Ronette Engela www The Presidency gov za Comprehensive

Ronette Engela www. The. Presidency. gov. za Comprehensive Indicator Systems 1

For whom, Audience for what purpose ? are the indicators produced Stakeholders Executive Cabinet, subnational, policy direction Parliament Oversight role Bureaucracy Planning and implementatıon Civil society Advocacy Academic In-depth analysis Media Public discourse International comparison Donor Agencies Stakeholders have different needs and require different range of indicators 2

Entry point Executive and bureaucracy • Executive moving from policy development phase to implementation focus • Bi-monthly Po. A 157 priority activities • Bureaucracy prepared for allocative efficiencies Data limitations Not lack of data Lack of organised data 3

Natıonal Indicators - data Evaluations Census and Programme Performance Survey Information Development Indicators Derived information system Tran sver sal s yste Dept ms Dept 4

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72 Development Indicators Economic growth and transformation Education Employment Social cohesion Poverty and inequality Safety and security Household and community assets International Health Good governance www. The. Presidency. gov. za 6

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Future Indicator set n. Publication - annually n. Will add some indicators, but retain core set n. Minimum requirement for all depts n. Replicated in all spheres (as applicable) n. Develop data on district level n. Community Assets n. Health n. Education n. Safety & Security n. Overlap with Census data, GIS, Expenditure data 11

Lessons Developing country: partners Strong support from Cabinet political champion to promote for buy-in institutionalise process asap (GWM&E) use space created now for difficult times ahead Support from Treasury/ Finance extensive reforms driven by treasuries knowledge-able staff, understand accountability indicators in budget request 12

Developing Lessons country: bureaucracy Misalignment between regulation & practice intent and culture of practice not well linked Role of bureaucrats limited intellectual capital in societies technical knowledge link indicators to performance contracts Sequence of reforms – M before E Accountability, accountability 13

Lessons Developing country: future trends? Greater public scrutiny Need dis-aggregation geographically (rural/urban/ urban detail) gender Modern technology allows for flow of information not imagined hitherto Public satisfaction stochastic 14

Newdfoundland Labrador Community Accounts n “it is the sensible thing to do” n Monitoring use of data from accounts n Everybody contributes data readily n People use data – extent that it is made digestable n Society of educated and empowered citizens 15