Interim reports were prepared and sent to donors like IDRC, MasterCard Foundation, World Bank and the Government of the Netherlands to keep up with donor requirements and standards. The following reports were prepared and submitted to donors in q1: - MasterCard Foundation – 4th quarter report and expenditure statement - DFID- 1st full draft report - Government of Netherland- 4th quarter narrative and online (IATI) report - World Bank- 4th quarter grant interim report - DFID- Final full draft report.
In Q2 2020
During the COVID-19 outbreak, it became increasingly important to ensure that project leaders are given the right support in terms of planning and follow-up. ACET’s portfolio management and M&E function therefore established an additional planning and progress monitoring tool, namely Project Implementation Plans (PIP). The PIPs are a continuous extension of the Project Management Plans that are developed by the project leads at the project initiation stage. The PIP provides information regarding:
o Milestones, risks and risk mitigations
o Human resource allocation
o Detailed workplan for the next 3 months
Following the submission of the PIP, ACET’s portfolio manager organises a team meeting inviting all project staff, HR, M&E and finance. The objectives are to facilitate peer learning and sharing of experiences across the different teams and project. It also provides an opportunity to identify areas for cross-fertilisation and thematic/programmatic synergising.
We have also strengthened the weekly reporting by updating the procedures and the templates used. We currently have a structure in which each project lead meets with the Directors of Research and Engagement on a weekly basis and where updates to progress, challenges and action plans are discussed and noted. These project records are then shared monthly with the M&E officer who ensure that the information is both properly archived and fed into the upcoming progress reports.
Report to donors is conducted quarterly, semi-annually and annually under donor specific reporting requirements and templates. A reporting calendar is managed by ACET’s M&E office to keep the organization abreast with the reporting status of projects. The following reports were prepared and submitted in the period:
o MasterCard Foundation Q1 2020 Progress Report & Expenditure statement
o World Bank Q1 Check-In (Jan-March 2020)
o World Bank Q1 IFR
o Narrative on IATI Quarterly Report (Q1 2020)
Q3- ACET held three online monthly staff meetings this quarter. The weekly team meetings were also held to monitor progress of project. We have also begun work to revise the current theory of change and results framework along with operational KPIs. A revised version has been drafted and is currently under review by management.
We met all donor reporting specifications and submitted timely reports to donors such as the World Bank, Mastercard Foundation, Open Society Foundation, OSIWA and the University of Geneva.
Q4 2020
During this period, ACET finalized its new 2021-2025 strategy, which builds on lessons from our past and looks forward to a new economic landscape impacted by a global pandemic. The new strategy will focus over the next five years on helping African countries strengthen their transformation agendas for a stronger and more robust post-pandemic recovery. We will implement this strategy through five program areas:
• Economic Management & Governance
• Youth Employment & Skills
• Private Sector Development
• Regional integration
• Gender Equality
ACET will support growth with DEPTH across these program areas by deepening an approach—rooted in analysis, advice, advocacy, and partnerships—that has been proven effective over the past 12 years. At the same time, we will continue to pursue and strengthen our core products and activities, which cut across all program areas, including: the African Transformation Report, African Transformation Index, African Transformation Forum, and comparative country studies.
Following management feedback of the first draft of the revised Theory of Change, the PMO was tasked with the development of programmatic TOC’s as aligned to the new ACET strategy. The team began the process of engaging project teams as well as an external consultant to offer expert advice and assess ACET’s capacity for M&E in the long-term. This exercise is expected to be completed in Q1 2021. ACET also met with a World Bank M&E specialist in the review of the current program’s M&E framework to discuss revisions to some PDO and IRI indicators. The proposed changes were submitted to the Bank for review.
We met all donor reporting specifications and submitted timely reports to donors such as the World Bank, Mastercard Foundation, Open Society Foundation, OSIWA, the University of Geneva GIZ and McGovern to mention a few..
Q1 2021
Reporting: the team prepared three donor reports, including the 2020 Annual Report which is in the production process. This required data gathering for project workplans, project management plans and project implementation plans.
Monitoring and Evaluation: We also continued our work to revise ACET’s Theory of Change as aligned to the five programmatic areas outlined in the strategy. This began with an assessment of the current M&E framework and was followed by working sessions with team leads to develop first drafts of an organizational TOC and three of five program TOCs (economic management, youth employment and skills, and regional integration). First drafts of workplans for these program areas have also been drafted.
Q2 2021
The Program Management Office continues to support staff teams through planning, monitoring, and reporting.
Reporting: The team prepared reports to donors in the likes of the World Bank, Government of Netherlands, MasterCard Foundation and OSIWA.
Monitoring and Evaluation: We also continued our work to revise ACET’s Theory of Change as aligned to the five programmatic areas outlined in the strategy. First drafts of workplans for these program areas have also been drafted. Next steps include validation with management, and refinement of workplans. The exercise was scheduled for completion by Q1 but has been delayed due to unavailability of teams to fully engage in the process.
Q3 2021
The Program Management Office continues to support staff teams through planning, monitoring, and reporting.
Reporting: the team prepared three donor reports to the MasterCard Foundation, World Bank and the Government of Netherlands.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Work on the Theory of Change has been finalized. The team is currently developing an organizational results framework that is feasible to track and measure.
Annual Work Plan: The program management office finalized the ACET Work Plan for 2022, which was presented and approved by the Board on the 29th of October.
TAP 2: We have also supported planning for the TAP2 program. ACET is revising the project approach, detailed activities and work plan for the program in preparation for kick-off Q1 2022.
World Bank
Government of Netherlands
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
African Center for Economic Transformation
18000
8000
5000
1600
5000.00
1776.51
2500.00
2937.90
6849
2800
9200
17700
6000.
5700
2504.13
Accumulated staff cost from Oct to Dec 2019
1442.04
Accumulated consultancy cost from October to December
5700
Accumulated staff cost for the period July to September 2021
13200
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period Jan-March 2021
4565
Accumulated staff cost for the period Jan-March 2021
4470.89
Accumulated staff cost for the period April to June 2019
11771.76
Accumulated consultancy cost for Institutional evaluation
1332.55
Cost of consultancy
6000
Accumulated staff cost
2303
Consultancy cost from July-September
217
Staff cost from July-September
5932
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
6918
Accumulated staff cost from April-June 2020
1298.74
Accumulated staff cost incurred from July-Sept 2019
369.13
Accumulated consultancy cost from July-Sept 2019
2937.90
Accumulated staff cost from Jan to March 2020
2800
Accumulated staff cost from July- September 2020
3200
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period October-December 2020
5392
Accumulated staff cost for the period October-December 2020
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis-GDI
African Center for Economic Transformation
Global Delivery Initiative Case Studies
GDI seeks to bring development practitioners together to share and leverage delivery know-how and operational knowledge. It is an initiative of the World Bank and has for the past few years when it was started, created a common set of methodologies for capturing and using delivery know-how and a common taxonomy for identifying and analyzing delivery challenges. We signed a contract with GDI to deliver 3 case studies in 2018. The case studies on the World Bank’s Transport Sector Project in Ghana and Liberia, and the Power Sector Project under Africa-China Program of the Bank are due in the first quarter of 2018. Case studies were completed and shared with the GDI team for review and completion For the first quarter of 2019, we initiated work for the second papers including desk research and stakeholder mapping, and submitted a budget for field visit to be approved by the GDI team. ACET submitted a draft annotated outline for the second paper in preparation for a case clinic. In May, ACET undertook a stakeholder consultation on Road, Bridges Maintenance, and Management in Mozambique with contractors, policy makers, and World Bank staff. This was followed by a stakeholder consultation in Tanzania in July 2019 with a focus on the Southern African Trade Facilitation study. Lastly, ACET returned to Tanzania in August to undertake the field research for the Bus Rapid Transit case study. First draft reports of all case studies have been completed and submitted to GDI for review. Following the completion of the stakeholder consultation in Tanzania in July 2019 and the field research for the Bus Rapid Transit case study in Tanzania in August, the team held a case clinic workshop to review comments from stakeholders. The second draft report for all the three case studies were also completed and submitted this quarter. In Q4, the project team submitted the third drafts of all the three case studies for review, comments and approval by the external task team leaders for finalization. In Q1, the project team submitted the fourth drafts of all the three case studies after external review. They also submitted same to the Task Team Leaders (TTL) for clearance. The clearance process is done to validate the case studies and provide further inputs, if any to the project team.
In Q2 2020
The report was finalized and the project officially closed in June.
To develop three case studies
World Bank
African Center for Economic Transformation
7800
21000
5000
9800
13000.00
3417.48
3000.00
5481.00
4982
2607.08
Accumulated staff cost from Oct to Dec 2019
5916.78
Accumulated consultancy cost for World Bank Global Delivery Initiative
572.41
Accumulated lecture and workshop for World Bank Global Delivery Initiative
5331.70
Accumulated cost of consultancy from Jan-March
2531
Consultancy Cost from July to September
400
Staff cost from July- September
14122.81
Accumulated consultancy cost from January to June 2018
3597.31
Travel costs incurred in conducting the case studies
3800
Staff cost accumulated from January to June 2018
2795.40
Accumulated Staff cost incurred from Jan-March 2019
7314.81
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2019
3010.76
Accumulated staff cost for the period April to June 2019
1624
Accumulated consultancy fee from April-June 2020
3408
Accumulated staff cost from April-June 2020
5220.00
Accumulated staff cost for first quarter 2020 (Jan-March)
65.22
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period July-Sept 2019
3285.25
Accumulated staff cost
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis-NDPC Work
African Center for Economic Transformation
Ghana 40-year development framework- Support to NDPC
As part of our ongoing strategy with the Government of Ghana,
ACET was invited by the National Development Planning Commission in 2016 to develop 8 thematic reports
(ranging from tourism to local content) as part of its 40-year national development plan. The project was put on
hold during the 2016 elections, and completed in April. A final report has been submitted to the new government
for action
Ghana National Development Planning Commission
Government of Ghana
African Center for Economic Transformation
23000
4745.68
Accumulated consultancy for Gh-NDPC Capacity Development
17681.93
Accumulated Staff Cost for Gh-NDPC Capacity Development
US-EIN-11-3803281-General Administration
African Center for Economic Transformation
General Administration
This involves all administrative activities including outreach and fundraising, personal research and development,
resource mobilization strategy, president's coordination and partnerships and general administrative costs. ACET’s audit of the 2018 financial year took place during March-April 2019. The successful audit was done by Deloitte. In April, ACET had a financial management review with the World Bank. By close of June, ACET’s audited account had been finalized and signed by the ACET board of Directors. ACET also submitted its 2018 tax return to United States and prepared financial reports and statements to a wide range of donors, including the Mastercard Foundation, World Bank, the government of the Netherlands, and more In addition to providing financial update for the board in q3, we prepared and submitted the next year’s budget to the board for approval. We also submitted financial reports to donors like IDRC, MasterCard Foundation, World Bank and the Government of the Netherlands In the last quarter, we: - submitted ACET’s 2020 budget to our board of directors. - Worked on a financial proposal for the NORAD fund through the Think Africa Trust Fund. - Prepared the next quarter’s forecast for TLP and CwA. - Prepared financial reports for the Mastercard Foundation, Government of Netherland and the World Bank. In Q1 2020, we prepared the annual financial statement for 2019 which was audited first week in February 2020. We also had discussions with project managers on the approved 2020 annual budget for their projects. Financial reports for Q4 2019 were prepared for donors in the likes of MasterCard Foundation, World Bank, and the Government of Netherland. The finance team also supported fundraising activities by preparing budgets for project proposals.
Q2 2020
The following were achieved this reporting period:
• The financial audit for 2019 financial statement was completed in April 2020
• The financial statement was approved and signed by the board this quarter
• Quarter 1 2020 TAP financials were reviewed by the World Bank
• Financial reports were sent to the following organizations;
MasterCard Foundation
BMZ funded Africa - Europe dialogue, via DIE
The University of Geneva-Swiss Grant
The Government of Netherland
• Statutory payments, monthly payments to staff and retainer consultants were made on time.
• Prepared quarterly financial update to ACET.
• Monitored and review project workplan budgets
Q3- we prepared and submitted financial reports to the World Bank, Government of the Netherlands, MasterCard Foundation, the BMZ-funded Africa-Europe dialogue, OSIWA and the Swiss grant from University of Geneva. General operational activities such as salary and statutory payments are on course.
HR Related- ACET recruited an Executive Assistant for the President’s office and a Portfolio coordinator for the Private Sector Development team.
The revision of ACET’s recruitment policy was completed this quarter by ACET and World Bank approved HR consultant.
Q4 2020
We continued with the general administrative operations such as statutory payments, salary processing and preparing financial reports for donors
Human Resource
During the period, ACET HR focused on addressing bottlenecks within the organizational structure through strategic recruitments, updates to key policies and the Staff Handbook. The process has been initiated to fill the vacant position of Director of Research in March and the Director of Policy and Programs by the end of the second quarter. We also completed recruitment processes for a Business analyst in the Private Sector unit in November and a Senior Analyst for the President’s office in December 2020. Discussions are ongoing to onboard a content writer for the communications team by March 2021.
The department will continue updating existing policies and developing new policies where gaps have been identified. The revision of our recruitment policy has been completed by ACET and the WB's approved HR consultant, and work initiated on the revision of the Remuneration Policy. Work on the staff handbook has been finalized and signed off by management. This is currently being designed by the comm's team.
Finally, the annual Performance Appraisal and Performance Management process began in December and is pending management’s approval.
Q1 2021
The 2020 financial statement was prepared and audited this year. The statement has since been approved and signed by ACET’s Board of Directors. We also prepared a general organizational budget and project specific ones this quarter. The review of the World Bank’s first-quarter financial report was successful as well. Additionally, we prepared and submitted financial reports to the World Bank, MasterCard Foundation and OSIWA. General operational activities such as salary and statutory payments are on course.
Human Resources
The Human Resource team continues to update ACET's existing Policies and Procedures and support recruitment.
Policies: The Staff Handbook and Remuneration Policy are currently undergoing revision. The Staff Handbook has been designed by the Communications team, and following final updates, will be given to a legal practitioner for final review.
Recruitment: The recruitment process for the Director of Research and Communication Specialist/ Content Writer has been completed, who both began their work in March. The services for Head of YES has been engaged and work is to begin by the end of the 2nd quarter. Plans to recruit a Front Desk and Administrative Officer and a Finance and Administrative Officer positions, as well as a COVID 19 Transformation Fellow, to be working in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance, is ongoing. It is expected that these vacant positions will be filled by the second quarter.
Procurement
The Procurement team continues to support staff teams through planning and processing of project procurements.
Procurement Policy: In January 2021, the new Procurement Policy was shared with staff and presented in the staff meeting.
TAP Support: An annual procurement plan was developed for submission to the World Bank team. The procurement officer also attended trainings and meetings with the World Bank ahead of this.
Consultant Database: Work has also been initiated to develop a consultant database that tracks the status of all contracts
Q2 2021
We prepared and submitted financial reports to the World Bank, MasterCard Foundation, Government of Netherland and OSIWA to mention a few. We also prepared budgets to support proposals for new projects and co for General operational activities such as salary and statutory payments are on course.
Human Resources
Recruitments: In Q2, ACET did 4 major recruitments to fill the positions of a Head of Youth, Employment & Skills, an Economist, a Front Desk and Administrative Officer and a Finance and Administrative Officer. Plans to recruit a COVID 19 Transformation Fellow, to be working in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance, is ongoing.
Policy Updates: The updating of ACET policies continues with the revision of the Travel Policy and the approval by Management of the Performance Appraisal Policy & Performance Management Procedure. All other duties and responsibilities of the HR department are progressing as well.
Procurement
The Procurement team continues to support staff teams through planning and processing of project procurements.
Q3 2021
The finance team prepared a report to be presented at the board meeting in October on the status of the organization’s actual finances for the period January – September as well as a projected financial statement for the last quarter of the year. We further submitted financial reports to the World Bank, MasterCard Foundation, Government of Netherland and OSIWA. We also supported preparations to set rolling the second phase of the Think Africa Partnership (TAP2) program while ensuring the execution of our general operational duties.
Human Resources
We continue to lead the routine functions of the human resource department.
Recruitment: For the period July-September 2021, ACET completed recruitments for the following positions:
• Program Head for Youth, Employment & Skills Program
• Finance & Admin Officer
• Analyst – President’s Office
• Director of Communications
All positions are based in Accra except the Director of Communications who will work remotely.
Policies: HR finalized the Anti-Corruption and Safeguarding/Child Protection policies during the reporting period.
Performance Appraisals: The mid-year staff performance appraisals were conducted and concluded with management feedback given to staff.
Other human resource management activities such as onboarding of new staff, staff leave administration, maintenance of employee records among others were carried out as usual.
The Government of Netherlands
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Mastercard Foundation
African Center for Economic Transformation
845150
330500
230000
87262.48
144000
63000.00
76534.09
93125.38
63712.44
78000
71600
341000
163000
183128
279100
1843.82
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct to Dec 2019
69932.51
Accumulated administrative expenses from Oct to Dec
5716.00
Accumulated expenses on relocation from Oct to Dec 2019
6446.43
Accumulated staff cost from Oct to Dec 2019
5653.84
Accumulated communication and publication cost from Oct to Dec 2019
2498.65
Accumulated cost of travel/hotel from Oct to Dec 2019
15403
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period January- March 2021
91083
Accumulated staff cost for the period January-March 2021
50762
Accumulated administrative expenses for the period January-March 2021
9085.56
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2019
289530.36
Accumulated Consultancy cost for General Overheads
23185.44
Accumulated Travel cost for General Overheads
309564.5
Accumulated Administrative cost for General Overheads
9209.83
Accumulated Communication cost for General Overheads
209131.66
Accumulated Staff cost for General Overheads
743400
2792
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period July to September 2021
540
Travel expenses incurred from July to September 2021
94044
Accumulated staff cost for the period July to September 2021
172361
Accumulated administrative expenses for the period July to September 2021
278994
Accumulated relocation expenses for the period July to September 2021
9257
Communication and publication expenses incurred between July and September 2021
13435.056
Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-March
1058.61
Accumulated expenditure on travel from Jan-March 2019
58103.63
Accumulated staff cost from Jan-March 2019
63265.33
Accumulated administrative expenses from Jan-March 2019
1720.64
Accumulated expenses incurred on Communication and publication
20495.09
Accumulated consultancy cost for general administration
88.00
General administration cost on Travel, Hotel etc
32603.69
Accumulated staff cost for general administration
32166.23
Accumulated administrative expenses for General overhead
1909.47
Accumulated Communication and Publication cost for General Administration & Overhead
49751
Consultancy cost from July-September
169
Hotel Cost during travels from July-September
73271
Staff Cost from July-September
84579
Administration Expenses from July-September
2135
Communication and Publications cost from July-September
80000
425000
248151.94
Accumulated consultancy fees from January to June 2018
54689.51
Travel costs covered from January to June 2018
155526.35
Staff cost paid from January to June 2018
107622.38
Administrative expenses incurred from January to June 2018
8336.30
Cost of communication and publication
70.59
Accumulated cost incurred on trave and hotel
47482.39
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2019
48282.39
Accumulated administrative expenses incurred during the second quarter (April-June 2019)
3501.53
Accumulated expenses on communication and publication
4720.90
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to Sept 2019
13560
Accumulated consultancy cost from April-June 2020
13112
Acuumulated staff cost from April-June 2020
50566
Accumulated administrative expenses incurred from April-June 2020
2946
Accumulated communication and publication cost from April-June 2020
10620.01
Accumulated staff cost for the months July to Sept 2019
55123.03
2699.75
Accumulated communication and publication cost from July-Sept 2019
1350.86
Accumulated expenses incurred on board development from July-Sept 2019
518.87
Accumulated expenses incurred on fixed assets from July-Sept 2019
322.84
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period Jan-March 2020
56504.25
Accumulated staff cost for the period Jan-March 2020
3815.00
Accumulated relocation expenditure for the period Jan-March 2020
2731.15
Accumulated expenditure on board related developments
28173
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
59390
Accumulated administrative expenses for the period April-June 2021
86328
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
260
Accumulated cost incurred on lecture and workshop for the period April-June 2021
8436
Accumulated communication and publication cost for the period April-June 2021
1303
Accumulated consultancy cost from July-September 2020
29184
Accumulated staff cost from July-September 2020
33532
Accumulated administrative overhead from July- September 2020
4522
Accumulated expenditure incurred on Communication and publication from July-September 2020
24435
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period October-December 2020
95662
Accumulated staff cost for the period October0December 2020
159956
Accumulated administrative expenses for the period October-December 2020
3202
Accumulated communication and publication cost from October-December 2020
58126
Accumulated cost on fixed assets from October-December 2020
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis-Extractive Operational Cost
African Center for Economic Transformation
Extractive Operational Cost
Scoping activities for extractives research
African Center for Economic Transformation
26600
14000
3000
600
20978.65
Accumulated consultancy cost for Extractive project operational Cost
351.99
Accumulated staff cost for Extractive project operational cost
3726.57
Accumulated administrative cost for Extractive project operational cost
53.04
Accumulated communication and publication cost for Extractive project operational cost
2516
Accumulated consultancy cost from October-December
421.90
Accumulated cost incurred on consultancy from Jan-March 2019
8558.99
Accumulated consultancy costs from January to June
7063
Consultancy cost from January-June
6753
Consultancy cost from July-September
US-EIN-11-3803281-Operations- Resource Mobilization
African Center for Economic Transformation
Resource Mobilization and Management
The OE fund was used to support the acquisition of a consultant to refine and execute a long-term funding strategic plan. This consultant was also be responsible for advising on and developed a TOR for a fundraising resource to work with ACET for the long-term. The focus this year has been to broaden ACET’s network of grant donors.We have recruited a consultant for support in (1) developing a strategy for long-term financial sustainability, and (2) ramping up fundraising activities for ATF 2020 as well as for TLP-related activities. ACET recruited a consultant to support the development of a long-term financial sustainability strategy in q3. The consultant will also support ACET fund raising activities for ATF 2020 as well as for the Transformation Leadership Panel. In Q4, ACET secured funding from the McGovern Foundation for the African Transformation Forum and commenced engaging with other prospective sponsors for the Forum. We also submitted a multi-year proposal to the Open Society Foundation to support policy research and advisory support on climate. Additionally, as part of a consortium, ACET won a DFID project – Strengthening the Use of Evidence for Development Impact that began in October 2019 and will run through 2024. Likewise, as part of a consortium, we won a DFID funded project on “Ghana Jobs and Economic Transformation which will begin in January 2020 and run for approximately five years. With Vivid Economics, ACET was awarded a project from the United Kingdom Department of Trade to study non-tariff measures in Ghana. The project will begin in January 2020. We also won an award from WUSC (Canada) on investing in Women in Ghana. The project will begin in February 2020. ACET also continues to secure additional bilateral financing for the Think Africa Trust Fund, and we will leverage the Transformation Leadership Panel (TLP) to crowd in donors to ACET programming.
Q2 2020
Resource mobilization activities this year have been intense and diversified. ACET currently receives support from a hybrid of foundations and bilateral donors where the grants include program funds and core funding. We also have an increasing number of donor funded projects where ACET is a consortium member (STEG, SEDI, JET, etc.).
Q3 2020
Our resource mobilization strategy continues to be diversified with incoming funds from foundations, bilateral donors and consortium projects.
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
African Center for Economic Transformation
38000
20319
30000
8000
18000
24000.00
26400.00
19500.00
18474
18350
28000
25183
Accumulated consultancy cost from October-December 2020
2929
Accumulated staff cost from October-December 2020
18000
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to September 2020
352
Accumulated staff cost from July to September 2020
23973.00
Accumulated consultancy cost from April-June 2019
607.98
Accumulated staff cost from Oct to Dec 2019
18000.00
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct to Dec 2019
213
Staff cost incurred from July-September
18000
Consultancy cost from January-June
2319
Staff cost incurred from January-June
36000
Accumulated consultancy cost for Resource Mobilization Strategy
5523
Accumulated consultancy cost from October-December
1743.70
Accumulated cost on Travel, Hotel,etc from October -December
227.27
Accumulated staff cost from October-December
18000
Accumulated cost of consultancy from Jan-March 2019
500.00
Accumulated hotel and travel cost for the period April-June 2019
24750.00
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to Sept 2019
75.39
Accumulated travel, hotel etc cost from July to Sept 2019
528.3
Accumulated staff cost from July to Sept 2019
323.92
Accumulated cost of adminstrative expenses from July to Sept 2019
18000
Accumulated consultancy cost from April-June 2020
452
Accumulated staff cost from April-June 2020
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis- MaterCard Grant
African Center for Economic Transformation
Agriculture and Financial Inclusion” and “Youth Learning and Skills Development for Employment
This was a grant received from the Mastercard Foundation to support our work on Agriculture and Financial Inclusion and Youth Learning and Skills Development for Employment within the Pan African Coalition for Transformation. This grant covered three key activities focused on convening stakeholders to discuss the challenges and research opportunities covering the two issues identified:
(i) Conduct stakeholder consultations with up to 10 countries, private sector partners, think tanks and regional organizations, and other stakeholders in the agriculture space.
