1 Ronette Engelawww.ThePresidency.gov.za Comprehensive Indicator Systems

2 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 Audience ?

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

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

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6 72 Development Indicators Economic growth and transformation Education EmploymentSocial cohesion Poverty and inequalitySafety and security Household and community assets International HealthGood governance

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11 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 Future

12 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 Lessons

13 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 Lessons

14 Developing country: future trends? 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 Lessons

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