US Firm Updates Iraq Development Management System

The Iraqi Ministry of Planning organized a workshop to discuss updates and enhancements to the Iraq Development Management System (IDMS).

Sief Falah Hassan, head of the Office Monitoring and Project Management Department, highlighted that the system integrates various components, including international cooperation, proposed and approved projects, a comprehensive project bank, national development plans, field visit reports, and post-project evaluations.

The initiative aims to align national development plans with investment projects and gather input from relevant departments for the system's improvement. Experts from US-based Synergy International Systems and representatives from key planning and investment departments participated in the workshop.

The Ministry describes the IDMS as a comprehensive online application that oversees the full cycle of government and donor-funded development projects in Iraq, encompassing social, economic, and environmental initiatives.

It continues:

"The system is designed to be a reliable, invaluable resource for distributing development projects across sectors, provinces, and implementing entities.

"The Iraqi Development Management System was developed to align with and support the National Development Plan for the years 2010-2018, which includes approximately 3,000 projects with a total value of $186 billion to be implemented over five years. This system was designed through the collaboration of expert teams from the Ministry of Planning, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) - Development Project, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Synergy International Systems.

"The Iraqi Development Management System aims to enhance accountability and transparency in managing development resources in Iraq."

According to Synergy International:

"The Iraq Development Management System (IDMS) is the Iraqi government's web-based system for managing the entire cycle of government- and donor-funded development projects.

"The government, led by the Ministry of Planning, will use IDMS to manage its $25 billion public investment budget for the coming year. The system is available in Arabic and English, and it is also publicly accessible. IDMS was developed in partnership with UNDP, USAID, the EU, and UNOPS."