Active engagement of national stakeholders and ADB resident missions from the outset helps improve ownership and project success. The likelihood of success is greater when an RCIF TA project is designed with genuine consultation with concerned line ministries, national agencies, the private sector (if relevant), and ADB resident missions. Active engagement of in-country stakeholders helps ADB to identify binding constraints and solutions, and to internalize implementation challenges at the TA design stage. This makes clear the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder. Active engagement of national stakeholders from the outset helps expose them to ADB’s procedures and policies, as well as to safeguard and procurement requirements and other business processes, and the responsibilities and accountabilities of the TA project’s team members, including consultants and counterparts. Early engagement helps minimize misunderstanding during implementation and improve the overall project oversight and management.
Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund, 2007–2019