E f f e c t i v e a n d a c c o u n t a b l e s e r v i c e d e l i v e r y the Commonwealth and development partners, among others, attended the launch. Agreement The agreement document signed between the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Government of Botswana, and endorsed by the heads of ACAs, enjoins the following: • The Commonwealth Secretariat committed to the centre up to £1 million, £250,000 per year, for an initial period of four years to cover activities and programmes • The Government of Botswana committed, on its part, an in-kind contribution of five fully paid staff, office accommodation and provision of training facilities • ACAs would have to pay travel costs for their officers to access the centre’s programmes and activities Goals of the centre The overarching goal of the centre is to reduce corruption in Commonwealth Africa. The centre specifically seeks to: • Improve agencies’ capacity and capability to combat and prevent corruption • Strengthen collaboration of regional agencies • Improve education and awareness of forms of corruption, and of the role of agencies The centre is expected to achieve the above goals by providing training, research and other anti-corruption initiatives for all Commonwealth African countries, in areas such as investigations, public education and prevention, prosecution, monitoring and evaluation, and professional ethics. The centre will also co-ordinate solidarity initiatives among association members in support of those facing hostile political and media campaigns. Further, the centre is designed essentially to become the prime vehicle for improving co-ordination and strengthening the capacity of ACAs in Commonwealth Africa. This would lead to the effective and efficient delivery of anti-corruption services in African Commonwealth countries, and increased citizen trust and confidence in the agencies. Operationalisation of the centre Based on a request from the Government of Botswana to the Commonwealth Secretary-General after the launch of the centre, the Commonwealth Secretariat released the adviser (governance) for a period of six weeks to help operationalise the centre. Given the goals and objectives of the centre, if the centre was to perform its main functions prescribed in the agreement document, project design document and the strategic plan, it would require staff to co-ordinate its key functional areas – training activities, research activities, communication and political affairs, and administration portfolios. To this end, an organisational structure and job descriptions were designed for the centre. Designated staff positions at the CAACC are currently as follows: centre manager, training co-ordinator, research coordinator, communication and political affairs co-ordinator, and administrative officer positions. A comprehensive training plan based on the mapping of Commonwealth Africa ACAs training needs, a project Commonwealth Governance Handbook 2013/14 62 2013 CAPAM meeting. Centre: Nick Manning (Head, Governance and Public Sector Management Practice, World Bank) Commonwealth Secretariat
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