PCED Institute of Public Economics and Regulation (PIPER), in partnership with GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit), announces the First PIPER Policy Forum with the theme “Fiscal Decentralization after 20 Years: What have we got to show? What have we learned? Where do we go from here?”. The forum will be held on 16 January 2012, 8 am – 5 pm in Manila.
The one-day forum will feature a review of the successes and pitfalls of decentralization in the last 20 years since the passage of the Local Government Code of 1991.
It shall be distinguished by a presentation of evidence-based, analytical assessments of key issues by top scholars. An equally distinguished panel of experts and practitioners will then react to the presentation. Thus guided, the forum participants are expected to have more focused, informed debates and reach wider, firmer consensus on the needed reforms.
There will also be a roundtable discussion of specific issues or topics over lunch.
Please see tentative program for the Forum below.
The target forum participants and discussants will include with policymakers, national and local government officials, development partners, private sector representatives, the academe, non-government organizations, and media.
The participation in the forum will be free of charge. While most participants will be invited, the organizers welcome limited number of participants from the general public on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you’re interested to attend, please register here. Only limited slots will be opened to the public and will be filled up on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Forum Secretariat will confirm your invitation in due time.
For further details and inquiries, please e-mail us at piper.secretariat@gmail.com or call us at tel. (02) 9279686 loc 333 and look for Pam Lomaad.
PROGRAM
Fiscal Decentralization after 20 Years: What have we got to show? What have we learned? Where do we go from here?
| Time |
Activities |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am |
Registration |
| 9:01 – 9:30 am |
Opening Remarks Sec. Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr.* (Director General, NEDA and Chair, PCED Board of Trustees) Dr. Herwig Mayer (Progam Manager, Decentralization Program, GIZ) |
| 9:31 – 10:30 am |
SESSION 1: A 20-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE Speaker: Dr. Benjamin E. Diokno (Professor, UP School of Economics and Former Secretary, DBM) Reactors: Policymaker Academe/NGO |
| 10:31 – 10:45 am |
Coffee Break |
| 10:46 – 11:46 am |
SESSION 2: ASSIGNMENT OF FUNCTIONS AND INTERGOVERMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS Speaker: Dr. Gilbert Llanto (Senior Research Fellow, PIDS and Former Deputy Director General, NEDA) Reactors: Policymaker Academe/NGO |
| 11:47 am – 1:30 pm |
Lunch Break with a Roundtable Discussion Moderator: Dr. Andreas Lange (Chief Advisor for Local Planning, GIZ) Discussants: National government LGU official Congress Academe/NGO |
| 1:31 – 2:30 pm |
SESSION 3: GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY Speaker: Dr. Paul Hutchcroft (Professor, Australian National University) Reactors: Policymaker Academe/NGO |
| 2:31 – 3:30 pm |
SESSION 4: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Speaker: Dr. Jan Werner (Professor, BITS Iserlohn, University of Applied Sciences, Germany) Reactors: Policymaker /development partner Academe/NGO |
| 3: 31 – 3:45 pm |
Coffee Break |
| 3:46 – 4:00 pm |
Closing Remarks Dr. Arsenio M. Balisacan (Dean, UP School of Economics and Executive Director, PCED) |
*To be confirmed
ABOUT THE ORGANIZER
The Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED) was established in 1974 by Presidential Decree No. 453 as a government-owned and controlled corporation to support the objectives and activities of the UP School of Economics.
As one of the two PCED institutes, PCED-Institute of Public Economics and Regulation (PIPER) focuses on public finance and regulatory issues. Its members are all full-time faculty members of the UP School of Economics.
PARTNER
GIZ is a federally-owned enterprise that supports the German government in the field of international development cooperation. For more than 30 years now, GIZ has been cooperating with Philippine partners in strengthening the capacity of people and institutions to improve the lives of Filipinos in this generation and generations to come. Together we work to balance economic, social and ecological interests through multi-stakeholder dialogue, participation and collaboration.
Through its Decentralization Program (DP), GIZ and its partners aim to improve governance at the national and local levels. DP supports the harmonization and streamlining of processes in and between the local governments and, thus, fosters local planning, financial management, inter-local cooperation, and capacity development. Its partners include the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).