guide  the  operations  of  the  Departmental  Monitoring  Units  (DMU)  of  the  CAGD  have  also  been   developed   and   is   currently   in   use.     The   CAGD   has   completed   the   first   phase   of   the   Treasury   Reforms  and  six  MDAs  have  been  selected  for  the  pilot  programme.     Budget   information   dissemination   meetings   has   been   organized   for   staff   of   Regional   Coordinating  Councils,  MMDAs  and  revenue  agencies  in  all  the  regional  capitals  to  improve  on   transparency   of   the   budget   preparation   process.   Also   an   advert   calling   for   inputs   into   the   2008   budget  was  placed  in  the  national  dailies  in  the  early  part  of  2007,  while  stakeholder’s  fora  for   individuals  and  organizations  were  organized  on  their  input  submissions.    Discussions  with  the   Private   Enterprise   Foundation   and   the   Association   of   Ghana   Industries   suggest   that   the   government  has  been  involving  them  in  the  formulation  and  implementation  of  the  budget.  The   two   organizations   in   collaboration   with   the   Employers’   Association   and   the   Ghana   National   Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Industry  have  presented  position  papers  to  the  government  some   of   which   has   been   included   in   the   budget.   These   can   be   confirmed   by   the   Budget   Statement   and   Economic   Policy   of   the   Government   of   Ghana   for   the   year   2008   which   list   the   49   Civil   Society  Organizations  that  were  consulted  in  the  implementation  of  the  budget.     In   order   to   improve   on   public   procurement,   the   Public   Procurement   Board   undertook   the   retooling  of  the  Public  Procurement  Model  of  Excellence  software  to  take  account  of  concerns   raised  during  the  External  Review  of  Public  Financial  Management  exercise.    The  Board  has  also   undertaken   preparatory   work   for   the   assessment   of   500   Procurement   Entities   and   has   organized  training  programmes  for  these  Entities  in  the  posting  of  Tender  and  Contract  award   notices  on  the  Public  Procurement  Board  Website.    Consultations  with  the  Association  of  Ghana   Industries  on  the  Domestic  Content  Bill  are  underway  and  it  is  expected  that  a  draft  bill  will  be   prepared   and   submitted   to   cabinet   for   consideration.   The   Board   has   also   been   assessing   Procurement  Entities  to  ensure  compliance,  build  procurement  capacity  in  the  public  service  as   well  as  developing  database  for  common  user  items  for  use  in  the  country  to  provide  a  basis  for   value   for   money   analysis.   The   Public   Account   Committee   of   Parliament   has   also   continued   with   75