Committee on Governance and Popular Participation II PROGRAMME REVIEW Jan 2010 – Dec 2011

1. Committee on Governance and Popular Participation IIPROGRAMME REVIEW Jan 2010 – Dec 2011 by Abdalla Hamdok, Director 9-10 March 2011 Sub-Programme 3: Governance and Public Administration Division

2. INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVE: • To promote good governance practices for all sectors of society, including civil service, public sector, private sector development and civil society, and to support the African Peer Review Mechanism process EXPECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS (a) Enhanced institutional and organizational capacities for democratic governance, human rights and peace building to enable African States to implement regional and international goals and commitments, including NEPAD, the African Peer Review Mechanism and the targets of the Millennium Declaration (b) Increased capacity of African countries to enhance performance and promote a sense of responsibility, ownership, accountability and transparency in their civil service and public organizations (c) Enhanced partnerships between the private and public sectors, and civil society in the formulation and implementation of development policies and programmes as well as service delivery

3. GPAD MAIN ACTIVITIES • African Governance Report III: “Elections and the Management of Diversity in Africa” • 21 AGR III Country Reports (IN PROGRESS) • 19 National Research Institutions in Selection • The technical/administrative work is near completion • Substantive work of producing the report has commenced • Background paper was prepared, methodology refined, and three workshops held (July 2009, March 2010 and April 2010 ) • Technical Workshop - held for selected national research institutions for briefing on the background, modalities, processes, management and production of reports • AGR launch workshops started

4. GPAD MAIN ACTIVITIES contd (ii) ii. Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness (2010) The Executive Summary was presented by the Executive Secretary and endorsed by NEPAD HSGOC at its 23rd Summit The NEPAD HSGOC called upon ECA & OECD and mandated that the Mutual Review process serve as the main mutual accountability mechanism for monitoring and assessing commitments The report was launched in September 2010 in a side event at the UN MDG Review Summit by the Executive Secretary of ECA and the Secretary General of the OECD in New York The report was also discussed at the APF in Malawi in October iii. Illicit Financial Flows GPAD organized a side event at the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development – in March, 2010 to tackle issues of financial integrity Consultative workshop held composed of experts to put in place the strategic objectives and goals of the proposed high level panel GPAD is currently engaged in activities to formally establish the panel, which is expected to be up and running in 2011

5. GPAD MAIN ACTIVITIES contd (iii) iv. Committee on Governance and Popular Participation II (CGPP II) • Assessment of the impact and effectiveness of CSO’s and NGO’s participation in promoting good governance in Africa; • Progress report on the implementation of the APRM; and • Progress report on Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness 2010 • CGPP Committee Meeting to be held 9-10 March

6. APRM Section • Support Mission: Sierra Leone from 31st August to 2nd September 10 • Technical Assistance • Pan African Parliament officials on the MoU with ECA • Preparatory and other follow up workshops on the Project on Streamlining and Fast-Tracking the APRM Process • Symposium on “Problems, Promises, and Paradoxes of Aid: The African Experience”. ECA presented a paper on What the Role of the APRM is in Reshaping Domestic Accountability in Africa, • Pre-AU Summit workshop on "APRM: Taking APRM Peer Learning to the Next Level" • Europe' Global role in development a Southern Perspective, • Sub-Regional Conference on the establishment of a West African Center for the Advancement of the APRM (WACAA) • Meetings held with APRM Strategic Partners (ADB and UNDP)

7. APRM Section contd. ECA Commissioned: • Technical meeting to review - Streamlining of the APRM Questionnaire and Methodology Ad-hoc expert group meeting to review APRM publications on: • “Comparative experiences & insight in APRM processes” • “A study on Harmonizing the NPoAs and the MDGs for APRM completed countries”; and • “Diversity Management in the context of the APRM” Capacity Building of APRM stakeholders and APRM Sensitization/Training • Training Workshop on Enhancing the Role and Effective Participation of Parliamentarians in the APRM process

