AMP Burkina Faso
“Development Gateway has been our companion…
their support has been very beneficial”
Amadou Diallo, Director for ODA Coordination and Effectiveness
[toggle]Key Characteristics
AMP as a reporting tool. The Government of Burkina Faso has used AMP for the past three years as a tool to produce the annual “Development Co-operation Report of Burkina Faso.” With the technical assistance provided by Development Gateway, the 2009 report was produced only six months after the end of fiscal year (a significant improvement over prior years), enabling more productive donor-government dialogue.
South-South collaboration. The Government of Burkina Faso traveled to Ethiopia in November 2007 to meet with government counterparts and exchange experiences on AMP and aid management. Burkina Faso, in turn, hosted a similar workshop for delegations from Madagascar, Niger, and Togo in November 2008 and received a visit of delegations from Mali, Rep. of Congo and Benin in 2010. Burkina Faso has also participated in all three “AMP Best Practices” annual workshops.
Government ownership. DG-COOP hosts AMP on a government-owned server and government staff have been actively engaged in system implementation. Burkina Faso funded a two-year institutional strengthening program (2009-10) using its own funds, proving its commitment to AMP.
Support for data management. Development Gateway has provided extensive support for data management, including training on report production and facilitating data entry and validation workshops. DG-COOP is currently developing a Data Management Plan.
Network administration. Since the end of 2010, the AMP server has been managed by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. It is located in a centralized government data center, in order to ensure that AMP is anchored within the government’s broader IT infrastructure.
[toggle]Results
AMP Burkina Faso now contains over 1,400 development activities, representing the entire portfolio of aid-financed activities from 2000 to 2010, or nearly $7 billion in actual disbursements. AMP has been used to produce the annual “Development Co-operation Report of Burkina Faso” for three years.
Several government ministries are now planning to work together to link AMP with other government financial management systems. Burkina Faso has also expressed interest in geocoding the country’s aid-financed activities.
AMP users from DG-COOP were surveyed at the time of implementation and then again a year later, in 2009. Users indicated that they now find it easier to access aid data, and that aid information is more accurate than it was prior to AMP. Coordination of data collection has improved somewhat, and information is updated more frequently. The survey also showed that users believe AMP has strengthened donor coordination.
[toggle]Timeline
| 2007 | |
| November | Technical Assessment conducted in Ouagadougou |
| 2008 | |
| February | AMP installation and testing on government computers; basic training |
| March | Phase 1 of implementation completed |
| July | Validation of 5-year series of general and financial data, advanced training on report production, and training of 20 donor agency focal points |
| November | Government hosted workshop for delegations from Madagascar, Niger, and Togo |
| December | Official release of the 2007 Development Co-operation Report – the first one produced using AMP |
| 2009 | |
| October | Official release of the 2008 Development Co-operation Report |
| 2010 | |
| May | Latest AMP release successfully installed on government server; training for 30 members of DG-COOP; AMP technical administrator training |
| June | Official release of the 2009 Development Co-operation Report |
| November | Migration of payment orders and contract data from an old contract database called FINEXT into AMP |
| 2011 | |
| January | The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs began analyzing the potential to link AMP with other government financial systems |
| March | Government trained on how to open AMP to donors |
| September | Pre-feasibility study mission on linking AMP to the CIFE (Circuit Intégré des Financements Extérieurs) |
[toggle]Links and Resources
- Visit AMP (Only accessible by registered users)
- Watch video interview with Amadou Diallo, Director for ODA Coordination and Effectiveness
- Download 2010 official aid report
- Download 2009 official aid report
- Download 2008 official aid report
- Download 2007 official aid report
- View all ODA reports on government website
- Comparative Study of Data Reported to the OECD CRS and to the Aid Management Platform (using Burkina Faso as a case study)
Funding Partners
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| France | Switzerland |
About AMP
The Aid Management Platform (AMP) is an online application that enables governments to better manage and coordinate development assistance. Designed for use by governments and their development partners, AMP improves and streamlines the processes for planning, monitoring, coordinating, tracking and reporting on international aid flows and activities.
