GOVERNANCE SECRETARIAT - ZAMBIA Country-led Governance Assessment: Sharing Experience and Increasing Political Accountability 02-05 November 2009 Windhoek, Namibia 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. By VANNY HAMPONDELA Email: [email protected]Monitoring and Evaluation/Information Specialist Governance Secretariat Zambia
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GOVERNANCE SECRETARIAT - ZAMBIA
Country-led Governance Assessment: Sharing Experience and Increasing Political Accountability
02-05 November 2009 Windhoek, Namibia
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.
BACKGROUND Cont.. The Government of the Republic of
Zambia launched the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) for 2006-2010.
One of the key components of the plan is the governance programme which concentrates on implementation of 5 components:
STRUCTURE FOR FNDP MONITORING
FNDP monitoring is structured around a logical hierarchy
Under Input, Output and partly Outcome we monitor FNDP Key Performance Indicators on the Delivery System
Input Outcome ImpactOutputDirect
Investments - financial and
physical resources
Level and extent of utilization of goods
and services, including satisfaction)
Change in the welfare / well-being of the population
Direct goods and services
generated, arising from
inputs
Monitoring of FNDP Further, the Fifth National Development
Plan document commits the Government of Zambia, through Governance Secretariat, to the production of a State of Governance Report.
Stateof
Governance Report2008…
Governance Assessment
Problems Governance in Zambia is being monitored by a large
number of international governmental and non-governmental organisations
The only country that has NOT monitoring governance systematically in Zambia is…. ZAMBIA
The government of Zambia does not pay much attention to assessments done by outsiders
Institutional understanding and low M&E literacy
Low capacities to handle governance issues effectively.
Strategies to curb challenges In-House presentations, meetings etc
Explore Literature review on Governance
Engage local (training) institutions
Engage external and local experts in short/medium-term training
“Zambianise” (Localise) Training
CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE - ZAMBIA
1. Measuring and Assessing Democratic Governance (UNDP Oslo Governance Centre -2007)
- One participant
2. Measuring Democracy, Governance and Human Rights (InWent, Namibia -2007)- Three participants
Options for Localisation of Training in Zambia
1. Three participants who trained in Measuring Democracy, Governance and Human Rights (InWent, Namibia) in 2007 to Train fellow Zambians..!!!
2. Engage UNDP Oslo Governance Centre to conduct training for Zambians…!!!
3. Request German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Zambia to request InWent on behalf of Zambia to internalise the training for Zambians…!!!
4. Engage University of Zambia to conduct training for Zambians
5. Engage Idasa to conduct training for Zambians…!!!
6. SETTLED ON OPTION NO. 3
Motivation for selection of InWent to carry out training in Zambia Global campus/e-learning initiative Embracing the use of statistics INWENT FILM:
• Emphasis on the need to harmonise the various approaches in measuring governance.
• InWent has been engaged in measuring governance for many years- So understands.
• Emphasis to empower/strengthening the capacities of government institutions and civil society to conduct assessments themselves.
Motivation for selection of InWent Cont… Networking (with renown institutions)
approach
InWent
IDASA(Afrobaro
metre)
Danish Centre for H/Rights,
UNDP OGC,
University of Florida
University of Essex
International IDEA
Transparency
Internanational,
Proposed Training programme for Zambia - 2008
Conduct Survey - Produce Report
Participants by Institution Category.
024681012141618
No. of Participants 17 5 2 5
Governance Institutions
Civil Society Organisations
Institutions of higher learning
Other Institutions
Roadmap
GOVERNANCE SURVEY PROCESS
Instrument preparationTraining of trainersTraining of enumerators Field workData Entry Data analysis (SPSS 11.5) Production of the Report
Instrument preparationAt the Instrument preparation state the committee explored Literature and indications on measuring governance from indices such as:
1. Afro Barometer2. Mo Ibrahim 3. Other indices
Levels of Assessment
Delivery System (Administration data)
Household survey (Perception data)
Pertinent Secondary information from other national surveys.
Example:Delivery System – Location of Resident Judges in Zambia
Performance of Delivery System (Administration Data) –Backlog of court cases
Target line (50%)
Perception on the length of time it takes for cases to be disposed of – Results at National level
Zambia
Takes long
Does not take long
4.8% Does not take long 55.2% Takes long
Perception on the length of time it takes for cases to be disposed of at high court level – Results at Residential level
0
20
40
60
80
Perc
enta
ge
Rural Urban
Residence
Perception on length time it takes for cases to be disposed of at high court level
Takes long
Does not take long
Perception on the length of time it takes for cases to be disposed of at high court level – Results at Provincial level
Cost of the programmeALREADY SPENT Training US$ 32,085 Survey US$ 256,684
YET TO BE SPENT (APPRX) Printing US$ 93,475 Dissemination US$ 85,561
Conclusion Localising training enables you to train many
people at a goal.
Localising training is key and best option to speed up nationally led governance assessments for monitoring of NPDs.