8. Civil Society and Post Conflict Section Ad Hoc Expert meetings to review a technical publication on: • “Strengthening Popular Participation and Good Governance in Africa” • “Assessment of the Impact and Effectiveness of CSOs and NGOs in Promoting Governance in Africa” ECA rendered substantial advisory services to various countries through: • Inter-ECA Mission to Djibouti to set and define social development policy • Training on conflict mediation & negotiation aimed at promoting CSOs role in mediation, peace building, conflict resolution & civic engagement • Participate in the consultation on the High Level Conference on Peace and State Building in Africa organized by AUC, AfDB and ECA • Support was provided to AUC to undertake a Multidisciplinary Mission for Evaluation of Post-Conflict Reconstruction & Development needs

9. Civil Society and Post Conflict Section contd “Launch of the Virtual African Centre for Civil Society Center (ACCS) • a resource/knowledge base and information sharing website which collects, organizes, catalogs, presents and disseminates information. The website also provides CSO database and directory as well as a host of books, journals, publications, images etc. http://www.africancso.org CSPCS also hosted the following conferences: • African CSO Assembly Meeting on Brussels Plan of Acton: Towards the Fourth UN Conference on LDCs • (UN-OHRLLS) Preparatory meeting for the upcoming international conference on 'Customary Governance and Democracy Building: Exploring The Linkages'

10. Private Sector and Enterprise Development • Pan-Africa forum on the investment and private sector development - providing a practical platform to promote private investment through a Business Round Table and investment consultation sessions focusing on selected country and sub-regional pipe-line projects •  A technical study on the Role of the private sector in strengthening public regional integration in Africa: best practices and lessons learned • Group Training on Public Private Partnership in public service delivery: best practices and emerging trends – aimed at strengthening the institutional and organizational capacity of the civil service and public enterprises for improved service delivery in Africa

11. Public Administration Section Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting was held to review the report on “Enhancing Public financial management with a view to improving domestic resource mobilization” A technical publication on the “Role of parliaments in promoting best practices in governance” Training-workshop for National Anti-corruption Institutions in Central African Sub Region for strengthening the Subregion’s capacity Technical Support to AU Advisory Board on Anti-Corruption

12. Section 22 – Regional Advisor Support provided for strengthening public sector management and umbrella organizations such as AU, IGAD, Manu River, Kenya, Somalia, Sierra Leone and Burundi Facilitated the development and validation process of the strategic plan for IGAD office Designed Results Mosaic (model) to facilitate Implementation of the Results for Africa Initiative to facilitate leadership and institutional building in Sierra Leone and Zambia Developed Capacity building programmes/framework for Somalia government (through IGAD Special Envoy for Somalia Peace and National Reconciliation) Provide Technical assistance upon request

13. Output in Progress Main Outputs • African Governance Report, 2011 Non recurrent Publication • Role of the private sector in strengthening regional integration in Africa: best practices and lessons learned • Enhancing transparency & accountability of civil society organizations in Africa: best practices and emerging issues • Traditional institutions and conflict resolution in rural Africa • Case study on the implementation of the APRM process: best practices and lessons learnt • Other Outputs • One Group Training (on Building Institutional capacity in post conflict countries for major stakeholders including CSO’s) • Additional - MRDE 2011 13

14. Partnerships / Collaboration Key Partners • African Union • African Development Bank • Mo Ibrahim Foundation • UNDP • UNMC • IDEA • UNDESA Other partners • CODESRIA, OSSREA, AISA, ISS, ODI

15. ECA support to AU & NEPAD • APRM • Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness • Support to AU’ s • Anti-Corruption Advisory Board, • African Human Rights Strategy • Results Based Management reform • Peace and Security Issues in Horn of Africa, • African Governance Architecture • Joint AU/ECA Multidisciplinary Mission for Evaluation of Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development • Joint AU/ADB and ECA Forum on Investment and private sector development

16. Quality Assurance • The Legislative Organ – CGPP • Internal and external peer-reviews • End-user surveys – Training/workshops • Expert group meetings • AGR: • Launching and validation workshops • Internal peer-review • Expert external peer-review • MRDE: • Internal Consultations • External Consultations • NEPAD HSGOC

17. Challenges • Reporting of AGR: • Political Climate and Sensitivity • APRM • Support Mission often delayed or late Cancellation • Enhance synergies between ECA-HQ & SROs • Human resources • Financial resources • Growing number of partnerships vs. limited capacity

18. Thank You for Your Kind Attention