The setup of the FONCID will allow to improve the planning of development cooperation projects and increase their impact. It is currently being developed and expected to be set in motion in 2015.
NATIONAL REGISTRY AND INFORMATION
SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (RENCID AND SICID)
E TOOL FOR MONITORING AND REGISTERING DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
The RENCID and SICID build on previous efforts of the SRE to monitor and register development cooperation, such as the International Cooperation Data System (SICOI) and the Mexican International Development Cooperation Data System (SIMEXID).
They will allow to register projects, agreements, partner institutions, monetary va-lues and other data related to Mexico’s development cooperation.
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In this favourable context, the AMEXCID’s role is particularly relevant regarding inter-secto-rial coordination and the support for institu-tional and operainstitu-tional capacities of ministries and other Federal entities that as develop-ment solutions providers, contribute to how Mexico’s ‘brand’ is perceived abroad. The main vehicles and resources of Mexico’s de-velopment cooperation are sectorial ex-perts from Government institutions offer-ing their knowledge, experience and con-textual sensibility for the benefit of other countries in the region. Within this con-text, the 2012 Catalogue of Mexican Capaci-ties for International Development Coopera-tion, published in collaboration with the Jap-anese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is the Goverment’s first exercise to gather expertise from various Mexican insti-tutions with great potential and capacity to participate in international development co-operation schemes. The Catalogue covers areas such as environment, education, en-ergy, government and civil society, as well as agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
In addition to database on international de-velopment cooperation, the AMEXCID is con-solidating a methodology to account for human, financial and technical resources in development cooperation. At the same time, the AMEXCID is implementing an institution-al capacity building strategy supported by partners such as the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ), JICA, and UNDP.
Regarding the geographic focus of Mexico’s SSC, the LCID establishes Central America and Latin America and the Caribbean priorities.
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Bilaterally, most projects are designed for ca-pacity building and institutional strengthening in key sectors of the partner country. Re-gionally, high-impact projects implemented under the Mesoamerican Integration and Development Project and those financed by the Infrastructure Fund for Mesoamerican and Caribbean Countries are particularly relevant for Mexico’s development cooperation. The Infrastructure Fund, also known as the “Yu-catán Agreement,” is a reflection of Mexico’s commitment to Latin America. It was an-nounced in 2001 and officially launched in March 2012 as a regional cooperation mech-anism to finance infrastructure pro-grammes and projects and to support tech-nical assistance as well as the commercial exchange of goods and services associated with infrastructure.
With certain countries there has been a shift towards horizontal cooperation programmes, where benefits and costs are equally shared.
These bilateral schemes have been particular-ly relevant in South America and the Asia- Pa-cific region as well as under the umbrella of programmes in Mesoamerica and Ibero Amer-ica. The Joint Cooperation Funds that Mexico has set up with Chile and Uruguay are em-blematic mechanisms facilitating horizontal cooperation. Recently, efforts have been made to also apply this scheme with Costa Rica. In terms of TC Mexico has positioned it-self as a promoter of debate and reflection and a strategic partner for the benefit of Lat-in American and Caribbean countries. DurLat-ing 2012 Mexico was involved in 23 triangular projects, mostly in association with Japan, Germany, Spain, and South Korea.
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MEXICO’S SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION PROJECTS
Q Latin America and the Caribbean: 153 Q Regional: 18
Q Asia-Pacífic: 17 Q Africa: 1
Note: In total Mexico provided 212 SSC projects in 2012.
Source: AMEXCID’s 2012 internal activities report.
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Different factors determine the role Mexico has assumed as a bridge and facilitator in the debate on the global development coopera-tion architecture. It is essential to acknowledge the variety of Mexico’s roles as provider and recipient, its identity as a MIC, as well as its membership in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and specifically, as an observer on the organi-zation’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC).
Finally, Mexico has also promoted capacity building and knowledge exchange in the framework of the Group of 20 (G20) develop-ment agenda, during its G20 presidency in
2012. Mexico’s active engagement with in-ternational development cooperation and the post-2015 development agenda has been reflected discussions in the frame-work of the OEDC and the UN, particularly in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and the Ibero-American Summit. In the context of the Global Partnership for Effec-tive Development Cooperation (GPEDC), Mexico is leading the debate on SSC and TC as well as the role of MICs in the changing inter-national development cooperation land-scape. In April 2014 Mexico hosted the First High-Level Meeting of the GPEDC and took over as one of its Co-Chairs.