1 / 17

BRIEF ON ADF IV 10 October 2004 Addis Ababa - Ethiopia 

BRIEF ON ADF IV 10 October 2004 Addis Ababa - Ethiopia . INTRODUCTION. THEME: GOVERNANCE FOR A PROGRESSING AFRICA WHEN: 11-15 OCTOBER 2004 VENUE: UNCC, ADDIS ABABA. WHAT IS ADF?. An ECA led initiative to set an Africa-driven development agenda

levih
Download Presentation

BRIEF ON ADF IV 10 October 2004 Addis Ababa - Ethiopia 

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. BRIEF ON ADF IV 10 October 2004 Addis Ababa - Ethiopia 

  2. INTRODUCTION • THEME: GOVERNANCE FOR A PROGRESSING AFRICA • WHEN: 11-15 OCTOBER 2004 • VENUE: UNCC, ADDIS ABABA

  3. WHAT IS ADF? • An ECA led initiative to set an Africa-driven development agenda • A process of initiating dialogue, building consensus, and mobilizing partnerships on emerging issues involving a wide cross-section of Africa's stakeholders – Heads of State and Government, Policy Makers, Civil Society, Private Sector, Women, Youth, Academia, Media, African Diaspora, etc. • Good corporate governance practices bring about wealth creation, generation of economic growth and expansion of employment opportunities, and thus contributing to alleviation of poverty.

  4. PREVIOUS ADF’S ADF I (1999) Theme: Challenge to Africa of Globalization and the Information Age Outcome: NICI Plans

  5. PREVIOUS ADF’S ADF II (2000) Theme: HIV/AIDS: The Greatest Leadership Challenge Outcome: Consensus statement • OAU Summit – Abuja April 2001 • UNGASS – June 2001 • CHGA - • Good corporate governance practices bring about wealth creation, generation of economic growth and expansion of employment opportunities, and thus contributing to alleviation of poverty.

  6. PREVIOUS ADF’S ADF III (2002) Theme: Defining Priorities for Regional Integration” Outcome: ARIA

  7. ADF IV - OBJECTIVE • A forum for dialogue among the various stakeholders in Africa on how to improve and sustain good governance in the continent and generate implementable strategies of good governance practices including capacity building challenges, at the national, sub-regional and continental levels. • Good corporate governance practices bring about wealth creation, generation of economic growth and expansion of employment opportunities, and thus contributing to alleviation of poverty.

  8. WHY ADF IV ON GOVERNANCE FOR A PROGRESSING AFRICA? ØCENTRALITY OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK – NEPAD ØGOVERNANCE IN ALL ITS DIMENSIONS: ü     POLITICAL ü     SOCIAL ü     ECONOMIC ü     FINANCIAL ü     CORPORATE AFRICAN GOVERNANCE REPORT

  9. ADF IV PREPARTORY PROCESSES • ADF IV will be more than the several days of meetings. • Key document "Measuring and Monitoring Progress towards Good Governance in Africa.“ • National action in 28 countries • Sub-regional workshops (3) • Good corporate governance practices bring about wealth creation, generation of economic growth and expansion of employment opportunities, and thus contributing to alleviation of poverty.

  10. ADF IV KEY DOCUMENTS • A number of reports will serve as inputs to the Forum. The major ones are: • The African Governance Report; • Sub-regional reports • Country profiles • Papers from the thematic Focus Groups; • Technical background papers to be presented at the forum. • Good corporate governance practices bring about wealth creation, generation of economic growth and expansion of employment opportunities, and thus contributing to alleviation of poverty.

  11. EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF ADF IV • A common understanding of good governance and its relevance to development and poverty reduction in Africa; • Action plan at national, sub-regional and continental levels; • Valuable inputs into the African Governance Report • Good corporate governance practices bring about wealth creation, generation of economic growth and expansion of employment opportunities, and thus contributing to alleviation of poverty.

  12. ADF IV PROGRAMME • Governance, a Challenge for our leaders; • Building a capable state; • Traditional systems of governance and the modern state; • Towards an independent and effective judiciary in Africa;

  13. Cont’d • Political parties in the context of legislative effectiveness; • The growing influence of civil society in Africa; • Human Rights and Good governance in Africa; and • Impact of HIV/AIDS on African society.

  14. PARTICIPATION • Participant will be drawn from a cross-section of organizations and institutions involved in various aspects of governance: representatives from parliaments, election authorities, private sector operators, traditional rulers, local government institutions, watchdog organizations, the media, organizations involved in information and technology for governance, civil society organizations, academia, youth and research institutions.

  15. LOOKING AHEAD ADF V: YOUTH AND LEADERSHIP IN 21st. CENTURY

  16. SPONSORSHIP • ECA • Countries • Self-sponsored

  17. THANK YOU

More Related