ICGFM Promotes Knowledge Transfer Among Public Financial Management Experts

Working globally with governments, organizations, and individuals, the International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management is dedicated to improving financial management by providing opportunities for professional development and information exchange.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Winter ICGFM Conference

The Winter ICGFM Conference to be held between December 1 and 3 in Washington DC will focus on what really works. The conference theme is "Country Perspectives on Advancing Public Financial Management Reform—What Really Works”

Don’t miss the opportunity to join government leaders, public financial management experts, and program managers at the International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management (ICGFM) winter conference.

The conference will focus on the actual experiences of countries engaged in public financial management (PFM) reform to identify what is really needed and the practical steps to achieve sustainable performance results and will be of immediate or broad value to country leaders and officials involved in PFM, whether senior policy makers, those directly responsible for reform implementation or those affected. Representatives from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America will share their experiences in getting the basics in place and identifying the most important PFM improvements to undertake and, more importantly, the steps necessary to move from problem to solution.

Key themes of this conference include:
  • Getting the basics in place for PFM reform—what countries need
  • Moving from fragmented or large and complex reforms to a sustainable,
  • incremental reform program
  • The PEFA Performance Measurement Framework
  • Sequencing of PFM reforms
  • The key steps to advance PFM beyond discussion to implementation
  • Positive roles that donors can play through coordination and support
  • What has and has not worked in advancing PFM reforms
More information is available in English, Spanish and French at the ICGFM web site.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Bill Dorotinsky on Public Financial Management Reform


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Originally uploaded by ICGFM

Public financial management reform should be a holistic exercise according to Bill Dorotinsky of the IMF. Speaking at the June “DC Forum” of the International Consortium on Government Financial Management (ICGFM) in Washington DC, Mr. Dorotinsky discussed trends and fads in Public Financial Management (PFM).

The ICGFM focuses on knowledge transfer to government financial professionals in developing nations. Mr. Dorotinsky presented statistics about themes in donor advice and funding to developing nations, suggesting that “one size does not fit all”. In particular, the approach to decentralization, accrual accounting, budget management and financial management information systems need to be tailored to the country context. The “big bang” approach often does not work. Sequenced reform is often more effective. Mr. Dorotinsky pointed out that it is unrealistic to expect rapid modernization in developing nations. Many developed nations have not achieved effective government performance management or fiscal transparency.

Sharing good practices and facilitating dialog among practitioners of PFM enables all countries to benefit. Mr. Dorotinsky is a strong advocate of knowledge transfer through many forums and the IMF blog on Public Financial Management.


Most of the presentation was recorded for a wider audience and placed on YouTube:












Monday, June 2, 2008

Bill Dorotinsky and Global Trends in Public Financial Management Reform on June 18 DC Forum:

Bill Dorotinsky, Deputy Division Chief in the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department, will speak on some of the global trends in public financial management reform at the June 18th DC Forum.

Details for joining the session are available on this blog.

Mr. Dorotinsky is well known for his analysis of public financial management implementations around the world and the use of diagnostic tools. Bill spearheads the IMF blog on Public Financial Management. Some recent works by Mr. Dorotinsky are available on the internet: