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Country SAKSS: Architecture and Activities

Country SAKSS: Architecture and Activities. Joseph Karugia. Workshop on Strengthening Capacity for Strategic Agricultural Policy and Investment Planning and Implementation in Africa Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, June 25 th - 26 th 2012. Why?. Strategies and investment plans

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Country SAKSS: Architecture and Activities

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  1. Country SAKSS: Architecture and Activities Joseph Karugia Workshop on Strengthening Capacity for Strategic Agricultural Policy and Investment Planning and Implementation in Africa Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, June 25th- 26th2012

  2. Why? • Strategies and investment plans • to mobilize domestic and external resources • Effective design and implementation requires: • Identification of investment priorities • Studies to establish high quality indicator baselines • Measure and track progress in implementation • Assess achievement of outcome targets

  3. Why? • Effective design and implementation requires: • Regular evaluation – to review progress and impact studies to assess efficiency and effectiveness of programmes • Regular dialogue and review by stakeholders – progress; harmonization; coordination

  4. Objectives • provide strategic knowledge products • facilitate better policy design and implementation • ensure successful implementation of the country’s agricultural sector investment plan • inform national dialogue and progress review • Transition to evidence and outcome based strategy planning and implementation • Growing demand for analytical capacity, high quality knowledge tools and products • Mobilize available in-country expertise and build/strengthen future capacities

  5. …Vision • Vision • Policies and investments that achieve the development objectives

  6. SAKSS: Broker of Strategic Analysis/Knowledge Broker Parliament, PS, NGOs, Donors, Directors Policy Analysis Units Think Tanks, Central Bank Statistics Bureaus, Universities, NGOs Demand Supply SAKSS Network SAKSS Node SAKSS Oversight Body • Express interest and buy into vision • Align knowledge generation activities • Receive funding and training • … • Identify and sensitize knowledge gaps • Synthesize knowledge • Mobilize and coordinate knowledge generation • Facilitate training • … • Credence of Knowledge System in the national process • Governance • Channel knowledge and evidence to policy makers • …

  7. Ministerial NAIP Steering Committee Policy Dialogue Group (Stakeholders’ Group from across the country) Steering Committee Coordinated by the Permanent Secretary Knowledge and operational gaps identification KS Node Program Coordination and Implementation Team Coordinator Planning Director M&E ICT Economist Other Departments and Agencies in the agriculture ministry Planning (core) M&E division Collabo-ration division ICT and research division Thematic working groups KS Network: National Statistical Bureau; National Ag research System including Universities; Statistics and Planning divisions of Ministries involved in agriculture; Poverty Monitoring Units; locally-based int’l research orgs; …

  8. Activities and Outputs… • Strategic analysis to fill knowledge gaps • What level on investment is needed to meet national poverty reduction and food and nutrition security targets? • Which agricultural subsectors can generate the most pro-poor growth? • Special studies on priority and strategic issues that a country faces

  9. Activities and Outputs… • M&E of Agricultural Sector Development and Investments • Overall agriculture sector performance • Agricultural investments • Agricultural growth • Agricultural trade • Poverty and food and nutritional security • Published as an Annual M&E Report • Studies on impact of investments and policies against goals and targets

  10. Activities and Outputs… • KM, Communications, and Policy Dialogue • Platform for sharing information in consistent formats • Easy access - for dialogue, evidence-based policy making, review and learning • Platform can be in the form of dialogue forums and ICT based e.g. Website, newsletters, USB keys, CDs, and other media (social networking tools)

  11. Capacity Strengthening is important… Parliament, PS, FBOs, Donors, Directors Policy Analysis Units Think Tanks, Central Bank Statistics Bureaus, Universities, FBOs OB Node Network Level 100 Rationale and Concepts (NAIPs; Policy Analysis) Level 200 Concepts and Application (Policy Analysis; Report Writing) Level 300 … Application and Modeling (CGE, Econometrics, Data Work) Graduation overtime

  12. THANK YOUwww.resakss.org

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