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COMMONWEALTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT FORUM CONFERENCE 11 – 15 MAY, GRAND BAHAMAS

COMMONWEALTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT FORUM CONFERENCE 11 – 15 MAY, GRAND BAHAMAS. MEASURING LOCAL DEMOCERACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE 11 – 15 MAY 2009 Presentation by P.F Duri Secretary General ucaz@mweb.co.zw. THE SMART PARTNERSHIP APPROACH.

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COMMONWEALTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT FORUM CONFERENCE 11 – 15 MAY, GRAND BAHAMAS

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  1. COMMONWEALTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT FORUM CONFERENCE11 – 15 MAY, GRAND BAHAMAS MEASURING LOCAL DEMOCERACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE 11 – 15 MAY 2009 Presentation by P.F Duri Secretary General ucaz@mweb.co.zw

  2. THE SMART PARTNERSHIP APPROACH • An innovative mechanism for promoting cooperative governance based on the win-win prosper thy neighbour principle, • Organised and structured dialogue • Depoliticisation of the dialogue process • Distinguishing civil from party politics

  3. WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL PEER REVIEW? • In its simplest form International Peer Review (IPR) is a process in which a local government peer from another country assesses a colleague from another against an agreed standard of behaviour and or performance. • “Peer” signifies equality between the reviewed and the reviewer • The concept excludes hierarchical types of assessments in which one party is subordinate to the other such as in audit, inspection • Peer Review is not an inspection; it is a supportive process undertaken by ‘critical friends’ intended to help a council identify its strengths as well as what it needs to improve

  4. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF AN IPR The specific objectives of an IPR may include: • To assist the municipal council being reviewed to identify its weaknesses and strengths • To assess the level of local democracy and good governance • To learn from the process and improve performance • To generate creativity and innovation to mitigate weaknesses • To promote and create meeting platforms for dialogue and accommodate diversity • To promote good practices • To promote International Municipal Cooperation (MIC).

  5. IPR TOOLKIT PROCESSESS STEP 1: Establishing indicators for a healthy local democracy STEP 2: Establishing the baseline using the Urban Governance Index STEP 3: Conducting the IPR STEP 4: Organisational learning and change

  6. Urban Governance Index & Peer Reviews • Peer review and Urban Governance Index are complementary • The UGI is participatory and inclusive & it works through a workshop environment • The peer review process is a more subjective, managerial process involving a small team of local government practitioners. • A peer review is a process in which local government practitioners from one or more local governments are invited to review the operations of the other authority.

  7. Local Democracy Framework and Urban Governance Index • Participation- Participatory & Representative democracy • Effectiveness & efficiency- Local Government Per capita, Vision & Strategy, Service Delivery Surveys • Equity- Gender Equality, Equitable Distribution of services,Citizen’s charter,Pro-poor pricing tariffs,Informal settlements,Informal sector policies • Accountability & Transparency- Financial systems, codes of conduct, Access to information • Social Security & Welfare- Policies on Crime control, HIV policies, Disabled and disaster management

  8. Peer Reviews and Change Plans • 5 Peer reviews have been held • UCAZ and LGA - UK Peer review • National workshop to share experiences – attended by stakeholders and peer review partners • 5 Stakeholder workshops to draw change plans have been held • Some cities have started implementing their change plans.

  9. ENHANCING CITY DIPLOMACY AND DECENTRALISED COOPERATION IN ZIMBABWE • A tool for local governments and their associations for promoting social cohesion, conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post conflict reconstruction with the aim of creating a stable environment in which citizens can live together in peace and prosperity • Engaging parliament to build broad support for local government • National dialogue workshop • Unity projects

  10. Achievements to date • Acceptance and institutionalisation of democratic principles and practices among members of UCAZ • Unlocking and mobilisation of social capital • Strengthened smart partnerships for enhanced service delivery • Depoliticisation of both the dialogues and service delivery issues • Evidence based reporting • Documentation of best practices in participatory budgeting • Development of the Local Democracy Framework. • Strengthening Municipal International Cooperation • Harnessing more resources from donors

  11. NEXT STEPS • Sharing experiences with other regional LGAs • Regional training of trainers workshop • Fundraising for cities change plans and replication of the project in the remaining 25 urban councils

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