Annual Planners Conference scheduled for October

Head of the Government Communication Unit (President’s Office, Planning Commission), Ms. Joyce Mkinga (Left) briefs journalists (not in the picture) on the Annual Planners’ Conference to be held on the next month. Right is President’s Office, Planning Commission’s Principal Economist, Mr. Omary Juma.

 

 

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Press Release

The President’s Office, Planning Commission is organizing Annual Planners Conference to be held in Dar es Salaam in September this year with the aim of discussing contemporary issues pertaining to economic planning and management.

The Planner’s conference is a professional gathering that brings together practionners in government including economists, planners and statisticians responsible for economic management and planning who meet to discuss and share experience on policy, planning and networking and professional development issues.

The conference presents opportunities for high-level networking and consensus building on government processes. It also provides for collective effort in dealing with potential challenges and achievements through sharing experience and knowledge. Therefore, strengthening the role and performance of the economic cadre to a necessary ingredient to transforming the country’s economic and social development

In view of the recent development this years’ conference will cover discussion on the following issues; 

i)Carrier Development for Planners (Statisticians, Economists and planners);

The presentation will discuss opportunities, success and challenges in their work.

ii)Preparation of the Second Five Year Development Plan (2015/16 – 2020/21);

We are now implementing the first Five Year Development Plan (2011/12 -2015/16). The President’s Office, Planning Commission is doing review of the plan with the main objective to inform Tanzanians on the progress made in implementation and challenges encountered

iii)Draft of Public Investment Management Operational Manual;

The government has developed a Public Investment Management (PIM) operational manual, a document that aims at strengthening overall public sector performance, efficiency and accountability for the use of public resources allocated for development projects and programmes. The ultimate aim is to enable policy-makers to select development projects based on objective appraisals or analyses rather than on “influence”, and to ensure value-for-money and development results. and

iv)Preparation for Tanzania to Benefit from Gas Economy

The meeting will discuss how Tanzania is preparing to benefit from the gas economy. In brief, issues of investment, management of revenues and local content; (public involvement in the gas economy).

The participants of the conference will include directors of policy planning (DPPs), planning officers from Ministries, department and agencies, local government authorities, and representatives’ from research and academic institutions.

The last Annual Planners Conference was organized by the Ministry of Finance on 12^th March 2010 in Morogoro where four themes were presented and discussed namely;

I)The Role of Planners in Economic Development: Economic Planning, Implementation and Reporting;

II) The East African Common Market;

III)Entrepreneurship and Business Management for SMEs; and

IV)Effectiveness of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in the Tanzanian economy.

ENDS

Issued by President’s Office, Planning Commission

Joyce Mkinga-Head Government Communication Unit

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JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA

OFISI YA RAIS, TUME YA MIPANGO

TAARIFA KWA VYOMBO VYA HABARI

Mkutano wa Maafisa Mipango kufanyika Oktoba

Ofisi ya Rais, Tume ya Mipango ipo katika maandalizi ya mkutano wa mwaka wa wachumi na maafisa mipango unatarajiwa kufanyika Oktoba 2014 jijini Dar es Salaam kwa lengo la kujadili masuala mbalimbali yanayohusiana na usimamizi wa uchumi na mipango hapa nchini.

Mkutano huu ambao ni wa kitaalamu unawakutanisha wataalamu mbalimbali kutoka tasnia za mipango, uchumi, takwimu na maendeleo, wenye wajibu wa kusimamia uchumi na mipango ambao hukutana kwa ajili ya kujadili na kubadilishana uzoefu juu ya sera, mipango na kujenga mtandao wa masuala ya maendeleo ya kitaaluma.

Mkutano huu unatoa fursa kubwa ya kuwakutanisha kwa pamoja wataalamu hao na kujenga uelewa wa pamoja juu ya uendeshaji wa shughuli mbalimbali za Serikali. Pia hutoa fursa za kujadiliana kwa pamoja juu ya mafanikio na njia za kukabiliana na changamoto kwa kubadilishana uzoefu na ujuzi kwenye masuala hayo. Mkutano huo ni muhimu katika kuimarisha utendaji kazi wa kada hizi kwa minajili ya kusukuma gurudumu la maendeleo ya kiuchumi na kijamii nchini.

Kwa kutilia mkazo masuala mbalimbali ya kimaendeleo yanayojitokeza hivi sasa, mkutano wa mwaka huu utajikita katika kujadili masuala yafuatayo;

i) Maendeleo ya Tasnia ya Wapanga Mipango (wachumi, maafisa mipango na watakwimu);

Mkutano utajadili fursa, na changamoto zilizopo katika kuleta maendeleo katika nchi.  Huko nyuma kada hizi zilikuwa zinaratibiwa na iliyokuwa Wizara ya Mipango Uchumi na Uwezeshaji. Kwa sasa watakuwa chini ya uratibu wa Ofisi ya Rais, Tume ya Mipango. Hatua hii itarahisisha utekelezaji wa mipango mbalimbali ya nchi.

ii) Maandalizi ya Mpango wa Pili wa Maendeleo wa Miaka Mitano (2015/16 – 2020/2021);

Utekelezaji wa Mpango wa Kwanza wa Taifa wa Maendeleo 2011/12 – 2015/16) unaendelea na tayari Ofisi ya Rais, Tume ya Mipango imeanza kufanya mapitio ya utekelezaji wake ili kujua mafanikio na changamoto. Hivyo, katika mkutano huo wapanga mipango wanaandaliwa waweze kuanza kufanya maandalizi kwa ajili ya Mpango wa Pili wa Maendeleo (2015/16 – 2020/21). 

iii) Mwongozo wa Usimamizi wa Uwekezaji katika Sekta ya Umma;

Serikali imeandaa mwongozo wa Usimamizi wa Uwekezaji katika sekta ya Umma, lengo likiwa kuimarisha utendaji, ufanisi na uwajibikaji katika matumizi ya rasilimali za umma zilizotengwa kwa ajili ya miradi na program za maendeleo. 

iv) Jinsi ya Kujiandaa na Uchumi wa Gesi

Mkutano utajadili ni kwa jinsi gani Tanzania inajipanga kufaidika na rasilimali ya gesi asilia. Kwa kifupi masuala ya yanayohusu uwekezaji katika gesi asilia, usimamizi na jinsi ya kutumia rasilimali na menejimenti ya mapato yatokanayo na gesi, pamoja na ushiriki wa wananchi katika fursa mbalimbali zinazotokana na ujio wa gesi hiyo. Utayarishaji wa wataalam katika eneo hilo la gesi husani vyuo vya ufundi, vyuo vikuu na kadhalika.

Washiriki wa mkutano huu ni pamoja na wakurugenzi wa sera na mipango, maafisa mipango kutoka kwenye wizara, Serikali za Mitaa, idara na wakala wa Serikali, pamoja na taasisi za kitaaluma na watafiti wanaojishughulisha na masuala ya maendeleo na uchumi.

Mkutano wa mwisho wa mwaka wa maafisa mipango ulifanyika mkoani Morogoro tarehe 12 Machi 2010 ambapo uliandaliwa na Wizara ya Fedha.  Mada nne zilizowasilishwa na kujadiliwa zilikuwa ni;

        i. Wajibu wa wataalamu wa mipango katika Maendeleo ya Uchumi: Mipango ya Kiuchumi, Utekelezaji na Uandaaji wa Taarifa;

      ii. Soko la Pamoja la Afrika ya Mashariki;

    iii.Ujasiriamali na Usimamizi wa Biashara kwa Wafanyabiashara Wadogo na Wakati; na 

    iv.Ufanisi wa Uwekezaji kutoka nje katika Uchumi wa Tanzania

MWISHO

Imetolewa na:

Ofisi ya Rais, Tume ya Mipango

Mkuu wa Kitengo cha Mawasiliano Serikalini (Ofisi ya Rais, Tume ya Mipango), Bi Joyce Mkinga (Kushoto) akizungumza na waandishi wa habari (hawapo pichani) wakati alipokuwa akitoa taarifa ya kufanyika kwa Mkutano wa Maafisa Mipango unaotarajiwa kufanyika Mwezi wa Oktoba mwaka huu. Kulia ni Mchumi Mkuu (Ofisi ya Rais, Tume ya Mipango), Bw. Omary Juma.