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Responding to Trends in Democratic Governance Towards a New Strategic Vision for DGG (Discussion Paper)
Article / Working Paper, UNDP ProducedThis paper is part of a strategic visioning process, which will ensure that UNDP and its Democratic Governance Group (DGG) are positioned to deal with emerging democratic governance (DG) challenges in a timely fashion. The mid-term review of UNDP’s Strategic Plan 2008-2013 has highlighted what we have done well in DG and also where we need to improve our analysis, our programming, and our...
Measuring National Statistical Capacity in Conflict and Fragile Countries
Article / Working Paper, Conflict, Public Administration, UNDP ProducedThe UNDP Oslo Governance Centre presents in this discussion paper the issue of measurement of statistical capacity in conflict ridden and fragile countries. It shows the importance of statistical capacity for public policy and measuring peace- and statebuilding strategies as well as an indicator in itself of State capacity. This discussion paper by the UNDP Oslo...
Human Development in Chile 2010 Gender: the challenges of equality
Article / Working Paper, Governance and Gender, Latin America and the Carribean, UNDP ProducedThis report aims to contribute to the assessment of the situation today and to the changes that have occurred regarding the issue of gender equality. Chile has made considerable progress in this area in recent decades. This is reflected by the increased equality of men and women’s skills and opportunities ,...
How should MDG Implementation Be Measured: Faster Progress or Meeting Targets?
Article / Working Paper, Governance and MDG, UNDP ProducedThis paper questions the methodology that is widely used to assess progress in implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a methodology that asks whether the targets are likely to be met. This approach is inappropriate, since the MDGs were neither designed as nor intended to be planning targets. They were political commitments, made by world leaders, that define priorities in a...
Methodology for Assessing the Capacities of Anti-Corruption Agencies to Perform Preventive Functions
Article / Working Paper, Corruption, Europe and CIS, UNDP ProducedThis Methodology has been developed by UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre (BRC) building on best practices and lessons learned derived from support provided to anticorruption agencies in the specific context of the Eastern European and the CIS countries, as well as on a series of analysis/researches regarding the same area. While the Methodology can be considered as a valid instrument for...
The Role of Think Tanks and Research Institutes for More National Ownership and Alignment of Evidence to Policy
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, GAP, Latin America and the Carribean, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Noha El-Mikawy This OGC discussion paper, written is the outcome report of the conference organized by UNDP OGC with support from IDRC Canada entitled: Evidence on Governance into Policy: The Role of Research Institutes and Think Tanks, January 18 and 19 2009. The conference was organized as a side-event of the Information and Decision Support Center IDSC International...
Evidence Generation in Developing Countries: The case of Sudan
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Conflict, GAP, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Eltayeb Hag Ateya This OGC discussion paper describes the experience of The Peace Research Institute (PRI) of the University of Khartoum, the oldest, largest and most prestigious university in Sudan, as an evidence generating institution. The paper was presented at the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre & Canadian IDRC Event: Roundtable on Evidence on Governance into...
Evidence-Based Policy in a Post-Conflict Context: A Case Study from Nepal
Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, GAP, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Binod Bhatta This OGC discussion paper looks at existing efforts to generate evidence on governance at the national and sub-national levels, and how evidence is used in Nepal by state and non-state actors in the education sector. The paper was presented at the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre & Canadian IDRC Event: Evidence on Governance into Policy, The Role of...
Bringing Governance Evidence into the Policy Process: Opportunities and Challenges in Post-Conflict Serbia
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Conflict, Europe and CIS, GAP, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Maja Gavrilovic This OGC discussion paper looks at the role and scope of influence of research institutes and think tanks in Serbia. It identifies the factors that constrain and/or facilitate CSO influence and briefly examines the potential for more effective future engagement. The paper was presented at the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre & Canadian IDRC Event: ...
Governance Evidence in Peru: Production and Use in the Education Sector
Article / Working Paper, Democracy, GAP, Latin America and the Carribean, Local Governance and Decentralization, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Jorge Aragon and Martin Vegas This OGC discussion paper presents a case study that aims to draw some lessons about the main challenges for evidence-based policy and governance in Peru. The paper was presented at the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre & Canadian IDRC Event: Evidence on Governance into Policy, The Role of Research Institutes and Think Tanks, Jan 18-19...