INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET IDENTIFICATION / CONCEPT STAGE 99507 Public Disclosure Copy Report No.: Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 17-Apr-2015 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: Georgia Project ID: P155543 Project Name: Advancing Public Participation in the Audit Process in Georgia Team Leader(s): Galina Alagardova Estimated Date 30-Apr-2015 of Approval: Managing Unit: GGO21 Lending Lending Instrument Instrument: Sector(s): Central government administration (30%), General public administration sector (70%) Theme(s): Public expenditure, financial management and procurement (100%) Financing (in USD Million) Total Project Cost: 0.135 Total Bank Financing: 0 Financing Gap: 0 Financing Source Amount Public Disclosure Copy Borrower 0 Strengthening Accountability and the Fiduciary 0.135 Environment Environment C - Not Required Category: B. Project Development Objective(s) The project’s overall objective is to enhance the quality and credibility of public external audits in Georgia by mainstreaming citizen engagement into the external audit process. Specifically, the projects aims to: 1. Increase public awareness of how the role of State Audit Office of Georgia (SAOG) contributes to the efficient management of public resources; 2. Develop the capacities and skills of both SAOG and non-executive stakeholders (mainly CSOs, academics, parliamentarians, economic journalists) to engage constructively across throughout the audit cycle; and 3. Establish mechanisms to institutionalize participation of citizen participation and demand- side actors in external audit process. C. Project Description The project responds to a new global trend where Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) are increasingly looking for innovative ways to engage citizens and leverage the capacity of civil society. It builds on the emerging global consensus that impact of external audit on strengthening overall PFM system can be improved through the involvement citizen and non-executive stakeholders. Public Disclosure Copy The proposed activities with their outputs are divided into three components: (i) Multi-stakeholder Awareness Building ($30,000); Capacity Building for Engagement Strategy and Action Plan (USD 75,000); and Knowledge Capture & Regional Learning (USD 20,000). Component 1: Multi-stakeholder Awareness Building (USD 30,000) The objective of this component is to develop the enabling environment for engagement of non- executive government stakeholders across the audit cycle by building internal and external stakeholder appreciation and readiness to mainstream citizen engagement in the audit process. Component 2: Capacity Building for Engagement Strategy and Action Plan (USD 75,000) The objective of this component is to leverage existing global knowledge to enhance the capacity of all stakeholders and to create the core technical conditions for the development and operationalization of a jointly defined strategy and action plan to engage non-state actors in the audit process. Component 3: Knowledge Capture & Regional Learning (USD 20,000) This component is intended to capture lessons from this project and facilitate learning, awareness building, and knowledge sharing with other countries in ECA. As an early mover on the SAI-citizen engagement approach in the region, this activity is expected to have important demonstration effects. SAOG will capture and document the process and disseminate the experience to serve as a model among other countries in the region. Public Disclosure Copy IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE COMPONENTS THE SAFE PROGRAMM HAS ALLOCATED $10,000 FOF BANKING SUPERVISION THROUGH A BETF. D. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) E. Borrower’s Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ No BP 4.01 Public Disclosure Copy Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 No Forests OP/BP 4.36 No Pest Management OP 4.09 No Physical Cultural Resources OP/ No BP 4.11 Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP No 4.12 Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No Projects on International No Waterways OP/BP 7.50 Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No 7.60 III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN Appraisal stage ISDS required?: No IV. APPROVALS Team Leader(s): Name: Galina Alagardova Approved By: Safeguards Advisor: Name: Agnes I. Kiss (SA) Date: 13-Apr-2015 Practice Manager/ Name: Soukeyna Kane (PMGR) Date: 17-Apr-2015 Manager: Public Disclosure Copy 1 Reminder: The Bank's Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons.