The Road to the SDGs

PURPOSE X The average age of IsDB projects used to exceed that of its peers and hence warranted efforts to address root causes, including quality-at-entry of projects, to ensure quick implementation. In addition, given IsDB’s new business model, which places projects within integrated country programmes, there was a need to introduce new tools that ensure strategic alignment with the overall programme goals. X The Qualification and Prioritisation tool (QnP) has helped IsDB to focus on projects that are at an advanced stage of readiness, ushering in a significant deviation from the past, whereby projects were not subject to rigorous checking and due diligence during the selection process, resulting in delayed implementation. METHOD X The QnP is designed to assist IsDB’s management in making an informed decision on building and agreeing upon the pipeline for the IWP. X The QnP is used alongside the IsDB standard Project Concept Note during the project programming stage. The QnP is applied in two stages. X Qualification stage: Qualification is the first filtering stage to select the appropriate projects. It covers two dimensions of the 6-R Framework, i.e. Relevance and Readiness. The process is led by the Regional Hub (RH) Country Manager and supported by the relevant IsDB departments. X The qualification of each project is validated by the Department of Strategy and Transformation (DoST). Projects validated by DoST are then subjected to prioritisation criteria. The mandatory criteria in the qualification checklist are to be supported through evidence to demonstrate the necessary compliance. X Prioritisation stage: Prioritisation is the second filtering stage and is designed to objectively rate the qualified projects, based on criteria comprising the remaining dimensions of the 6-R Framework: Requirements, Risks, Sustainability of Financial and Economic Returns, and Results. This stage is also led by the RH Country Manager in coordination with the Operation Team Leader and supported by the relevant IsDB departments. The final prioritisation is validated by the Chief I sDB has mainstreamed the Qualification and Prioritisation process, introducing a formal tool to improve the Quality at Entry for IsDB The tool is designed to enhance impactful selectivity for developing the pipeline of sovereign projects Impactful selectivity through the Project Qualification and Prioritisation tool The QnP Tool has provided IsDB with the opportunity to select projects that are most impactful and aligned with the P5P [ 174 ] SDGs