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DataGov | Tracking and analyzing governance around the world
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Economic Governance, Europe and CIS, Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Web Resource, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe DataGov database provides country and regional scores from publicly available sources. The Database provides a user-friendly interface for accessing most of the publicly available indicators related to governance. The interactive tool permits users to easily produce cross-national comparative and time series graphs and tables for immediate printing or for export to standard office software....
Tanzania - Urban local government strengthening program : fiduciary systems assessment
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Local Governance and Decentralization, Inter-Governmental OrganizationIn 2004, Government of Tanzania (GoT) introduced the Local Government Capital Development Grant (LGCDG) as a grant flow to local governments. The LGCDG has evolved into the Local Government Development Grant (LGDG) program with several sub-programs and has become a mainstream performance based fiscal transfer. LGDG started the provision of on-budget funding flow to the local government level...
Tools for Assessing the Operationality of District Health Systems
Africa, Civil Society, Framework, Inter-Governmental OrganizationAuthors/Editors: L.G. Sambo, R.R. Chatora & E.S.M. Goosen The tools proposed in this document are first and foremost intended for use by district health management teams (DHMTs) with the objective of generating the information that will serve as a basis for improving the operationality of district health systems. In addition, the repeated application of the tools will facilitate the...
Country Self-Assessment for the African Peer Review Mechanism
Africa, Democracy, Local Governance and Decentralization, Questionnaire , Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyThis questionnaire can be used to assess and provide an overview of the results of a country's own self-assessment processes, with regard to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). The Questionnaire is divided into four major sections corresponding to the four focus areas in the “Objectives, Standards, Criteria and Indicators for the APRM” document Democracy and Good Political Governance...
Questionnaire on National Public Administration in Africa
Africa, Public Administration, Questionnaire , Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe following open ended questionnaire can be used to establish an overall picture of operations, as well as tendencies, of national public administrations in order to obtain better understanding and knowledge of structures and processes within the public administrations. The questionnaire consist of ten parts: general structure of the assessed public administration civil...
Governance in Extractive Industries (ppt)
Africa, Corruption, Presentation, Inter-Governmental OrganizationPresentation delivered at a workshop on the Oslo Governance Forum on Democratic Governance Assessments for Social Accountability, in Oslo 2011
Case Study of ICT Mediated Participatory Governance - DR Congo (ppt)
Africa, Presentation, Inter-Governmental OrganizationPresentation delivered at a workshop on the Oslo Governance Forum on Democratic Governance Assessments for Social Accountability, in Oslo 2011
The Development and Use of Governance Indicators in Africa: a Comparative Study
Africa, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP Produced, Civil SocietyAuthors/Editors: Paul Graham, Stefan Gilbert and Karin Alexander, Idasa Good governance is one of the bedrocks of successful development. The ability to assess governance is therefore important both in terms of how that evidence can be used to influence policy and how policy can, in turn, influence governance outcomes. Assessments are also useful to establish benchmarks, objectives and...
International Drivers of Corruption - A Tool for Analysis
Africa, Corruption, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationCorruption and other governance problems result primarily from processes generated within the domestic political economy. There are major international factors, however, that interact with domestic processes: international drivers of corruption. […] Recent years have seen growing recognition of the importance of international drivers. Many international instruments and initiatives have been...
Benchmarks for Electoral Standards: A Guide for European Union Election Observation Missions
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyAuthors/Editors: Mark Stevens and Anders Eriksson Election observation missions are tasked with assessing the conduct of an election in accordance with best practices and with reference to various international and regional standards for elections, which respective countries have voluntarily agreed to adhere to. This guide brings together many of the key international and regional standards...