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Inter-Ministry Mechanisms to Support Coordination, Cooperation

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There are a variety of inter-ministry mechanisms that can be used to support the coordination and cooperation between and among government ministries and departments. These can include assigned staff in First Ministers' offices, inter-ministry agencies,  multi-stakeholder councils, technical working groups, task forces, advisory bodies and coordinating committees. These mechanisms can be mandated by government or agreed to be bi-lateral agreements or even develop informally by ministry officials. It is important to make a distinction between "coordination" required by policy or written agreements and "cooperation" which is voluntary and can vary with different topics, different officials or different times.
The most authoritative of these inter-ministry mechanisms is one that is established in law or through joint policy of the ministries involved. However, the impact or influence of the inter-ministry mechanism will still be dependent on whether the mechanism has:

• adequate staffing and resources to fulfill its mandate
• true and sustained support from senior ministry, middle management and front-line management officials
• identified and is working on timely and strategic aspects of their issue or mandate
• developed practical, consensus-based and immediate solutions to barriers and bottlenecks in the inter-ministry processes
• shared information effectively among the partner ministry officials at different levels
• conducted or encouraged timely, policy or program relevant research, fact-gathering or other information
• is linked with a broader alliance or coalition of stakeholders
• operates with an annual plan in tune with partner ministry priorities while pursuing a shared, long-term vision.

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