GOVERNANCE SECRETARIAT - ZAMBIA

1. GOVERNANCE SECRETARIAT - ZAMBIA Country-led Governance Assessment: Sharing Experience and Increasing Political Accountability 02-05 November 2009 Windhoek, Namibia Building Capacity for Government and non Government Stakeholders to conduct Governance Assessments for Monitoring National Development Plans: Experiences from the field and current support for nationally led. By VANNY HAMPONDELA Email: vanny@governance.gov.zm Monitoring and Evaluation/Information Specialist Governance Secretariat Zambia

2. BACKGROUND Cont.. • The Government of the Republic of Zambia launched the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) for 2006-2010. • One of the key components of the plan is the governance programme which concentrates on implementation of 5 components:

3. Impact Outcome Output Input Change in the welfare / well-being of the population Level and extent of utilization of goods and services, including satisfaction) Direct Investments - financial and physical resources Direct goods and services generated, arising from inputs STRUCTURE FOR FNDP MONITORING • FNDP monitoring is structured around a logical hierarchy • Under Input, Output and partly Outcome we monitor FNDP Key Performance Indicators on the Delivery System

4. Governance Assessment StateofGovernance Report2008… Monitoring of FNDP • Further, the Fifth National Development Plan document commits the Government of Zambia, through Governance Secretariat, to the production of a State of Governance Report.

5. Problems • Governance in Zambia is being monitored by a large number of international governmental and non-governmental organisations • The only country that has NOT monitoring governance systematically in Zambia is…. ZAMBIA • The government of Zambia does not pay much attention to assessments done by outsiders • Institutional understanding and low M&E literacy • Low capacities to handle governance issues effectively.

6. Strategies to curb challenges • In-House presentations, meetings etc • Explore Literature review on Governance • Engage local (training) institutions • Engage external and local experts in short/medium-term training • “Zambianise” (Localise) Training

7. CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE - ZAMBIA 1. Measuring and Assessing Democratic Governance (UNDP Oslo Governance Centre -2007) - One participant 2. Measuring Democracy, Governance and Human Rights (InWent, Namibia -2007) - Three participants

8. Options for Localisation of Training in Zambia • Three participants who trained in Measuring Democracy, Governance and Human Rights (InWent, Namibia) in 2007 to Train fellow Zambians..!!! • Engage UNDP Oslo Governance Centre to conduct training for Zambians…!!! • Request German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Zambia to request InWent on behalf of Zambia to internalise the training for Zambians…!!! • Engage University of Zambia to conduct training for Zambians • Engage Idasa to conduct training for Zambians…!!! • SETTLED ON OPTION NO. 3

9. Motivation for selection of InWent to carry out training in Zambia • Global campus/e-learning initiative • Embracing the use of statistics • INWENT FILM: • Emphasis on the need to harmonise the various approaches in measuring governance. • InWent has been engaged in measuring governance for many years- So understands. • Emphasis to empower/strengthening the capacities of government institutions and civil society to conduct assessments themselves.

10. University of Florida University of Essex Transparency Internanational, International IDEA InWent Danish Centre for H/Rights, UNDP OGC, IDASA (Afrobarometre) Motivation for selection of InWent Cont… • Networking (with renown institutions) approach

11. Conduct Survey - Produce Report Proposed Training programme for Zambia - 2008

12. Participants by Institution Category.

13. Roadmap

14. GOVERNANCE SURVEY PROCESS • Instrument preparation • Training of trainers • Training of enumerators • Field work • Data Entry • Data analysis (SPSS 11.5) • Production of the Report

15. Instrument preparation • At the Instrument preparation state the committee explored Literature and indications on measuring governance from indices such as: • Afro Barometer • Mo Ibrahim • Other indices

16. Levels of Assessment • Delivery System (Administration data) • Household survey (Perception data) • Pertinent Secondary information from other national surveys.

17. Example:Delivery System – Location of Resident Judges in Zambia

18. Target line (50%) Performance of Delivery System (Administration Data)–Backlog of court cases

19. Perception on the length of time it takes for cases to be disposed of – Results at National level 4.8% Does not take long 55.2% Takes long

20. Perception on the length of time it takes for cases to be disposed of at high court level – Results at Residential level

21. Perception on the length of time it takes for cases to be disposed of at high court level – Results at Provincial level

22. Cost of the programme ALREADY SPENT • Training US$ 32,085 • Survey US$ 256,684 YET TO BE SPENT (APPRX) • Printing US$ 93,475 • Dissemination US$ 85,561

23. Conclusion • Localising training enables you to train many people at a goal. • Localising training is key and best option to speed up nationally led governance assessments for monitoring of NPDs. • Training becomes more focused to the local set up • High level of consultation on areas of concern

24. Thanks You