AMP Nepal
“Introduction of the software Aid Management Platform has revealed the large size of the [technical assistance] which is not included in the annual income and expenditure estimates (or red book) of the government.”
"Technical Assistance: Donors' billions sans proper auditing," article in the Kathmandu Post, July 24, 2011
[toggle]Key Characteristics
AMP as a reporting tool. The GoN will use AMP as a tool to produce reports, such as the annual aid report. Also, standard reporting formats will be developed in AMP to align with the reporting cycle of the Ministry and the government at large (including the budget cycle).
Links to public financial management. An assessment of a possible integration between AMP and the MoF’s Financial Management System was conducted in 2011. Several key areas in which an integration would improve the budget planning and execution process were identified.
Data management. Development Gateway (DG) has provided support for data management, including training on report production and facilitating data entry and validation.
Training. DG has provided training to a team of 25 people representing the data entry officers from donor partners, FCGO, National Planning Commission (NPC) and the Budget division of the MoF. Also, a data validation workshop was organized to train the under secretaries on the validation and approval process for project data. Follow up trainings associated with new versions are planned for new and existing AMP users from both the GoN and development partners.
[toggle]Results
The implementation of AMP was one of the priorities of the government’s program to develop capacity for effective aid management. The government is now using AMP to monitor commitments to the priorities of the National Development Plan. In this early stage in the project, one can already see improved coordination between the government and other stakeholders.
The system is in its second year of implementation, and to date over 180 ongoing projects—representing total commitments of approximately 4.8 billion USD—have been entered into the system by government staff.
FACD plans to publicly launch AMP as the government system for aid tracking and management in 2011. The system has already been rolled out to 35 donor agencies and 4 line ministries. Current activities include training donors and other external partners on the platform, and designing a workflow per the finalized data management plan.
[toggle]Timeline
| 2010 | |
| April | Pilot version of AMP installed and training provided to 20 FACD staff on the data entry and reporting modules |
| July | AMP Data Management Plan draft distributed to FACD under secretaries and UNDP partners, outlining responsibilities of government and development partners in AMP |
| August | Implementation of technical customizations proposed by the FACD under secretaries Data entry validation workshops |
| September | Data management plan finalized |
| December | Three data entry officers hired to assist in ensuring timeliness and accuracy in data entry |
| 2011 | |
| January | Inclusion of pilot donors in the data entry and validation process |
| May | Assessment on integrating AMP with the financial management system |
[toggle]Links and Resources
- Story referencing AMP in the Kathmandu Post, which explains how AMP has helped the government to assess the full extent of technical assistance for the first time
- Development Cooperation Report, FY2010-11
- Leaflet: Foreign Aid in Nepal, FY2010-11
Funding Partners
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| Australia | UNDP |
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.
