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Workshop on Governance Assessment Methods and Applications of Governance Data in Policy-Making
This workshop, held in Cairo 1-4 June 2009, was organized in response to the increased demand and interest in how to develop and implement comprehensive governance assessment frameworks.
This demand and interest comes from the growing recognition of the importance of governance to the achievement of the MDGs, the rapid increase in the number of governance assessments conducted, accompanied by innovations in the development of new tools and methods for collecting governance-related data that could be replicated in different countries.
Accordingly the objectives of the workshop are to present and discuss a proposed Governance Assessment Framework for Egypt, strengthen the capacities of the Social Contract Center staff, UNDP and partners on best practices and lessons learned in national efforts to monitor governance, raise understanding and awareness of governance measurement approaches and to identify important entry points to respond to the various needs at the country level for monitoring the quality of democratic governance.
Presentations included the following:
Human Rights-Based Approaches
A Rights-Based Approach to Delivering on the MDGs, by Eitan Felner, consultant for the UNDP
Assessing Governance in Sectors
Good Governance for Medicines Programme, by Mohamed Ramzy at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Good Governance for Medicines in Jordan, by Dr. Lubna Quosous from the Jordanian Food and Drug Administration
The rights-based approach to water and sanitation: A framework for measuring governance, by Lara El-Jazairi at the Centre On Housing Rights and Evictions, Right to Water Programme
Possible indicators for the right to water and sanitation, a tool by the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions
Assessing Governance in Thematic Areas
Assessing Local Governance, by Paul van Hoof, senior advisor on local governance, IDASA
Assessing Public Administration Performance: Making best use of existing assessment tools,Kevin Brown, management consultant
Country Cases
Governance Survey, by Mustafa Khawaja at the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Partnership Governance Index in Indonesia, by Abdul Malik Gismar from the Kemitraan Research Institute, (this tool is also available in the toolbox of this website)
Operational Issues
Why Measure Governance? by Ken Mease, Adj. Research Scientist at the University of Florida
How to Conduct A Nationally Owned Governance Assessment, by Noha El-Mikawy, Governance Practice leader for the Arab States Region, UNDP
Measuring Governance with Pro-Poor Gender-Sensitive Indicators, by Lorraine Corner, inspendent consultant
Indicators: Levels, Types, Existing and New, by Ken Mease, Adj. Research Scientist at the University of Florida
Data sources and collection methods, by Ken Mease, Adj. Research Scientist at the University of Florida
Information and Decision Support Centre
In partnership with UNDP the Social Contract Centre at the IDSC organized the Workshop in Cairo. The aim of the IDSC is to be a fully-fledged think tank to the Egyptian Cabinet in decision support area over economic, social and political development issues.
Assessing Governance in Egypt
A democratic governance assessment is taking place in Egypt. The project is led by the Social Contract Centre at IDSC and supported by the UNDP. The project aims to monitor governance in 55 programs of public service delivery for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. A full project description is available here.