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ASIAN REGIONAL SEMINAR: PROMOTING FISCAL SUSTAINABILITYThrough Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Public SpendingBERJAYA TIMES SQUARE HOTELKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFebruary 28 – March 2, 2011We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Japanese Ministry of Finance for this seminar.Day 1: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 20118.30 – 9.00 Registration and Administrative MattersOpening Remarks9.00 – 9.25 Dr. Sundaran Annamalai, Undersecretary, Economics and International Division, Ministry of Finance, MalaysiaMr. Michel Lazare, Assistant Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary FundOpening Session9.25 – 10.25 Promoting Fiscal Sustainability Through Improved Budget InstitutionsChairMr. Ray Shostak, former Head of the UK Prime Minister’s Delivery UnitPresenterProfessor Allen Schick, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, United States (40 minutes)Open Discussion (20 minutes)10.25 – 10.45 Coffee BreakSession 110.45 – 11.30 Budgeting for the Medium TermThis session will provide an overview of different approaches to designing and implementing medium-term frameworks. It will address the international trends in developing these reforms and the key issues and challenges encountered in introducing these frameworks. It will examine what have been the results in terms of improving budgetary reallocations and fiscal sustainability and what are the outstanding issues.ChairMr. Jon Blondal, Head of the Budgeting and Public Expenditure Division, Public Governance Directorate, OECDPresenterMr. Holger Van Eden, Deputy Division Chief, Public Financial Management Division II, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund (20 minutes)Open Discussion (25 minutes)Session 211.30 – 13.00 Country Case StudiesIn this session individual countries will present their experiences of developing medium-term frameworks. Country presentations will discuss: how they designed and implemented their frameworks; what roles and responsibilities are played by key actors; what are the key challenges and issues they have encountered; and the solutions they have adopted. In sum, countries will present what has worked and what has not worked and what they see as the unresolved current issues and challenges.ChairMr. Michel LazarePresenterMr. John Janssen, Principal Advisor on Macro Fiscal Policy, Treasury Department, New Zealand (20 minutes)Open Discussion (25 Minutes)PresenterDatuk Dr. Rahamat Bivi Yusoff, Director Budget Management Division, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia (20 Minutes)Open Discussion (25 Minutes)13.00 – 14.30 Lunch hosted by the Malaysian Ministry of FinanceSession 2 Continued14.30 – 16.00 PresenterMr. Choong-Mo Yang, Director of Fiscal Policy Division, Fiscal Policy Bureau, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Korea (20 Minutes)Open Discussion (25 Minutes)PresenterDr. Thanapat Reungsri, Budget Analyst, Budget Strategic Unit, Bureau of the Budget, Thailand (20 Minutes)Open Discussion (25 Minutes)16.00 – 16.20 Coffee BreakSession 316.20 – 17.30Round Table Discussion: General Lessons LearnedThis session will discuss the key issues and lessons that have emerged from the country presentations and the discussions at the meeting. The speakers in Sessions 1 and 2 will be part of the round table. This round table provides an opportunity for participants to ask additional and follow up questions to the presenters and to discuss their own country experiences of medium term frameworks.ChairProfessor Allen Schick17.30 – 18.00Welcome Address by Secretary General of the Treasury for Malaysia, Tan Sri Dr. Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah Followed by group photo session20.00 – 22.00 Dinner hosted by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance at Restoran Seri Melayu (all participants are invited)Day 2: TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011Session 49.30 – 10.15 Budgetary Tools for Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness: Performance Budgeting and Spending ReviewsThis session will provide an overview of international trends and different approaches to designing and implementing performance budgeting systems and spending reviews in advanced countries. It will also address the challenges, myths, and opportunities presented by these initiatives.ChairMr. Peter Saunders, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Finance, AustraliaPresenterDr. Teresa Curristine, Senior Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund (25 Minutes)Open Discussion (20 minutes)10.15 – 10.45 Coffee BreakSession 510.45 – 12.30 Country Experience of Implementing Performance BudgetingIn this session individual countries will present their experiences of implementing performance budgeting initiatives. The presentations will describe the major initiatives in performance budgeting and management and challenges encountered with implementing these reforms and how countries sought to address these issues.ChairMs. Emilia Pires, Minister of Finance, Timor-LestePresenterDr. Prajapati Trivedi, Secretary Performance Management, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India (25 minutes)Open Discussion (25 minutes)PresenterMr. Koshy Thomas, Head of OBB Unit, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia (25 minutes)Open Discussion (25 minutes)12.30 – 14.00 Lunch hosted by the Malaysian Ministry of FinanceSession 5 Continued14.00 – 15.00 PresenterMr. Ray Shostak (25 minutes) Open Discussion (35 minutes)15.00 – 15.30 Coffee BreakSession 615.30 – 17.00 Country Experience of Implementing Strategic Reviews and Expenditure ReviewsIn this session individual countries will present their experiences of implementing strategic and expenditure reviews.ChairDr. Arunaselam Rasappan, Senior Adviser, Center for Development & Research in Evaluation (CeDRE) International, MalaysiaPresenterMr. Peter Saunders (25 minutes) Open Discussion (20 minutes)PresenterMr. Dustin Brown, Deputy Assistant Director for Management, Office of Management and Budgeting, USA (25 minutes)Open Discussion (20 minutes)18.30Dinner hosted by IMF at Bronx V, Berjaya Times Square Hotel (All participants are invited)Day 3: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011Session 6 Continued9.00 – 10.30 ChairDr. Arunaselam RasappanPresenterMr. Bruce Stacey, Associate Chief of Defence Transformation, Government of Canada (20 minutes)Open Discussion (25 minutes)PresenterDr. Nowook Park, KPIF, Korea (20 minutes)Open Discussion (25 minutes)10.30 – 11.00 Coffee BreakSession 711.00 – 13.00 Round Table Discussion: General Lessons LearnedThis session will discuss lessons that have emerged from the country presentations and the discussions over the two days. The speakers in Sessions 5 and 6 have been invited to be part of the round table. This round table provides an opportunity for participants to ask additional and follow up questions to the presenters and to discuss their own country experiences.ChairMr. Ray Shostak13.00 – 13.30 Closing Remarks13.30 – 14.30Lunch hosted by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance ................
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