Describe indicators
The descriptors decide what information will be provided with regard to each indicator in the mapping. In many ways, the selected descriptors provide the colour swath used to portray each indicator. For example, if "pro-poor and gender sensitivity" is chosen as a descriptor, each indicator will be described with regard to its ability to capture pro-poor and gender-sensitive issues.
It might be useful to have a broad range of comparative descriptors so that the mapping can be used for several purposes, including harmonization of governance indicators; identification of governance indicator deficits, such as governance areas with too few indicators; strengthening of the use of governance evidence in policy; improvement of the correct use of indicators; increased availability of indicators; and increased transparency of governance assessments.
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Name:
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Name of the study/indicator |
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| Producer: | The individual or organization that produced the data source |
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The purpose for which the information source was intended
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Funding source:
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The organization(s) that are funding or have funded the project
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Users:
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Who is using the data
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Current usage:
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Where, how and for what purpose the data is being used by different users
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Where to find it:
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The web address where the database is located
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Type of data used:
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Description of the type of data, i.e., expert assessments, household surveys, stories from news agencies, administrative data, etc.
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Geographic coverage:
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Number of provinces or municipalities
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Time coverage:
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The years when the first and most recent data were collected and the frequency with which data is collected
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Contact details:
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The address at which the producer can be contacted
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Methodology:
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Explains how the data was collected and compiled, and includes relevant information such as sources of data, data-gathering techniques, questionnaire design and coding
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Pro-poor and gender sensitive:
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Explains if the indicators can be disaggregated by gender or income; capture directly or indirectly issues, perceptions and/or experiences of the poor and women; or if they have been chosen by the poor or women
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Valid use:
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Explains how the sources should be used
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Invalid use:
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Explains how the sources should not be used
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Assumptions
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Describes the assumptions that were made by the producers while developing sources
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Example of results:
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Provides an example of the information provided by the indicator
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