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Guidelines on Open Government Data for Citizen Engagement
Civil Society, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Public Administration, Other UN AgencyOver the last decade an increasing number of citizens around the world have demanded that their fundamental right to engage in policy making and policy implementation be recognized and that their governments become more transparent and accountable. Responding to recognition of the rights of citizens, governments across the world have embraced the concept of ‘Open Government’ including three...
Public governance indicators: a literature review
Article / Working Paper, Public Administration, Other UN AgencyThis paper provides an overview of public governance indicators, briefly discussing their pros and cons. It also evaluates existing methodologies such as data collection, sampling, aggregation methods, and applicability of results. The author argues that any discussion of governance should integrate the private sector more closely as a partner. Transforming new factors such as the information age...
FAO Governance of tenure
Land Governance, Web Resource, Other UN AgencyLand, fisheries, forests and other natural resources provide a platform for livelihoods and a basis for social, cultural and religious practices. Pressure on these resources is increasing as areas are sought for cultivation, are occupied by urban expansion and as people abandon areas because of degradation, climate change and conflicts. In response, FAO and its partners initiated the...
Human Rights Indicators - Indicators to promote and monitor the implementation of human rights
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Human Rights, Other UN AgencyThe Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has published Human Rights Indicators: A Guide to Measurement and Implementation. The publication aims to assist in developing quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure progress in the implementation of international human rights norms and principles. The Guide describes the conceptual and methodological framework for human...
Global survey on internet privacy and freedom of expression
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, E-Governance, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Other UN AgencyThis publication seeks to identify the relationship between freedom of expression and Internet privacy, assessing where they support or compete with each other in different circumstances. The report maps out the issues in the current regulatory landscape of Internet privacy from the viewpoint of freedom of expression. It provides an overview of legal protection, self-regulatory guidelines,...
Guide to Monitoring Target 11: Improving the lives of 100 million slum dwellers
Africa, Civil Society, Framework, Governance and MDG, Other UN AgencyThis guide represents a milestone in the efforts of the United Nations to monitor the Millennium Development Goals adopted by the UN member states in the year 2000. These goals address essential dimensions of poverty and their effects on people’s lives. They constitute, in themselves, a commitment by the world’s leaders to the world’s poor, addressing the most pressing issues related to...
My M&E
Civil Society, Framework, Other UN Agency, Civil SocietyThis web-site is designed to provide civil society organisations with quick and practical general guidance as you undertake an evaluation . The site is divided into a number of topics taking you through the different steps when conducting a monitoring and evaluation: Plan an Evaluation Manage an Evaluation Conduct an Evaluation Assure the Quality of an Evaluation Use the...
Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit
Framework, Justice, Other UN AgencyThe Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit is a standardized and cross-referenced set of tools designed to enable United Nations agencies, government officials engaged in criminal justice reform, as well as other organizations and individuals to conduct comprehensive assessments of criminal justice systems; to identify areas of technical assistance; to assist agencies in the design of...
Scorecard: Performance Indicators for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Governance and Gender, Questionnaire , Other UN AgencyThe Scorecard is intended to provide an assessment of what the UNCT as a whole contributes to gender mainstreaming and consequently to the promotion of gender equality in the country. The main focus is on gender mainstreaming strategies and processes, rather than on development results. The Scorecard helps UNCTs become more aware of their own performance on gender equality and thus better...
Media Development Indicators: a framework for assessing media development
Framework, Media, Other UN AgencyThis paper defines indicators of media development in line with the priority areas of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC): promotion of freedom of expression and media pluralism; development of community media; and human resource development (capacity building of media professionals and institutional capacity building). The paper suggests five major...