Global Programme on Democratic Governance Assessments Strengthening inclusive participation and responsive institutions through measuring
The mushrooming industry of indicators World Governance Assessment Global Accountability Report Gender Empowerment Measure Press Freedom GAPS in Workers’ Rights BEEPS
Eurobarometer Polity Freedom in the World
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Index of East Asia Bribe Payers Index Economic Barometer Freedom Opacity Commitment to Index CIRI Development Governance Human Rights Matters Database Afrobarometer
Global Competitiveness Index CPIA (WB)
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Bertelsmann Corruption Perception Transformation Index Media Index Open Journalists Sustainability Budget killed Index Index
International Country Risk Guide
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Global Integrity Index
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This raises challenges for national actors… • • • •
Lack of transparency Burden on government Lack of understanding Situation of specific populations or groups
UNDP ’s Global Programme on Country -Led Governance Assessments
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Why the demand for support? 1. Aspirations by national stakeholders 2. Donor policies 3. Challenge of ranking and ’shaming’
The programme
Offers guidance, technical assistance, financial support aimed at strengthening national capacity to conduct democratic governance assessments.
The dual role of assessments
• By strengthening the demand side of governance (an accountability mechanism) • By strengthening the supply side of governance (evidence base for national decision making)
Support to 16 countries (200911)
● Mongolia ● Macedonia
● Morocco Barbados & ● Egypt ● Mexico ● Eastern Caribbean ● Senegal ● Djibouti ● Nicaragua ● Nigeria ● Angola
● Chile
● Malawi
● Tajikistan ● Bhutan
● Indonesia
What is a country - led assessment ?
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Country-led assessments
• Undertaken by a country on its own initiative • Can be initiated by government, civil society, research institutes • Range in focus (comprehensive or sectoral) • Active participation of state and non-state actors • Results feed into policy-making processes 10
Key steps in conducting a country-led governance assessment Identify key stakeholders
Decide on sampling
Analyse results
Establish a steering committee
Decide on how to collect data
Disseminate results
Identify national institution or civil society organisation for hosting initiative
Decide on indicators
Conduct multistakeholder consultation
Decide on assessment framework
Develop policy recommen dations
Raise funds
Conduct multistakeholder dialogue on governance priorities
Select type of assessment
Conduct policy reform or advocate for reform
Decide on who will do the research
Institutionalize the assessment and repeat at regular intervals
Ten features of an effective DG assessment 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Alignment to national political priorities and processes Assessment is country contextualized Methodology is rigorous Selection of indicators is transparent and participatory Results are stored in a public national database Indicators are pro-poor and gender-sensitive Capacity of national stakeholders is developed Cost-effective and timely The results are widely communicated The assessment is repeated 12
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Increasing uptake: Matching technical rigour to policy relevance Data Producers
Data Users
•Statisticians •Officials •Researchers
•Policy Makers •Parliament •Political Parties •Civil society
Improving dialogue
Getting appropriate buy-in Improving
Effective
Reliable & “usability” dissemination trustworthy of evidence evidence
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Access
Incentives to use evidence
Trends on Measuring Corruption/Governance • Moving away from global indexes • Country contextualization • Political economy and sector focus • ‘Actionable data’ •Key institutions: WB, TI, Global Integrity
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OGC Knowledge Products
– http://www.undp.org/oslocentre/flagship/d – User Guides and training material – Country examples – GAP Portal
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