Proceedings of the 13th Meeting of the
Transport and Communications Working Group
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Question: How the outputs and recommendations of the transport outlook can be materialized?
Answer: The COMCEC Project Funding mechanism is a pertinent instrument to assist member
countries to materialize the recommendations of the research reports and outlooks prepared by
the COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO). Establishment of connection between the project
purpose and one of the relevant policy recommendations articulated in the research reports is
a prerequisite for submitting a project to the CCO within the framework of the COMCEC Project
Funding mechanism.
3. Conceptual Framework for Transport Project Appraisal
Mrs. Vignetti, consultant of CSIL-Centre for Industrial Studies, delivered her presentation with a
focus on the conceptual framework. The preliminary observation was that, despite the fact that
transport project appraisals are generally performed ex-ante, the literature and international
experience draws too many failures and shortcomings in project implementation. The question
is then what is needed to strengthen the transport project appraisal systems in order to improve
the performance of transport projects.
Mrs. Vignetti pointed to the need to look at the appraisal systems as a way to set up and enforce
positive incentives among the key players in transport project planning, design, appraisal,
selection and implementation to deliver good projects, minimizing the risk of misrepresentation
and opportunistic behaviors. Thus the conceptual framework that has been designed for the
study develops on this key idea and looks at different aspects, both technical and institutional,
in a perspective of a full project cycle.
She highlighted that the objective of the study is to establish a framework to facilitate an
overview of project appraisal systems in the OIC Member Countries in comparison with the
selected international cases. It has been clarified that the designed conceptual framework has
been used to develop a set of key questions, partly suggested in the ToRs and others indicated
by the consultants, which were used in all the data collection activities (desk review, case
studies, and survey). This leading to some good practices and recommendations on how to
improve appraisal systems.
Conceptual Framework
The conceptual framework for project appraisal in the transport sector has been developed,
based on the World Bank (WB) framework for assessing Public Investment Management further
tailored for the purpose of the project. The framework is based on a number of institutional and
technical aspects, influencing project appraisal practices in the transport sector. The
presentation discussed each of the aspects and sub-items of the conceptual framework, alsowith