(ii) Convene one chapter meeting in Kenya (champion country) to engage stakeholders around the topic of agriculture and financial inclusion and also agree on objectives for the chapter.
(iii) Launch of the Youth Employment and skills chapter.
All these activities have been duly completed by the end of the second quarter of 2018
The objective of this grant was to support the operationalization of two PACT chapters in 2017: Agriculture & Financial Inclusion and Youth Employment & Skills.
African policy makers, donors, CSOs,, private sector
Mastercard Foundation
African Center for Economic Transformation
167500
85000
12045
24264.51
Accumulated Consultancy cost for Agric and Financial Inclusion
29460.83
Accumulated Staff cost for Agric and Financial Inclusion
55730.76
Accumulated travel cost for Agric and Financial Inclusion
18922.49
Accumulated Administrative cost for Agric and Financial Inclusion
34257.71
Accumulated workshop and lectures cost for Agric and Financial Inclusion
4716.58
Accumulated Communication and Publication cost for Agric and Financial Inclusion
3172
Consultancy Cost from July-September
7303
Staff cost from July-September
900
Administrative Expenses from July-September
670
Communication and Publication cost from July-September
35019.94
Accumulated consultancy costs from January to June 2018
1745.34
Travel costs incurred from January to June 2018
20000
Accumulated staff cost
9653.48
Cost of organizing events (lectures and workshops)
African Transformation Forum
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis- AFRICAP
African Center for Economic Transformation
AFRICAP -Getting Out of the Learning Trap
This yearlong project started in July 2016 and explored export sectors in 3
African countries - Ethiopia, Kenya and Madagascar. The objective of this study was to understand how Africanowned
firms learn and build their technological capabilities to enter and remain competitive in global value
chains. While ACET studied Floriculture in Kenya, the project generated 4 empirical industry case studies on
textile in Ethiopia and Madagascar, and Floriculture in Ethiopia. These empirical studies were generated by
assessing firms’ technological capabilities, tailoring the study of capabilities to specific global value chains and
constructing firm histories based on oral narratives. This report was completed and published in the Roskilde
University Journal of Center for African Economics.
Danish Council for Independent Research
African Center for Economic Transformation
5000
4113.50
Accumulated staff cost for AFRICAP
Mapping the Technological Capabilities and Competitiveness of Kenyan-Owned Floriculture Firms
US-EIN-11-3803281-Index Insurance
African Center for Economic Transformation
Promoting Improved Production Technologies Among Smallholder Farmers in Ghana Via Interlinked Credit and Index Insurance Contracts
This study was a 3-year program of research, outreach, and education designed to promote use of index insurance to expand access to credit and increase adoption of improved production practices among African smallholders in the Northern region of Ghana. ACET conducted Randomized Control Trials (RCT) to test whether index insurance backed contingent credit can reduce impact of widespread agricultural loan defaults in the wake of adverse systemic events, allowing lenders to expand access to credit among smallholders and reduce interest rates. The work entailed coordination of 300 farmer based organizations, 12 rural banks, and one insurance company. The study found that index-insured agricultural loans increased access to credit for smallholder farmers, which enabled the adoption of more productive agricultural technologies.
Smallholder farmers
USAID
African Center for Economic Transformation
70161.58
13657.37
Accumulated travel, hotel etc. cost for the period January 1, 2017 - August 30, 2017
37354.41
Accumulated fees for consultancy for the period January 1, 2017 to August 30, 2017
4704.23
Accumulated staff cost for the period January 1, 2017- August 30, 2017
350
Accumulated administrative expenses
14095.57
Expenses for organising workshops within the year. January 1, 2017 to August 30, 2017
Policy Brief: Insured Loans Increase Credit Access and Farming Technology Adoption in Ghana
US-EIN-11-3803281-Advocacy- ATR2 Communications
African Center for Economic Transformation
Communication and Advocacy for the Second African Transformation Report: Agriculture: Powering Africa’s Economic Transformation
ACET committed to organize a series of global, regional and national launch and advocacy events and several of these events were successfully organized to promote ACET’s work and give visibility to the report. As mentioned above and in further details, we organized the following events:
• A stakeholder consultation was held in March 2017 in Kenya to solicit feedback on the ATR2 from a number of technical partners including the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Grow Africa and the University of Nairobi.
• In August 2017, the report was previewed at the African Caucus Meeting of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Gaborone, Botswana where Finance Ministers of African countries were represented. The report provided an analytical basis for the discussion on “financial deepening and Inclusion to support Agricultural Development in Africa”. ACET’s President Dr. K.Y. Amoako previewed the report to this high-level group while then ACET Chief Economist, Dr. Yaw Ansu, presented the report as part of a high-level panel on agricultural transformation.Two months later, the report was formally launched in Washington DC on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF Annual meetings in October.
• In November 2017, the findings of the African Transformation Report were again shared at the African Development Bank’s Leadership for Agriculture Forum (L4Ag) in Cote d’Ivoire. The Forum explored how agriculture and agribusiness can be the engine of economic transformation in Africa. The report, together with the World Bank’s “Improving the Business Climate in Agriculture 2017” report were the key resources for closed sessions on agribusiness and public-private sector consultations and also underscored discussions at the forum as a whole. (see http://acetforafrica.org/highlights/10728/).
• In May 2018, an additional important event took place on the side-lines of the influential Council of Ministers meeting convened by the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa in May. ATR2 was presented at a well-attended side event co-chaired by ECA Executive Secretary, Dr. Vera Songwe, and ACET President, Dr. K.Y. Amoako (see http://acetforafrica.org/media/at-com-2018-ministers-to-discuss-agricultures-potential-to-power-africas-economic-growth-2/).
• Shortly after this, the report was the focus of a Ghana Agricultural Transformation Forum, organised at the University of Ghana by ACET in partnership with AGRA (see https://africanbusinessmagazine.com/latest/remodelling-africas-agric-sector-a-must-for-transformation-says-a-new-report/). The two organizations agreed four focus areas and five target countries for collaborative work.
• Finally, ATR2 was again presented at two events during ACET’s recent African Transformation Forum, co-hosted by the Government of Ghana in Accra on 20-21 June. The first event was a one-day incipient meeting of the Agriculture Chapter of the Pan-African Coalition for Transformation (PACT), which took place on day one of the Forum (see http://acetforafrica.org/highlights/agriculture-powering-african-transformation/). The second was a plenary presentation and panel discussion of ATR2 (see http://acetforafrica.org/media/atf2018-in-review-african-policy-makers-business-leaders-and-heads-of-state-hold-a-dialogue-for-action/).
This is a grant received to support the ACET Communications in launching and disseminating the second African Transformation Report (ATR2) in a manner to get people and institutions to act and behave in concert in order for them to change agricultural conditions in their countries.
New Venture Fund
African Center for Economic Transformation
66400
5015
1500
83600
7666.37
Accumulated travel and hotel costs from January to June 2018
14897.91
Accumulated staff costs from January to June 2018
11828.93
Accumulated cost of workshops and events organized
24832.21
Accumulated consultancy cost for ATR2 dissemination
17597.02
Accumulated travel cost for ATR2 dissemination
19184.18
Accumulated staff cost for ATR2 dissemination
2187.78
Accumulated Administrative cost for ATR2 dissemination
336.32
Accumulated lectures and workshop cost for ATR2 dissemination
3015
Consultancy cost from July-September
2000
Staff cost from July-September
1000
Consultancy fees from January to June 2018
228
Accumulated cost on hotel, travel etc
US-EIN-11-3803281-Advisory-EPL
African Center for Economic Transformation
Emerging Public Leaders Ghana
ACET was engaged by the Global Development Incubator (GDI) Group from Washington to provide technical assistance for the launch and implementation of the Emerging Public Leaders Ghana (EPL Ghana). The program was designed around the President's Young Professionals Program (PYPP) of Liberia, giving new graduates an accelerated career path in the civil service of Liberia. In the first half of 2018, ACET, the Sponsors of Education Opportunity Africa and EPL Ghana recruited 21 EPL fellows for placement in appropriate roles. The contract for the project ended in August 2018
To launch and implement the EPL Ghana program
Global Development Incubator
African Center for Economic Transformation
9000
3000
Accumulated staff cost
2133.48
Cost of lecture and workshops
9000
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis - MAG
African Center for Economic Transformation
Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana Project
The proposed assignment aims to prepare a baseline in a sample of 25 districts in the 10 regions of Ghana, including an updated MAG Performance Measurement Framework (PMF), with a particular focus on qualitative baseline indicators (disaggregated by gender). This information would be used as a point of reference in measuring the value-added and results achieved by the MAG program over the 2017–2022 period.
FRANNAN INTERNATIONAL LTD
African Center for Economic Transformation
17350
23870
23870
consultancy cost from July-September
35000
11120
Consultancy cost from March to June 2018
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis -Extractives
African Center for Economic Transformation
Beyond Zero Harm Research Project & Participatory Local Development in Extractive Areas Study in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Guinea
In February this year, ACET started a working partnership between the World University Services of Canada’s (WUSC) West Africa Governance and Economic Sustainability in Extractive Areas (WAGES) project to pilot the Beyond Zero Harm (BZH) Framework in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Guinea. This Framework is a multi-stakeholder initiative developed by key members of the Canadian mining industry, academia and civil society organisations and it is aimed at testing a set of universally recognised indicators to measure changes in social and economic well-being in mining communities. The framework seeks to encourage diverse stakeholders from surrounding mining operations to also develop a common understanding of the general conditions of community well-being. A key objective of the framework is to collect better data and information on community economic and social well-being to inform dialogue and better development outcomes at the local level. The framework also emphasises the participation of women and youth in the process who are often marginalized in the development process and subsequently the beneficial development outcomes. In addition to piloting the framework, a key objective for ACET will be to identify key lessons and knowledge sharing across countries. This will provide insights concerning how to potentially improve the process with the aim of scaling up the use of the BZH Framework as a tool to involve stakeholders in mining regions in a dialogue on sustainable development based on an informed understanding of the evolution of community well-being. ACET will endeavour to go beyond the common mining term of « Zero Harm », and help put in place a process that drives collaborative and strategic planning between local stakeholders that actually improve community well-being. So far, we have finalized the methodology, work plan and budget for the project, completed preliminary field visits in all 3 countries and refined the data collection tools. The Ghana field study has also been completed while that of Guinea and Burkina Faso has been slated for the first quarter of 2019. The project ends in October 2021 During the first quarter of 2019, ACET submitted a progress report and financial statement on the first year of activities.
The country consultants began preparations for the third field visit on data collection including household surveys in the communities and consultations with local authorities and mining companies. During spring 2019, the BZH project undertook the third round of country visits, with the following objectives: validate the revised aggregated priorities and co-created indicators; offer training for enumerators and supervise data collection; discuss the BZH project with key stakeholders; and train BZH Working Group members on the social audit and its conduct.
In early summer, country validation meetings were held to offer stakeholders an opportunity for participatory analysis of survey results and the social audit. The validation workshop for Guinea was postponed due to the ill health of the country researcher. A separate report on the validation workshop and the household survey will therefore be submitted in the next quarter. In q3, ACET submitted the first set of deliverables; country reports for Ghana, Burkina Faso and Guinea C*onakry. The financial report and progress report which provides a synopsis of all the activities undertaken were also submitted in this quarter. To assess the project implementation thus far, a delegation from WUSC visited ACET in August. Writing of the case study reports and synthesis report which are due in November also commenced this period. During the reporting period, ACET: - Supported the organisation of the WUSC BZH workshop, held in Ouagadougou 5th-7th December. - Chaired sessions and gave numerous presentations during the above-mentioned workshop. - Finalised the three country reports - Finalised 3 country case studies - Finalised the Global Synthesised report - Commenced the recruitment process for country researcher in Burkina Faso, to replace the previous one who exited December 1st. During the workshop in December 2019, organised by ACET and WUSC, it was agreed that the original 2018 methodology was suboptimal in terms of clarity and coherence. In order to ensure that the methodological update was strategically sound, it was agreed that ACET and WUSC would first undertake a mid-term review. The mid-term review was finalised during Q1 2020 and proved very helpful in ensuring a shared understanding of the projects strengthen and weaknesses.
In Q2 2020.
The second year of implementation of the project was scheduled to commence in January 2020 but postponed to the second half of 2020 as a containment strategy of the COVID-19 outbreak. In the interim, the team refined the methodological approach considering the lessons learnt during the first implementation year. We began developing a workflow manual, revised the global report and the country report templates in collaboration with the WUSC team this quarter. An amended contract between ACET and WUSC is expected to be signed before work commences in September 2020.
Q3- An amended contract between ACET and WUSC has been signed. Work is expected to commence in the next quarter.
Q4 2020
ACET under the second phase of project implementation will collaborate with the World University Services of Canada (WUSC) to recruit, mobilize, and lead a team of researchers to conduct research for the Beyond Zero Harm (BZH) framework, which involves the participatory monitoring of community well-being in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Guinea. The first two of the three project objectives were completed in 2019.
The second year of implementation of the pilot project emphasizes on the third objective of the BZH framework which seeks to connect local and regional practitioners of the BZH approach and support comparative learning across three countries. The project team will also provide recommendations for methodology adjustments and potential scale-up of the BZH framework to locations beyond those involved in this pilot. While we scheduled to begin this project cycle in January 2020, implementation was tardy due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Work in the first few months of 2020 focused on refining the methodological approach, and considering the lessons learnt during the first implementation year. This has led to the development of a workflow manual in collaboration with the WUSC team. The manual is expected to guide country researchers in documenting the research processes in a uniform manner across all study countries. The global report and country report templates have also been revised. An amended contract between ACET and WUSC was signed in September 2020.
Research questions: To address the project objective, ACET developed the questions below to finalize and disseminate research findings, and contribute to the improvement and scale-up of the BZH framework.
Effectiveness of the BZH framework in supporting wide participation?
Effectiveness in achieving inclusive, accountable development outcomes?
Sustainability of the BZH approach?
How to maximize learning and sharing?
Ghana Project: The BZH framework is being piloted in the Bondaye Area Council of Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality in the Western Region of Ghana. Two community visits were undertaken this review period. The first visit, on October 24th, 2020 was to organize and facilitate additional focus group discussions and key informant interviews to deepen local understanding of how well-being is defined and can be measured by the community. On 9th November 2020, the project team embarked on a second community visit focused on building the capacity of the BZH working group to undertake data collection, analysis, and validation among other related activities in pursuit of the BZH framework.
Guinea Project: The project objective under this research cycle is to introduce the local communities, the members of the Working Group and the Communal Council to the new methodology of the BZH pilot project and to enable them define well-being. This will in effect help revise the co-created indicators in order to better influence the local planning process. Guinea’s first community visit took place in the municipality of Sangarédi from the 18th to the 23rd of November 2020. The objective of this visit was for the country researcher to synthesize the BZH consolidation pilot project document (PowerPoint presentation), clearly define the roles and responsibilities of the different actors and to undertake focus group discussions.
A second field visit in Guinea is planned for January 2021
Burkina Faso: The BZH Burkina research project is intended to be a reference for the rural municipality of Bagassi located in the Balé Province in the Boucle du Mouhoun region. ACET had its first community visit in October 2020. The overarching goal of the visit was to (i) define the roles of the researchers for the second phase of the BZH research and educate them on BZH’s definition of well-being and (ii) identify priority areas and indicators.
The second visit from 14 to 20 December 2020 was intended to deepen the priority areas and co-created indicators. Key achievements during the visit include training of interviewers (not part of the community but speak and communicate in the main languages of the Bagassi population), collection of data with the organization of focus groups, and the analysis of the results from the focus groups.
In Q1 2021, ACET produced and submitted a progress report to WUSC.
Q2 2021
During Q2, ACET and the three country researchers finalized the Global Report, which is the main document that provides the findings and analysis of the data collected undertaken during the research cycle. We also produced three case studies, one per country. All produces have been submitted and approved by WUSC. The third and final pilot and research cycle is set to commence in August 2021.
Q3 2021
During September and October, the country researchers each visited their communities in Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Guinea respectively. Before each visit they drafted an action plan, and upon return they submitted a back to office approval.
In October, ACET wrote and submitted the Global Report to WUSC for review. The Global report included 3 country case studies, drafted by the country researchers and reviewed by ACET. WUSC commenced the reviewing process in November. The project will close by the end of 2021.
Q4 2021
During September and October, the country researchers each visited their communities in Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Guinea respectively. Before each visit they drafted an action plan, and upon return they submitted a back to office approval.
In October, ACET wrote and submitted the Global Report to WUSC for review. The Global report included 3 country case studies, drafted by the country researchers, and reviewed by ACET. WUSC commenced the reviewing process in November. The project officially closed in December 2021
Private Sector, Academia, Civil Society Organizations
World University Services of Canada’s (WUSC) West Africa Governance and Economic Sustainability in Extractive Areas (WAGES)
African Center for Economic Transformation
20614
21485
1500
17700
12000.00
5875.53
19500.00
4864.58
1394
11067
11700
12200
11200
28400
25100
3252
Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-March 2021
836.86
Accumulated cost on consultancy from October to December
13796
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct-Dec 2021
5293
Accumulated travel cost from Oct-Dec 2021
6266
Accumulated staff cost from Oct-Dec 2021
9034.33
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct to Dec 2019
1090.05
Accumulated travel/hotel etc cost from Oct to Dec 2019
6180.70
Accumulated staff cost from Oct to Dec 2019
3088.56
Accumulated administrative expenses from Oct to Dec 2019
4617
Accumulated travel and hotel expenses for the period January-December 2021
4148
Accumulated staff cost for the period Jan-March 2021
825
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period October-December 2020
1959.74
Travel and hotel costs
12636.43
Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-March 2019
2534.57
Accumulated travel cost from Jan-March 2019
593.84
Accumulated Staff Cost from Jan-March 2019
24866
Consultancy cost from July to September 2021
1797
Cost incurred on Travel during the period July to September 2021
1602
Accumulated staff cost from July to September 2021
3807.27
Lectures and Workshops accumulated
16169
Cost of Consultancy from July-September
4421
Travel and hotel expenses from July-September
895
Administrative expenses from July-September
29300
Expected income between October-December
4772.51
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2019
4355.14
Accumulated consultancy cost from February to June 2018
2500
Accumulated staff costs from February to June 2018
365.60
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2019
4898.56
Accumulated travel and hotel cost for the period April-June 2019
1497.93
Accumulated consultancy cost for Q1 2020 (Jan-March)
4223.36
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to September 2019
1536.96
Accumulated staff cost from July to Sept 2019
1408
Accumulated staff cost from April-June 2020
3135.00
Accumulated staff cost for Q1 2020 (Jan-March 2020
6764
Accumulated consultancy cost from July-September 2020
4064
Accumulated staff cost from July- September
7111
Accumulated travel and hotel cost for the period October-December 2020
3504
Accumulated staff cost for the period October-December 2020
6192
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
5016
Accumulated cost incurred on travel and hotels during the period April-June 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis-4IR
African Center for Economic Transformation
Skills and Jobs for the Future in Africa (MasterCard)
This study is ongoing and is focused on evaluating skills and jobs for the future in Africa with a focus on secondary education. It includes a literature review, case studies in Ghana and Senegal, and meetings with stakeholders in these countries. The first draft report is ready and undergoing review at the Mastercard Foundation.
Analysis and background paper on skills and jobs for the future in Africa through the lens of secondary education.
Mastercard Foundation
African Center for Economic Transformation
40959.96
100000
13000
4010.94
Accumulated consultancy cost from January-June 2018
36949.02
Accumulated staff cost from January to June 2018
76296
Consultancy cost from July-September
874
Staff cost incurred from July-September
8330
Accumulated cost incurred on Lecture and workshop from July-September
1783
travel, hotel etc expenses from July-September
1296
Administrative expenses from July-September
165000
Mastercard
1162
Accumulated travel, hotel,etc cost from October-December
1956.35
Accumulated cost on Administrative expenses from October-December
5757.17
Accumulated cost on Lecture and workshop from October-December
1372.58
Accumulated cost on Communication and Publications
US-EIN-11-3803281-Advisory- Engagement
African Center for Economic Transformation
Think Africa _G20- Compact with Africa (CWA)
Following the 12-13 June, 2017, G20 Africa Partnership Conference in Berlin and the G20 Summit of 7-8 July 2017 in Hamburg, the G20 Compact with Africa (CWA) was launched. ACET was engaged by the G-20 Compact with Africa to host the first Ministerial meeting of CWA countries on September 6, 2017 in Accra, Ghana.At that meeting, the CWA Ministers of Finance and their representatives endorsed a CWA work program to address and implement key elements of the Compact. The CWA Governments and Germany further endorsed details of the approach during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings on 11 October, and indicated additional areas of expected support through ACET. On April 4-5 2018, Senior government officials from the Ministries of Finance of CWA countries convened in a conference jointly organized by ACET and the Government of Ghana in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to learn and share experiences on how to address the current challenges of domestic revenue mobilization. CWA countries represented were Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana (host), Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia. Representatives from the World Bank, the IMF, Germany and a host of development partners supporting the DRM efforts in CWA countries, as well as key civil society organisations on the continent and the private sector were also in attendance. The conference focused on domestic resource mobilization (DRM), a key element of the first component of the CWA program, namely macroeconomic management. The discussion covered a number of key issues, including the institutional and political constraints in revenue mobilization, improving tax compliance, and alleviating base erosion and profit shifting by multinational companies. It also focused on common DRM challenges and proposed short- and medium-term growth friendly, revenue enhancing solutions. The conference essentially provided a platform for knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer learning for all participants.
During the autumn of 2018, CwA undertook the following activities:
Sub-component 2.1 – Strengthening Compact Countries’ Capacity
ACET facilitates investment promotion as requested by the G20. In October 2018 ACET organized the Germany-Ghana Investor Forum, which included participation from a wide range of private sector representatives, as well as Chancellor Merkel, President Akufo-Addo and World Bank President Jim Kim.
Sub-component 2.2. – Bi-annual Peer Review of CwA Self Assessments
At the request of the G20 Africa Advisory Group ACET undertook independent peer reviews of the CwA in April 2018 and October 2018. The peer reviews have been included in the broader monitoring reports produced by the Africa Advisory Group (AAG). The latest one, developed in collaboration with IFC and AfDB, was published in October this year and is titled ‘Trends in FDI and Cross-border Investments in Compact with Africa Countries: Interim Monitoring Report – 2018 Annual Meetings’. ACET has furthermore participated in both AGG meetings in Washington and Bali.
Sub-component 2.3. Advocacy for Africa and the CwA
P1: ACET was actively involved in the T20 Forum held in Buenos Aires in September 2018. This event received widespread recognition and interest, and provided excellent opportunities for ACET to advocate for the CwA. ACET engagement included the submission of a CwA policy note, which was included in the T20 communique package for the Argentinian Presidency of the G20. The policy note was titled “Mobilizing Private Investment and the Compact with Africa: A Preliminary Assessment and Steps Ahead”.
ACET furthermore moderated and facilitated a high-level panel discussion on ‘Ensuring Progress of the G20 Compact with Africa’.
Panellists included:
• Kojo Asante, Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement, Center for Democratic Development (Ghana)
• Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Chief Executive, South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
• Uri Dadush, Senior Fellow, OCP Policy Center (Morocco); non-resident scholar, Bruegel (Washington)
• Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean & CEO of the Asian Development Bank Institute (Tokyo)
There are currently four components of CwA namely:
- Think Africa-CWA Country Capacity and Peer Learning
- Think Africa CWA Peer Review
- Think Africa- CwA Advocacy and Advisory
- GIZ Germans for CwA with IMF
- Think Africa- CwA Transformation Fellowship program
G20
World Bank
IMF
African Development Bank
African Center for Economic Transformation
Ministry of Finance, Ghana
85000
194000
55500
6457.3
Accumulated consultancy cost incurred on CWA-Country Capacity and Peer Learning, and CWA Peer Review for the period October to December 2018
2571
Accumulated hotel/travel cost incurred on CWA Peer Review for the period October-December 2018
21857.93
Accumulated staff cost incurred on CWA-Country Capacity and Peer Learning, and CWA Peer Review for the period October-December 2018
55500
Staff cost from January to June 2018
824.71
Administrative costs incurred under CWA from January -June 2018
5966.88
Cost of organizing CWA fora
71811
Sum of consultancy cost for CWA-Country Capacity and Peer Learning, CWA Peer Review, CWA Advocacy and Advisory Panel, GIZ Germans for CWA with IMF and CWA Transformation fellows Program for the period July-September 2018
31959
Sum of travel cost incurred on CWA-Country Capacity & Peer Learning and CWA Peer Review for the period July-September 2018
20334
Accumulated staff cost incurred on CWA-Country Capacity and Peer Learning, CWA Peer Review, CWA Advocacy and Advisory Panel, GIZ Germans for CWA with IMF and CWA Transformation fellows Program for the period July-September 2018
5505.49
Cost of travel and hotel
Moving Beyond Aid - Revenue Mobilization G20 Compact with Africa
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis- Trade and Labor Market phase 2
African Center for Economic Transformation
Phase 2 Trade and Labor Market Outcomes in Development Countries
Awarded by the Swiss Program for Research on Global Issues for Development in March 2018 after a successful completion of a three year study to analyze the challenges and opportunities created by globalization in developing countries. This new grant is a continuation of the study for another three years from 2018-2021.
