As part of the Global Programme on Democratic Governance Assessments the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre in collaboration with the InWEnt Centre for Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics and the Namibian Institute for Democracy hosted a regional workshop entitled "Country-led Governance Assessments: Sharing Experiences and Increasing Political Accountability".

 

The workshop took place in Windhoek, Namibia 2-5 November 2009. 

 

The workshop was designed for producers and users of statistical information on governance, including policymakers, researchers, civil society activists, UNDP staff and others with experience in the field of measuring and monitoring issues of governance, democratization and Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa.

 

The main objective of the workshop was to provide a platform for sharing experiences on conceptual and practical issues and good practices. The workshop served as a catalyst for developing new proposals for conducting governance assessments among participants.

 

The workshop discussed issues of monitoring governance as addressed in national development plans, participatory monitoring, role of think tanks, pro-poor and gender-sensitive indicators, working with national statistical offices and presented country examples. The workshop provided a menu of tools, practices and options for participants.

 

An optional web-based preparation phase was included.

 

DAY 1: MONDAY, 2nd NOVEMBER 2009

Session 1.1: Welcoming and Introductions

Session 1.2: Monitoring and Evaluation Government Plans

• The Joint Assessment Process in Rwanda (ppt) : William Gasafari, Governance Advisory Council [GAC], Rwanda
• National Development Plans and the Donor context (ppt) : Leonora Joodt, National Planning Commission [NPC], Namibia
• Governance Assessments and Budget Support (ppt) : Harry Garnett, Consultant, USA

• Introducing IDASA (ppt) : Karin Alexander, Institute for Democracy in South Africa [IDASA], South Africa
• The Role of African Think Tanks in Accountable Politics (talking points) : Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, Institute for Democratic Governance [IDEG], Ghana
• Burundi Governance and Anti-Corruption Strategy (ppt) : Ferdinand Bararuzunza, Institute for Economic Development [IDEC], Burundi
• Irenee Bugingo, Institute for Research and Dialogue for Peace [RDP], Rwanda (presentation not available)

Session 1.4: Impact of National Studies That Form Part of Regional and International Assessment Initiatives: Examples from Namibia

• The World Governance Assessment (WGA) Survey (ppt) : Namibia (2006): Dr Justine Hunter, Namibia Institute for Democracy [NID], Namibia
• AfroBarometer: Round 4 (ppt) : Professor William Lindeke, Institute for Public Policy Research [IPPR], Namibia
• AfriMAP’s The Justice Sector and the Rule of Law in Namibia (ppt) : Dr Oliver C Ruppel, Human Rights and Documentation Centre [HRDC], Namibia 

DAY 2: TUESDAY, 3rd NOVEMBER 2009

Session 2.1: How Should Governance Be Assessed? Participatory Monitoring of Local Governance

• Governance assessments as a tool for enhancing social accountability (ppt) : Paul van Hoof, Senior advisor local governance Idasa

Session 2.2: How Can Marginalized Voices Be Included: Practical Methods for

• Measuring Governance with Pro-Poor and Gender Sensitive Indicators (ppt) : Lorraine Corner, consultant

 

DAY 3: WEDNESDAY, 4th NOVEMBER 2009

Session 3.1: Country-led Governance Assessments – Experiences from the Field

• Governance Statistics: Working with stakeholders through NSOs (ppt) : Robert Bylon Twesigye, Uganda Bureau of Statistics [UBOS], Uganda
• Working with different groups of stakeholders through the National Statistical Office (ppt) : John Tembo Njovu, Zambia Revenue Authority, Zambia
• Henry Eteama, NSO Nigeria (no presentation  available)
• Governance Survey Conducted by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (ppt) :
  Mustafa Khawaja, CSO Palestine

Session 3.2: Group exercise: Governance Priorities and Actionable Indicators: Working with National  Statistics Offices

• Instructions to Groups

Session 3.3: Country-led Governance Assessments – Experiences from the Field [cont.]

• Presentation on Governance Assessments for Monitoring National Development Plans: Challenges facing the Use of National Statistical Offices (ppt) : Vanny Hampondela, Ministry of Justice, Zambia
• Challenges facing the use of national statistical offices (ppt) : Mustafa Khawaja, CSO Palestine
• Governance Assessments for Monitoring National Development Plans – Challenges facing the use of National Statistical Offices (ppt) : Mohammed Rashid Lugongo, Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre, Tanzania
• Talking Points (pdf) :Patrice Namutungu Gazire, CSO DRC

Session 3.4: Group exercise: Country Led Research for Monitoring National  Development Plans--Advantages and Challenges of Using National Statistical Offices

• Instructions to Groups

DAY 4: THURSDAY, 5th NOVEMBER 2009

Session 4.1: Capacity Development for Governance Assessments and Outlooks

• Outsid Assessments: Measuring Corruption Incidence in Ghana (ppt) : John Jaw Amankrah, Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, Ghana
• GJLOS (ppt) : Vincent Kimosop, Institute for Legislative Affairs, Kenya
• Presentation (ppt) : Halima Amadou, Association Nigerienne de Defense de Droit de l’Homme, Niger
• Outside assessments - Practioners including InWEnt alumni report on experiences with outside GAs - using indicators to increase political accountability, inform the policy process and political debate (ppt) : Chris Kinyanjui Kamau, Council of Churches, Kenya

Session 4.2: APRM: Following up on the Action Plans

• Lessons From the Implementation of the APRM National Programmes of Action (ppt) : Dr Jerome Afeikhena, APRM Secretariat, South Africa
• Mozambique African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM): Following up on the Programm of Action (ppt) :
  Marechel Nhavoto, APRM Technical Unit, Mozambique
• APRM: Following up on National Plans: the case of Ghana (ppt) : Samuel Cudjoe, APRM Ghana
• Country Led Governance Assessments: The APRM Programme (ppt) : Geoffrey Omedo, NEPAD Kenya

Session 4.3: Building Capacity for Government and Non-Government Stakeholders to Conduct Governance Assessments for Monitoring National Development Plans: Experiences from the Field and Current Support for Nationally-led GAs

• InWEnt Capacity Building for Country- led Governance Assessments (ppt) : Dr Uwe Singer, InWEnt
• Building Capacity for Government and non Government Stakeholders to conduct Governance Assessments for Monitoring National Development Plans: Experiences from the field and current support for nationally led. (ppt) : Vanny Hampondela, Ministry of Justice, Zambia
• Governance Assessment: Experience of a development partner (ppt) : Donald Rukare, EU Uganda
• Global Programme on Democratic Governance Assessments: Strengthening inclusive participation and responsive institutions through measuring (ppt) : Ingvild Oia, UNDP Oslo
• Angola (Governance Assessment Workshop) A joint MAT, INE and UNDP Exercise (ppt) : Carlos Samba, GEPE-MAT, Angola & Jacob Mussuanganhe, UNDP Angola

Session 4.4.: Final Discussion and Evaluation