Ronette Engela ThePresidency.za Comprehensive Indicator Systems

1. Ronette Engela www.ThePresidency.gov.za Comprehensive Indicator Systems

2. Audience ? For whom, for what purpose are the indicators produced Stakeholders Executive Cabinet, subnational, policy direction Parliament Oversight role Bureaucracy Planning and implementatıon Civil society Advocacy Academic In-depth analysis Media Public discourse International comparison Donor Agencies Stakeholders have different needs and require different range of indicators

3. Entry point Executive and bureaucracy • Executive moving from policy development phase to implementation focus • Bi-monthly PoA 157 priority activities • Bureaucracy prepared for allocative efficiencies Data limitations Not lack of data Lack of organised data

4. Programme Performance Information Derived information system Transversal systems Dept Dept Dept Natıonal Indicators - data Evaluations Census and Survey Information Development Indicators

6. 72 Development Indicators www.ThePresidency.gov.za

11. Future Indicator set • Publication - annually • Will add some indicators, but retain core set • Minimum requirement for all depts • Replicated in all spheres (as applicable) • Develop data on district level • Community Assets • Health • Education • Safety & Security • Overlap with Census data, GIS, Expenditure data

12. Lessons Developing country: partners Strong support from Cabinet political champion to promote for buy-in institutionalise process asap (GWM&E) use space created now for difficult times ahead Support from Treasury/ Finance extensive reforms driven by treasuries knowledge-able staff, understand accountability indicators in budget request

13. Lessons Developing country: bureaucracy Misalignment between regulation & practice intent and culture of practice not well linked Role of bureaucrats limited intellectual capital in societies technical knowledge link indicators to performance contracts Sequence of reforms – M before E Accountability, accountability, accountability

14. Lessons Developing country: future trends? Greater public scrutiny Need dis-aggregation geographically (rural/urban/ urban detail) gender Modern technology allows for flow of information not imagined hitherto Public satisfaction stochastic

15. Newdfoundland and Labrador Community Accounts • “it is the sensible thing to do” • Monitoring use of data from accounts • Everybody contributes data readily • People use data – extent that it is made digestable • Society of educated and empowered citizens