ACET's primary role is to provide revisions and reviews of study reports. The next review is planned for February 2019.
The Swiss Program for Research on Global Issues for Development
African Center for Economic Transformation
35000
86605
30000
68456
Consultancy cost from July-September
4149
Travel, Hotel etc expenses from July-September
14000
Staff cost incurred from July-September
150000
3314.14
Travel and accommodation costs incurred from February to June 2018
1000
Accumulated staff cost
19825.05
Accumulated consultancy cost
US-EIN-11-3803281-Advocacy- Ghana Policy Dialogue
African Center for Economic Transformation
INCLUDE PLATFORM-Educated Unemployed
Following previous work in 2016, ACET organized a follow up dialogue in February 2018 on how the government will translate employment policies in to jobs to address the youth unemployment and skills challenges in Ghana.
African Studies Center Leiden - University of Leiden
African Center for Economic Transformation
16237.80
3110
6000
Accumulated staff costs
4530.40
Cost of organizing dialogue
3110
Consultancy cost from July-September
5707.40
Accumulated consultancy costs
Policy Dialogue Explores Jobs and Inclusive Growth
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis-ATI
African Center for Economic Transformation
African Transformation Index 1
The first African Transformation Index, launched in 2014 along with the ATR, was well received by stakeholders. Since then we have received both positive and constructive feedback from stakeholders that will inform the re-evaluation, re-design and upgrade of the next index. Following consultations with the World Bank and others in 2017, a number of areas were identified for revision and work initiated to address these.
In 2018, we secured the necessary funding to design, upgrade and develop an upgraded ATI - the ATI 2. This new product will be based on feedback from our key players and is planned to be launched in 2020. ATI 2 will expand the DEPTH framework by developing specific indices for transformation pathways such as overall environment for growth and transformation, skills and technology transformation among others.
We have engaged a data scientist and a senior economist to support the development of ATI 2. Work will commence in February 2019.
To update ATI 1 and launch ATI 2
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Government of Netherlands
African Center for Economic Transformation
18100
27137
6000
15000
Accumulated consultancy cost from February to June 2018
2500
Accumulated staff cost from February to June 2018
9637
Staff Cost
15000
3529.77
Accumulated consultancy cost from October-December
US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis- Future of Work
African Center for Economic Transformation
The Future of Work in Africa
As part of a mid-term review of its Jobs for Youth in Africa (JfYA) strategy, the AfDB has commissioned a study to assess and understand the challenges and opportunities for African countries as we approach the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The study has identified and evaluated the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on future job creation and skills development and propose areas for intervention and financing
African Development Bank
African Center for Economic Transformation
125895
4388
30951.10
Accumulated cost of consultancy from January to June 2018
1848.50
Travel and hotel expenditure from January to June 2018
43760.28
Accumulated staff cost from January to June 2018
1241.18
Cost of organizing workshops and events
1900
Consultancy cost from July-September
654
Travel, hotel etc expenses from July-September
1054
Staff cost from July-September
780
Administrative expenses from July-September
US-EIN-11-3803281-ATR 2020
African Center for Economic Transformation
African Transformation Report 3
The African Transformation Report (ATR) is one of the flagships of ACET’s work program. The first ATR (ATR14: Growth with Depth) generated major recommendations for transforming African economies. The second ATR (ATR17) focused on agriculture as a vehicle for powering Africa’s transformation and it also yielded a number of policy recommendations at the country level. The ATRs have formed the basis for the African Transformation Forum whose aim is to bring together high-level policy makers, experts and practitioners to share ideas on African transformation. The ATRs have in general been well received. For example, ACET won the 2018 Prospect Magazine award in the category of global think tanks for the work done in ATR17. However, more needs to be done in terms of using the ATR for advocacy, which requires engagement with the political leadership to effect change. For this reason, the next ATR – ATR2020 – will be an advocacy document highlighting critical issues affecting the future of Africa, namely: Climate Change, Innovation, Demographics and Integration & connectedness. A project plan has been established to monitor the process of the development of ATR2020. The inception phase commencing in October 2018, with the creation of 4 issue papers. These will be reviewed in February and March 2019. During the 1st quarter of 2019, ACET developed 3 issue papers on climate change, demographics, and innovation and technology. The issue papers have been internally reviewed and revised and sent out for external review. The 4th issue paper, on Regional Integration, will be developed by external consultants during the second quarter. These consultants will also draft the main ATR chapter on Regional Integration. The consultants have been procured and contracted, and will initiate their work April 1st. We have also assigned a staff to serve as an internal project manager to ensure that the ATR is delivered in a co-ordinated and timely manner. During this period, the team finalized the external review process for the four issues papers (population and demographics; climate change; regional integration, and; technology and innovation) having taken cognisance of essential recommendations to fine tune the report. Draft annotated chapter outlines were prepared for the four themes. Dr. Asafu-Adjaye visited Washington, DC from June 3rd to 8th to work through the outlines with Bruce Ross-Larson who is helping to produce the report. Following this visit, weekly Skype meetings have been held between Bruce and the chapter authors to further refine the outline. This process was completed by June 30th, after which we commenced the writing of the report. The team also began work on materials for the TLP retreat scheduled for July 15th-16th, 2019. This includes a 4-5 pages background note and a PowerPoint presentation explaining the concept behind ATR3. In q3 2019, the ATR issue papers and annotated outlines were introduced to the Transformation Leadership Panel (TLP) through a poster presentation on July 15 to seek their inputs. A 4-5pages background note was also shared with the panel. Following feedback from the TLP, the annotated outlines were revised, and the four ATR chapters drafted. During q4 2019, zero drafts of all the four chapters of the ATR2020 were reviewed by internal and external reviewers. Between the 9th to 13th December the project coordinator held a meeting in Washington, DC, to discuss the ATR chapters with the chapter authors, external reviewers and the editor to resolve any outstanding issues. Next steps: The finalised chapters will be sent into production by January 13th, 2020. A special 16-page summary will be prepared and given to the TLP by January 20, 2020. The report will be launched at the 2020 World Bank Spring meetings. During the period Q1 2020, ACET produced the final drafts of the 4 ATR chapters on: - Demographics - Climate Change - Regional Integration - Technology & innovation The drafts of all the four chapters have been revised and finalized. The final revision was done by the advisory group, led by Shanta Devarajan.The ATR will be published as a suite of documents consisting of: (i) A main report which will consist of an overview chapter and four other chapters on the thematic areas—demographics, climate change, regional integration and innovation; (ii) and infographic summary of the report; and (iii) four individual in-depth study reports on each of the four thematic areas.
In Q2 2020, all chapters of the report were completed and are undergoing review and final editing. The infographic is also undergoing review and targeted for completion in October 2020. Due to COVID-19, the ATR will be launched virtually in January 2021, as part of the virtual ATF Forum
In Q3 2020, we completed the main draft report and the infographics. Final revisions to the overview are ongoing to better integrate the four thematic areas and align them with the DEPTH indicators. The report is programmed for launch in February 2021 as the kick-off to a virtual African Transformation Forum (ATF) webinar series (see below). We are implementing a strategic communication plan for a virtual launch and post-launch dissemination
During the 4th quarter, ACET finalized the ATR Overview and the four thematic chapters in the report for a final round of external reviews. Comments from the reviewers have been integrated into various parts of the report, with a final draft targeted for mid-February. ACET continues to implement its strategic communication plan for a virtual launch and post-launch dissemination. The report is programmed for launch in the year 2021 as the kick-off to a virtual African Transformation Forum (ATF) webinar series (see below).
In Q1 2021, chapters were revised to reflect recommendations from the final round of peer reviews in Jan 2021. These focused on improving the consistency of the report across chapters and streamlining the conclusion section to reflect three critical priority issues for each thematic area.
For Q2 2021, all chapters of the main ATR - comprising the overview chapter and the four thematic chapters - were completed. Also completed was a 3-page report summary and a 12-page infographic summary of the report. The report will be launched on July 15 and will be available for download on different devices.
Q3 2021
On 15th July 2021, ACET launched the third African Transformation Report (ATR 2021): “Integrating to Transform” at the virtual African Transformation Forum
The report was launched through a short presentation of its key messages as well as a video recording. This was followed by panel discussions of issues arising from the report. The report can be found at www.acetforafrica.org/atr
By end of Q3, ACET had recorded close to 7000 downloads and page visits from varying audiences since the launch.
Q4 2021
This project officially ended in July after the report had been launched. ACET has recorded about 9,761 downloads and page visits for the report by varying audiences as of December 2021.
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US-EIN-11-3803281-Analysis ATI 2
African Center for Economic Transformation
African Transformation Index 2
In 2018, we secured the necessary funding to design, upgrade and develop an upgraded
ATI - the ATI 2. This new product will be based on feedback from our key players and is planned to be launched in 2020. We have engaged a data scientist and a senior economist to support the development of ATI 2. Work will commence in February 2019. During the first quarter, the main consultant for providing technical support for ATI2 was procured and he has started work. A concept note on ATI2 setting up the conceptual approach and methodology has been prepared in addition to a long list of possible indicators to be reviewed and revised at a stakeholders’ workshop, which is to be held in the next quarter. A staff was also assigned as an internal project manager to ensure that the ATI is delivered in a co-ordinated and timely manner. During Q2 a draft concept note was finalized. Specifically, the concept note includes new policy variables that have been introduced in response to feedback of ATI1. The proposed approach contained in the concept note was the subject of a workshop of stakeholders held on July 18. Logistical preparations such as defining the list of workshop participants, setting the agenda and organising the venue started in the same period. The team further revised the ATR2 database to extend the time period covered in the index (1998-2017) and the number of countries covered. The majority of the technical work was undertaken by a consultant with extensive experiences in statistical computing, who was also engaged in the development of ATI 1. In Q3, the team finalized the medium-list of potential indicators to be included in the final Index. Following this, ACET organised an ATI stakeholder validation workshop in Accra on 18th of July for comments from participating specialists and policy makers. Comments were guided by the four pillars of the ATI: - Overall environment for growth and transformation - Policies for Skills and Technology Transformation - Support for Agricultural Transformation - Policies for Industrial Transformation The workshop examined the theoretical robustness of the index and the medium list of indicators. Two additional pillars on Domestic resource mobilization and Infrastructure were included resulting from feedback from the workshop In q4, a concept note on the ATI was developed, internally reviewed and then sent out to a number of external reviewers. The reviewers’ comments were received and incorporated into the index. Additionally, the technical advisor visited the reviewers in the last week of November in London, New York and the World Bank in Washington DC for further consultations. Following this visit, the writing process of the ATI report has begun. Management has decided that a 10-page summary of the ATI with key messages and charts should be prepared and launched at the side lines of the AU-STC meetings in Accra in March 2020. The full 90-page report will be launched at the ATF in Nairobi in June 2020. The task manager for ATI presented a paper during the Annual Conference of the Global Research Consortium on Economic Structural Transformation (GReCEST), held in Beijing 7th-8th November 2019. The paper was entitled “Tracking Africa’s Transformation: Growth with Depth” and focussed on an overview of ATI-1, its strengths and shortcomings and the theory of change underlying the revised index. The presentation generated a lot of interest judging from the number of questions and comments, all of which were positive. Some of the comments were as follows: • The index can be more relevant for Africa than the Doing Business Index, which seems to be what most African leaders are focussed on. • The index can be a powerful tool for advocacy. • It will be interesting to see how the rankings change with change of weights. • No index will be perfect; what is important is to show a strong association between the indicators and structural transformation. • ACET should consider environmental and social variables in a future index. The following achievements were made in Q1 2020: • The ATI was updated and re-compiled based on feedback received from external reviewers. • A briefing note and PowerPoint presentation on gender equality and economic transformation in Africa was made to the Transformation Leadership Panel meeting held at Addis Ababa, February 27-28, 2020. • Writing of sections of the ATI report commenced. Looking forward, we will upgrade the gender equality index, recompile the ATI scores and complete the draft ATI report by end of May 2020. We also anticipate completing the internal and external reviews by close of the next quarter.
In Q2 2020 we commenced data gathering for the new ATI variables. Work has begun on the draft report (front end and technical sections completed) with the remaining sections to be completed after the recompilation of the index. Following this, the draft report will be subjected to both internal and external review, and an online peer-review workshop.
In Q3 2020 The ATI team continued to upgrade the index to reflect the period 2000 to 2020 using the agreed set of indicators. ATI is scheduled for release in June as part of the online ATF series.
In Q4, the project team replicated the previous ATI version and updated the data to reflect the period from 2000 – 2018. This was a significant step that was necessary to validate the source code and ensure that the datasets were robust. The data was presented to ACET management for validation and approved to be sent for external review. Following this, the team approached external reviewers in the World Bank, UNDP and OECD to discuss the review process for the datasets.
In Q1, UNDP completed a review of the ATI data and codes and communicated feedback to the ACET team. Preparations are underway for another review with OECD. Also, the team has submitted terms of references (TORs) to management for their approval and validation for the selection of countries to be profiled in the ATI as well as for temporary recruitment of country representatives/ researchers to assist on the country profiles.
For Q2 2021, the ATI team undertook a sensitivity analysis to examine the stability of the results and updated the dataset (now including 33 countries against 32 previously, and running from 1999 to 2019 against 1999-2018), methodology and computation codes of the ATI. An outline for the report has been developed, after which a literature review on specific themes of economic transformation and sensitivity analysis as part of the ongoing drafting of the ATI 2021 Report was undertaken. Furthermore, the team produced 12 ATI Profiles for the 2021 ATI Report, profiling is ongoing with various drafts reviewed, two finalized (this involved recruitment and backstopping 10 country consultants who are producing ATI Background Notes and Summaries, and a seminar with all of them).
Finally, the team developed and submitted two research proposals:
(1) A proposal for a small research grants window of the STEG project which will deep-dive on ATI results (still pending selection decision).
(2) A proposal in response to JICA RFP to undertake a study focused on economic transformation in Africa, which will draw heavily on ATI results (ACET selected and invited for contract negotiation).
Q3 2021
Peer review of codes: In September 2021, statisticians from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) completed an external review of the ATI computation codes. This followed an initial review undertaken by experts of United Nations Development Programme- Human Development Office (UNDP-HDO).
ATI report: The ATI report will comprise of four (4) substantive chapters:
1. First is an introductory chapter which justifies the case for Growth-with-Depth
2. The second chapter reports and analyzes the ATI results
3. Third is a chapter on the country case studies
4. Chapter four will draw lessons and findings from the first three chapters.
First drafts of the first two (2) chapters have been completed. Both have been internally reviewed and current being edited for external review in November 2021.
Preparations for developing the third chapter is progressing well. Twelve country case studies have been concluded and the respective outputs produced. For each case study the products include 12-15 pages of 'Background Note' and 2-3 pages of 'Summary' of analytical findings and policy implications. A synthesis to serve as introduction to this chapter is being prepared. This chapter shall be completed by mid-November 2021, after which it will be subjected to external peer review. Besides their summary presentation in this chapter of the ATI report, the country 'Background Notes" will be posted online at the time of public launch of the ATI report.
The fourth chapter is due for completion by end-November 2021. This chapter will focus on future trajectories to promote economic transformation in Africa.
Q4 2021
In Q4, the ATI team concluded the data processing and analysis phase of the project. Two draft chapters (1 and 2) of the ATI Report were also finalized.
ATI Launch: The public launch of the ATI is expected to take place in 2022. Prior to the launch, we will commence the external review and editorial of the fully compiled report.
ATI 2 will expand the DEPTH framework by developing specific indices for transformation pathways such as overall environment for growth and transformation, skills and technology transformation among others. In the second quarter of 2019, a draft concept note (CN) on the ATI was prepared detailing the key concepts and improvements that ATI2 will make over ATI1. The CN details new variables that have been introduced in response to critiques of ATI1. The proposed approach contained in the CN will be the subject of a workshop of stakeholders which will be held on July 18. Logistical preparations such as defining the list of workshop participants, the agenda and choice of venue started in the same period. The team further revised the ATR2 database to reflect a longer time period (1998-2017) than ATI-1 and to increase the coverage of countries.
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US-EIN-11-3803281-TLP
African Center for Economic Transformation
Transformation Leadership Panel
Transformation Leadership Panel (TLP) is comprised of a number of global leaders that will convene around a common cause: to advocate for action at the highest levels of government and regional institutions—including directly engaging with Heads of State, Ministers, and bodies such as the African Union—around urgent issues on: climate, population, innovation, and integration. In doing so, the TLP also can help provide intellectual leadership, directional guidance, and technical expertise for the next edition of ACET’s flagship publication, African Transformation Report (ATR) 2020, which will focus on these same issues through the prism of leadership requirements and key policy actions. In this context, six broad goals for the TLP are envisioned: 1. To form an influential group of difference-makers. 2. To leverage Panel expertise into something immediate and tangible. 3. To galvanize action. 4. To get institutions to work together. 5. To advocate for Africa on the global stage. 6. To draw our own lessons. There are currently fifteen (15) members of the panel, chaired by Her Excellency Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. The Inaugural meeting of the TLP is set to take place in Accra, Ghana on the 15th and 16th of July 2019. Currently (first quarter), in preparation towards the inaugural meeting, the TLP Secretariat is working closely with McKinsey & Company based in Johannesburg, to set the agenda for the first TLP meeting. McKinsey will be arranging a short interview with each Panel member to ensure that member concerns, motivations, and expectations for the TLP are noted in advance, and incorporated into the agenda. Most importantly, the interviews will allow members to consider the ways in which they envision the TLP helping them and their organizations achieve goals. In preparation towards the inaugural meeting, the TLP Secretariat worked closely with McKinsey & Company to set the agenda for the first TLP meeting. McKinsey arranged short interviews with panel members to ensure that member concerns, motivations, and expectations for the TLP were noted in advance and incorporated into the agenda. Most importantly, the interviews allowed members to consider the ways in which they envision that the TLP can help them and their organizations to achieve pre-determined goals. The TLP inaugural meeting was held on the 15th -16th of July, 2019. Update for the 3rd quarter :On July 15-16, ACET hosted the inaugural TLP meeting in Accra, Ghana. Twelve of the 16 panel members participated, as well as special guest the Honorable Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance of Ghana and Chairman of the World Bank’s Development Committee. A primary focus of the meeting was to ensure collective agreement on the panel’s objectives and the way forward. After considerable discussion, the TLP members agreed on the following vision statement: “Our pledge is to influence leaders to take urgent action to achieve transformative change in Africa by 2030. Individually and, together as a panel, we will influence policies on four critical issues: climate, regional integration, digital innovation and demographics.” Likewise, the members agreed that the group should be guided by an overall goal. In the spirit of the United Nations’ goals on gender, the TLP discussed an overarching goal of achieving gender parity in leadership across sectors in Africa by 2030. (A related key discussion point addressed the need for a database of women who can be recommended for leadership positions in the public and private sectors.) Additionally, the panel endorsed the four primary themes for ATR 2020. Key next steps discussed at the meeting include: • Agreement that the TLP should meet twice annually. The next meeting was proposed to take place just prior to the African Union Summit in February 2020 in Addis Ababa. Dates will be proposed to the panel as soon as possible. • Consideration to expand TLP membership to include youth representatives and additional African and global experts. • Agreement that ACET would establish a secretariat for the TLP to ensure effective communication and support functions. • Agreement that the TLP will provide continued intellectual leadership, directional guidance, and technical expertise, as well as focused advocacy, for ATR 2020. Following the inaugural meeting of the Transformation Leadership Panel (TLP) in July 2018, ACET has been requested to establish a Secretariat for the TLP. The Secretariat will facilitate the TLP’s efforts to influence leaders to take urgent action for transformative change in Africa by 2030, with a primary focus on policy actions in four broad areas—demographics, innovation, climate, and regional integration—and with an overarching goal of gender parity in leadership across all sectors. Planning for the next meeting in February in Addis Ababa (logistics, agenda, invites) is on track. The second meeting will be a continuation of the agreements made in Accra in July. It will be hosted by the Economic Commission for Africa with a focus on (1) reviewing key baseline inputs for discussion and feedback, and (2) taking definitive steps to move the TLP process forward ahead of the June 2020 African Transformation Forum (ATF 2020). We have added two new members to the TLP, Agnes Kalibata from AGRA and Stefano Manservisi - the DG for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) at the European Commission. The second Transformation Leadership Panel (TLP) meeting was held on February 27-28, 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting hosted and chaired by Vera Songwe, ECA Executive Secretary was graced by 11 of the panel members. The primary goal of the meeting was to address key areas of thematic focus (gender, jobs, Africa-Europe relations, domestic resource mobilization, ATR, ATI and the ATF) for the TLP and ACET and to seek inputs on flagship deliverables. A brief review of the meeting and key outcomes can be found via the link below https://bit.ly/2ndTLPMeetingReview
ACET held a virtual meeting on May 27,2020 to address the impact of COVID-19 on the African continent and to approve a ten-point action plan to help governments revive their economies after the crisis. The meeting included special guests Mr. Albert Zeufack, World Bank Chief Economist for the Africa Region; and Mr. Stefan Oswald, Director General, German Federal Ministry of Development. The meeting focused on actions currently being taken across Africa, the impacts and challenges of recovery, and urgent focal points for global leaders, policymakers, and the development community at large. Members expressed the urgency to ensure that African governments and development partners grasp the full extent of the crisis impacts and react accordingly.
During the open discussion, members explored the challenges that governments face between caring for lives and caring for livelihoods. In particularly the panel discussed:
• Jobs: Lockdowns across Africa created immense economic hardships and swelled unemployment. Governments responded by creating social protection and cash transfer programs estimated at more than $70 billion.
• Food security: On the supply side, there has been disruption to the movement of people and other inputs as the planting season has begun in some regions. Additionally, governments largely have inadequate strategic stores.
• Liquidity: In April, the G20 announced bilateral debt relief programs to help countries respond to the pandemic. However, only two African countries to date have been able to access any relief and even with those countries it is unclear how or if that relief has resulted in increased liquidity.
• Education: Gains made in access to education and participation may be at a heightened risk as young people are forced to stay home amidst lockdowns. But based on evidence from countries that imposed similar lockdowns during the Ebola outbreaks, enrolment rates may be notably lower when schools reopen, particularly for girls.
• Gender. In addition to concerns over education, members highlighted a range of gender-related issues in need of special attention in the post-COVID-19 recovery period, including increasing employment opportunities and addressing domestic violence.
The World Bank and ACET are collaborating on the implementation of the ten policy recommendations, while leveraging TLP members and their organizations to support African governments. TLP Members tasked the secretariat with placing an op-ed in a global media outlet that will focus on a few key messages in support of the urgent actions that are required of both African governments and the global development community. Members also agreed to develop a call to action for global leaders regarding financing and issue of debt and liquidity.
In Q3 2020, the panel agreed to develop a call to action for African leaders as one outcome of the May 27 COVID-19 response meeting. In July, a ten-point plan was agreed and signed by the members and was distributed to African Union Member countries through the African Union Commission.
Q4: The fourth TLP meeting was held on Nov 13, 2020. The meeting, which was chaired by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was attended by 15 members and 2 special guests. These included:
1. Her Excellency, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President, Liberia (Chairperson)
2. Masood Ahmed, President, Center for Global Development
3. K.Y. Amoako, Founder and President, ACET
4. Charles Boamah, former Senior Vice President, AfDB
5. Ann Cotton, Founder, CAMFED International
6. Bineta Diop, Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, African Union
7. Hafez Ghanem, Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank
8. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA
9. Acha Leke, Chair, Africa Region, McKinsey & Company
10. Ibrahim Mayaki, former Prime Minister, Niger; CEO, AUDA-NEPAD
11. James Mwangi, Managing Director and CEO, Equity Group Holdings 3
12. Ndidi Nwuneli, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Sahel Capital
13. Reeta Roy, President and CEO, Mastercard Foundation
14. Gayle Smith, President and CEO, ONE Campaign
15. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa
The following special guests were in attendance:
1. Tito Mboweni, Finance Minister of South Africa
2. Albert Zeufack, Chief Economist, Africa Region, World Bank
Members discussed the international response to the pandemic in Africa and possible areas to support and collaborate with AfDB following current pressure on their resources. Following TLP meeting, ACET arranged for an appointment with AfDB’s president, Akin Adesina on November 27, 2020. The meeting was deferred due to some urgent developments.
