Consulting Service of SCBD (Sustainable Capacity Building for Decentralization) Local Government of Central Tapanuli (Implementation of Capacity Building Action Plan of Central Tapanuli) (Consortium with PT Survey or Indonesia Medan) (Funded by ADB – Ministry of Home Affairs)

Duration : 20/11/2008 to 20/10/2011

Location : Central Tapanuli–North Sumatera Province

Funded by ADB – Ministry of Home Affairs

This is a 36 (thirty six) months ADB funded project. The aim of the project is to enhance the capacity of local government in the aspect of system, organization and individuals in accordance with CBAP (Capacity Building Action Plan) which is formulated based on specific local needs and gender responsive compliance. The project actively involves diverse stakeholders from CPMO, core team, field team, service provider, management team, PIU, expert team for each activity, and employees of the local government.

The program aims to enhance the capacity of local government so as to provide more efficient, effective and excellent delivery and maintenance of public services and facilities in accordance with minimum service standards of the Government of Indonesia on education, health, infrastructure, and the 11 obligatory functions of Local Governments; promote more equitable economic development; implement poverty reduction programs; maintain sustainable local capacity building programs; facilitate and empower local government strategies and Capacity Building Action Plans (CBAP) to support sustainable institutional capacity building; facilitate local government for get adequate staff capacity in key areas of activity to meet the demands of decentralized government; ensure  and implement training systems, quality control and core curricula which meet the needs of decentralized local government; manage financial and management systems to ensure sustainable capacity building; implement gender mainstreaming strategy to realize the potential productivity gains of gender equity policies; facilitate LG to have key supporting policies & actions to enable institutionalization of good governance practices key supporting policies and actions to enable institutionalization of good governance practices.

The program starts with a baseline survey of LG to determine the current status of MSS Achievement on Public Services & community satisfactory on the services. The survey was conducted to local government employees and to community. The baseline report provides a baseline against which the district can measure its progress, and update its CBAP as required. Based on the baseline survey result, the Local government assisted by consultant team updates the CBAP activities as an effort of intervention to the existing gaps. On the 33^rd month, another survey of public satisfaction & audit of local government employees’ capacity are undertaken. There are six different types of CBAP activities undertaken successfully within 36 months period, including (i) conducting baseline surveys & audit to local governments capacity and public satisfaction, (ii) monitoring and evaluation, (iii) undertaking 100 training activities of 50 program topics for echelon II, III, IV and staff, (iv) formulating a number of documents/guidelines, draft of local regulations, and developing computer based management information system.