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Project Facts Viet Nam
Asia and the Pacific, GAP, Presentation, Public AdministrationThe Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) is developed in the context of increasing demands for engaging citizens in monitoring and evaluation of policy implementation to feed evidence for subsequent policymaking. PAPI provides objective and evidence-based measures, based on citizens’ experiences and direct interactions, of the standards of provincial...
Project Facts Kazakhstan: Responsive governance for MDG acceleration
Europe and CIS, GAP, Presentation, Public AdministrationOver the period of the last 20 years Kazakhstan has significantly improved its human development record: Between 1990 and 2010, expected years of schooling increased by almost 3 years, the GNI per capita increased by 33 per cent, and although life expectancy at birth shows a slight decrease on the overall period, it has increased by 1.8 years since 2000 and continues on this increasing trend....
Choosing an assessment framework (ppt)
GAP, Presentation, Public AdministrationPresentation delivered at the rolling International Training Programme (ITP) 'Towards Local Democracy and Local Development through Local Government', that took place on the 1st. of September 2011 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The ITP is a joint venture between the UNCDF and International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD).
Users' Guide for Measuring Public Administration Performance
GAP, Public Administration, Users' GuideThis Guide responds to a growing demand for more operational and nationally-owned measurement tools for public administration. It critically reviews the existing assessment tools and information sources which are readily accessible online. It provides practical guidance drawing on scenarios, and provides an exhaustive inventory of existing assessment tools and methodologies. The Guide is...
Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI)
Asia and the Pacific, GAP, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Public Administration, UNDP Produced, Other UN Agency, Civil SocietyThe Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) is a joint research collaboration between CECODES, the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF), and UNDP Vietnam. PAPI systematically measures and monitors the performance of governance and the public administration system at the provincial level in Viet Nam. By capturing citizens’ experiences of public administration and...
Mapping of Corruption and Governance Measurement Tools in Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa, Corruption, GAP, Public Administration, Report, UNDP Produced, Civil SocietyThis mapping provides guidance to uses and limitations of 42 different international, national and local tools for measuring corruption in 28 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of the report was to undertake a mapping with the aim of identifying and characterising national tools used to measure corruption and democratic governance in sub-Saharan Africa. The mapping focused on...