In Q1 2021, the TLP hosted its fifth meeting in March 2021, with the special guest President Adesina of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The meeting discussed AfDB’s priority areas of support to Africa’s COVID-19 recovery and highlighted the importance of local and national institutions in Africa’s development. It was also an opportunity for President Adesina to share insights on the AfDB’s goals and strategies during his second term of presidency. Present at the meeting were 12 panel members and 3 special guests. Upon the request of Madam Johnson Sirleaf, President Adesina concurred to a follow up meeting for in-depth discussion around the issues raised by TLP members such as gender parity and supporting African institutions. President Adesina also relayed his interest in hosting a leadership dialogue with some of the TLP members.
Q2 2021: In May 2021, the panel convened a virtual conference. This was the 6th convening with discussions tailored on the forthcoming African Transformation Report (ATR 3): Integrating to Transform and Regional Integration at large. The interlocutors discussed:
(1) an overview of the report, including policy priorities and recommendations.
(2) the relevance and impact of the report in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area; and
(3) ways in which the TLP members could support and promote the report's recommendations, both within the advocacy framework and in alignment with members’ own priorities and commitments.
The keynote address was delivered by one of our guests of honor, His Excellency Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat with emphasis on his vision for the AfCFTA. He also discussed his priorities for the AfCFTA Secretariat, key lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on economic thinking regarding the AfCFTA. The conference was attended by 11 panel members and 5 special guests.
At the conference, ACET officially invited the panel to the launch of the African Transformation Forum on July 15, 2021. They will offer analytical insights on a moderated session on the need for Africa’s transformation through integration and the role of leaders in steering the transformation.
In Q3 2021, the ATF featured a panel discussion with six TLP members – H.E Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Dolika Banda, Reeta Roy, Hafez Ghanem, Vera Songwe and Ibrahim Mayaki. The TLP session, moderated by Nancy Kacingura, highlighted pathways to confront barriers to transformation across Africa, and discussed ways to strengthen the role of African Institutions and Think Tanks in capacity building.
Following the ATR launch, H.E Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and K.Y. Amoako met with the World Bank’s Managing Director for Operations, Axel van Trotsenburg, to explore funding opportunities from the International Development Association (IDA) to support institutional capacity building. The World Bank is currently developing a funding proposal to share with the IDA in a forthcoming meeting planned for October. The outcome will be shared with the TLP during the next meeting in November.
Q4 2021
The TLP marked its 2nd year of operation in July 2021. This prompted a review of their mandate during the 4th quarter of 2021. The assessment examined successes achieved over the years and aspects of their operations that were lagging. The review, led by Caroline Kende-Robb further sought to inform the constitution of the 2nd TLP panel. Data for the review was gathered through interviews with panel members, ACET staff and other relevant stakeholders. A draft report on the findings was shared with the panel during a meeting held in November.
The November Meeting: The 7th TLP meeting was held virtually on 24th November 2021. The meeting focused on 3 topics:
1. Review for constituting TLP2 – Caroline Kende-Robb presented her preliminary findings from the review exercise and shared key recommendations for the new iteration of the TLP (TLP 2). The panel discussed and made suggestions on the way forward. Caroline will integrate suggestions, as she finalizes interviews with panel members to inform the final report.
2. Outcome of the Post ATR ACET-World Bank meeting (International Development Association’s 20 replenishment and African Policy Institutes proposal) –Following the launch of the third African Transformation Report, H.E Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and K.Y. Amoako met with the World Bank’s Managing Director for Operations, Axel van Trotsenburg to explore funding opportunities from the International Development Association (IDA).
The meeting discussed how the IDA replenishment could be used to support African policy institutes in building their capacity and research to inform evidence-based policy making. A proposal on the IDA20 replenishment and the outcome of the proposal for African Policy Institutes has been submitted by Hafez Ghanem, World Bank Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa and Bouthenia Guermazi, the Director of Regional Integration at the World Bank.
Feedback from IDA revealed that the concept of supporting African policy institutes aligned well with the themes of the IDA20 and the proposal was receiving a positive consideration.
3. Climate change – Dolika Banda, a member of the TLP who participated in the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) reflected on her participation at COP26 during ACET’s climate change deep dive. This resulted in a discussion among the panel on means to be instrumental in influencing the COP27 agenda for Africa.
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US-EIN-11-3803281-OSF
African Center for Economic Transformation
OSF - Small-holder Voices in Policy Dialogue
In March 2019, ACET initiated work on a global scan for successful and innovative
efforts to foster market development and strengthen linkages between policy design and small-holder interests in areas such as employment, skills development and youth leadership, land tenure and agro-processing. The study will culminate in a virtual “smallholder policy marketplace” where high impact policies and approaches are highlighted and captured in an on-line event and shared with national policy dialogue platforms and the PACT agriculture chapter. The project is being executed by three internal staff and a senior consultant engaged to provide technical guidance and advice. Outlines for the framing paper and the case studies have been developed. Decision on the appropriate methodology to address the different schools of thought – or clusters has also been finalized. Initial desk study analysis is now underway and will continue through 2019. The OSF project seeks to promote ‘Smallholder Voices in Policy Dialogue’ and has four components – a) a global scan, b) a market linkages study in Ghana and Kenya, followed by c) convening national platforms in these countries, and d) setting up the PACT platform for Agriculture. The OSF project seeks to promote ‘Smallholder Voices in Policy Dialogue’ and has four components – a) a global scan, b) a market linkages study in Ghana and Kenya c) convening national platforms in Ghana and Kenya , and d) setting up the regional PACT platform for Agriculture. During the reporting period-Q2, Programme Management Plans (PMP) were developed for the both work stream. We also initiated work on a PMP covering the project at large. The Global Scan team identified close to 40 case studies as part of the preliminary literature review and begun the process of classifying these for future publication. The Market Linkage team developed a set of background papers guiding the research and initiated the planning for the forthcoming field research. To this effect, consultants/partners have been identified and contracted in both countries. In q3, the background and scoping study for Ghana and Kenya was completed this period. The team developed the data collection instruments and prepared a list of stakeholders to be interviewed. The data gathered from field studies and interview of small-holder farmers and traders in both Ghana and Kenya is currently being analysed. Next steps include exploring interesting insights that can benefit from further interrogation with key informant and undertaking key informant interviews within November-December 2019. Global Scan: The Global Scan workstream within the larger Open Society Foundation (OSF) grant was focused on the following outputs in 2019: 1. Draft one-page case summaries on successful/unsuccessful efforts globally that aimed to include small-holder interests in policy discussions and decision 2. Develop an online portal/marketplace (hosted as a website) as a repository for these case summaries and a forum to spark further dialogue with viewers of the portal. The target audience for this portal includes policy makers, think tanks, academics and associations representing small-holder farmers. Towards achieving these outputs, the project team engaged in the following activities: • Developed a long-list of relevant programs globally where attempts were made successfully/unsuccessfully to include small-holder farmers in the policy-making process. • Developed a case summary template that will be followed by all summaries to ensure structural consistency. Each summary will answer five key questions i.e. what the issue is, what process was used to include small-holder voices, what was the outcome of this process, what lessons were learnt, and is this process sustainable. • Following this, the ACET team has developed 10 case summaries on diverse issues/geographies • Simultaneously, the ACET Communications team and design team developed a mock-up for the planned portal after extensive research on similar engagement portals. • A demo version has been developed that will incorporate the 10 case summaries developed by the research team. The ACET management team will review this demo and give feedback that will be used to activate the online marketplace/portal by spring 2020. • Along with the development of case summaries and the online portal, the ACET team is also ramping up its engagement with other institutions in this space with the aim to create a network of partners that could engage on the portal and develop case-summaries that will feature on it. • Throughout this process, the ACET Global Scan team worked closely with the team engaged on the market linkages study to leverage synergies where possible. Post completion of the Ghana and Kenya study in early-2020, the Global Scan team will engage with stakeholders in these countries and nudge them to use the portal to exchange ideas/views. Market Linkages: The Market linkages studies undertook two key activities: (i) A scoping study and (ii) A field data collection and analysis exercise. Following the finalization of the Project Management Plan (PMP), writing of the background papers, and completion of the scoping study for Ghana and Kenya in the previous quarters, the team finalized the analysis of the results from the field studies and interview of small-holder farmers and traders in both Ghana and Kenya. A report each for Ghana and Kenya was produced which identified key knowledge gaps that informed the design of data collection instruments to bridge these gaps Highlighted below are some activities undertaken during the field work: -The questionnaires were administered to farmers and traders. -In Ghana 99 farmers and 33 traders were interviewed across 8 districts representing a balance of agro-ecological and geographies of Ghana -In Kenya 111 farmers and 54 traders were interviewed across 9 counties representing agro-ecological zones and geographies of Kenya Global Scan: The technical specifications for the OSF Global Scan portal have been finalized with feedback from ACET staff incorporated. Adequate content has been developed in preparation for the launch of the portal. The team engaged with 7-9 stakeholders within our network via email or Skype to share details on the portal and its objectives and to also obtain their views on the portal. Further engagement is planned for following the launch of the portal to offer these stakeholders a concrete digital property for engagements. Going forward, the team will focus on preparing for a physical launch of the portal i.e. potential locations, stakeholder list, budget. Following the launch, our prime focus will be on active management of the portal and engagement with stakeholders to develop more content and drive discussions. Market Linkages: In this quarter, the zero-draft report of the market linkages study was completed and internally reviewed. The report is currently being revised following loopholes identified by the reviewers. The team is likely to undertake a follow-up stakeholder consultation to bridge gaps in the report that require engagement with stakeholders.
Global Scan: The team in Q2 2020 focused on preparing for a physical launch of the portal. There was however a change in strategy to undertake a virtual launch considering the advent of covid 19.
Market Linkages: Based on the field report, the researchers produced two draft country reports, which have gone through two internal reviews and one external review. A final review meeting will be held in October to finalize the reports.
Q3 2020
Global Scan: The Global Scan portal was launched virtually on July 15, 2020. Work is ongoing for additional content curation for the portal while scouting for means to drive intellectual discourses on the portal.
The Market linkages study: A final online review meeting has been planned for October before the reports are finalized. The team focused on logistical preparation and content development for the webinar this quarter.
Q4 2020
Global Scan. The last quarter of the year focused on internal discussions with management on how to
assimilate the portal into PACT and our advocacy programs in general. As part of the broader ACET Strategy, it was agreed that recruitment would commence for a Knowledge Manager to oversee the portal and engagement with policy makers around the outputs of this and other projects.
The Market linkages study: In Q4, the Market linkages team completed draft country reports for Ghana and Kenya. This was followed with virtual country validation workshops on October 13th and 27th for Ghana and Kenya respectively. The report was reviewed internally and finalized after feedback from the workshop had been incorporated by the country researchers. By close of the year, the team had designed an outline of the synthesis report and production of the draft synthesis report was ongoing.
Q1 2021
Market linkages
The market linkages country reports (Ghana and Kenya) have been finalized and a draft synthesis report produced. The synthesis report, which is undergoing internal reviews highlights lessons learned and policy directions from the market studies in the two countries. Planning for a two-day, two-hour, policy learning event in May or June is also underway.
Global Scan
With the portal live, the objective is to continue to update content and increase audience engagement. We are working to get more contributions from the private sector/development partners as content pieces for the portal. One such potential partner, Agromovil, is a mobile supply chain platform that helps farmers connect with buyers to see new opportunities, sell direct, and find optimized transport to get products to customers around the world. The team discussed the development of 3 case studies in Agromovil’s work in Honduras, Tanzania and Columbia.
Q2 2021
Market linkages: The second draft of the synthesis report was finalized in Q2. The report highlights lessons learned and policy directions from the market studies in the two countries. The 2nd draft has further been reviewed and finalized after feedback from a policy learning event convened in June 2021 was integrated. All reports are undergoing editorials and will be published before close of the year.
Policy Learning Event: Upon finalizing the 2nd draft of the synthesis report, ACET during the month of June 2021 held a virtual policy learning event that brought together experts and senior officials from key government ministries, department and agencies (both study countries - Ghana and Kenya and non-study countries -Tanzania, Uganda, Burkina Faso), broad range of smallholder farmers and their representatives on the continents, cooperatives, financial institutions, civil society organizations, academia, industry players, innovators in agriculture, and the media to share and learn.
A key outcome from the policy learning event was the need for a strong platform for advocacy as smallholders are often deserted in discourses on the future of agriculture and policymaking at numerous levels. It also emerged that political economy posed more challenges to smallholders. More specifically, it was revealed that:
• The politics of agriculture to a significant extent trumped policy.
• Policy inconsistencies represent a major challenge in Kenya’s agricultural sector
• The emergence of monopolies, despite the presence of an anti-competition regulator, has been attributed to policy capture by business interests.
• Agricultural challenges did not emanate from a lack of policy and legislation but the lack of will power and capacity to implement existing policies
• Devolution is creating new challenges as county policies may not align with national policies
GLOBAL SCAN
In Q2, we secured a case study of Tanzania agricultural market from Agromovil, which is undergoing reviews and will be published on the platform for continuous engagement.
Q4 2021
Setting up the Pan-African Coalition for Transformation (PACT) platform for agriculture
The PACT is an institutional approach adopted by ACET to present experiences and knowledge garnered from our research, promote knowledge sharing among policy makers and to improve evidence-based policy initiatives for Africa’s economic transformation. The PACT Agriculture platform will be an online platform for engaging stakeholders. Policy learning events also remain one of the approaches that the ACET- PACT has used over the years.
In 2021, ACET undertook a revision of our institutional strategy which affected the implementation of the platform. The new strategy called for the need to revamp our institutional website to encompass the PACT platform as a common repository for engaging stakeholders on the outcome of the study and for accessing other institutional data and information. The main objective of this exercise was for ACET to remain agile and digitally resilient amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, the launch of the platform which was planned for autumn last year has been postponed to the end of the first quarter 2022.
Below are some activities undertaken so far:
• The PACT agriculture platform has been incorporated as a project component under the Agriculture Portfolio 2022-25 which has been approved by ACET’s senior management. The Smallholder Voices in Policy Dialogue project is a key part of the activities in this component.
• A policy learning event was held in June 2021 as a precursor to the actual launch of the platform.
• Engaged a knowledge manager to coordinate the PACT Agriculture activities.
• Established a cross center PACT team that will support the design, inception, launch, and implementation phases of the agricultural PACT. The PACT team will also support ACET’s knowledge manager in monitoring and evaluating progress of the individual PACT chapters.
• Initiated the drafting of an updated institutional PACT strategy and implementation plan
The objective of the study is to undertake a Global Scan and a Market Linkages Analysis
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US-EIN-11-3803281-YES
African Center for Economic Transformation
Youth, Employment and Skills for Africa’s Transformation
The PACT YES chapter will seek to address issues of the quality of Africa’s basic, secondary, and technical and vocational education, as well as the skills mismatch that threatens to undermine Africa’s looming labor boom. This proposed approach will ensure that a wide range of stakeholder voices are heard in the policy arena, including direct interaction between youth and gender organizations with policy makers. By close of March 2019, work on the inception report had been completed with plans underway for the inception meeting. Other project activities undertaken during the first quarter of the year includes a visit to Abidjan and Ethiopia in mid-March. The visit to Abidjan was engineered by the quest to introduce the project to the Ivorian Ministry of Education and to identify a potential local partner for collaboration. The visit resulted in the identification of three local research institutions for consideration and selection. The second travel was also to dialogue with the Policy Studies Institute (formerly EDRI) in Ethiopia to discuss possible collaboration. There have also been some internal communications on potential partnerships with research institutions based in Niger, Rwanda and Uganda. The implementation of the YES Chapter began January 2019. The key deliverables include (a) Inception meeting, (b) 6 country level case studies, (c) Country Validation Workshops, (d) Synthesis report, (e) multi country policy learning event/PACT launch, (f) Further engagement through PACT YES Chapter. During the second quarter, the YES team finalized the analytical framework for the study, drafted the inception report and identify partners in the six countries in the study. The team also drafter a two-year budget for the study and collaborated with the communication team to identify the study’s communication needs. Planning for the inception meeting to be held on the 2-3 October started in q3. This involved inviting research partners and government representatives to the meeting. Using the research partners to identify the government representatives has been helpful as they are well versed in their own country contexts. Beyond the logistics of the workshop planning, we also refined the methodological frameworks and started to draft the research questions. The 6 study countries submitted country inception reports which provided a literature review and background information on the key themes of the project. It also allowed for an assessment on key similarities and differences across the 6 countries. The key findings from the reports were presented at the inception meeting in October. An inception meeting was held on the 2nd-3rd October 2019. The inception meeting discussed the methodology and scope in detailed, and the key findings from the country inception reports were presented. . Present were the national research partners and 2-3 government representatives from each study country. The outcomes of the meeting included narrowing down the research questions, identifying key stakeholders and finalizing the methodology. By close of November, the data collection tools for the interviews and focus group discussions had been developed in anticipation of the data collection due to commence in January 2020. Contracts have been signed by research partners, following which planning for the national level inception meetings due in January started. In January 2020, the research teams in Rwanda and Cote D’Ivoire held the country level inception meetings with key stakeholders to ensure they were abreast the study and their views and suggestions had been incorporated into the study. By early February, all 6 research countries had begun the data collection. Two of our staff - Yohannis Mulu Tessema and Rianna Owusu - joined the researchers in Ethiopia and Rwanda respectively for the in-country data collection. The visit proved a useful exercise for strengthening ACET’s knowledge of the different country contexts. aa By the end of March, all research teams had or were about to complete the data collection. The interviewees comprised of students, teachers & school administrators, school leavers, policymakers and representatives of the private sector amongst others. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, although the bulk of interviews has been completed, about 10% have not taken place. Researchers are exploring the opportunity of having these interviews over the phone or via skype. The country researchers are now analyzing their data and writing their country reports. Going forward, by the end of Q2, all 6 country reports should be written and validated and the 1st draft of the synthesis report will be in progress.
Four of the six country reports were received and reviewed in Q2 (with the remaining two received in July). A validation meeting has been planned for August this year. All country reports and the first draft of the synthesis report are expected to be completed, validated, and submitted for external review by the end of Q3.
In Q3, we received and reviewed the first-draft reports for each country (Ethiopia, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Rwanda, and Uganda), and will be incorporating revisions for finalization next quarter. Production of the first draft synthesis report has begun.
In Q4 2020, All countries except for Ghana held their virtual validation workshops this period. Final country reports, with comments from the workshops have been received from 3 countries (Niger, Ethiopia and Cote d’Ivoire). These drafts are under internal review, and will proceed for translation, editing and production in February 2021.
• Cote D’Ivoire – completed validation meeting, incorporated edits and sent final draft (French)
• Ethiopia - completed validation meeting, incorporated edits and sent final draft
• Ghana – ACET found the 3rd draft unsatisfactory and are working with the researcher to revise draft once complete a validation workshop will be scheduled to review
• Niger – completed validation meeting Nov 6, 2020, incorporated edits and sent final draft
• Rwanda – completed its validation meeting on Dec 11, 2020, IPAR incorporating edits
• Uganda – completed its validation meeting Dec 9, incorporating edits
Synthesis Report – ACET began development of Chapters 1- 4 in December and is expected to complete this in February 2021.
Q1 2021
Country reports: Final country reports, with comments from the validation workshops have been received from all countries except Ghana. Rwanda and Uganda presented their report this review period while Niger, Ethiopia and Cote d’Ivoire submitted theirs the previous quarter. These drafts are under internal review, and will proceed for translation, editing and production.
• Cote D’Ivoire and Niger – Completed internal reviews and translated reports from French to English. Editing and production will commence in Q2 2021.
• Ethiopia – Completed internal review of report after inputs from workshop was incorporated.
• Rwanda and Uganda – Updated draft report with inputs from workshop and commenced with internal review of the reports.
• Ghana – ACET found the 3rd draft unsatisfactory and are working with the researcher to revise draft 3. ACET is re-engaging stakeholders to address a number of gaps identified during the revision of the report.
Synthesis Report: The draft synthesis report has been completed and sent out to country research partners for their final inputs. The report will be finalized after feedback from the policy learning event has been integrated.
Policy learning event: Preparations are underway for a policy learning event in the next quarter. This includes selection of participants, developing an agenda, sending out invitations and finalizing country reports. Country partners participated in two planning meetings to agree the agenda and have developed lists of key stakeholders to invite.
Q2 2021
Synthesis Report: Feedback on the 2nd draft of the synthesis report was received from country research partners in Q2. The report was reviewed in April and served as a background document for a policy learning event held in May 2021. The peer review was undertaken by Prof. Takiwah Manuh, former Director of the Social Development Policy Division-United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and Birger Frederiksen, Senior fellow, and former World Bank Education Specialist for Developing Countries. The report has further been revised and finalized after comments from the policy learning event was integrated.
Policy learning event: On 19-20 May 2021, ACET organized a virtual policy learning conference. The objective of the event was to examine how current education and training programs were adapting to the needs of the fast-growing technology-oriented world of work. A key takeaway from the conference was the need for all six countries to modify their education and training programs
Q3 2021
The YES Policy Learning Event Report: ACET completed the dissemination of the YES Policy Learning Event Report this quarter. The 5-pager report summarizes findings from the Policy Learning event and highlights key actions for engagement and next steps. The report was translated into French and shared with the study partner institutions for wider dissemination amongst their networks.
Synthesis Report: The synthesis report has been finalized. It will be edited and designed for publication by close of year. This report is a collection of similar themes from the supply and demand side findings in the individual country reports. It provides an opportunity to illuminate, draw and share learnings across countries and develop policy recommendations that promotes existing policy gaps.
Country Reports: Abridged versions of the country reports have been finalized and will be published on the ACET website. To make reading easier for our audience, ACET’s editorial team produced a more concise version of each of the six country reports that focusses on key findings and relevant issues.
YES-PACT Chapter: Preparations have been initiated to launch the YES PACT chapter. The PACT platform brings together relevant high-level stakeholders to continuously engage on evidence for policy action and implementation emerging from research findings.
Work has begun compiling background material that feeds into the YES PACT chapter. A matrix, mapping out the policy and implementation gaps and recommendations has been produced based on findings from the 6-country reports. This matrix will:
• inform study countries on policy actions required
• provide technical advisory for policymakers, and
• inform countries on existing entry points for advocacy for policy reform and uptake.
An external key stakeholder mapping was also conducted for the 6 countries to begin identifying key stakeholders and existing advocacy initiatives in youth, employment, and skills.
The purpose of the project is to help create an enabling policy environment to boost the provision of decent jobs, including entrepreneurship, for the bulging youth population, through numerous related activities in an initial set of countries.
Policy Makers, Youth, Government bodies.
