{ "title": "The Fund's Capacity Development Strategy - Better Policies Through Stronger Institutions - Background Paper", "publication": "Policy Papers, May 21, 2013", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/the-fund-s-capacity-development-strategy-better-policies-through-stronger-institutions-pp4779", "canonical": "https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/the-fund-s-capacity-development-strategy-better-policies-through-stronger-institutions-pp4779", "overlayPath": "/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/the-fund-s-capacity-development-strategy-better-policies-through-stronger-institutions-pp4779/index.md", "summary": "This supplement provides background information on various aspects of capacity development (CD) for the main Board paper, The Fund’s Capacity Development Strategy—Better Policies through Stronger Institutions.", "sections": [ { "heading": "Overview", "content": "- Supplement provides background information on various aspects of capacity development (CD) for the main Board paper, The Fund’s Capacity Development Strategy—Better Policies through Stronger Institutions.\n- Divided into nine notes or sections (A through I), each focused on a different topic covered in the main paper.\n- Publication date: May 21, 2013." }, { "heading": "Section A — Institutions and the Fund’s role", "content": "- Explores the importance of institutions for growth.\n- Discusses the role the Fund can play in building institutions." }, { "heading": "Section B — Changes in the CD landscape", "content": "- Presents stylized facts about how the landscape for CD has changed since the late 1990s." }, { "heading": "Section C — Measurement challenges", "content": "- Discusses the difficulties of analyzing CD data because of measurement issues." }, { "heading": "Section D — Long-term perspective on Fund CD", "content": "- Provides a longer-term perspective on how Fund CD has responded to member needs." }, { "heading": "Section E — Prioritization and Regional Strategy Notes (RSNs)", "content": "- Contains information on previous efforts to prioritize CD.\n- Assesses Regional Strategy Notes (RSNs) and country pages.\n- Suggests ways to strengthen RSNs, including by using the Fund’s surveillance products." }, { "heading": "Section F — TA funding model comparison", "content": "- Compares the technical assistance (TA) funding model proposed in the 2011 Report of the Task Force on the Fund’s Technical Assistance Strategy to the model proposed in the main paper.\n- References the 2011 Report of the Task Force on the Fund’s Technical Assistance Strategy." }, { "heading": "Section G — Monitoring and evaluation practices", "content": "- Describes the current monitoring and evaluation practices used at the Fund for TA and training." }, { "heading": "Section H — Synergies between TA and training", "content": "- Provides recommendations to increase synergies between TA and external training for country authorities.\n- Recommends synergies between TA and internal training for Fund staff." }, { "heading": "Section I — Online learning", "content": "- Discusses the revolution in online learning." }, { "heading": "Metadata and subjects", "content": "- Subjects: Background papers, Fund role, Institute for Capacity Development, Technical assistance, Technical assistance programs.\n\nSource: The Fund's Capacity Development Strategy - Better Policies Through Stronger Institutions - Background Paper (May 21, 2013). 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