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Ronette Engela www.ThePresidency.gov.za

Comprehensive Indicator Systems

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For whom,For whom,for what purpose for what purpose

are the indicators producedare the indicators produced

Stakeholders Stakeholders Executive Cabinet, subnational,

policy direction Parliament Oversight roleBureaucracy Planning and

implementatıonCivil society AdvocacyAcademic In-depth analysisMedia Public discourseInternational comparisonDonor Agencies

Stakeholders have different

needs and require

different range of indicators

Audience?

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Executive and bureaucracyExecutive and bureaucracy

•Executive moving from policy development phase to implementation focus

•Bi-monthly PoA 157 priority activities•Bureaucracy prepared for allocative efficiencies

Entry point

Data limitationsData limitationsNot lack of dataNot lack of data

Lack of organised dataLack of organised data

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Natıonal Indicators - dataNatıonal Indicators - data

Census and Survey Information

Evaluations

Dept Dept

Derived information system

Transversal systems

Dept

Programme PerformanceInformation Development

Indicators

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72 72 Development IndicatorsDevelopment Indicators

Economic growth and transformation

Education

Employment Social cohesion

Poverty and inequality Safety and security

Household and community assets

International

Health Good governance

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Indicator setIndicator set

Publication - annuallyWill add some indicators, but retain core setMinimum requirement for all deptsReplicated in all spheres (as applicable)Develop data on district level

Community AssetsHealthEducationSafety & Security

Overlap with Census data, GIS, Expenditure data

Future

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DevelopingDevelopingccountryountry: partners: partners

Strong support from Cabinet Strong support from Cabinet political champion to promote for political champion to promote for buy-inbuy-in

institutionalise process asap (GWM&E)institutionalise process asap (GWM&E)

use space created now for difficult times aheaduse space created now for difficult times ahead

Support from Treasury/ FinanceSupport from Treasury/ Financeextensive reforms driven by treasuriesextensive reforms driven by treasuries

knowledge-able staff, understand accountabilityknowledge-able staff, understand accountability

indicators in indicators in budget requestbudget request

Lessons

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DevelopingDevelopingccountryountry: bureaucracy: bureaucracy

Misalignment between regulation & practiceMisalignment between regulation & practice

intent and culture of practice not well linkedintent and culture of practice not well linked

Role of bureaucratsRole of bureaucratslimited intellectual capital in societieslimited intellectual capital in societies

technical knowledge technical knowledge

link indicators to performance contractslink indicators to performance contracts

Sequence of reforms – M before ESequence of reforms – M before E

Accountability, accountability, accountabilityAccountability, accountability, accountability

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DevelopingDeveloping c countryountry:: future trends? future trends?

Greater public scrutinyGreater public scrutiny

Need dis-aggregationNeed dis-aggregationgeographically (rural/urban/ urban detail)geographically (rural/urban/ urban detail)

gendergender

Modern technology allows for flow ofModern technology allows for flow of

information not imagined hithertoinformation not imagined hitherto

Public satisfaction stochasticPublic satisfaction stochastic

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Newdfoundland and Labrador Community Accounts “it is the sensible thing to do” Monitoring use of data from accounts

Everybody contributes data readily People use data – extent that it is made

digestable

Society of educated and empowered citizens