CLIENT
World Bank
COUNTRIES
Indonesia
DATES
2020 - 2021
TITLE
Evaluation / Municipal Finance Specialist
SECTOR
Multiple
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
IDSUN is a program managed by the World Bank and co-funded by the Government of Switzerland to support the Government of Indonesia (GOI) and Indonesia’s secondary cities to meet the challenges of urban infrastructure financing, urban management and strategic project preparation. This independent evaluation comes at the end of the initial three year (2016 – 2019) term for the program and is designed to both assess the performance and achievements of program and to make recommendations as to how a second program phase should be designed, managed and operated.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY STRATEGY & ECONOMICS
The focus of S&E’s work was on three key program elements: i) Performance and capability of the Regional Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) and associated Project Development Facility (PDF) to support cities in preparing infrastructure projects and providing loans for project implementation; ii) Improvement in the financial management capability and creditworthiness of participating cities to help enable them to access alternative source of funding (and bond financing in particular); iii) Improvement in the operational and financial performance of participating water supply services providers in selected urban areas.