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EVALUATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ETHICS PROGRAMS

EVALUATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ETHICS PROGRAMS. Elia Yi Armstrong UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs IX International Anti-Corruption Conference Ethics Management in the Public Sector Panel Durban, South Africa, 13 October 1999. UN and Evaluation.

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EVALUATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ETHICS PROGRAMS

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  1. EVALUATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ETHICS PROGRAMS Elia Yi Armstrong UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs IX International Anti-Corruption Conference Ethics Management in the Public Sector Panel Durban, South Africa, 13 October 1999

  2. UN and Evaluation • does NOT evaluate member countries • facilitates: • exchange of experiences • identification of best practices • setting benchmarks • assists self-evaluations

  3. Evaluation • What • Why • Who • How • When

  4. WHAT is program evaluation? • process of measuring against objectives: • outputs • outcomes • impacts

  5. WHY carry out evaluation? • ensure program is having intended effects • improve its operations

  6. WHO carries out evaluations? • Agency level and government-wide • expert • peer • self • the public

  7. HOW to learn from other countries? • look at others with similar backgrounds • examine their program components • identify best practices • adapt and adopt

  8. Public Service Ethics in Africa Project • comparative study of 10 countries: • Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria, Senegal • Kenya, Uganda • Madagascar, Mozambique?, Namibia, South Africa • joint effort of UNDP Africa/UN DESA

  9. Public Service Ethics in Africa Project (continued) • assist countries to improve ethics programs • survey existing ethics policies and programs • identify regional best practices • set regional benchmarks

  10. WHEN carry out evaluation? • agency level: evaluation cycle • country level: precipitating factors • scandals • policy changes • modernization • indicator of political will

  11. Rabat Declaration • 2nd Pan-African Conference of Civil Service Ministers • 34 countries • the African Civil Service: New Challenges, Professionalism and Ethics

  12. Rabat Declaration (continued) • African Public Service Charter • Code of Conduct for African Civil Servants • reaffirmation of values to promote professionalism and ethics in Africa

  13. Evaluation as Opportunity • a chance to learn and improve • an occasion to share and teach • promotion of technical cooperation

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