GOVERNANCE SECRETARIAT - ZAMBIA

Country-led Governance Assessment: Sharing Experience and Increasing Political Accountability

02-05 November 2009 Windhoek, Namibia

PRESENTATION ON GOVERNANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR MONITORING NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS - CHALLENGES

FACING THE USE OF NATIONAL STATISTICAL OFFICES

ByVANNY HAMPONDELA

Email: vanny@governance.gov.zmMonitoring and Evaluation/Information Specialist

Governance SecretariatZambia

Need for National Development Plans

To guide Development

To identify priority needs

To optimise the use of resources

Governance Assessments for Monitoring National Development Plans (NDPs)

To facilitate effective reporting, the Governance Monitoring is paramount.

To track progress on the implementation of programmes and activities in the NDP.

To provide management and other stakeholder with information aimed at assessing the performance of the nation on Governance.

To enable centralising of governance data for easy retrieval and analysis by users.

To guide management on areas that need adjustment as well as supplementary or reduction of resources.

Zambia’s experience on Monitoring of Governance under the National

Development Plan 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:

Components of Governance in FNDP

Administration of JusticeConstitutionalismDemocratisationHuman RightsAccountability and Transparency

Vision for Zambia

“to become a middle income country by 2030.”

Governance vision

“total adherence to principles of good governance by 2030.”

Detailing Governance Chapter

In order to outlines the details of implementation of the FNDP, the Governance Secretariat (GS) prepared a Governance Programme Document (GPD) to guide implementation strategies.

Governance Programme Document

(2006-10)

Institutions under Governance Chapter of FNDP

The Governance chapter (31) of the FNDP identifies fifteen (15) institutions that will undertake the implementation of the Governance programmes:

The identified institutions deal with various aspects of governance.

Institutions under Governance Chapter of FNDP

a) The Human Rights Commission;b) Police Public Complaints Authority;c) National Assembly of Zambia;d) Anti-Corruption Commission;e) Commission for Investigations;f) Judicial Complaints Authority;g) Office of the Auditor-General;h) Judiciary;i) Ministry of Justice;j) Central Statistical Office;k) Directorate of Public Prosecutions;l) Legal Aid Board;m) Electoral Commission of Zambia; n) Office of the Vice President (Parliamentary Business

Division) ; ando) Ministry of Finance and National Planning

OTHER GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS

Since governance is a crosscutting issue, there are many other institutions that deal with governance matters (but are not specifically under chapter 31 of FNDP). Some of them are as follows:

Decentralisation Secretariat Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Gender in Development Division Public Safety and Order Ministry of Youth and Child development Min of Community Development & Social Services Civil Society Organisations

HOW DO WE GET ALL GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED?

Formation of committees under GSAG:

Governance SecretariatGovernance Secretariat

Governance Monitoring and

Evaluation Committee

Governance Monitoring and

Evaluation Committee

Accountability and Transparency

Committee

Accountability and Transparency

Committee

Human Rights, Constitutionalism

and Democratisation

Committee

Human Rights, Constitutionalism

and Democratisation

Committee

Access to Justice Committee

Access to Justice Committee

Governance Institutions

Governance Sector Advisory Group (GSAG)Governance Sector Advisory Group (GSAG)

Challenges facing the use of National Statistics Offices

Field of Governance is alien to many developing countries. Low understanding of Governance terminologies

Most National Statistics Offices do not have insight on Governance issues.

Low capacities to formulate governance indicators effectively.

Inadequate resources for collection of data (survey) – Surveys are not done on schedule

Situation on supply of Governance information

GIDD

CSO

MoJ

MoFNP

CO

MoLG

H

MoLSS

MoCDSS ACC

OAG

CFI

PPCA

JCA

NAZ

MoHCW etc

Province

Desired Situation for Governance Assessment Framework

. Covenants and

Conventions

Charters and Conventions State of

Governance Reports

GIDD

CSO

MoJ MoFNP

CO MoLGHMoLSS

MoCDSS ACC

OAG

CFI PPCA

JCA NAZECZ

M&E Frame work

OVP

Survey

Advantages of using National Statistics Offices

Easy institutionalisation of the process.

Legally authorised institution to conduct surveys in the nation. (The Central Statistical Office (CSO) is the only Institution mandated under the Census and Statistics Act, Chapter 127 to produce official statistics for the country).

Experience in logical flow and formulation of survey questions.

NSOs understand the local environment better than outsiders.

Coverage of lager samples during surveys

Centralisation of governance data.

CONCLUSIONGovernance Assessment should be everyone’s concern in order to establish vibrant National Statistics Offices.

Since Governance is a new territory for most African countries, there is need for capacity building in order for officers to understand handle its monitoring effectively.

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