The Second State Modernization Project for Argentina will contribute to a (i) strengthened capacity of the Chief of Cabinet Office (CCO) to carry out its mandate in key public sector management areas for improved coordination, monitoring and evaluation; and to (ii) the increased use of modern e-government, procurement, human resource management and social accountability tools as well as improved capacity for investment promotion. The changes aim at consolidating project achievements and ensuring project sustainability after closing. The modifications include: (i) changes to the results framework and indicators to closer align the contribution of project activities to the achievement of the project development objective (PDO); (ii) change to the project scope and activities to reflect changes in Government priorities; (iii) changes in institutional arrangements following project related changes in Government set-up during project implementation and to revise the schedule for hiring individual consultants; (iv) changes in component-specific project costs as a result of changes in project scope; (v) change in disbursement arrangements to introduce the same disbursement percentage for all expenditure categories instead of a current graduated schedule and to allow the financing of new activities; (vi) changes to the procurement plan to reflect changes in project scope and activities; (vii) extension of the project closing date by 18 months to June 30, 2013 to complete critical project activities and facilitate satisfactory outcome at exit; and (viii) revisions to the project implementation plan/schedule as a result of changes in project scope and activities.
