A World Bank team carried out the fourth implementation support review of the Digitizing Implementation Monitoring and Public Procurement Project (DIMAPPP) which took place from April 28th to May 6th, 2019. BIGD participated in the kick-off meeting which was held on 28th April 2019 (Sunday) at 10.30 am in the Conference Room of CPTU, CPTU Bhaban, IMED, Ministry of Planning. In a separate meeting, BIGD presented a detailed update before the mission where BIGD and CPTU officials were present. In the presentation, BIGD updated the WB team about the activities under the citizen engagement (CE) sub-component including the local level citizens’ monitoring and national level dialogue under the platform of Public-Private Stakeholders Committee (PPSC). Furthermore, on the 3rd April 2019, BIGD team met Ali Noor, the newly appointed Director-General of Central Procurement Technical Department, Ministry of Planning, to update him regarding the activities taken under the citizen engagement sub-component. Moreover, from 29th to 30th April 2019, a team consisting of members of CPTU, World Bank, BIGD, CEP, and Dnet went on an elaborate field visit in areas of Lohagara and Chakoria, Cox’s Bazar. There they met citizens, officials, construction workers, and group members and observed construction sites, besides promoting the concept of Citizen Engagement and giving updates on the current state of work. Finally, updates from the field show more success stories of citizen members engaging and ensuring maximum quality in different aspects of public work.
Author: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), Brac University
Type: Quarterly Update
Year: 2019