IP A s fnancial and operational proc edures f or the purposes o f impro ving their repor ting and operation syst ems In addition b y impro ving the repor ting syst ems it pro vides a clearer picture f or go v ernments on the real c osts and re v enues and bett er inf orms the go v ernments on ho w the y can help A c ontract was t endered t o a suc c essful bidder t o install a ne w Char t o f A c c ounts in all the IP As that w ould be suppor t ed b y a ne w so f tware The data w ould be uploaded from the c ommunity on a monthly basis t o a c entral serv er and repor ts w ould be generat ed f or operational purposes and if ne ed be f or re gulat ors The implementation o f the ne w repor ting syst em is t o be fully installed and operationally b y the end o f the 2013 calendar y ear C ontinuation o f the Spe cial Initiativ es Advisor SIA P osition Although the SIA proje ct has ended as o f March 31 2013 eff or ts are being made t o c ontinue the role o f the SIA through a ne w initiativ e that NADF is w orking on with FedNor and other funders 15 20122013 Annual Report