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MDBS Annual Review: 2010 Results: National Development Agenda. M&E Sector Working Group May 2011. Context: Growing importance of M&E.
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MDBS Annual Review: 2010 Results: National Development Agenda M&E Sector Working Group May 2011
Context: Growing importance of M&E • The GoG is demonstrating a growing awareness of the necessity, and subsequent benefits, of having a strong functioning monitoring and evaluation system, including the collection and provision of relevant and robust statistics. • Ghana a middle income country • Discovery of oil • Call to demonstrate results
What’s good? • Greater recognition on the need to strengthen M&E and statistics in Ghana • Development of costed M&E plans • Commitment from MDAs/MMDAs • NDPC support to development M&E plans (technical advice, convening groups) • NDPC process to develop core indicators • On-going reforms for GSS, and the development of the long survey calendar
But…. • Too many indicators proposed for APR, and data on some of the indicators not readily available (some not part of M&E plans) • Inadequate attention to cross-cutting issues (e.g. gender, environment) • Resources to implement M&E plans • Weak capacity for M&E (skills, people, resources, prioritisation) • Poor intra-ministry engagement in developing plans (leadership, capacity, incentives) • Minimum attention to M&E results in planning and decision-making
Implications • APR/ GSGDA • Too many indicators, some not part of sector M&E plans – difficulty in reporting progress • Data gaps • Employment, productivity, social protection, natural resources • Data quality and credibility • Evidence based policy making and performance based budgeting • Prioritization of M&E/ statistics • Accountability (Government, citizens)
Way forward…. • Include triggers for M&E/ statistics for 2011/12 • Funding (released & spent not just allocated) • Availing additional funds will strengthen M&E and APR process • M&E integral part of annual MDBS reviews (i.e cross cutting discussion) • More engagement b/t M&E SWG and other Sector WGs • Improved DP support to strengthening national M&E/ statistics through all programmes • Joint Agenda to Strengthen M&E and Statistics (JASMES)
Amount as % of the budget • In 2009, total amount allocated to M&E and Statistics was GH¢17.2 million -- approximately 0.27% of the total budget for the MDAs • In 2010, amount allocated to M&E and Statistics was GH¢101.3 million which represents approximately 2% of the total MDAs budget • The reported higher amount for 2010 is attributed to the Population and Housing census conducted by the GSS
M&E and Statistics - 2010 On average, of resources allocated: - for M&E less than 50% are released and spent; - for statistics less than 10% are released & spent.