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US-EIN-11-3803281-Think Africa- CWA
African Center for Economic Transformation
CWA- Country Capacity and Peer Learning
This project aims to support ACET in coordinating the G20 Compact with Africa
agenda; enhancing its capacity to deliver core policy dialogue activities while helping promote a model for more boosting think tanks in Africa. The project has 3 sub-components Strengthening Country Capacity and Peer Learning is one of the three sub-components. It specifically seeks to provide Technical assistance for CWA implementation. ACET will work organizations such as the UN Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to support CWA implementation through consultations, workshops, and analytical studies. This includes advisory services for periodic review of progress where country-led teams will include ACET and the other technical partners, private sector representatives, officials from Compact countries and think tanks or non-governmental organizations from the Compact countries In January 2019, ACET established the CwA Advisory Panel, represented by eminent persons with a deep understanding of Africa. The CwA Advisory Panel will provide technical support to implementation of the CwA, as well as advocate for the initiative in international fora and among Africa’s leaders. Members of the panel joined the two ACET-organized CwA peer to peer learning workshops in February, and then visited Ghana, Rwanda and Benin for due-diligence on how the CwA Compact Teams are operating. Reports from these visits provided important content for the CwA Peer Review note ACET prepared for the G20 Africa Advisory Group. In January 2019, also ACET launched a CwA research program addressing local conditions for blended finance. The program has resulted in two draft research reports based on interviews with development finance institutions and contributed to a panel discussion at the OECD Private Finance for Sustainable Development (PF4SD) Conference in January in Paris. The research will and will serve as a major input to a planned CwA peer to peer learning event planned for July 14 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The analysis will be the first comprehensive and comparative review of DFI practices in meeting OECD blended finance principles. In February 2019, ACET organized two CwA peer learning workshops on: the role of Compact Teams in becoming effective and efficient in their operations, and the other on the role of the Compact teams in engagement with the private sector. Present at both workshops were participants from CWA countries, including Ministries of Finance and investment promotion agencies; G20 countries; and the World Bank, IMF and African Development Bank. The workshops aimed at identifying opportunities to advance operation and coordination within Compact Teams as well as enhancing public-private dialogue. During March, ACET also began organizing for the next CwA peer learning event, which will be focused on the fiscal risks of PPPs and will be undertaken in collaboration with the UN Economic Commission for Africa. During the reporting period-Q2, ACET prepared for the next peer-learning event, held in Abidjan the 2nd week of September. The event was co-organised with the Ivoirian Ministry of Finance and invited 2 representatives from each CwA member country, as well as 10 representatives from international organisations. The key theme for the event was Blended finance in G20 compact countries – adopting to local context to boost investments. More information about the event will be shared in the next quarterly report. In July 2019 ACET contributed to and participated in the Workshop on Private Sector Led Diversification and Growth organized by the IMF and hosted by the Government of Ethiopia. The workshop was designed to share experiences among CwA countries and distill lessons to country specific current circumstances and strategies. It also was intended to foster public-private sector dialogue by including the point of view of international investors potentially interested in investing in the continent. ACET, with the OECD, ECDPM and Indiana University completed a ground-breaking study on local conditions for blended finance in August 2019. The report outlined key recommendations for expanding blended finance by considering local development strategies, partnering with local financial institutions and building the capacity of the financial sector in CwA countries. On September 12, 2019 ACET organized a CwA peer learning event, using the recommendations from the recent report to frame the agenda. The Peer Learning Seminar on Blended Finance was designed to bring stakeholders - government, private sector and development partners - together around the topic of strengthening the local dimension of blended finance. The event was designed to provide an opportunity for CwA countries to learn from the good practice of other countries and discuss how blended finance could be further improved. The seminar was attended by 130 participants representing ten of the twelve CwA countries, Germany and Japan from the G20 countries, private sector representatives, the international organizations, and DFIs. Two CwA panel members also participated in the event, serving as moderators for plenary sessions. The blended finance report and the recommendations emanating from the above-mentioned seminar will serve as the basis for a session on development finance at the Annual Conference of the Global Research Consortium on Economic Structural Transformation (GReCEST), which will in particular consider China’s role in supporting blended finance. The UN ECA and ACET are collaborating on the piece of analytical work to inform peer learning. The topic is financial risks of PPPs and will be completed in early 2020 The UN ECA and ACET are collaborating on a piece of analytical work on fiscal risks of PPPs to inform the CwA peer learning event. So far, a draft concept note on the role of PPPs as a vehicles to spur the private sector into the traditionally considered public space, and on the associated fiscal risks of PPPs along with mitigating mechanisms has been produced by ECA and reviewed by ACET. The ACET team has also written a supplementary note on the topic using secondary data including the World Bank’s Private Participation in Infrastructure database. The next step will be to merge the two notes upon receiving feedback from ECA. ACET will also discuss the possibility of organizing the upcoming CwA peer-learning event as a side event to the Finance Ministers’ meeting in Addis in March 2020. In November ACET organized a CwA workshop at the African Investment Forum (AIF). Organized in collaboration with the African Development Bank and utilizing the expertise of the CWA Advisory Panel and ACET Senior Fellows, the workshop focused on identifying private sector challenges to investment in Africa. The approximately 50 participants broke into 4 working groups and thirteen broad areas were identified. ACET will incorporate these challenges into its engagements with CwA countries and other stakeholders CwA representatives from ACET also participated at the GReCEST conference (see ATI section above). During the panel session on Development Financing, ACET held a presentation on “Strengthening the Local Dimension of Blended Finance - a Review of the Local Approaches and Instruments Employed by Development Finance Organizations (DFOs)”. The presentation providing key material and findings from the analytical work on blended finance undertaken in 2019 by ACET, OECD, and ECDPM. In this reporting period, ACET together with the UN ECA worked on finalizing the report on Fiscal Risks of PPP. The report will be presented at a CWA peer learning event planned for the next quarter. On 17 and 18 February, the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) in collaboration with the GIZ Project “Support to the Reform Partnership” (GIZ-RP) and the GIZ Project “Support to the Think Africa Partnership” (GIZ-TAP) organized a workshop in Accra, Ghana. The general objective of the workshop was to establish communication and coordination between ACET and GIZ-RP to harness support to the reform partner countries at the intersection between the Compact Initiative and the Reform Partnership Framework. There are currently six reform partner countries namely Côte D’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, Morocco and Tunisia. More specifically, the workshop sought to: a) exchange information on three levels; (i) current developments of the Compact Initiative, (ii) country specific overview of the reform partnerships and GIZ-RP support, and (iii) ongoing and upcoming ACET activities to support the Compact with Africa, with a particular focus on reform partnership countries. b) identify synergies and potential areas of collaboration between GIZ-RP and ACET, and c) firm up lines of communication and coordination
In q2 2020:
With an objective to address good practices on three development finance institutions in three countries – AFD in Senegal, KfW in Tunisia and AfDB in Ethiopia, ACET commissioned three case studies on blended finance. These case studies will further inform the knowledge product developed for the September 2019 peer learning event on the local conditions of blended finance. Once the case studies are complete, we will organize a follow -up peer learning event and finalize a policy note with OECD.
The report on Fiscal Risks of PPP has been completed and awaits publication by our partner, the UN Economic Commission for Africa. The report will be presented at a CWA peer learning event planned for later this year.
We are also in discussion with partners on two potentially new thematic areas for analysis and peer learning with CwA countries. The first, good governance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the other is on energy. The energy engagement would include Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire initially but could be scaled to other countries.
The governance topic aligns well with ACET’s ten-point policy recommendations for a stronger re-bound after the pandemic and would in part focus on policy reforms CwA countries may take to enhance transparency and efficiency and build trust.
We are also launching a new initiative for CwA countries focused on supporting industrial innovation to accelerate investment. Initial research will begin in seven CWA countries in the second half of 2020, with the bulk of the work to take place in 2021
Q4 2020
Blended Finance Case Studies: Final drafts of the three blended finance case studies for Senegal, Tunisia and Ethiopia were completed this quarter. The study sought to address good practices of three development finance institutions in three countries – Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Senegal, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) in Tunisia and AfDB in Ethiopia. The case studies will be followed by a peer learning event.
Reform Partnership Framework
As an outcome of the February workshop, ACET launched a new split of the work within the CwA under the Reform Partnership Framework. This included studies on good governance and COVID-19; industrial innovation; and investment.
Good Governance: The outline for the COVID-19 Economic response program was developed by ACET, World Bank and GIZ as a prerequisite for accessing a multi-year funding. Two reports on COVID-19 and Governance have been completed to inform a peer learning event on January 28.
Industrial Innovation: In Q4, ACET completed a draft industrial innovation landscape paper for the landscape analysis for Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Togo and Côte d’Ivoire that was initiated in Q3. The next draft is expected in January 2021.
Pathways to Accelerate Investment: We completed and submitted to GIZ the seven-country study (Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana) on Pathways to Accelerate Investment. Below are some key country specific recommendations from the study report.
• Ethiopia: The report recommends the tourism and ICT sectors as possessing significant opportunities for further support and investment. The financial and logistics sectors are also identified as two enabling sectors
• Côte D’Ivoire: The agriculture, crafts and transport sectors are recommended as priority areas for investment and reform support.
• Ghana: The report recommends manufacturing and agriculture/agribusiness as sectors holding high potential for accelerated investment, growth, and employment.
• Morocco: The study on Morocco revealed the food industry, trade and distribution, and renewable energy were the most potential sectors for new investment, and where reforms will have a particularly high chance of improving the business and investment climate.
• Senegal: For Senegal, the report recommends construction and real estate; smallholder agriculture; and agro-food industries as critical sectors for new investment, and where reforms will have a particularly high chance of improving the business environment, creating jobs and boosting economic growth.
• Tunisia: In this report, real estate/business transport and communications, and agriculture are the recommended sectors for new investment, where reforms will have a particularly high chance of improving the business and investment climate.
• Togo: This report recommends four sectors in Togo for their high investment potential and reform commitment: manufacturing; agriculture; infrastructure and mobility; and information and communications technology (ICT) and innovation
A special report on Togo that focused on areas for enhanced investment was also completed.
Q1 2021
1) Blended Finance Case Studies: Final editing of the reports on the three blended finance case studies started this quarter and targeted for completion in Q2 (June).
(2) Fiscal Risks of PPP: The report on ‘Fiscal Risks of Public Private Partnerships’ was published by the ECA this quarter.
In Q2 2021
Final editing of the reports on the three blended finance case studies was completed.
Strengthening the capacity of compact countries’ in the implementation of CWA, through peer-to-peer learning, to include analysis and consultations.
Work on the three case studies on blended finance continued in Q3. The study seeks to address good practices of three development finance institutions in three countries – Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Senegal, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) in Tunisia and AfDB in Ethiopia. The case studies will be followed by a peer learning event.
Reform Partnership Framework: In Q3, we begun a landscape analysis for Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire. ACET, under the reform partnership Framework also initiated a study on good governance in the context of the COVID-19. The study is being executed with a subgroup of the CwA. The second phase of the study which focuses on energy will be launched in Q4. We are also launching a new initiative for CwA countries focused on supporting industrial innovation to accelerate investment.
Special Reports: Following the kick-off in August, work on a special report on Togo looking at how well areas for investment are aligned with reform commitments. A draft has been completed and the final report will be presented by end-October. We also initiated preparation of a seven-country study (Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana) looking at pathways to accelerate investment. This study will be complete by January 2021 and will inform German government decisions on whether to expand the depth and scope of its Reform Partnership frameworks in those countries
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African Center for Economic Transformation
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46000.00
103159.67
21700.00
16090.70
8182
12178
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7928
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct-Dec 2021
19172
Accumulated staff cost for the period Oct-Dec 2021
14871.61
Accumulated consultancy fee from Oct to Dec 2019
13256.89
Accumulated travel & hotel expenses from Oct to Dec 2019
21609.02
Accumulated staff cost from Oct to Dec 2019
1140.00
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1086.74
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4620
Accumulated staff cost for the period January-March 2021
48728.28
Accumulated staff cost from Jan-March 2019
7131.34
Accumulated cost of consultancy from Jan-March 2019
5155.19
44103.06
Accumulated staff cost for the period April- June 2019
7344
Accumulated consultancy cost from April-June 2020
921
Accumulated staff cost from April-June 2020
17046.54
Accumulated consultancy cost from July - Sept 2019
34162.98
Accumulated staff cost from July to Sept
53365.37
Accumulated travel, hotel etc cost for the period July to Sept
690.08
Accumulated cost of communication and publication
10332.00
Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-March 2020
2127.48
Accumulated travel and hotel cost from Jan-March 2020
2865.00
Accumulated staff cost from Jan-March 2020
9890
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2179
Accumulated staff cost from July-September 2020
124316
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48481
Accumulated staff cost on the CWA Peer learning and reform partnership project (Covid 19 Strategic Responses and Partnership, Good governance and Pathways to Accelerate Investment)
2688
Accumulated administrative expenses on the CWA peer learning seminar on Good Governance
2056
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
13654
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
3066
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Accumulated staff cost from July to September 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-Think Africa- CWA sub-component III
African Center for Economic Transformation
CWA-Peer review of CwA Self-Assessment
Under this sub-component, ACET will collaborate with the IOs, to undertake a
high-level peer review of the CwA process, and particularly the CWA monitoring reports, while providing recommendations for improvement. In light of this, ACET is tasked to develop a review methodology and analysis of self-assessments and preparation, presentation and dissemination of consolidated CWA peer review reports. In March 2019 ACET prepared its bi-annual peer review for presentation to the G20 Africa Advisory Group meeting during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. The peer review note focused on operations of, and recommendations for, CwA Compact Team operations. The peer review note benefitted from the February workshops and the Advisory Panel country visits. I n the second quarter, ACET submitted its peer review note to the Africa Advisory Group and presented it during the AAG meeting at the World Bank Spring Meetings. On the 10th April 2010, ACET presented its most recent peer review note to the G20 Africa Advisory Group (AAG) during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. The peer review note drew upon two CWA workshops in February organized by ACET and the German Ministry of Finance as well as on the visits to four CwA capitals. During the visits to capitals, members of the CwA Advisory Panel met with senior government officials, development partners and the private sector with the objective to gain a representative view of the successes and challenges of the initiative. The peer review note focused on six key issues that are drawn from the workshops and country visits. These include: • A need for all stakeholders to coalesce around the CwA model. • A sustained communications and outreach effort. • Further refined roles and responsibilities of Compact Teams. • Systematic engagement with the private sector. • Inclusion of regional integration dimensions for investment. • And the need for additional resources for coordination and capacity building. The note emphasized the need to address the value proposition of the CwA and the perceptions, in some cases, of asymmetric expectations. While this needs to be further explored to fully understand the challenges in each country, there is a clear need for a process to enhance the ownership of the initiative by all parties. A second primary issue addressed in the peer review note was communications, marketing and outreach. The CwA is not sufficiently well known or understood – not even by those who are supposed to be key stakeholders. There needs to be a “promotional campaign” around the CwA combined with significantly more public-private dialogue to build awareness. Thirdly, there is a need for additional resources for coordination and for technical assistance. There are a few models whereby this could be realized, of which country windows in existing multi-donor trust funds is likely to be the most cost efficient. in q3, ACET started preparing for the writing of the next coming bi-annual peer review of CwA, due in October 2019. In q4, ACET finalized its 4th peer review in October 2019. The note intends to complement the assessment of progress under the Compact with Africa (CwA), particularly regarding cross border flows, engagement of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and the roles and responsibilities of the International Organizations (IOs).
For Q2 2020:
ACET’s 5th peer review note was discussed at the G20 Africa Advisory Group meeting in May. The note has also been included in the CwA monitoring report. The peer review focused on key policy issues facing CwA countries in the context of the pandemic crisis, including policy and advocacy that can help ensure a strong economic rebound
In Q3, ACET focused on preparing a 6th peer review note for the G20 Africa Advisory Group meeting on October 27.
In Q4. The 6th peer review note for the October G20 Africa Advisory Group Meeting was finalized. ACET participated in the AAG and organized the private sector participants
Q1 2021
Work on the 7th peer review note was completed this quarter. ACET independently reviewed the monitoring report for the CwA Ministers and Governors on progress and future ambitions. The report was collaboratively produced by the World Bank Group (WBG), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the African Development Bank (AfDB).
Q2 2021
AAG Meeting: On 15th April 2021, ACET supported preparations for the G20 Africa Advisory Group meeting, including inviting a private sector special guest, Tony Oteng-Gyasi. The bi-annual peer review note of the Compact with Africa was presented at the African Advisory Group (AAG) meeting.
Technical Working Session for CWA (Compact with Africa): At the AAG meeting in April, CwA stakeholders requested that ACET worked with the international organizations to convene a technical working session in September 2021 ahead of the next AAG meeting. The objective of the technical meeting is to begin discussions with CwA countries on updating their Reform Matrices and strengthening their investor outreach activities, including more robust efforts on digital infrastructure and green economy. Planning is underway.
Q3 2021
Technical Workshop: Following the April Advisory Group Meeting, ACET was tasked with the coordination of a technical workshop to obtain informal country feedback on the CWA program and facilitate discussions around the next phase of reforms. On September 7th, ACET in collaboration with the World Bank organised a technical workshop with CwA countries to review progress to date, discuss country feedback on the effectiveness of the CWA and initiate discussions on the next set of country reforms. Five CWA countries participated - Tunisia, South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, and Rwanda - alongside a range of partners including colleagues from G-20 countries, the World Bank, GIZ, Global Infrastructure Hub, IFC, AfDB and AU-DA NEPAD.
Survey: Prior to the meeting we conducted a survey among the CwA countries. The feedback from the participating countries indicated a general consensus that the CwA program has been a positive experience and has facilitated country reforms in key areas such as tax, SME development, the investment climate, and mobilize support from international partners. Countries have also experienced challenges such as political instability and reduced opportunities for investment promotion - especially over the past 18 months. Two recommendations that stood out was the need for the CWA to consider the new challenges countries are navigating as a result of the pandemic as well as an assessment of the real impact of the CWA supported reforms on investment and growth in CWA countries.
There was also a consensus that for the CwA to remain relevant and useful, it should evolve along the following areas:
• The updated matrices should support sector-specific policy reforms and actions to complement the macro and cross-cutting policy reforms it is currently supporting.
• More emphasis should be placed on the digital and green economies and regional integration - leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area.
• G2O Partners should consider proving additional technical and financial support for feasibility studies and implementation of new reforms. This support can be provided either through bilateral grants or multilateral financing instruments such as trust funds.
• Countries also called for more regular peer-to-peer learning and ongoing dialogues outside of AAG meetings.
• The private sector should be invited to actively participate in the CwA process.
Peer Review Note: It was agreed that the technical workshop summary would serve as the 8th peer review note. This was included in the Monitoring Report developed by the World Bank ahead of the October AAG Meeting.
Africa Advisory Group Meeting: On October 1, the African Advisory Group will meet to discuss key updates to the program. ACET will present the results of the technical summary for feedback from countries and partners institutions.
Q4 2021
On 1st October, the African Advisory Group met to discuss key updates to the program. Prior to the meeting, ACET and the World Bank had organized a technical workshop on 7th September 2021. The summary report from the workshop was presented by ACET at the AAG meeting. All feedback from countries and partners institutions at the meeting has been incorporated into the report.
The project objective is for ACET to provide an independent, light-touch review of the CWA monitoring process that provides all CWA stakeholders insights into progress and possible options for improvements. In Q1, the ACET AAG draft peer review note was developed. The G20 AAG meeting has however been postponed to end-May due to the inability of the World Bank and AfDB to focus on the AAG report amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This implies that the ACET Peer Review note will also be delayed until end of May as it is based in part on the IO monitoring report.
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African Center for Economic Transformation
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21500.00
15000.00
10624.52
15109.50
11966.
9216
8500
10800
40000
15400
18000
3794.90
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April to June 2019
5922
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period Jan- March 2021
4854
Accumulated staff cost for the period Jan-March 2021
4330
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to September 2021
11149
Accumulated staff cost from July to September 2021
4066
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oc-Dec 2021
13511
Accumulated staff cost from Oct-Dec 2021
6157.17
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct to Dec 2019
4213.83
Accumulated staff cost from Oct to Dec 2019
4373.59
Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-March 2019
4271.44
Accumulated expenditure on travel from Jan-March 2019
3027.07
Accumulated cost on Lecture and workshop from Jan-March 2019
13448.24
Accumulated staff cost for the period April to June 2019
4331.65
Accumulated consultancy cost from July-Sept 2019
11120
Accumulated consultancy cost from April-June 2020
967
Accumulated staff cost from April-June 2020
8933.03
Accumulated staff cost for the period July-Sept 2019
7216
Accumulated consultancy cost from July-September 2020
2054
Accumulated staff cost from July-September 2020
13584.00
Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-March 2020
806.00
Accumulated staff cost from Jan-March 2020
8033
Accumulated consultancy cost during the period Oct- Dec 2020
540
Accumulated staff cost for the period Oct-Dec 2020
10909
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
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Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-Think Africa- CWA sub-component II
African Center for Economic Transformation
CWA- Advocacy for Africa and CWA Advisory Panel
Under this sub-component, ACET, being the main focal point between Think20 platform and African think tank will develop G20 policy briefs in collaboration with think tank partners and partner with T20
members around existing events on key priority themes for African compact countries. The T20 support includes an annual T20 policy note on the CwA, participation in T20 events, and serving on the T20ASG governing body and co-chairing the CwA working group. ACET will also organize and facilitate the advisory panel meetings and provide logistic support to the advisory panel activities. During the first quarter of 2019 ACET finalized the CwA policy brief for the T20 Summit in May. The policy brief will be presented to the G20 Heads of State and G20 Ministers of Finance and focuses on the need for improve public-private dialogue, increased capacity to prepare infrastructure investment projects and greater technical assistance to CwA governments. As a member of the T20 Africa Standing Group (ASG) Steering Committee, ACET serves as a liaison between the Think20 platform and African think tanks. The goal is to build African think tanks’ capacity to more effectively influence policy dialogue. During the first half of 2019, ACET finalized the CwA policy brief for the T20 summit held in Tokyo in May. The policy brief was presented to the G20 Heads of State and G20 ministers of finance. It focused on the need for improved public-private dialogue, increased capacity to prepare infrastructure investment projects, and greater technical assistance to CwA governments. In addition to being a member of the ASG Steering Committee, ACET also is part of the ASG Governing Council. As such, ACET participated in two ASG meetings in Tokyo. The first meeting was on lessons learned from the last three G20 presidencies. An agreement was made in principle for the ASG to meet in Africa once the priorities of Saudi Arabia, which will hold the 2020 G20 presidency, are known. The second meeting was with Saudi representatives to the T20 summit. The Saudis noted that energy and water are likely to be the two new priority themes and indicated that the “G20 legacy issues” would remain—but with some potential adaptations. ACET also participated in a panel discussion regarding the CWA and industrialization, moderated by the President of the South Africa Institute for International Affairs. The panel focused on questions surrounding the CwA’s impact, the need to create markets, the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, the balance of international and domestic companies in public-private dialogue, and more. Most importantly, the panel addressed job creation and the role of CwA in helping to identify the type of investments needed in Africa. Development Bank. Following the inaugural T20 events in Tokyo in December, ACET and AfDB prepared the 2019 CwA policy brief for the T20, which was presented at the T20 Summit in May. During the T20 Summit, ACET and other partners will engage the Saudi Arabia delegation to discuss a range of Africa-related issues, including the CwA; and have subsequently provided input to the Saudi authorities for themes and topics for the next G20. The next engagement with the Saudi G20 presidency is on October 13-14 when six members of the T20 Africa Standing Group will meet with Saudi institutions for a T20 preparatory workshop. ACET is co-chairing the CwA Working Group for the T20 under the Presidency of Saudi Arabia. We have completed drafting the policy note abstract and coordinating with peer organizations. It is likely that the Islamic Development Bank and the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies will be the secondary co-chairs with ACET. The policy note for G20 Finance Ministers will draw upon actionable recommendations from ACET’s CwA related analytical work on domestic resource mobilization, blended finance and public-private partnerships. The first consultative meeting of the G20/T20 will take place in January in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where ACET will participate and lead sessions on the Compact with Africa. As a member of the Governing Council of the Africa Standing Group of the T20, ACET will also help guide the topics for workshops and seminars during the T20 Summit. The CwA Advisory Panel has been well utilized over the past few months, with two members meeting with stakeholders during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in October in Washington D.C and one member participating in the CwA Workshop at the Africa Investment Forum. In q1 2020, ACET prepared and submitted the draft Policy Note for T20 this period. The policy brief focuses on three key areas where the G20 and African governments can take actions to boost investment. The areas include: 1. The ability of G20 institutions, particularly development finance institutions (DFIs) to explicitly undertake enhanced local approaches to blended finance, which would in turn, lead to expanded financing opportunities. 2. The ability of G20 governments and associated institutions to rapidly address options for reducing project cycle timelines and complexity by identifying good global practice that speeds up project implementation, while retaining construction quality and safeguards. 3. Helping G20 governments and associated institutions to deepen efforts at mitigating fiscal risks in public-private partnerships to make projects more bankable, particularly addressing off-budget or opaque contingent liabilities. In January, ACET participated in the first T20 meeting on Energy and Water under the Saudi Presidency in Riyadh. There were other general discussions on politics, gender, climate. The seven African institutions of the 150 attendees included ACET, the South African Institute for International Affairs, the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), AERC, the Policy Center for the Global South, a Nigerian think tank and a Nigerian university. ACET’s CwA policy note, drawn from our recent work on blended finance, PPP and project cycles was presented and well received at the meeting. A key feature in the policy note is the presence of specific policy-based recommendations for G20 Finance Ministers. ACET is currently a member of the infrastructure and financing Task Force led by a prominent Saudi and co-chaired by Dean Yoshino (head of AfDB Institute) and Shamshad Achter (former Pakistan Central Bank Governor and Former WB VP).
Q2 2020:
In Q1, we prepared and submitted a draft Policy Note for T20 which is currently undergoing a second round of peer review by the Saudi Presidency of the G20. The policy brief focuses on three key areas where the G20 and African governments can take actions to boost investment. The areas include:
1. The ability of G20 institutions, particularly development finance institutions (DFIs) to explicitly undertake enhanced local approaches to blended finance, which would in turn, lead to expanded financing opportunities.
2. The ability of G20 governments and associated institutions to rapidly address options for reducing project cycle timelines and complexity by identifying good global practice that speeds up project implementation, while retaining construction quality and safeguards.
3. Helping G20 governments and associated institutions to deepen efforts at mitigating fiscal risks in public-private partnerships to make projects more bankable, particularly addressing off-budget or opaque contingent liabilities.
ACET continues to serve on the T20 Africa Standing Committee and co-chairs the CwA task force with the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, the Policy Center for the Global South and the European Centre for Development Policy and Management.
In August, we began preparation for a high-level meeting between the Chief Economic Advisor to Chancellor Angela Merkel and the chief economists or chief economic advisors to Government in the CwA countries. We are using CwA Advisory Panel members to engage in a dialogue with the chief economists of government in preparation for this meeting. ACET is currently a member of the T20 Infrastructure and Financing Task Force and continues to serve on the T20 Africa Standing Committee and co-chairs the CwA Task Force with the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, the Policy Center for the Global South and the European Centre for Development Policy and Management.
Q4 2020
In preparation for the T20 Summit, ACET in partnership with OECD, Brookings, SAIIA, and NEPAD drafted an abstract for the CwA Policy Brief for G20 Finance Ministers. ACET is a member of the T20 Infrastructure and Financing Task Force and continues to serve on the T20 Africa Standing Committee and co-chairs the CwA Task Force with the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, the Policy Center for the Global South and the European Centre for Development Policy and Management.
