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Republic of Djibouti DU Set Up and Labs

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Public Sector

Project Overview

In 2019, the Government of Djibouti engaged PEMANDU Associates to establish a Delivery Unit and conduct labs for the prioritized sectors of Tourism and Energy. Following a Strategy Direction Workshop with Cabinet Ministers, the labs brought together public and private stakeholders for a comprehensive 4-week session.

Scope

Government Transformation
Public Policy
Strategy Development
Communications and Investor

Problem Statement

In 2019, the Government of Djibouti engaged PEMANDU Associates for the establishment of a Delivery Unit and to conduct labs for 2 priority sectors of the country.

The engagement came in fruition after the President’s call for a performance management mechanism at
the centre of government, ensuring alignment with Djibouti’s Vision 2035 long-term strategy.

Project
Approach

Three-pronged Approach

Strategic Direction
Workshop

  • A strategy direction workshop was conducted with the Cabinet Ministers with the objective of obtaining consensus on sectors to be prioritised for the Djibouti Labs.
  • Collectively, the Ministers voted for the first phase of Labs to be conducted for Tourism and Energy sector.

Djibouti Tourism and Energy Labs

  • Pursuant to the Cabinet Workshop, the Djibouti Tourism and Energy Labs were conducted for 4 weeks
  • Labs were attended by both public and private stakeholders from the Tourism and Energy sectors.

Djibouti Delivery Unit Set Up

  • To oversee the implementation of projects identified during the labs and establish a performance management mechanism in the country, the Unité de Suivi del’Exécution des Initiatives Prioritaires (USEIP) was established under the Prime Minister’s Office of Djibouti

Impact Delivered

Key Outcomes
DJF238.11b
(USD1.3 billion)
Private Investments
4,555
Direct Jobs

Tourism

Increase tourist arrivals to
267,000 by 2024

Achieve 5,000 jobs by 2024

Capture DJF 121,687 million of
private investment by 2024

Energy

Increase renewable energy generation to 300MW by 2024

Improve access to electricity to 516,771 people by 2024

Improve energy efficiency
savings 30% by 2024

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