Colombia - Consolidation of National Public Management Information Systems Project

The objectives of the Consolidation of National Public Management Information Systems Project for Colombia are to solidify and expand the gains achieved by the Borrower under Second Public Financial Management (PFM II) and further improve the transparency, coverage, operation, and interoperability of the Borrower's national public management information systems to allow the Borrower's decision-makers to link performance measures with planning, budgeting, and other managerial actions.. There are five components to the project. The first component of the project is strengthening of public management information systems within the ministry of finance and public credit. This component will support the strengthening of the technical and institutional capabilities of MHCP (Ministerio de Hacienda y Credito Publico - Ministry of Finance and Public Credit), through the provision of technical assistance, training and equipment required for the enhancement, implementation, completion and consolidation of the public management information systems developed under PFM II. The second component of the project is strengthening of the public management information systems within the national planning directorate. This component seeks to strengthen the technical and institutional capabilities of DNP (Departamento Nacional de Planeacion - National Planning Department), through the provision of technical assistance, training, and equipment aimed at increasing the overall efficiency and efficacy of the Government's public investments and the consolidation of advancements achieved in the development of SUIFP (Sistema Unificado de Inversiones y Finanzas Publicas - Unified Public Finances and Investments System) under PFM II. The third component of the project is expansion of DIAN's (Direccion Nacional de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales - National Tax and Customs Directorate) integrated tax and customs administration model. This component will support the carrying out of a series of activities aimed at supporting the consolidation, continuity and further development of MUSICA Modelo Unico de Ingresos, Servicios y Control Automatizado - Integrated Income, Service, and Management Model) through the acquisition of goods, information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, operating costs and the provision of technical assistance. The fourth component of the project is improving the interoperability of public management information systems. This component will underpin the carrying out of a series of activities aimed at supporting the integration of key public information systems and promoting the strategic use of information generated by said systems with a view to enhancing policy making. The fifth component of the project is project management. This component will support the strengthening of MHCP and DNP (including through the provision of operating costs and the carrying out of project staff training programs) underlying the carrying out of project coordination and management activities.