Q1 2021
(1) Policy Brief: ACET prepared an abstract of a Policy Brief dubbed “G20 Support for Improved Infrastructure Project Cycles in Africa” for the Finance Ministers of the T20. The abstract has been approved and was presented on February 8-9 at the Infrastructure Finance meetings of the T20 Inception conference. The policy brief, which was co-authored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Center, the Africa Growth Initiative, South Africa Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) and BRICS Policy Center has been drafted. It addresses long project cycles for infrastructure in Africa proposes three specific policy recommendations – support for the PIDA Quality Label, a community of practice for African Infrastructure practitioners and G20 support to accelerate investment.
(2) Advisory Panel Visits: Advisory panel visits to the reform partnership countries to assess the outcomes have been postponed due to the second wave of COVID-19 early this year.
Q2 2021
Policy Brief: In Q2, ACET finalized the draft annual policy brief to inform G20 Finance Ministers began. The brief, led by ACET, was co-authored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Center, the Africa Growth Initiative, South Africa Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) and BRICS Policy Center in Q1 has been finalized. It addresses long project cycles for infrastructure in Africa and proposes three specific policy recommendations – support for the PIDA (Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa) Quality Label, a community of practice for African Infrastructure practitioners and G20 support to accelerate investment.
Q4 2021
Task Force 7 meeting: On 4th November 2021, ACET participated in the final Task Force 7 “Infrastructure Investment and Financing” meeting. This was a hand-off meeting from the Italians to the Indonesians for G20 Presidency and an opportunity to introduce the Indonesian representatives to the rest of the team.
The meeting featured discussions on trending issues of economic importance in the likes of:
• Sustainable and climate friendly infrastructure
• Digital application to infrastructure
• Financing issues: The challenge of rising debt levels in developing countries, PPPs, technical assistance
• Regional collaboration.
The Indonesian team also introduced 7 priorities that align with these themes:
1. Establishing equitable risk allocation in infrastructure
2. Improving governance in major projects
3. Safeguard policies for infrastructure (climate, biodiversity, gender, minorities and displaced communities)
4. Developing national strategies and the role of Sovereign Wealth Funds
5. Promoting innovation and digital infrastructure
6. Managing local and social infrastructure development
7. Regulatory reform and the direction of PPPs
Policy Brief: ACET in partnership with the Task Force produced Policy Briefs which have been published at this link: https://www.t20italy.org/publications/
Enhance advocacy for the CwA through collaboration with think tank partners and organizing and facilitating a CwA Advisory Panel.
Policy Makers and Implementer, Governments, Think Thanks, private sector,T20, G20 countries, CWA countries, IMF, WB, AfDB, Brookings, DIE, GIGA, SAIIA, JICA, AsDB, Germany ACET prepared and submitted the draft Policy Note for T20 this period. The policy brief focuses on three key areas where the G20 and African governments can take actions to boost investment. The areas include: 1. The ability of G20 institutions, particularly development finance institutions (DFIs) to explicitly undertake enhanced local approaches to blended finance, which would in turn, lead to expanded financing opportunities. 2. The ability of G20 governments and associated institutions to rapidly address options for reducing project cycle timelines and complexity by identifying good global practice that speeds up project implementation, while retaining construction quality and safeguards. 3. Helping G20 governments and associated institutions to deepen efforts at mitigating fiscal risks in public-private partnerships to make projects more bankable, particularly addressing off-budget or opaque contingent liabilities. In January, ACET participated in the first T20 meeting on Energy and Water under the Saudi Presidency in Riyadh. There were other general discussions on politics, gender, climate. The seven African institutions of the 150 attendees included ACET, the South African Institute for International Affairs, the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), AERC, the Policy Center for the Global South, a Nigerian think tank and a Nigerian university. ACET’s CwA policy note, drawn from our recent work on blended finance, PPP and project cycles was presented and well received at the meeting. A key feature in the policy note is the presence of specific policy-based recommendations for G20 Finance Ministers. ACET is currently a member of the infrastructure and financing Task Force led by a prominent Saudi and co-chaired by Dean Yoshino (head of AfDB Institute) and Shamshad Achter (former Pakistan Central Bank Governor and Former WB VP).
World Bank
African Center for Economic Transformation
78200
90000.00
12405.34
42935.86
15287.02
10166
7480
13150
15000
20000
19500
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18024
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct-Dec 2021
15955
Accumulated staff cost from Oct-Dec 2021
8987
Accumulated consultancy cost
95.01
Accumulated expenses on travel, hotel etc from Oct to Dec 2019
20717.86
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct to Dec 2019
20796.06
Accumulated staff cost from Oct to Dec 2019
5991
Accumulated staff cost for the period Jan-March 2021
3930.17
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period July-Sept 2019
6044
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to September 2021
13273
Accumulated staff cost for the period July to September 2021
8560
Accumulated consultancy cost from April-Jnue 2020
1709
Accumulated staff cost from April-June 2020
24902.05
Accumulated consultancy cost for the second quarter (April-June 2019)
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Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2019
980.07
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13559.34
Accumulated cost of consultancy from Jan - March 2019
35505.52
Accumulated cost of travel from Jan-March 2019
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Accumulated staff cost from Jan-March 2019
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Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-March 2020
477.00
Accumulated travel and hotel cost from Jan-March 2020
1267.00
Accumulate dstaff cost from Jam-March 2020
6886
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to September 2020
608
Accumulated staff cost from July-September 2020
10575
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period October to December 2020
2123
Accumulated staff cost incurred during the period October-December 2020
3324
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
16530
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-ATF2020
African Center for Economic Transformation
African Transformation Forum 2020
ACET in q3 commenced planning for the third African Transformation forum to be held in Kenya. Over the report period, ACET has agreed on the focus and agenda of the ATF. We are clear about the positioning of the ATF in terms of focus areas, key interlocutors and how to integrate the TLP members’ contributions. We have defined the event objectives and established a plan on how to reach those objectives. ACET also undertook the first recognisant visit to Nairobi, where the Forum will take place, to explore the available facilities and associated logistics. We have since selected a facility for the event that corresponds to our expectations in terms of security, standards and logistics. During the trip to Nairobi, we also engaged with the office of the President, the chief of staff, and the deputy chief of staff. This meeting was highly important to ensure that the President has bought in to the event and are ready to host the event. The deputy chief of staff has engaged a team around her to support the organisation of the event. Lastly, we have enhanced our efforts in terms of seeking sponsorships for the ATF. Several meetings have been held in this regard, and we are currently in advanced negotiations with key potential funders/sponsors. This process has been supported by consultants procured through the TAP procurement system. In mid-November, ACET’s COO Daniel Nti, went on a second trip to Nairobi to further advance discussions with the Kenyatta Government as well as other key stakeholders in the country. He was accompanied by Dr. Julius Gatune, Senior Research Fellow with ACET, who serves as ACET’s liaison on ground with the Government of Kenya and all institutions with a stake in delivering the ATF. Some key achievements during the period include: • The successful selection of facility for the event that corresponds to our expectations in terms of security, standards and logistics. • The substantial progress made in solidifying communications plans around the event, finalizing the invitation list, and coordinating with the Government of Kenya as well as the various Heads of States expected to be in attendance. • The significant efforts made in terms of seeking sponsorships for the ATF. Several meetings have been held in this regard, and we are currently in advanced negotiations with key potential funders/sponsors. This process has been supported by consultants procured through the TAP procurement system The African Transformation Forum was on course to take place as scheduled June 17th and 18th, 2020 in Nairobi, Kenya. However, in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, ACET had to visit Nairobi on March 3rd -6th for consultations with the Government of Kenya on the need to postpone the Forum. The nascent date for the forum is January 2021 in Nairobi, Kenya. Partners and delegates have been duly informed of these developments. In the interim, ACET continues to work in preparation towards the conference with the tentative January 2021 delivery date by reworking and updating the agenda, engaging and updating the current list of panelists, moderators, and other facilitators. We are also developing the various required content for discussions at the Forum and coming up with various scenarios and accompanying strategic interventions factoring the availability of various service providers and suppliers such as the venue. Additionally, ACET will continue liaising with the Government of Kenya to ensure alignment with all plans.
ATF 2020 was initially planned as physical event to be held in Nairobi, Kenya in early 2021. However, given the uncertainty around future developments and implications of COVID-19, ACET is planning to host a series of virtual events in 2021. Work is currently ongoing to adapt the agenda to the new format, engage panelists, moderators, and other facilitators. This will also require additional communications activities to develop content, a marketing and communication strategy that is tailored for an online audience (videos, interviews with Heads of State, etc).
Following delays by COVID-19, the third ATF would be launched as a series of webinars beginning February 2021. The first would be launched with the ATR featuring a discussion with African Heads of State following the AU summit on regional integration. Next will be a series of monthly webinars to discuss each chapter of the ATR (population and demographics, climate change, regional integration and technology and innovation) and other gender and transformational leadership related issues.
In Q3, the team continued to revise the original agenda to the new format, and to engage panelists, moderators, and other facilitators. We are also developing content for publication and a marketing and communications strategy suitable for an online audience (videos, interviews with Heads of State, etc.).
In Q4 ACET developed a database of over 250 potential invitees, panelists, moderators, and other facilitators in preparation for the webinars. We have also identified six country Presidents (Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Niger, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa), who are representative of each region and thematic area. The ATF is dependent on the completion of the African Transformation Report (ATR). Pending completion of the ATR, the project team will be developing content for publication (videos, interviews with Heads of State, etc.) and engage with vendors for video production and web meeting hosting to discuss agreements.
Following the completion of final revisions of the ATR in Q1 2021, the ATF team amplified its preparation activities for the first of five webinars which has been re-targeted for July 2021. Key tasks included:
• Speaker Engagement: the team drafted letters for the Heads of States and potential participants which are under review for finalization and dissemination. Proposed speakers include the Head of AFCTA and the Presidents of Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Niger, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, who are representative of each region and thematic area.
• Communications: The Communications Team has re-engaged various service providers and suppliers for development of video content, messaging, social media, and other content required for the Forum
• Revision of Infographics: A new info-graphic provider has been engaged due to sub-par quality of content developed in the ATR overview.
In Q2 2021, the following tasks were completed :
Speaker Engagements: Invitations have gone out to high level panelists and distinguished speakers including the Heads of State of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Senegal, as well as participants.
Invites: Registrations have commenced with over 300 out of our targeted 500 participants so far.
Logistics: All logistical preparations, including pre-recorded video addresses for the launch of the African Transformation Report (ATR3), are set with the requisite tech checks and test runs being carried out with all speakers ahead of the event. The event will be hosted on TechChange’s online platform. The agenda has been finalized as well.
Key Outputs: Key documents for the Forum, particularly the overview of the African Transformation Report (ATR3) and its visual summary, have been finalized in English and French. They will go live on ACET’s website three days before the Forum date.
Communications: A massive social media campaign has been rolled out. The communications team has been instrumental in the design of a stakeholder communications toolkit, which is to be released ahead of the launch. A restricted preview of the ATR has also been developed for the press during the launch.
Heading on, the team will release the embargoed preview of the ATR to the press, organize an inhouse training for presenters, convene the ATF and continue with publication and dissemination of report in the next quarter.
In Q3 2021,
The third African Transformation Forum (ATF 2021) was launched as a virtual event on July 15, 2021. The primary aim of ATF2021 was to:
• Launch the third African Transformation Report (ATR 2021): Integrating to Transform. ATR 2021 explores the need for African countries to transcend integration based on trade to also confront shared challenges, harness regional opportunities, and enable economies to scale—and in turn, accelerate Africa’s economic transformation.
• Offer a common platform for stakeholders including government, businesses, civil society, and academia to discuss how African countries and development stakeholders could better integrate to address national priorities while simultaneously mitigating associated impediments to promote economic transformation among countries.
The launch of the forum commenced with opening remarks by Dr. K.Y. Amoako, ACET President and Founder, and Hon. Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s Finance Minister and ACET Board Chair. They highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on the continent and existing opportunities for African countries to harness growth and development through regional integration.
This was followed by a keynote address by H.E. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana. He emphasized the need for collaboration among African leaders to accelerate transformation and stressed that Africa’s transformation in areas like digitalization could only be achieved through integration and collaboration.
The forum also featured two panel discussions:
• The first was among members of the Transformation Leadership Panel (TLP) elaborating on the themes and issues analyzed in ATR 2021 including job creation and skills training, climate risks, technology and innovation, and gender equality.
• The second group discussion featured a diverse set of panellists from the public and private sector— including Hon. Souleymane Diarrassouba, Côte d’Ivoire Minister of Trade and Industry. He commented on the various aspects of leadership needed for improved African collaboration, both in the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 and to ensure long-term development success.
ATF 2021 further showcased a selection of prerecorded messages from emerging leaders in African civil society and the private sector. In each instance, the invited guest offered a short description of his or her enterprise or endeavor, and the ways in which an integrated Africa could support them to yield even greater results.
The forum was attended by over 600 participants from government institutions, private sector, academia, and civil society organizations across 47 countries.
Four thematic deep dive webinars
The 15th July launch of the ATF was the first in a series of webinars to be convened. ACET will organize four additional webinars providing an in-depth focus on the thematic issues of the ATR2021, namely: population and demographics; climate change; regional integration; and technology and innovation.
African Center for Economic Transformation
The planned date for the launch is 16-18th June 2019
Kenya is the host country
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Accumulated consultancy cost from October-December 2020
13784.00
Accumulated consultatncy cost from Jan -March 2020
2617.75
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Accumulted staff cost from Jan to March 2020
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Accumulated staff cost from October- December 2020
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Accumulated consultancy cost from July-September 2020
88836
Accumulated staff cost from July-September 2020
16835.25
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct-Dec 2019
25146
Accumulated consultancy cost incurred during the period April-June 2021
53540
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
2266
Accumulated communication and publication cost for the period April-June 2021
13842.05
Accumulated travel and hotel expenses from Oct-Dec 2019
89317.57
Accumulated staff cost from Oct-Dec 2019
657.25
Accumulated communication and publication cost from Oct-Dec 2019
50531
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to September 2021
3057
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period Jan- March 2021
47450.
Accumulated staff cost for the period Jan-March 2021
6270
Accumulated travel and hotel expenses from July to September 2021
44522
Accumulated staff cost for the period July to September 2021
1278
Accumulated administrative expenses for the period July to September 2021
2000
Accumulated expenses incurred on lecture and workshops for the period July to September 2021
12667
Accumulated expenses on Communication and Publication for the period July to September 2021
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Accumulated consultancy cost from April-June 2020
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Accumulated staff cost from April - June 2020
US-EIN-11-3803281-Microsoft
African Center for Economic Transformation
RIGHT-SKILLING THE WORKFORCE IN AFRICA FOR INDUSTR
With funding from Microsoft Foundation, and in partnership with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and the National University of Singapore, ACET is undertaking a project on Right-skilling the Workforce in Africa and South East Asia for Industry 4.0. At the core of the project is the organization of country roundtables with various country stakeholders to explore how developing countries have created or are creating the right skills economy for the workforce of tomorrow. The project will attempt to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of existing initiatives and their relative success or failure in skilling the workforce; track progress, compare approaches, gauge impact of success and failures of different approaches, and draw lessons for policy for formulation. The extent to which gender issues have been mainstreamed throughout the initiatives spearheaded by government, academia and key industry players will also be explored. In q4 we prepared a power point presentation as the last deliverable for the project. The project has ended but submission of the presentation is due in January 2020
African Center for Economic Transformation
This is a short term project
It is a multi country study
Study on right skilling the workforce
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9564.37
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Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct to Dec 2019
1466.09
Accumulated travel/hotel etc cost from Oct to Dec 2019
1257.21
Accumulated staff cost from Oct to Dec 2019
1600.00
Accumulated communication and publication cost from Oct to Dec 2019
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Accumulated consultancy cost from July-Sept 2019
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Accumulated travel, hotel etc cost from July-Sept 2019
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Accumulated staff cost from July-Sept 2019
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Accumulated cost of lecture and workshop from July -Sept 2019
US-EIN-11-3803281-OSIWA-Barriers to women’s employment in the future world of work in Ghana and Senegal
African Center for Economic Transformation
Barriers to women’s employment in the future world of work in Ghana and Senegal
The OSIWA project is a 2-year project oct 2019 to Oct 2021 that aims to i) identify barriers to the prospects of skills development and employability for young women in the future world of work in Ghana and Senegal and ii) to propose policy options to reduce or eliminate these identified barriers. This study will exclusively focus on the challenges facing girls and young women in accessing education and acquiring skills for gainful employment in the domains of ICT, agriculture and hospitality. In order to appreciate the challenging labour market, comparison with male counterparts will be undertaken. The project will examine the reasons why women tend to predominate in low paying and low productivity occupations and the scope potential opportunities for women to increase their participation in strategic sectors of the economy. ACET will partner with a local think Thank in Senegal who will lead with the preliminary research work, collection of data and actual analysis of the findings in collaboration and consultation with ACET. ACET has experience in working on youth employment and the future of work in Senegal and has done several studies on the topic in the country. ACET will build upon its network of partners and previous relationships to do this work. In Q1, the project internal team was constituted, and project implementation plans were drawn up to serve as a guide. The project team then produced a draft project inception report, which served as the basis to gauge the level of effort needed by the internal team, and project, if there is need for external support.
Q2 2020
On the OSIWA project, we recruited two research partners in each country (Ghana and Senegal) to ensure the reports are grounded in local realities. We also recruited two gender experts; one responsible for ensuring the overall technical soundness of the report and the other, a reviewer. We also produced two draft country-level inception reports (Ghana and Senegal) which gives a detailed country-level approach for how the project will be executed.
Q3- ACET convened a virtual inception meeting which brought together all the country research partners, gender experts and the core project team in August 2020. Literature review is ongoing.
Q4 2020
During the 4th quarter, we finalized the methodology and interview guides for data collection in Ghana and Senegal. Data collection was initiated in October 15 and completed by mid-November 2020. The data has been coded and analyzed. Report drafting in both Ghana and Senegal commenced by December 15.
Q1 2021
For this review period, we completed first drafts of the country reports (Ghana and Senegal). A critical challenge encountered was the limited access on dynamics in the informal sector. Hence, the research teams liaised with institutions or associations closely working with women in the informal sector to improve on the quality of data from that sector. All draft reports have been through an external and internal review.
Q2 2021
In Q2, second drafts of the Ghana and Senegal reports were completed following an internal and external review by the country teams. Based on the second draft, the team conveyed in-country virtual validation workshops which brought together key players involved in the countries’ education and learning systems: government and policymakers, the private sector, youth, educational providers, international organizations, and development partners.
The objective of the workshop was to present findings from the study with a wider audience, and to obtain feedback and complementary information to finalize the report.
Q3 2021
In Q3, the country research teams in Ghana and Senegal completed third draft country reports based on inputs from the stakeholder country validation workshops, held in Q2. The two country reports were taken through another round of internal reviews for quality assurance. Based on the comments and inputs from the reviewers, the country research teams produced final draft country reports.
A draft synthesis report has since been produced. This report highlights the issues, lessons learned and policy actions from the two-country reports. The draft synthesis report has been sent for external review to ensure technical soundness, and policy relevance while ensuring the optimal quality desired is achieved
African Center for Economic Transformation
The study reviews barriers to women's access to employment in the future world of work in Ghana and Senegal
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Accumulated consultancy cost for the period October-December 2020
10276
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period July to September 2021
4167
Accumulated staff cost from July to September 2021
1471
Expenses incurred on lecture and workshop during the period July to September 2021
3506
Expenses incurred on communication and publication during the period July to September 2021
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Accumulated consultancy cost from April to June 2020
8878
Accumulated staff cost from April-June 2020
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Accumulated consultancy cost from July-September 2020
3722
Accumulated staff cost from July-September 2020
6683
Accumulated cost incurred on lecture and workshop from July to September 2020
1200.00
Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-Marcg 2020
1641.00
Accumulated staff cost from Jan-March 2020
2065
Accumulated staff cost for the period October-December 2020
23133
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
5228
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-SEDI
African Center for Economic Transformation
Strengthening the Use of Evidence for Development Impact (SEDI)
ACET is undertaken a 5year project on SEDI for the period 12/07/2019 until 12/07/2024. The contract was signed between ACET and OPM in October 2019. Within Ghana, SEDI is exploring three potential sectors for intervention i.e. health, economic development, and public finance management/taxation. The first phase of SEDI is the Analysis phase which has two components 1) conducting a political economy analysis in each of these sectors and 2) understanding how evidence is used in each sector for policy making. The objective of this phase will be to discuss the potential of each of these sectors with the project funder i.e. DFID as a sector SEDI can deep-dive into in its subsequent phases. To attain this objective, SEDI is on track to meet its tight timeline with work on multiple workstream progressing without significant hurdles. During Q4, progress was primarily made within three key areas: • Literature review, fieldwork and report writing: o The sector teams and the macro-team continued working on the literature review, primarily as a triangulation mechanism as they underwent their interviews while also ensuring any major gaps in the literature review process was plugged. o The sector teams spent a significant amount of their time in the first half of November in conducting interviews with key stakeholders within each sector. Special care was taken to ensure that diverse perspectives were collected during this phase and we saw cross-fertilization in this process between the Macro, ED and PFM teams. o In the latter half of November, the teams focused their energies on the analysis of the information that they collect from the literature review and interviews as they drafted version 1 of their sector-level reports which were received from all sectors within the Nov 29-Dec 1 timeframe. • Relationships with Partners: o ACET continues to have weekly check-ins with ODI and the sector teams in-person or virtually from a technical and program management perspective, and these interactions have been very collaborative and constructive. o ACET has signed contracts with all six of its sector consultants. • In-country engagement with DFID: o ACET staff along with the Economic Development and PFM sector teams met with Ama Blankson-Anaman (DFID PFM Advisor) to introduce her to the SEDI project, its scope and objectives and give her an update on the work that the teams have been engaged in. Ama shared her insights with us on the PFM and ED landscape in Ghana and demonstrated willingness to continue engaging with the SEDI project team on the draft and final reports, as well as the sector-selection process. o ACET staff met with Uzoamaka Gilpin (DFID Health Advisor) to similarly introduce her to SEDI and discuss how we intend engaging with her through the Analysis phase of the project. The Health team lead will be meeting with Uzo this week to discuss insights collected so far from our work o In addition to Ama and Uzo, Clara has also introduced ACET to three other DFID advisors. While we are currently occupied with the analysis and writing of the draft report, ACET and the sector team leads aim to engage with them in December. The two major milestones under the SEDI analysis phase i.e. the draft analysis report and the final analysis report were successfully submitted to OPM and DFID in January 12 and March 12 respectively. ACET hosted a SEDI validation workshop in Accra with consortium partners and the DFID-Ghana team in late-January to identify gaps in the draft report that could be plugged in the final report. Discussions on contracting between ACET and OPM for the next phase of the project commenced in the second half of March. Other ongoing deliberations were on the impact of covid-19 on planned project activities, and how ACET and SEDI in Ghana could support the government in its covid-19 response over the next few weeks. Activities planned for Q2 2020: a. ACET looks forward to participating in a virtual SEDI workshop in late April to design potential interventions that could be customized for testing in-country as part of the inception phase. b. OPM and DFID are in discussions on potential implications of covid-19 on the scope and timeline for the inception phase. This will help define activities to be undertaken in Q2.
In Q2 2020
The original plan for the SEDI program was to move into the Inception Phase of the project which would involve the selection of a sector of focus, active engagement with government agencies associated with that sector and the co-design and piloting of interventions that the SEDI project could drive to improve evidence use. However, due to COVID-19, DFID has delayed the sector selection decision to Q1 2021. While the team continued to engage in design work through a workshop, the absence of a clear sector has paused government engagement and the piloting of interventions as originally planned. The consortium has therefore focused on pivoting quickly towards providing COVID-19 support to the Government of Ghana. The Ghana team has also been exploring opportunities through which SEDI could smoothen evidence use in COVID-19 policy decision-making. While this is still a work-in-progress we are focused on building government engagement within the constraints of social distancing norms and relative government program prioritization.
Q3 2020
The project is delayed due to COVID-19, DFID will undertake the sector selection in first-quarter 2021.
Q4 2020
Covid-19 epidemiological modeling support: We continue to wait for further guidance from our FCDO partners on the way forward for the Ghana study. A meeting has been arranged between the former DFID Chief in Ghana (now absorbed into FCDO) and the Hon. Minister of Health. We have indications that the Ghanaian government is still keen to draw on FCDO and SEDI support for this, but any further decisions on SEDI’s role will be taken post this meeting.
Ghana Priorities program: An engagement has been initiated with the country lead of the Ghana Priorities program (website link) being led by NDPC and the Copenhagen Center. The program is a research and advocacy project that analyzes and promotes investments to establish how to achieve the most social, environmental and economic good for Ghana with cedi spent’. The program with its focus on evidence use in the Economic Development space could have great complementarities with SEDI and matches our broad ‘Economic Development’ sector perfectly. Our preliminary call with the country lead was positive and he is open to collaborate with SEDI. Next on the radar is to engage with the NDPC leadership to broadly inform them about SEDI and discuss if and how we can support their work under this program.
