A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER APPROACH TO DEVELOPING INDICATORS TO

ASSESS AND MONITOR GOVERNANCE IN UGANDA

Dorcas Nabukwasi H

Statistician Uganda Bureau of Statistics

29th April, 2013Dakar

Outline

INTRODUCTIONOBJECTIVESMOTIVATIONMANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECTOUTCOMESINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKSRECOMMENDATION

INTRODUCTION Training on Measuring Democracy, Corruption

and Human Rights; two institutions formed a partnership• Statistics as an information tool that helps to

make informed decisions and policies.• Statistics helps to monitor, evaluate and offer

workable solutions to challenges.

Need to develop reliable indicators to effectively monitor governance in Uganda

INTRODUCTION CON’T Need to strengthen and centralize statistical

databases on governance at the central office in support of the Plan for National Statistical Development (PNSD)• To ensure data quality, timeliness and

accuracy.• To enable subsequent monitoring at regular

intervals. Governance is a global concern.• Data is also available from different

institutions.

PROJECT OBJECTIVE

The main objective of the project is to develop indicators that effectively determine levels of governance using appropriate and localized indicators in Uganda.

MOTIVATION Governance is embedded in the Uganda

NDP Requirement for MDG assessment Current indicators measure governance at

national level, hence limited levels of disaggregation e.g. data on prisoners

Based on expert knowledge Carried out at irregular intervals

MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECTManagement Team &

Technical committee

Stakeholders Core team

OUTCOMES Inventory of Institutions/Organizations which

collect, assess and monitor governance Governance data quality and gaps identified Stakeholders trained in appropriate

methodologies of governance data collection, processing, analysis and dissemination.

A comprehensive list of measurable indicators of governance in the local context developed

A system of regular governance data collection, assessment and dissemination established

POLITICAL SUPPORT There was need to create public awareness

about the governance project Workshops Meetings

The Ugandan initiative was launched by the Hon. Minister for Justice and constitutional Affairs at a stakeholders consultative meeting

-Sharing of information about the project -Political support for the project

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS The project feeds into the Plan for

National Statistical Development Framework which recognizes new initiative in the development of statistics

The PNSD empowers all data producing institutions to operate in a more organized manner with the National statistics office being the coordinator. E.g. the project carried out a data mapping exercise

RECOMMENDATION

The establishment of Inter Agency committees has played a key role in fostering the implementation of the Plan for National Statistical Development in Uganda

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