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An effective monitoring system that uses clear criteria and indicators to track development, including a digital map monitoring system, contributed significantly to the successful implementation of the project.

Project Number: 34112-013
Project Name: Poor Farmers' Income Improvement Through Innovation Project
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Close coordination between the district governments, the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) and assessment institute for agricultural technologies (AIATs), and the village heads from the start of the project is crucial in ensuring their continuous support after project implementation to sustain the benefits gained from the project.

Project Number: 34112-013
Project Name: Poor Farmers' Income Improvement Through Innovation Project
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The mobilization of farmer groups is most effective with the active participation of village facilitators (50% of whom were women) who are village residents or respected village leaders (e.g., religious leaders), and the successful involvement of a consortium between a national nongovernment organization or NGO, local NGOs, and other civil society organizations.

Project Number: 34112-013
Project Name: Poor Farmers' Income Improvement Through Innovation Project
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Village-based planning, construction using local labors, and the operation and maintenance (O&M) of small- scale village infrastructure have leveraged local resources, as compared with contracting them to a third party. This strategy minimizes potential corruption.

Project Number: 34112-013
Project Name: Poor Farmers' Income Improvement Through Innovation Project
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The focus on very poor, remote villages where limited government programs were operating contributed to the success of the project. The villagers really valued the investments and were willing to provide significant contributions.

Project Number: 34112-013
Project Name: Poor Farmers' Income Improvement Through Innovation Project
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The participatory approach and the adoption of gender mainstreaming in village investment planning and implementation are key factors in the project's success. Poor farmers, including women, decided on the type of investments needed in their villages. That instilled in them a sense of ownership and responsibility that was critical to sustainability.

Project Number: 34112-013
Project Name: Poor Farmers' Income Improvement Through Innovation Project
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It was a challenge to administer the block grant mechanism for 50 BAWASDAs and Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah or Regional Parliament (DPRD) secretariats. All the BAWASDAs had to prepare institutional development plans (IDPs) for ADB approval in order to be eligible for grant funds. Subsequently, the BAWASDAs and the DPRD secretariats were required to coordinate with the MOHA-IG to ensure their budgets were included in MOHA-IG DIPA (the budget and the activities were prepared in accordance with the approved IDP). This process resulted in delays.

Project Number: 35144-013
Project Name: State Audit Reform Sector Development Program
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Too many project implementation units (PIUs) were operating, at both the central and regional level which implemented block grants.

Project Number: 35144-013
Project Name: State Audit Reform Sector Development Program
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Although the project met performance targets and indicators, substantive support was provided by the Investment Loan Monitoring Unit (ILMU) and the technical assistance (TA) consultants to help the Ministry of National Education- Inspectorate General (MONE-IG) implement the scholarship program. The support ranged from administrative to monitoring and evaluation, and quality assurance. As such, it was essential to have good coordination between BAPPENAS, as the executing agency, and the MONE-IG, as the implementing agency.

Project Number: 35144-013
Project Name: State Audit Reform Sector Development Program
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Each year, the project encountered a delay in budget allocation or Daftar Isian Penggunaan Anggaran (DIPA) release, which resulted in delays in implementing planned activities. This could have been avoided if the government had allowed multi-year budget earmarking, given that the project was funded by a multi-year loan. Since this has been identified as a broad systemic issue affecting other projects, this is also being addressed in the Country Portfolio Review Mission jointly held by ADB and Badan Perencanaan dan Pembangunan Nasional (National Development Planning Agency) or BAPPENAS.

Project Number: 35144-013
Project Name: State Audit Reform Sector Development Program
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Project implementation would be driven more speedily by champions or agents of change. As experienced in other projects, strong ownership and leadership are the key to a successful project. Through strong support from the BPK, all outputs and outcomes were achieved satisfactorily. The Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (Supreme Audit Board) or BPK was transformed through institutional and regulatory reform, supported by capable auditors.

Project Number: 35144-013
Project Name: State Audit Reform Sector Development Program
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Covering a vast number of cities spread over almost the entire country may not be an effective way of maximizing the use of resources. A focused geographic approach would have provided flexibility for designing better social and economic benefits for the beneficiaries. The effectiveness of the investment in generating development impact, as well as project efficiency, would have been improved.

Project Number: 35143-013
Project Name: Neighborhood Upgrading and Shelter Sector Project
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Under the decentralization law, the national government no longer exercises administrative control over regional governments. Likewise, the provincial government does not have administrative control over district governments. Subsequently, local coordinating offices are under the administrative supervision of local governments, thus establishing appropriate city management and monitoring arrangements is essential to exercise administrative and technical supervision and provide support to community neighborhoods.

Project Number: 35143-013
Project Name: Neighborhood Upgrading and Shelter Sector Project
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The project produced some important insights for neighborhood upgrading interventions to be considered for future project designs.

Project Number: 35143-013
Project Name: Neighborhood Upgrading and Shelter Sector Project
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Specifications for the use of coal in asphalt plant. The two cases where low-quality asphalt pavement resulted from the use of inappropriate coal as fuel for the asphalt mixing plant burners indicate a need to develop specifications and exercise stringent supervision when coal is to be used as fuel.

Project Number: 34159-013
Project Name: Road Rehabilitation - 2 Project
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