Ghana Civil Service Capacity Building program: ACET had good preliminary conversations with INASP, PACKS-Africa and representatives at the Ghana Civil Service Training Centre (CSTC). We plan to use October and November to finish a scoping exercise of potential entry points for SEDI with CSTC in preparation for developing a tasking note if entry points are identified.
The second phase (April – March 2021) has been focused on finalizing the PEA report, building relationships, and developing discrete bodies of work for the implementation phase. We have currently engaged stakeholders like the Ghana Health Service, the Civil Service, the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, NDPC, and others to explore opportunities for implementation.
• COVID-19 epidemiological modeling support: ACET is acting as a focal point for SEDI Ghana on a Technical Working Group created to support the Ghana health Service with an epidemiological model for COVID-19. The working group met and agreed on adapting the COMO model for Ghana.
• Ghana Civil Service Capacity Building program: During this period, ACET conducted a scoping exercise to identify potential entry points for SEDI with Ghana’s Civil Service Training Centre (CSTC) and other institutions responsible for capacity building within Ghana public service system. The report has been reviewed by INASP and updated with reviewer’s comments. The final report further informed preparations for a tasking note and a learning brief. Initial preparations for a diagnostic and design workshop in Q2 is ongoing.
• Political Economy Analysis (PEA): The PEA Ghana report was finalized and disseminated across the SEDI partners this period. Following completion of the report, ACET reached out to the Ministry of Employment and Labor relations to explore possible entry points for SEDI. The team has also drafted a letter to the clerk of Parliament explore additional entry points for SEDI.
For Q2
COVID-19 epidemiological modeling support: we identified and obtained buy in from a government institution to champion the project, formed a technical working group (TWG) of key stakeholders in the health sector to drive the project and organized 3 TWG meetings (including physical meetings). Also, we supported the recruitment of experts to commence the model, reviewed and provided feedback on various portions of the report. The report is near completion and will be validated with the epidemiological model at a physical TWG meeting planned for the next quarter.
• Ghana Civil Service Capacity Building program: Following completion of the scoping exercise in Q1, the scoping report has been reviewed by INASP and updated with reviewer’s comments. The report, in addition to a tasking note and a learning brief on public sector capacity building structures in Ghana has been finalized. Initial preparations for a diagnostic and design workshop in Q3 is ongoing.
• Political Economy Analysis (PEA): In Q2, ACET published the PEA Ghana report. The interest of the Chief Director and Senior Management of the Ministry of Employment and Labour relations to participate in the SEDI Ghana program was firmed up this period. Currently ongoing is an Evidence Informed Policy Making workshop to build the capacity of some 30 technical staff from the ministry.
Funding to the SEDI project has ceased. In view of that, the program will officially end on July 20, 2021.
Q3 2021
On July 12-16th, ACET in partnership with the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, through the SEDI Programme, organized a non-residential capacity building training on Evidence-Informed Policy Making (EIPM) for selected staff of the Ministry and its Departments.
Funding to the SEDI project has ceased. In view of that, the program officially ended on July 20, 2021
African Center for Economic Transformation
SEDI is a 5 year project for the period 12/07/2019 until 12/07/2024.
ACET was solely contracted by ODI
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139121
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Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
14922.00
Accumulated consultancy cost from Jan-March 2020
1518.19
Accumulated travel and hotel expenditure from Jan-March 2020
8086.00
Accumulated staff cost from Jan-March 2020
6360
Accumulated consultancy cost from October-December 2020
1687
Accumulated staff cost from October-December 2020
135459
Accumulated consultancy fee from April-June 2020
5067
Accumulated staff cost from April- June 2020
6764
Accumulated consultancy cost from July-September 2020
4064
Accumulated staff cost from July-September 2020
4297
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
570
Accumulated cost of lecture and workshops during the period April-June 2021
3975
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period July- September 2021
2606
Accumulated staff cost for the period July-September 2021
13231
Cost of Lecture and Workshop for the period July- September 2021
7286
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period Jan-March 2021
6039
Accumulated staff cost for the period Jan-March 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-PSD
African Center for Economic Transformation
Private Sector Development- Promoting Sustainable Export Processing Zones (SEPZ)
The World Bank, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), and ACET are collaborating on a program to support private sector development and growth in G20 Compact with Africa countries, starting with Ghana. The project is on the manufacturing sector, given the relevance of manufacturing to economic transformation and the industry’s ability to generate sustainable, explosive growth. To support this agenda in 2020, the ACET program will focus on three work streams: (1) promoting the development of sustainable export processing zones (SEPZ) aligned with Ghana’s industrial policy; (2) supporting local content through the integration of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the global supply chain and value-chains of large enterprises; and (3) supporting the integration of local SMEs in the promotion of SEPZ.
Q4 2020
The Ghana Free Zones Board has been engaged as a key partner for the SEPZ – EPZ Landscape Assessment and Benchmarking Study which started this quarter. Interviews with members of the Free Zones have been scheduled and are ongoing. Expert reviewers were also engaged to evaluate our studies and provide insights.
Additional stakeholders including the Association of Member Companies in the Free Zones, the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ghana Export Promotion Authority have been identified with preparations for engagement in session.
As an outcome of the September Strategy session, we have completed a study on the impact of EPZs on the implementation of the AfCTA and vice versa. The draft report has been reviewed and is undergoing finalization by our consultant. Plans for using the report to engage interested parties around the AfCTA implementation has been designed.
Q1 2021
(1) Benchmarking Study - Research is ongoing to benchmark good practices regarding the alignment between Ghana’s EPZ and sustainable infrastructure, practices, and firms. Production of a draft study report is in progress and will be informed by the recommendations from the AfCTA study completed last quarter, and the landscape assessment. Next steps include external reviews followed by a validation study with key stakeholders. Prior to this the team also completed a landscaping assessment to inform the benchmarking study.
(2) SEPZ Model and Retrofit: This activity will support the retrofitting of an existing EPZ into an SEPZ as a test case for development and subsequent replication. Aligned to the activities above, ACET will also support efforts to crowd-in additional investment, however this phase has not yet started. In the interim, ACET will develop a model framework for an SEPZ to be socialized with African countries.
Q2 2021
1) Landscape Assessment and Benchmarking Study – During the second quarter of 2021, the team completed the Benchmarking Studies. The draft reports for the landscape assessment and the benchmarking research have been finalized, gone through two external reviews and the comments from the reviews have been absorbed into the final report. The reports are undergoing final editorial for publications.
Validation Workshop: On 10 June 2021, ACET convened a workshop and policy dialogue on “Sustainable Export Processing Zones as a feasible approach for job creation” at The African Regent Hotel- Ghana. The workshop hosted key stakeholders from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI), the Ghana Free Zones Authority (FZA), Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), private sector and development institutions. Also present were three critical reviewers and discussants drawn from academia, CSO (Civil Society Organizations) and Government of Ghana Economic Management Team. Various media houses in attendance interviewed and featured the topical discussions at the event on their platforms.
Impact – The Ghana Free Zones Authority (FZA) is undertaking a review of the Free Zones Act and Regulations. The FZA and MOTI revealed their reference to the report as a strong basis for the upcoming review of the ACT and other relevant legislative instruments. The parties have also indicated the need for ACET to drive the implementation of the recommendations by championing and moderating further dialogues.
(2) SEPZ Model and Retrofit: This activity will support the retrofitting of an existing EPZ into an SEPZ as a test case for development and subsequent replication. Aligned to the activities above, ACET will also support efforts to crowd-in additional investment, however this phase has not yet started. In the interim, ACET will develop a model framework for an SEPZ to be socialized with African countries.
Q3 2021
In Q3, the landscape assessment and the benchmarking study were finalized for publication. Planning activities for next phase of the project has been completed and preparations to recruit a consultant for the project has commenced.
Policy Uptake/Impact
ACET has initiated a discourse with the Ghana Free Zones Authority on supporting ongoing review of the Free Zones Act and Regulations.
2) SEPZ Model and Retrofit: This activity will support the retrofitting of an existing EPZ into an SEPZ as a test case for development and subsequent replication. Aligned to the activities above, ACET will also support efforts to crowd-in additional investment, however this phase has not yet started. In the interim, ACET will develop a model framework for an SEPZ to be socialized with African countries.
Q4 2021
(1) Landscape Assessment and Benchmarking Study: These study reports were finalized and disseminated among key stakeholders in Q3 2021
Policy Uptake/Impact
In November, a call from ACET to support the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) on the review of the Free Zones Act and Regulations was approved. The GFZA has also confirmed the landscape assessment and the benchmarking study reports have been instrumental and a major input for the review exercise
2) SEPZ Model and Retrofit: This activity will support the retrofitting of an existing EPZ into an SEPZ as a test case for development and subsequent replication. Aligned to the activities above, ACET will also support efforts to crowd-in additional investment, however this phase has not yet started. In the interim, ACET will develop a model framework for an SEPZ to be socialized with African countries.
This is a program to promote the development of sustainable export processing zones (SEPZ) aligned with the government of Ghana’s One Region, One Park (1R1P) policy. This sub-component will focus on two key activities: (1) diagnosis and evaluation of current export processing zone (EPZ) ecosystems and benchmarking against good practices regarding the alignment between Ghana’s EPZ and sustainable infrastructure, practices and firms; and (2) support to retrofitting of an existing EPZ into an SEPZ as a test case for development and subsequent replication. Aligned to the activities above, ACET will also support efforts to crowd-in additional investment.
In first-quarter 2020, ACET began project management and resource planning and stakeholder engagement, and initiated a landscape assessment and benchmarking study.To date, terms of reference (TORs) have been developed and a consultant engaged to lead this work. The team has since completed the inception report.
In September 2020, ACET organized a Private Sector Development Strategy retreat in Ghana to review program objectives and initiate preparation towards the development of a strategic and operational plans. Present were internal and external stakeholders from both private and public sectors.
In Q3, we initiated a work with the International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) to review various legal/regulatory aspects and studies of the PSD work. Other project activities have been on external stakeholder engagements and recruitment of a portfolio coordinator.
ACET has contracted the Ghana Free Zones Board as a key partner for the SEPZ – EPZ Landscape Assessment and Benchmarking Study.
As an outcome of the September Strategy session, we will undertake a study on the impact of EPZs on the implementation of the AfCFTA and vice versa. The scope/TOR is being amended to extend the consultant’s engagement. Expert reviewers are also being engaged to review our studies and provide insights. The team has reached out for further discussion with the AfCFTA Secretariat.
African Center for Economic Transformation
Project officially started this year
ACET is a Ghanaian based organization with an office in Washington, DC
Project on Private sector development
25000
33800
16300
45000
104900
58400.
54200
30383
Consultancy codt for the period July to September 2021
37967
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period January-March 2021
7874
Accumulated staff cost for the period Jan-March 2021
27226.
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct-Dec 2021
23098
Accumulated staff cost for the period Oct-Dec 2021
3150
Accumulated expenses of lecture and workshop for the period Oct-Dec 2021
2293
Travel cost incurred during the period July to September 2021
22843
Accumulated staff cost for the period July to September 2021
42
Administrative expenses incurred between July and September 2021
2398
Expenses incurred on Lecture and workshop from July to September 2021
399
Total expenses incurred on Communication and publication during the period July to September 2021
14063
Accumulated consultancy cost from July- September 2020
15700
Accuulated consultancy cost from April-June 2020
9010
Accumulated staff cost from April-June 2020
17462
Accumulated staff cost from July-September 2020
2183
Accumulated expenditure incurred on Lecture and workshop from July to September
8862
Accumulated consultancy cost from October to December 2020
6693
Accumulated staff cost incurred during the period October to December 2020
893
Accumulated expenditure on lecture and workshops for the period October-December 2020
77676
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
22792
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
191
Accumulated administration expenses for the period April-June 2021
2398
Accumulated expenses incurred on lecture and workshops during the period April-June 2021
1387
Accumulated communications and Publication cost for the period April-June 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-PSD-II
African Center for Economic Transformation
Private Sector Development- Integrating Local Content SMEs into Global Value Chains
The World Bank, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), and ACET are collaborating on a program to support private sector development and growth in G20 Compact with Africa countries, starting with Ghana. The project is on the manufacturing sector, given the relevance of manufacturing to economic transformation and the industry’s ability to generate sustainable, explosive growth. To support this agenda in 2020, the ACET program will focus on three work streams: (1) promoting the development of sustainable export processing zones (SEPZ) aligned with Ghana’s industrial policy; (2) supporting local content through the integration of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the global supply chain and value-chains of large enterprises; and (3) supporting the integration of local SMEs in the promotion of SEPZ.
Q4 2020
LC-SME Development – Value Chain and Product Space Analysis: Phase one of the study on Product Space Analysis was completed and submitted by the project consultant to the PSD team during the December workshop. The study through the analysis of the product space of Ghana has identified five valuechain/economic activities that have the potential to move local qualified firms more towards backward participation in the global value chain analysis. We also began a Value Chain Analysis of production processes across countries. The field work including interviews started this quarter.
LC-SME Development – Coaching/ Mentorship Program: Profiles of proposed mentors and PSD expert advisors were completed this period. The review and final acceptance and signing by senior management is planned for Q1 2021. A lead consultant for SME Support and Technical Assistance coordination for the development of the SMEs has also been engaged.
Technical Assistance Partnerships and Research Partnerships:
We have recruited a Technical Delivery Partner for firm diagnosis/due diligence and finalizing the plan for development of capacity, systems and structure for SMEs. Engagement with pilot SMEs will start in January 2021 pending full selection of SMEs for the program.
ACET has also signed an MOU with the M10 Society to provide technical assistance and expert support. M10 is currently working with our lead consultant on SME Support and Technical Assistance Coordination to pilot the process with one selected SME.
Final discussions are ongoing for a research partnership with Cornell University Law School to provide an in-depth study into regulatory provisions on local content, export/economic processing zones and other relevant regulations and their implications. The study will benchmark best practices and lessons from other jurisdictions to engage government and other stakeholders in discussions on policy improvements. The International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) has offered to provide expert review on the studies.
SME Fund (New)
One of the key outputs of the strategy retreat in Q3, was the development of an SME Fund to support SMEs and ensure long term sustainability of the fund. ACET is developing a concept note which expands on two main components of the fund - Technical Assistance and Impact Investment. M10 has been engaged to draft the Fund Thesis to be used to set up the Fund.
Q1 2021
(1) Value Chain and Product Space Analysis: Following completion of the Product Space Analysis of the Ghanaian manufacturing sector in 2020, ACET continued with the Value Chain Analysis of production processes. The draft report is in progress.
(2) SME Landscape Assessment: A brief assessment of Ghana’s SME landscape was developed to identify constraints to growth, their potential for job creation and assess the types of support available in the ecosystem. The draft report has been prepared and undergoing a final phase of editing.
(3) LC-SME Development – Coaching/ Mentorship Program: The SME Mentorship program has been further defined into two sub-programs:
• Business Incubator: The Incubator focuses on researching, developing and operationalizing business plans for new products/services to grow SMEs. The program seeks to develop 10 business plans around products and services, some of which will be chosen for scale up.
• Business Accelerator: This program will target 10 companies to go through a series of management and technical interventions/support systems aimed at building capacity and investment readiness. We are targeting a higher percentage of brownfield companies, however some greenfield companies working in sustainable sectors such green energy and environment will be also given the opportunity to go through our accelerator programs. To-date the team has identified 28 potential companies and is planning an official launch to accept applications from a wider pool of companies in Q2. Ten companies will be selected to participate in the program.
• Currently the team is in the process of procuring a program management firm and a management advisory firm to assist in the diagnostics, advisory and technical assistance of selected firms. SMEs will also have access to seasoned captains of industry and influencers in to inspire, challenge and help open doors for the SMEs in their growth journey. Identification of these mentors has begun.
Q2 2021
(1) Value Chain and Product Space Analysis: The value chain analysis has been completed. Editing of the report is ongoing and will be published in the next quarter. The outcome of the study has informed the selection of SMEs under the LC-SME Development.
(2) SME Landscape Assessment: The final editing of the draft landscape assessment report continued this quarter. The report examines Ghana’s SME landscape, its growth constraints, job creation potentials and the support mechanisms available in the ecosystem.
(3) LC-SME Development – Coaching/ Mentorship Program: Between April and June 2021, the ACET Business Transform Program, which incorporates the Accelerator and Incubator components for SME development in Ghana was designed. We again developed the Investment Readiness Certification Framework (a module that assesses SME ‘s for their investment preparedness). The progress report on the framework has been reviewed.
The SME Mentorship program, now the ACET Business Transform program has been further defined into two sub-programs:
• Business Incubator: The Incubator focuses on researching, developing and operationalizing business plans for new products/services to grow SMEs. The program seeks to develop 10 business plans around products and services, some of which will be chosen for scale up.
In Q2, the project team initiated the development of new businesses component. Recruitment is underway for Technical Delivery Partners to support with incubation management. Contracting is expected to be finalized and signed by close of July. Sector and product identification and Business Ideation has commenced.
Q3 2021
ACET Business Transform (ABT) Program
The Technical Delivery Partner for Coaching and Mentorship program has been identified and contract negotiations are on-going.
Accelerator Component –. Key achievements this quarter includes:
• The final selection of 10 firms (MaxtaChem, Bond Roofing Systems, Melach, Solar Taxi, Sky-3 Investments, Saliscom, Home Foods, Nelplast, Groital, Skylink) from the agriculture, agri-processing, cosmetics, technology, and light manufacturing sectors.
• ABT Orientation session for representatives from the 10 selected firms held on 16th September 2021 at Peduase Valley Resort. The objective of the workshop was to onboard SMEs that have been admitted into the first cohort of the program.
• The successful selection of eminent members of the mentorship program for the accelerator.
Incubator Component – Development of New Businesses Component has been initiated.
• EVC Africa has been selected as Technical Delivery partner. Contracting has been finalized.
• 10 opportunity profiles were presented to PwC for development into business plans. 1st drafts of six of the business plans have been received. All 10 business plans will be finalized before end of November.
• Setting up of an Incubator Hub and a co-working space has commenced.
PwC is currently undertaking a diagnosis and gap analysis on all firms, coupled with site visits and comprehensive due diligence activities. The diagnosis report is expected by early-November. PwC has also completed the review of the Investment Readiness Certification Framework report (a module that assesses SME ‘s for their investment preparedness). The report is currently being revised by ACET
ACET programs launching the ACET Business Transform program on 8th November at Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra. Official Commissioning of ACET Business Transform Incubation Hub and Co-working is Space expected by mid- November 2021.
Q4 2021
LC-SME Development - Value Chain and Product Space Analysis
The study reports for the product space and the value chain analysis have been completed. Results from the studies informed the selection of SMEs under the LC-SME Development program.
ACET Business Transform (ABT) Program
The Technical Delivery Partner for Coaching and Mentorship program has been identified and contract negotiations completed.
Accelerator Component
Following the successful selection of 10 firms and the orientation session on 16th September, PwC during the 4th quarter continued with the diagnosis and gap analysis on the firms. The draft diagnosis report has been finalized. The ACET Business Transform program was launched on 8th November 2021.
Incubator Component – The development of the New Businesses component continued this period. In Q4, PwC developed 10 business plans from the opportunity profiles presented to them by ACET during the 3rd quarter.
This program seeks to support the integration of local content SMEs into the global supply and value chains of large enterprises in the context of the government’s One district, One factory (1D1F) policy. This involves identifying local content opportunities within value chains and preparing SMEs to build capacity to take advantage of these opportunities. The program will work with technical and management consultants in building governance structures and systems that enable SMEs to access market opportunities and to be investment-ready to crowd-in both local and external investors
Within this sub-component, work is ongoing for four primary activities:
• LC-SME Development - Value Chain and Product Space Analysis: TORs have been developed for the study and recruitment for a consultant is on-going. Sectors selected for study include extractives, manufacturing, agro-processing, light industry, and environmental and green industry (including the renewable energy and services industry).
• LC-SME Development – Coaching/ Mentorship Program: We have developed a coaching and mentorship program framework and have developed TORs to engage a lead consultant for the mentorship program. We are also finalizing partnerships with organizations providing similar services being such as the Community of Local Expects (COLE) Collective Hub and the M10 Society. The Community of Local Expects (COLE) Collective Hub brings together successful business leaders and entrepreneurs to mentor and coach start-ups and young SMEs, while M10 Society, is a Silicon Valley based organization with a platform of successful Silicon Valley Business Leaders/Owners seeking to collaborate to support the mentorship program.
• Technical Assistance Partnerships: We have completed a TOR for a Technical Delivery Partner for firm diagnosis/due diligence and finalized a plan for the development of capacity, systems and structure for SMEs for competitive bidding and selection. We also developed an MOU with M10 Society to provide technical assistance and expert support is being finalized.
• Research Partnerships: Research partnership discussions are on-going with Cornell University Law School to provide an in-depth study into regulatory provisions on Local Content, Export/Economic Processing Zones and other relevant regulatory implications; benchmark best practices and lessons from other jurisdictions to engage government and other stakeholders for policy improvements.
Q3 Activities:
LC-SME Development – Value Chain and Product Space Analysis: The recruitment process for a consultant would be completed in the next quarter. The project is scheduled to commence in October 2020.
LC-SME Development – Coaching/ Mentorship Program: A lead consultant for the mentorship program has been onboarded and has formed partnerships with organizations providing similar services. These include organizations such as the M10 Society, a Silicon Valley-based organization with a platform of successful Silicon Valley business leaders/owners; and the Community of Local Expects (COLE) Collective Hub in Ghana and the Netherland which brings together successful business leaders and entrepreneurs to mentor and coach start-ups and young SMEs. A coaching and mentorship program framework has been developed and reviewed during September 2020 strategy session.
A lead consultant for SME Support and Technical Assistance coordination for the development of the SMEs has also been engaged.
Technical Assistance Partnerships and Research Partnerships:
We have recruited a Technical Delivery Partner for firm diagnosis/due diligence and finalizing the plan for development of capacity, systems and structure for SMEs. ACET has also signed an MOU with the M10 Society to provide technical assistance and expert support. M10 is currently working with our lead consultant on SME Support and Technical Assistance Coordination to pilot on the selected SME.
We have finalized discussions for a research partnership with Cornell University Law School to provide an in-depth study into regulatory provisions on local content, export/economic processing zones and other relevant regulations and their implications. The study, which is expected to begin in Q4 will also benchmark best practices and lessons from other jurisdictions to engage government and other stakeholders in discussions on policy improvements. The International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) has offered to provide expert review on the studies.
African Center for Economic Transformation
Project commenced early this year
Ghanaian based project
Project seeks to integrate local SMEs into global value chain
26630
51326
92350
62500
78800
227400
342300
19112
Accumulated consultancy cost from April-June 2020
343195
Accumulated expenses on consultancy, staff cost, travel expense, communication and publication expenses and lecture and workshop charges for the period Oct-Dec 2021
37794
Accumulated consultancy cost from January -March 2021
24866
Accumulated staff cost for the period Jan-March 2021
179721
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to September 2021
742
Travel cost incurred during the period July to September 2021
39878
Accumulated staff cost for the period July to September 2021
5110
Accumulated expenses incurred on Lecture and Workshop from July to September 2021
1372
Accumulated expenses on communication and publication during the period July to September 2021
7787
Accumulated staff cost from April-June 2020
65906
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period October-December 2020
33421
Accumulated consultancy cost from July-September 2020
15606
Accumulated staff cost incurred from July to September 2020
13025
Accumulated cost incurred on lecture and workshop from July-September 2020
9051
Accumulated expenses incurred on travel and hotel during the period October-December 2020
13288
Accumulated staff cost for the period October-December 2020
2512
Accumulated expenses incurred on Lecture and workshop for the period October-December 2020
140
Accumulated Communication and Publications expenditure incurred during the period October-December 2020
2390
Accumulated expenditure on fixed assets for the period October-December 2020
47800
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
30754
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-STEG
African Center for Economic Transformation
Structural Transformation and Economic Growth
ACET in March 2020 commenced a five-year research initiative funded by DFID. The primary goal of the project is to provide a better understanding of structural change, productivity and growth in low- and middle-income countries.
Q4 2020
ACET convened four country specific virtual workshops for Ghana, Ethiopia, Zambia and Uganda between September- December 2020. These were Small-group engagements to present the STEG project to the participants, solicit their insight on the relevance of the research questions for their respective countries, as well as to garner any additional research questions that should be included. An additional objective was to bolster inclusive participation in framing of the research questions at the initial phase of the research for further engagement as the research progressed. The participants, who are our stakeholders in the project were enthusiastic about the project as evidenced by the insightful discussions that ensued and made commitments to stay engaged with the researchers
In q1 2021, work progress was on hold as a result of a projected budget cut from the project donor (UK government).
In Q2 2021, the ACET’s STEG budget for Year 2 of the project (1st February 2021 to 31st January 2022) was approved by the project manager, Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). We had earlier been informed that due to a reduction in the UK government’s foreign aid budget for 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be a cut of up to 50% in the STEG budget. All project activities were at a standstill while waiting for final confirmation of the budget for the year.
