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Overview of SAKSS Concepts and Components

Overview of SAKSS Concepts and Components. Emmanuel Musaba ReSAKSS -Africa Lead Training Workshop 20 th June 2012 Birchwood Hotel Johannesburg, South Africa. Urgency & Vision for a Country SAKSS. Urgency: Knowledge Gaps

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Overview of SAKSS Concepts and Components

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  1. Overview of SAKSS Concepts and Components Emmanuel Musaba ReSAKSS-Africa Lead Training Workshop 20th June 2012 Birchwood Hotel Johannesburg, South Africa

  2. Urgency & Vision for a Country SAKSS • Urgency: Knowledge Gaps • Don’t know much about how our policies and investments will achieve our development objectives • If we raise subsidies by 10%, how many hungry people will be fed? • How much more should we invest in AgR&D in order to reduce the poverty rate by 10%? • Vision • Policies and investments that achieve the development objectives

  3. What is a SAKSS? • SAKSS is a network of people and institutions that provides timely, credible, and evidence-based knowledge and analysis to inform agricultural and rural development(ARD) strategies in Africa. The individuals are linked through collaborative research (strategic analysis), capacity strengthening, and dialogue. Knowledge support system: A network that serves the evidence needs of strategy formulation and implementation.

  4. SAKSS Concepts Strategic analysis: An integrated framework of analysis that helps identify policy and investment options for achieving high-end development goals. POLICY: A set of principles or rules to guide decisions and actions. Policies are often legislated and enacted. Several policies, as well as programs, may fit into the larger strategy Strategy: A long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal

  5. SAKSS: Broker of Strategic Analysis/Knowledge Parliament, PS, FBOs, Donors, Directors Policy Analysis Units Think Tanks, Central Bank Statistics Bureaus, Universities, FBOs Demand Supply SAKSS Network SAKSS Node SAKSS Oversight Body • Express interest and buy into vision • Align knowledge generation activities • Receive funding and training • … • Identify and sensitizeknowledge gaps • Synthesize knowledge • Mobilize and coordinate knowledge generation • Facilitate training • … • Credence of SAKSS in CAADP process • Governance • Channel knowledge and evidence to policy makers • …

  6. Country SAKSS Generic Architecture • Structured network of policy-making, analysis, and implementation partners • 3 distinct but interrelated parts: Node, Network, and Oversight Body • institutionalised within relevant country structures • country-owned and country-managed system depending on the country’s own agenda and capacity (including funding)

  7. SAKSS Network Composition • Statistical bureaus • Universities • Think Tanks • NGOs and FBOs • Consultancies and Individuals • Locally-based international organizations Functions/Activities • Express interest in network • Buy into SAKSS agenda • Provide and update info on expertise and capacity • Apply for research grant • Receive grants and training • Deliver on TORs (e.g. data, analysis, training, etc.)

  8. SAKSS Node (x number of people) Composition and Funding • Coordinator: renowned knowledge manager from the country • Accounting: for competent management of competitive research grants • Research Assistance: follow up with research by network • Communications: website, policy briefs, newsletters, seminars, reports, etc. • $xx-xx/yr for salaries and basics • Funded by: Government (up to xx%) and REC (up to xx%) • Minimum of $xx/yr for competitive grants • Funded by: Donors (up to xx%), Government (up to xx%) and REC (up to xx%) Key Functions/Activities • Set up and maintain active Network • Raise funds to source key knowledge relating to NAIP • Facilitate capacity strengthening of network (using ReSAKSS, etc.) • Provide quality control of Network outputs • Synthesize, manage and generate knowledge products from Network outputs • Facilitate use of knowledge products in decision making processes via Oversight Body,etc. • Provide information to ReSAKSS for regional and continental CAADP M&E • … Government component of budget captured in NAIP related to M&E e.g.

  9. SAKSS Oversight Body Composition • Chair: e.g. PS of Min of Agriculture • Members: agricultural sector development institutions (state and non-state actors) • Secretary: SAKSS Node coordinator Functions • Credence of SAKSS in CAADP process • Governance (guidance and oversight of SAKSS node activities) • Channel knowledge and evidence (recommendations) to policy makers

  10. Roles and Responsibilities of Others Donors provide funding for SAKSS activities, directly to Node and/or indirectly via Government/Host Institution Government/Host Institutionprovides funding and institutional support (e.g. office space, auditing services, etc.) ReSAKSS provides TA for set-up of SAKSS and facilitate training of Networkfor region-wide capacity development • Others in country provide training to Node and Network for national capacity development AUC/NPCA provide advocacy and fundraising for establishment of SAKSS REC provides advocacy and funding and guidance for set-up and operations of SAKSS

  11. SAKSS:capacity strengthening activities Parliament, PS, FBOs, Donors, Directors Policy Analysis Units Think Tanks, Central Bank Statistics Bureaus, Universities, FBOs OB Node Network Level 100 Rationale and Concepts (CAADP; Policy Analysis) Level 200 Concepts and Application (Policy Analysis; Report Writing) Level 300 … Application and Modeling (CGE, Econometrics, Data Work) Graduation overtime

  12. Thank You • Mission: To improve the management of land and water resources for food, livelihoods and the environment

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