Sustainable Public Financial Management

Part 1: Introduction

FreeBalance participates in many Pubic Financial Management conferences around the world. Valuable information is shared among PFM professionals at these conferences. We find this information critical for improving our Integrated Financial Management and Information System (IFMIS) designed exclusively for government. We recognize that not everyone can attend these conferences. Therefore, we are sharing notes and observations with you. And, we will augment these entries as we attend more conferences.

Themes

This series of postings will cover 9 themes:

1. Introduction and References
2. History of Public Financial Management Reforms
3. Benefits of IFMIS
4. Acquisition Practices
5. Implementation Practices and Project Management
6. Implementation Sequencing
7. Capacity Building
8. Subjects in PFM – Procurement, Budget Planning and Performance Management
9. Transparency and Accountability

Format

Each entry begins with a summary of the theme followed by bullet point notes. Some sections within each theme are generated from a single presentation while others have numerous points from many presentations. The speaker who is paraphrased is identified. Links to the presentation or paper is provided, when available for each posting. (And the references for all 8 themes are provided at the end of this blog entry.)

We may not have captured the full essence of conference information in our paraphrasing. If so, please let us know by commenting.

Other Blog Sources

We recommend the International Consortium on Financial Management (ICGFM) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) PFM blogs. ICGFM provides all conference presentations and copies of the International Journal on Government Financial Management on the ICGFM web site.

References

The following material is referenced in this series by speaker:

• Acosta: Manuel Acosta, Director General de Presupuesto Paraquay
• Allen: Richard Allen, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
• Alvarez: Fabian QuirosAlvarez, the General Sub-Director of the National Budget 
• Angelovska-Bezoska: Anita Angelovska-Bezoska, Chief Economist, Central Bank of Macedonia
• Ayoung: Asha Ayoung, Lead Procurement Specialist, World Bank
• Beasley: Ivor Beasley. World Bank
• Brumby: Jim Brumby – World Bank
• Cangiano: Marco Cangiano, Division Chief, International Monetary Fund
• Cochran: Ken Cochrane, CIO Government of Canada
• Cort: Dr. Errol Cort, Minister of Finance, Antigua and Barbuda
• Claro: Jorge Claro, Claro and Associates
• Dorotinksy: Bill Dorotinsky – World Bank, formerly with the IMF (1) & (2)
• Dorsey: Founder and President Dulican
• Farooq: Khuram Farooq, Director PIFRA
• FISC: 2008 FreeBalance International Steering Committee
• Garcia-Gonsalvez: Manager, Whittman-Hart
• Gomez: Pamela Gomez, Center for Budget Policy Priorities
• Grewe: Timothy Grewe, Resident Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Georgia, from the US Department of the Treasury 
• Habibullah: Wajahjat Habibullah, the Chief Information Office of India
• Hawkesworth: Ian Hawkesworth Administrator, Budgeting and Public Expenditures Division, Governance Directorate OECD
• Joyce: Philip Joyce, Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, The George Washington University
• Kamaray: Cyprian Kamaray, Accountant General, Sierra Leone
• Kelly: Tom Kelly , MCC
• Kovács: Dr. Arpád Kovács, President of the Hungarian State Audit Office
• Libbey: Jim Libbey, Executive Director, Financial Systems Authority, Office of the Controller General, Treasury Board of Canada
• Melhem: Samia Melhem, Chair, e-Development Thematic Group Global ICT, The World Bank Group
• Minthambala: Nt Minthambala, Deputy Accountant General, Malawi
• Murphy: Peter Murphy, World Bank
• Myers: Ron Myers, Public Sector and Institutional Reform Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank
• Nomvalo: Freeman Nomvalo the Accountant General of the National Treasury, Government of South Africa
• Nummy: David Nummy, Grant Thronton
• O’Brien: Mitchell O’Brien,World Bank
• Orlando: Jason Orlando , US Treasury 
• Osler: Gail Osler, US Dep’t Treasury, Office of Technical Assistance
• Parry: Michael Parry, President IMCL
• Pessoa: Mario Pessoa, Fiscal Affairs Department IMF
• Peterson: Stephen Peterson, Harvard University
• Petkovksi: Djordjija Petkoski, World Bank
• Petriashvili: Papuna Petriashvili, Deputy Minister of Finance, Government of Georgia
• Pilapitiya: Husitha D. Pilapitiya of Casals & Associates 
• Points: Ron Points, Consultant, The World Bank
• Prasueth: Sanya Prasueth, Deputy Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Finance, Lao P.D.R.
• Ronsholt: Frans Ronsholt, PEFA Secretariat
• Ruffner: Michael Ruffner, Director Technical Assistance, US Department of the Treasury
• Seed: Arleen Cannata Seed, World Bank
• Sitton: John Sitton of Emerging Markets Group
• Sottie: Christian Sottie, Controller and Accountant General, Ghana
• Spietzer: Deborah Spietzer, Financial Management Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
• Symansky: Steven Symansky, Fiscal Affairs Department, Division Chief of Fiscal Poliy and Surveillence, IMF
• Tarallo: Roberto Tarallo,  World Bank
• Thuy: Dang Thi Thuy, TABMIS Project Manager, Vietnam
• Trimble: Laura Trimble, Associate Director of Budget and Financial Accountability, Office of Technical Assistance, U.S. Department of Treasury 
• Van Daniker: Relmond Van Daniker, Executive Director of the Association of Government Accountants
• Van der Linde: Gert Van der Linde, Senior FM Specialist, World Bank
• Vickland: Scott Vickland, Emerging Markets Group
• Vani: Sanjay Vani, Lead Financial Specialist at the World Bank
• Woods: Gavin Woods, Member of Parliament, National Assembly of South Africa.