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Carmine Rustin

Tightening and capacitating the Legislatures Research Units to meet the expectation of the institutions that compliment Parliament’s oversight function Capacity of the Research Unit of Parliament to disseminate the findings and recommendations of the PSC reports. Carmine Rustin.

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Carmine Rustin

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  1. Tightening and capacitating the Legislatures Research Units to meet the expectation of the institutions that compliment Parliament’s oversight function Capacity of the Research Unit of Parliament to disseminate the findings and recommendations of the PSC reports Carmine Rustin

  2. MANDATE OF THE RESEARCH UNIT • Mandate of the Research Unit is the Provision of Research support to Members of Parliament, Committee’s and Senior Management in a professional and objective manner • Includes provision of support to: • Presiding Officer’s • Ad Hoc Committees • Task Teams • Delegations to multilateral bodies (PAP, SADC-PF, CPA) • Seminars, conferences, etc

  3. MANDATE Members of Parliament require research that is reliable, valid, analytical, technically sound and well synthesised to fulfill their Constitutional mandate and to contribute to a robust democracy. It is essential that the Research Unit provides the technical and content knowledge to Members to enable them to make informed decisions when performing their functions. Research support is thus critical.

  4. STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH UNIT • Unit headed by a Chief Researcher, composed of 60 Researchers, 8 Senior Researchers, 10 Administrative Assistants. • Currently, Research Unit divided into 8 clusters, each headed by a Senior Researcher, with between 4 – 8 Researchers and supported by an Administrative Assistant • Research Unit headed by Chief Researcher, Ms. Carmine Rustin.

  5. TYPES OF RESEARCH PRODUCTS • Research background papers • Analytical papers • Comparative studies • Budget Analysis • Analysis of Annual Reports • Analysis of the State of the Nation Address and implications for sectors • Analysis of legislation • Factsheets • Presentations • Developing Terms of Reference for Commissioned research • Individual Consultations

  6. CAPACITATING THE RESARCH UNIT Training of Researchers – based on needs of the researchers Knowledge sharing initiatives Developmentopportunities – conferences, etc.

  7. DISSEMINATION OF FINDINGS - PSC • Researcher input through the analyses of PSC reports • Proactive reporting and alerting Committees • Proposing areas for consideration in the Committee programme • Areas for consideration for oversight

  8. REQUIREMENTS • Researchers who are proactive • Familiar with their sectors • Close co-operation between the support staff of the Committee • Active involvement of researcher in committee activities • Close interaction with the Chairpersons of Committees • Feedback from Chairpersons on products of Unit

  9. CHALLENGES • Time constraints • Human Resources Constraints

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