Programme Budgeting: Officials Review Follow-up Mechanisms

Senior staff of the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development, are meeting in Yaounde for a three-day seminar.

Programme budgeting, which insists on results instead of financial resources, has been implemented by government ministries in Cameroon in the past three years. In order to ensure better compliance with the new financial demands, the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development, MINMIDT, on January 18, 2017, in Yaounde, organised a three-day seminar for its senior staff. The focus is on planning, programming and budgeting.

Opening the training, MINMIDT Acting Permanent Secretary, Dr Olomo Belinga Thèrése Bessomo, said the objective was not just to familiarize new officials with the fairly new concept, but above all improve overall outcomes. This is more so as lapses have been noticed, especially in the area of budget monitoring, Dr Olomo pointed out. The lead facilitator of the seminar, Wanssy Pierre, noted the importance of refresher training to...