The main activity for the next quarter will be advertising for the ACET/STEG Fellow, as well as interviewing and appointing the Fellow. The major output for this year will be production of a research paper on structural transformation for presentation at the STEG annual conference in 2022. Drafting of an annotated outline of the paper has commenced.
In Q3 2021, the Terms of Reference for the ACET/STEG Transformation Fellow was developed and approved by senior management. The position has now been advertised internationally and interviews will be conducted in November.
Q4 2021
An ACET/STEG fellow has been recruited to lead the implementation of the project. The fellow will resume office in February 2022. The project team has also developed an annotated outline to guide the production of a research paper on structural transformation which will be presented at the STEG annual conference in 2022.
The official launch in March was hosted by the UK-based Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). The launch introduced the researchers and research themes to a cross-section of stakeholders including universities, policy makers, development organisations and think tanks.
In August, ACET hosted an online workshop targeted at policy makers and think tanks from the four African focus countries – Ghana, Zambia, Uganda and Ethiopia. The aim of the workshop was to obtain feedback from the participants on the relevance of the research themes and research questions. The team plans organising country-level workshops in October 2020.
African Center for Economic Transformation
Project was officially launched in March
Project is funded by DFID
ACET reports to DFID
10804
14500
8000
9270
11130
17900
9958
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to September 2021
14856
Accumulated consultancy cost from Oct-Dec 2021
2950
Accumulated staff cost for the period Oct-Dec 2021
8248
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period Jan-March 2021
1130
Accumulated staff cost from July to September 2021
9064
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
266
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
2995
Accumulated staff cost for the period October-December 2020
11427
Accumulated staff cost for the period October-December 2020
288
Accumulated consultancy cost from July to September 2020
10502
Accumulated staff cost from July to September 2020
US-EIN-11-3803281-EU-AUdialogue
African Center for Economic Transformation
Digitalisation for European Union and African Union Dialogue
funded by the German Development Institute (DIE) with an aim to support Germany’s Presidency of the EU Council relating to digital policy. The overall goal of the project is to: Undertake research and analysis, organize various Experts meetings, and prepare a policy brief on digitalization that provides evidence-based insights for policy- makers in preparation of the forthcoming EU-AU Summit in October 2020.
Q4 2021
In Q4, ACET met with EDPCM and the team from DIE to agree on the next steps. As an outcome of the meeting, ACET organized a webinar on 3rd November to review completed outputs and to discuss how to improve the AU-EU partnership. Ahead of the webinar, ACET produced a draft synthesis paper as an input for the meeting
Policy Brief: By May 13, 2020, ACET in partnership with the German Development Institute (DIE) and the European Center for development Policy and Management (ECDPM) had produced a policy brief on digitalisation to inform policymakers and decision-makers on the EU-AU Summit scheduled for October 2020.
Expert Meetings: ACET has completed four virtual expert meetings with the goal of presenting policy recommendations for senior EU, AU and member state officials ahead of the October 2020 EU-AU Summit. All four meetings deliberated on the challenges and opportunities of digitalization with varying audiences. The discussions were structured along four central pillars: strategic investments and finance, education and skills, governance and regulation, and the implementation of existing agreements between the EU and the AU.
The first virtual discussion on digitalization and the AU-EU dialogue, held on May 28, was represented by 11 participants being researchers and thought leaders from Africa, Europe, and the United States of America. The second, held on 3rd June 2020, featured 11 national policymakers from Africa and Europe. ACET organized a third virtual discussion on June 11 ,2020, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and young innovators from Africa and Europe. The fourth webinar was undertaken on June 23. The meeting was attended by officials from the EU, African and international institutions.
Q4 2020
In Q4, we started revising the policy briefs produced to inform discussions at the expert meetings ACET plans convening a final Experts meeting for validation of the policy briefs. The project completion date has been extended from February to June 2021.
Q3 2021
In Q3, ACET completed the background document on digital infrastructure to inform the EU/AU dialogue on digitalization in November 2021. The report examines the digital infrastructure cracks and the lack of investment in the sector with an aim to provide recommendations for African governments, the international community, and private investors. It also assesses African and international efforts to boost infrastructure investment in Africa and the limited focus on digital infrastructure.
ACET’s blog on ‘The Imperative of Digital Infrastructure for Africa’s Future was finalized and published by the European Think Tank Group in September
African Center for Economic Transformation
Project officially commenced in May 2020
ACET reports to DIE
Project aims to support Germany’s Presidency of the EU Council relating to digital policy
12700
16500
11130
700
12488
Accumulated consultancy cost from July-September 2020
702
Accumulated staff cost for the period Oct-Dec 2021
14400
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period October-December 2020
1190
Accumulated staff cost for the period October-December 2020
9958
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period July to September 2021
1129
Accumulated staff cost from July to September 2021
196
Accumulated staff cost from July-September 2020
US-EIN-11-3803281-Infrastructure Cycles Phase II
African Center for Economic Transformation
Infrastructure Cycles Phase II
At the 18th International Economic Forum on Africa, the President of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, called on the OECD Development Centre (DEV) and the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) to establish a technical platform on infrastructure and skills development.
ACET and OECD DEV, working with African and global partners, implemented the first phase of an initiative funded by GIZ/BMZ to identify areas for speeding up processes for preparing, funding and implementing infrastructure projects in Africa, while meeting the quality challenge at the same time. The key outputs from Phase I were (i) Four cases studies of recent or active infrastructure projects in Africa; (ii) Creation of a High-Level Think Group, and a Senior Technical Experts Group for three global policy dialogues; and (iii) a final report, Accelerating and Scaling Up Quality Infrastructure in Africa (link) launched in July, 2020.
The report recommended that a second phase be initiated with the objective is to:
• To promote the use of the PIDA quality label for all infrastructure projects across Africa, thus ensuring a consistent quality level in all African infrastructure projects
• To create an African Community of Practice (COP) of African infrastructure practitioners and a platform for knowledge sharing and peer learning.
In Q1 2021, ACET received funding for an interim phase to develop implementation plans for both recommendations. These were submitted as part of the communicate for discussion at the AU Heads of State Summit in February 2021. An interim project manager and consultant were also onboarded to complete this work. The initiative was featured at the OECD Africa Forum in Feb 2021
For Q2 2021, ACET supported and participated in the “High Level Technical Meeting for Infrastructure Project Cycles on April 15, ahead of the Summit on Financing African Economies. Likewise, the Infrastructure Project Cycles initiative was endorsed at the Summit on Financing African Economies. The summit launched a multilateral effort will be closely articulated with the network of African Public Development Banks (PDBs), mobilizing the African Development Bank (AfDB) as well as sub-regional and national public financial institutions to originate more quality projects notably for climate, health, education, infrastructure and the private sector.
For Q3 2021
Phase II Planning: In parallel to the fundraising efforts, the team is in the process of developing key project documents such as Partner Roles & Responsibilities, TOR for the Advisory Board and Project Briefs. The team has also engaged ACET’s communications team to explore the possibility of hosting the Infrastructure database and platform on the ACET website.
African Center for Economic Transformation
ACET, GoG OECD project
14000
14800
1186
647
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
20
Accumulated staff cost for the period July-September 2021
166
Accumulated cost incurred on lecture and workshop during the period July to September 2021
1021
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period July to September 2021
14019
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period January-March 2021
13143
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
87
Accumulated cost on lecture and workshop for the period April-June 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-CwA- Reform Partnership Framework
African Center for Economic Transformation
CwA- Reform Partnership Framework
This program is an extension of CwA work, funded by BMZ to deepen ACET’s work in reform partnership countries and investment promotion.
As a result of a CwA peer learning workshop in Accra in February 2020, a new subset of work was initiated within the CwA under the Reform Partnership Framework. This subset included studies on good governance and COVID-19; industrial innovation; and investment.
This quarter, activities focused on the dissemination of our studies on Good Governance, COVID-19 and Industrial Innovation.
(1) Good Governance & COVID-19: We published two of our research papers produced last quarter: A “Scan of COVID-19 Governance-Related Policy Actions” and “Responding to COVID-19: An Overview of Governance Issues.” We also organized two COVID-19 recovery related events this period. The first, on January 28th, and a second on March 15 in collaboration with the World Bank titled “Bringing Everyone Along: An Inclusive Recovery in Africa.”
(2) Industrial Innovation: ACET is conducting a scoping analysis of the seven Reform Partnership Countries for existing industrial innovation programs, including initiatives organized and/or sponsored by governments and development partners. The study includes an assessment of existing policies and programs; a stakeholder assessment, including private sector and academia; and identification of possible sectors of focus. The report is intended to be used for peer-to-peer learning among Reform Partnership and Compact with Africa (CwA) countries, to inform future country-specific analyses and to support the design of future industrial innovation policy in Reform Partnership or CwA countries.
In Q1 the first draft of the paper was completed and submitted for review.
(3) Investment: We initiated a seven-country study (Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana), titled ‘Pathways to Accelerate Investment’ which will inform German government decisions on the scope of its work in Reform Partnership countries. The study was completed and submitted to GIZ for feedback in Q4 2020.
Q2 2021
This quarter, activities focused on the dissemination of our studies on Good Governance, COVID-19 and Industrial Innovation.
(1) Industrial Innovation: ACET is conducting a scoping analysis of the seven Reform Partnership Countries for existing industrial innovation programs, including initiatives organized and/or sponsored by governments and development partners. The study includes an assessment of existing policies and programs; a stakeholder assessment, including private sector and academia; and identification of possible sectors of focus. The report is intended to be used for peer-to-peer learning among Reform Partnership and Compact with Africa (CwA) countries, to inform future country-specific analyses and to support the design of future industrial innovation policy in Reform Partnership or CwA countries.
In April ACET finalized the draft landscape analysis on industrial innovation in Africa. The reports, the first of its kind for the continent, focused on the status of industrial innovation policy, institutions and agendas in seven countries. The report will be finalized after feedback from the funder, and we expect follow on work to further analyze the options and opportunities for industrial innovation in Africa.
(2) Pathways to Investment: We initiated a seven-country study (Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana), titled ‘Pathways to Accelerate Investment’ which will inform German government decisions on the scope of its work in Reform Partnership countries. The study was completed and submitted to GIZ (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) for feedback in Q4 2020.
The report has since been revised and was presented on June 17 to the German Ministry of Development (BMZ), the German Development Implementation Agency (GIZ), the German Development Bank (KfW (Kreditanstalt Für Wiederaufbau)) and staff from various German Embassies in Africa. A few themes emerged during the discussion where additional efforts may be needed more generally to support the Reform Partnership countries. These included how to create strategic alliances within countries to support and advocate for investment; a greater focus on cross-cutting sectors; a need for greater engagement of stakeholders; a need for greater voice of the private sector; and better definitions of what is needed to “kickstart” reforms that can unlock untapped potential. There was also a focus on a few sectors/themes from country-specific contexts, including renewables, manufacturing, agriculture and agribusiness, training, and skills and TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training), municipal development, innovation policy, and private sector development/business environment. ACET and German teams will continue with follow up in the Reform Partnership countries which may include stakeholder engagement, seminars or further research and analysis
Q3 2021
Industrial Innovation Report: ACET completed and shared a final draft of the industrial innovation report with GIZ for feedback. Next steps are to incorporate their feedback, edit, and finalize the report for publishing. Currently the process has been delayed due to contracting challenges with the consultant, which need to be resolved.
Country Deep-Dives: As a follow-up to the report, ACET has been approved to conduct additional deep-dives on selected countries to identify country specific best practices and policy recommendations.
Peer Learning: We are planning to host a peer-learning event at the end of November to showcase the key learnings of the innovation report.
Q4 2021
Industrial Innovation Report: The industrial innovation report has been finalized.
Country Deep-Dives: Following completion of the industrial innovation study, ACET initiated preparations to conduct additional deep-dives on country specific best practices and policy recommendations.
Peer Learning: On 8th December 2021, ACET held a peer-to-Peer Learning Event on “Industrial Innovation Policy to Support Africa Economic Transformation” The event builds on the landscape analysis of seven countries (Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia) conducted by ACET to identify possible sectors of focus for future investment as part of Germany’s Reform Partnerships.
The objective of this event was to: (i) Facilitate discussion around the challenges to industrial innovation policy and promote peer-to-peer learning between governments, private sector, academia and other stakeholders. (ii) Identify actionable steps for facilitating investment and implementing the recommendations from ACET’s landscape analysis
African Center for Economic Transformation
This project is an extension of the G20- CWA project.
125700
33900
1500
6764
Accumulated consultancy cost for the reform partnership related projects during the period April-June 2021
1100
Accumulated consultancy cost for the pathway to investment project from Oct-Dec 2021
517
Accumulated staff cost for the pathways to investment project from Oct-Dec 2021
120583
Accumulated consultancy cost for all reform partnership projects from Jan-March 2021
4906
Accumulated staff cost for all reform partnership projects for the period January-March 2021
476
Accumulated communication and publication expenditure incurred on all reform partnership related projects for the period April - June 2021
26255
Accumulated staff cost on all reform partnership related projects during the period April-June 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-Jobs for Economic Transformation (JET)
African Center for Economic Transformation
Jobs for Economic Transformation (JET)
The program will support increased investment at scale into manufacturing and industrial sectors which in turn will boost productivity by introducing new technology and management capabilities, increasing the capabilities of the workforce and generate opportunities for the wider economy. It will do so by taking a focused anchor investment facilitation approach to deliver investment at scale into target sectors.
This project was initiated in Q1, with the following deliverables ongoing or nearing completion:
• Provide advisory support to Lead Consultant on Political Economy & Stakeholder Landscape
• Comment on and provide inputs on program context - Provide an overview of recent growth, trade and investment trends in Ghana and quick overview of the major barriers to growth (particularly of small enterprises), investment and job creation in Ghana, introducing some of the themes which will be explored in further detail in the sections to follow immediately below
• Proactively contribute to stakeholder workshop delivery (Political Economy and Stakeholder landscape) • Peer review of Strategy for Creating Jobs & Economic Transformation (prepared by a consultant)
• Proactively contribute to technical workshop delivery - review methodology for sector prioritization and sector strategies in pharma, auto and textiles sectors
• Inputs into Investment Landscape analysis prepared by BCG, especially data
Q2 2021
The following activities were completed in Q2
• Provide advisory support to Lead Consultant on Political Economy & Stakeholder Landscape
• Comment on and provide inputs on program context - Provide an overview of recent growth, trade and investment trends in Ghana and quick overview of the major barriers to growth (particularly of small enterprises), investment and job creation in Ghana, introducing some of the themes which will be explored in further detail in the sections to follow immediately below -
• Proactively contribute to stakeholder workshop delivery (Political Economy and Stakeholder landscape)
• Peer review of Strategy for Creating Jobs & Economic Transformation
• Proactively contribute to technical workshop delivery - review methodology for sector prioritization and sector strategies in pharma, auto and textiles sectors
• Inputs into Investment Landscape analysis prepared by BCG, especially data
• Private sector outreach - Reach out to 100+ private sector organizations across key sectors and identify key barriers and opportunities.
• Development of opportunity catalogue
• Domestic MSME Landscape review
• Industrial Policy Landscape
• Workshop and presentations to FCDO and Ministry of Trade and Industry also completed
Q3 2021
The Inception phase which ended in July 2021 included: A Domestic MSME Landscape review; Development of opportunity catalogue; and the Development of the inception report and presentation of findings to the Minister of Trade and industry.
ACET has begun procurement processes for engaging consultants to lead the implementation phase of the project.
African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)
The project commenced in 1st quarter of 2021
support increased investment at scale into manufacturing and industrial sectors
11500
3800
3720
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
1819
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period July to September 2021
1907
Accumulated staff cost incurred from July to September 2021
7360
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-ThinkAfrica-Afdb
African Center for Economic Transformation
Think Africa- African National Development Banks
This is a collaboration between ACET and ODI to undertake multi-country case studies on the developmental activities and impacts of National Development Banks as part of the AFD/IDFC research initiative on Public Development Banks
Q2 2021
The following activities have been undertaken this review period:
• Inception Report completed;
• Global Literature review completed.
• Country level literature reviews ongoing;
• Questionnaires developed for the interviews and focus group discussions;
• Key banks and some stakeholders for the Ghana case study contacted;
• Stakeholder Matrices being developed for Rwanda, Tunisia, and Cote d’Ivoire
Q3 2021
In Q3, stakeholder matrices for all countries (Rwanda, Tunisia, Cote d’Ivoire) were finalized. Country-level literature reviews and focus group discussions have been conducted, and first drafts of the country-level reports have been developed. In September 2021, ACET convened a validation workshop on the developmental activities and the impacts of National Development Banks in Ghana. the second draft of the country-level report for Ghana is expected in the next quarter after comments from the workshop have been integrated. The team is also preparing for a validation workshop on the Rwandan case study in October 2021.
Q4 2021
ACET and ODI have collaborated to undertake multi-country case studies on the developmental activities and impacts of National Development Banks as part of the AFD/IDFC research initiative on Public Development Banks.
In October 2021, ACET convened a validation workshop on the developmental activities and the impacts of National Development Banks in Rwanda. Second drafts of the Ghana and Rwanda reports have been finalized with comments from the workshops have been integrated into the report. Final case study reports have been completed and a synthesis report will be produced during the first quarter of 2022
African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)
This is an analysis of developmental activities and impacts of National Development Banks
18800
41700
109200
109651
Accumulated expenses on consultancy, staff cost, lecture and workshop etc for the period Oct-Dec 2021
23446
Consultancy cost for the period July to September 2021
15807
Staff cost for the period July to September 2021
2081
Cost incurred on Lecture and workshop during the period July to September 2021
248
cost incurred on communication and publication for the period July to September 2021
7736
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
10310
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
212
Accumulation communication and publication cost for the period April-June 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-Good Export Practices
African Center for Economic Transformation
Good Export Practices
This is a one-year project (May 2021-April 2022) funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) on Good Export Practices. The Buenas Practicas Exportadoras (BPE) or Good Export Practices Program is an export capability-building program for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), active in a strategic sector of the economy, and producing differentiated goods. It is based on the findings of the work by Artopolous et al. (2011 and 2013) that one of the main barriers hindering firms from exporting is a lack of foreign market knowledge. The program builds upon the insight that management matters and that the diffusion and adoption of good export practices is crucial for export performance.
This project is in the initiation stage. ACET has signed an MOU with GEPA, reviewed 20 practices, and put out a TOR for a consultant. The project is a partnership between University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, HEG-Genève, Switzerland, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina and ACET.
Q2 2021
The project is currently at diagnosis phase and training materials for Ghana have been developed and customised. Training of consultants for the technical assistance phase has been completed as well. With regards to the selection of participating firms, ACET received a total of 220 applications with 197 selected. Since it is a prerequisite to select 200 participating firms in other to complete the diagnosis phase, preparations are underway to select 3 additional firms in Q3. Training of consultants for the diagnosis of firms is ongoing.
Q3 2021
Training of consultants for the diagnosis of firms has been completed. A total of 180 participating firms have been selected for the program, out of which 90 firms are currently being offered the technical assistance to enhance their capacity to export. The technical assistance phase ends in January 2022 following which the impact of the technical assistance will be assessed by comparing the status of the group that received the assistance to the remaining 90 that were not offered any support.
African Center for Economic Transformation
The project is a partnership between University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, HEG-Genève, Switzerland, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina and ACET.
39300
96150
86272
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period July to September 2021
2359
Travel expenses for the period July to September 2021
6743
Accumulated staff cost for the period July to September 2021
151
Accumulated communication and publication cost for the period July to September 2021
26706
Accumulated consultancy cost for the period April-June 2021
8209
Accumulated staff cost for the period April-June 2021
329
Accumulated expenses incurred on lecture and workshops during the period April-June 2021
1656
Accumulated communication and publication cost for the period April - June 2021
US-EIN-11-3803281-DutchFund
African Center for Economic Transformation
The Dutch Grant for General Operations Support
In January 2017, the Government of the Netherlands agreed to support ACET's core activities (General operational activities for a five-year period (2017-2021).
The primary purpose of securing the core grant funding was to guarantee ACET's sustainability even in the absence of project-specific funds or project-related activities. Core funds are generally expended on operations equipment and designated core staff costs, mainly the human resources needed to keep the organization active.
With an organizational mission is to help government and businesses deliver an economic transformation that improves lives, the fund supported five of ACET's core projects and one gender-oriented project, namely:
1. The African Transformation Reports (ATR)
2. African Transformation Forum (ATF)
3. African Transformation Index (ATI)
4. The Pan African Coalition for Transformation- Youth Education and Skills Chapter (PACT -YES Chapter)
5. Promoting Women and Youth Financial Inclusion for Entrepreneurship and Job Creation: Comparative Study of Selected Sub-Saharan African countries
6. The Transformation Leadership Panel (TLP) project replaced the Financial Inclusion project following its official closure in December 2019.
The outcome of the projects included knowledge products that support African governments and the private sector in making evidence-informed decisions for Africa's economic transformation.
African Initiatives
Five-year project from January 2017 to December 2021
Grant progress update
850000
500000
500000
500000
500000
87893
Accumulated expenses on the launch of ATF 2021 from the overall Duch grant (2017-2021) during the year 2021.
404803
The actual amount from the overall income disbursed (2017-2021) that was committed to ACET's core activities in 2020.
732442
The actual amount from the overall disbursement (2017-2021) that ACET committed to the general operational support.
297493
The accumulated amount incurred on the production publication and dissemination of ACET's 2nd African Transformation Reports (ATR 2017)
71998
Accumulated amount from the Dutch grant expended on the preparation and launch of ATF 2018 during the year 2017
118997
Accumulated amount from the Dutch grant expended on fundraising and consultations for revising ATI 2014 during the year 2017
199996
Accumulated amount from the Dutch fund spent of ACET's Pan-African Coalition for Transformation activities during the year 2017
161496
Accumulated amount from the Dutch grant expended in 2017 to support the implementation of the Financial Inclusion Project.
165933
Accumulated amount from the overall Dutch grant (2017-2021) spent on the 3rd ATR project (ATR 2021) in the year 2018
55311
Accumulated amount from the overall Dutch grant (2017-2021) supporting the preparation and launch of the 3rd African Transformation Forum in 2018
105593
Accumulated expenses from the dutch grant (2017-2018) in support of the ATI 2 project during the year 2018
85481
Accumulated expenditure from the Dutch grant in support of the Financial Inclusion project in 2018.
90509
Accumulated expenses from the Dutch grant incurred on the implementation of the PACT -YES project in 2018
74672
109518
Accumulated expenses from the Dutch grant incurred on the PACT-YES project in 2019
174234
Accumulated funds from the Dutch grant expended on the ATR 3/ATR 2021 project during the year 2019
849980
Incoming fund for general operations supports for the year 2017. (Supporting projects: ATR, ATI, ATF, YES & Finacial Inclusion project)
499980
Incoming fund for the year 2018 in support of ACET's core activities for the year. (Projects Supported include: ATF, ATI, ATR, PACT- YES Chapter, Financial Inclusion project)
499980
Incoming fund for the year 2019 in support of ACET's core operations. The fund supported projects like the ATF, ATR, ATI, PACT-YES, and Financial Inclusion study.
499980
Incoming fund (Disbursement for the year 2020 in support of ACET's core operation. The fund supported the list of projects below:
- African Transformation Forum
-AfricanTransformation Reports
-Transformation Leadership Panel (Following the official closure of the Financial Inclusion project in 2019)
- PACT - Youth Employment and Skill Chapter
499980
Incoming fund (amount disbursed) for the year 2021 to support ACET's core operations
849980
The actual amount from the overall sum disbursed (2017-2021) that was committed to ACET core activities in 2017. The Activities included core projects like the ATF, ATR, ATI, PACT- YES Chapter, and the Financial Inclusion project.
502827
The actual amount from the overall sum disbursed (2017-2021) committed to ACET's core activities in the year 2018
497811
Actual amount from the overall income disbursed (2017-2021) that was committed to ACET's core activities in 2019
72865
Accumulated expenses from the Dutch grant incurred on the Transformation Leadership panel project in 2020
89057
Accumulated expenses from the Dutch grant incurred on the TLP project in 2020
117393
Actual expenses from the Dutch grant incurred on the ATR 3 during the year 2020
68816
Accumulated expenses from the Dutch grant on the ATI project in 2020
94584
Actual amount from the Dutch grant expended on the ATI 2 project in 2019
56672
Accumulated expenses from the Dutch grant incurred on the launch of ATF 3 in 2020
44803
Accumulated expenses from the Dutch Grant incurred on the launch of ATF 2021 during the year 2019
249031
Accumulated fund from the Dutch grant expended on the production of the 3rd ATR in the year 2021
139164
Accumulated funds from the Dutch grand expended on the PACT-YES project during the year 2021
124515
Accumulated amount from the Dutch grant expended from the TLP project during the period 2021
131840
Accumulated expenses on ATI 2 project from the Dutch grant during the year 2021