Ronette Engela
www.ThePresidency.gov.za
Comprehensive Indicator Systems
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For whom,
Audience
for what purpose
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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
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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
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Natıonal Indicators - data
Evaluations
Census and
Programme Performance
Information DevelopmentSurvey Information
Indicators
Derived information system
Dept
Dept
Dept
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72 Development Indicators
Economic growth and
transformation
Education
Employment
Social cohesion
Poverty and inequality
Safety and security
Household and
community assets
International
Health
Good governance
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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
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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
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Developing
Lessons
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
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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
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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
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