Transcript AGI Presentation for Gambia 2004

Tunis, Tunisia 17 June 2005
United Nations
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations Development Programme
UNDP Africa
Presented by John M. Kauzya
www.unpan.org/agiportal
Definition
The Africa Governance Inventory
(AGI) Portal is an online gateway to
governance-related information in
Africa.
Algeria
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Congo (Brazzaville)
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
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Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Somalia
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Countries participating in the AGI (32)
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AGI Classification
AGI and InnovMed collaboration
The AGI and the InnovMed collaborate to
produce an inventory of existing initiatives and
programmes for the exchange of experiences
in PA and to access information on governance
reform initiatives in North Africa, i.e. Algeria,
Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia.
National level
Objectives
Enhance:
 Informed decision making (by increasing strategic value for
resource allocation, policy making and prioritisation of
programmes within governance and PA)
 Monitoring, coordination and sharing of information,
experiences and best practices in the field of governance
 Evaluation of governance initiatives in the context of
specific mechanisms (APRM, etc.)
 Transparency and accountability
Regional level
Provide quick access to the status of governance
 Facilitate sharing of information and experiences in
the context of coordination and resource
mobilization
 Strengthen partnerships – information on actors involved
Track regional initiatives on governance
 Assist in building collective ownership and
leadership – for setting priorities, monitoring and evaluating
institutional as well as development partners’ performance
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continued
in governance activities within given geographical or programmatic
areas
Objectives
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GOVERNMENT
UNDESA
DONORS
NEPAD
(APRM)
UNDP
Partnerships at national level
National AGI data
Identify
Support
Focal Point
Training
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Compilation
Analysis
Management
UNDP
UNDESA
Input Data
AGI National
Data
Input Data
DONORS
Analysis
Management
Monitoring
Capacity building and data management
GOVERNMENT
 Aggregate data reflecting the status of governance at
national and regional level, accessible on-line including:
 Lessons learnt
 Funding priorities and trends
 Initiative results compared to initial commitments
 Evaluation rating reports
Expected outputs
 Government Units/Focal Points trained in data
compilation and analysis as well as management of the
national AGI Portal
Government Focal Point
AGI administrative functions
AGI technical functions
• Managing the database
• Ensuring integrity, quality and regular updating
• Ensuring coordination with the other international
partners (e.g., Focal Points, UN, NEPAD, etc.)
• Liaising with other Government institutions
• Participating in national and regional workshops,..
• Ensuring availability of resources and overall AGI
implementation at national level
of data
• Updating the AGI national homepage
• Registering editors after having verified their
credentials
• Completing on-line governance initiatives
evaluation sheets
• Addressing detected problems and duplications
AGI management at national level
UNDP Focal Point
AGI Portal
AGI reports – Initiative by type and status
GEOGRAPHICAL REGION : AFRICA
AGI reports – Initiative by type
GEOGRAPHICAL REGION : AFRICA
AGI reports – Initiatives by status
GEOGRAPHICAL REGION : AFRICA
AGI reports – Total budget by classification
GEOGRAPHICAL REGION : AFRICA
1 World Bank
2 European Union
3 African Development Bank
4 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
5 United Kingdom
6 To be determined
7 The Netherlands
8 United States of America
9 Germany
10 Not determined
11 IMF
12 Switzerland
13 UNDP
14 Denmark
15 Canada
16 Sweden
17 France
18 UNICEF
19 UNFPA
20 WFP
21 IFAD
22 Norway
23 Belgium
24 Italy
25 United Nations Capital Development Fund
Budget
2,420,922,413.73
1,098,399,457.21
831,455,201.07
778,369,635.00
738,545,828.94
706,266,294.66
575,222,017.08
537,160,850.29
423,009,166.24
414,455,689.00
411,216,122.85
274,606,169.36
272,581,006.02
265,136,286.56
196,241,306.80
179,657,160.71
177,218,741.28
126,348,391.08
125,122,118.14
105,315,949.00
99,246,841.00
98,181,745.08
96,205,690.69
89,521,779.00
59,002,552.00
% of Budget
21.323
9.675
7.323
6.856
6.505
6.221
5.067
4.731
3.726
3.650
3.622
2.419
2.401
2.335
1.728
1.582
1.561
1.113
1.102
0.928
0.874
0.865
0.847
0.789
0.520
AGI reports – Total budget by funding agency
Funding Agency
Search functions
Challenges
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Greater ownership of AGI at national, local and regional levels.
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Creation of a regional network of database managers.
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Integration of donor agencies and partner institutions.
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Sustainability and use of the AGI as a planning, coordination monitoring and
evaluation tool.
Regional Organizations
Private Sector, CSOs
African Union
AGI Portal
UNDP, UNDESA
DONORS
The future of the AGI portal in Africa
AGI Countries
AGI Portal and the Mediterranean region
Can this Portal become an online
gateway to governance-related
information in the Mediterranean
region?
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