Context & Meeting Agenda

Demand for governance data is high and rising…

• At global level: – Post-2015 agenda: Governance, peace & security (Goals 10

and 11)– Open data (OGP 1st Africa Regional Meeting, Kenya, May 2013)

• At AU level: – African Governance Architecture (AGA): “will review and

assess the level of compliance to AU norms, including state reporting on the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance” (binding)

– African Peer Review Mechanism (voluntary)– AU-led Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics in Africa

(SHaSA) governance, peace & security statistics

Demand for governance data is high and rising…

• At country-level:– Data sovereignty issue: “Political sovereignty

begins with data autonomy.” – Governments: Demand for governance data as

performance management tool & ‘early warnings’ – Civil society: Power of ‘evidence’ for social

accountability (e.g. SOTU)

Value-added of the AfriGAP?

1. Connecting the dots between data producers (MIF, AB, GI, etc.) and data users (AU, UNDP, SOTU, etc.) for greater impact

2. Common repository of knowledge: – To avoid duplication of work – To spot the ‘gaps’ – To use data more effectively by combining various

types/sources of data on a given theme (triangulation)– To provide visibility to the ‘small fish’

‘Country pages’: In country X, what data is collected in what thematic areas, by whom?

Value-added of the AfriGAP?

3. ‘Power of a coalition’:– AfriGAP ‘Amplifier’ for member orgs

(communication/advocacy)– AfriGAP Rich pool of expertise– AfriGAP Massive outreach (our consolidated

networks)– AfriGAP A ‘one-stop-shop’ for those seeking

support/info (‘AfriGAP Helpdesk’)– AfriGAP Opportunity to invest in some ‘common

goods’…?

Some joint AfriGAP initiatives?

1. Joint trainings for our respective networks (with OKF’s School of Data)

2. Joint research: – ‘How-to’ guides on selected themes (tested

methodologies & lessons learned)– Assessing impact of assessments (why/under what

conditions )

3. Joint support to new assessment initiatives (thematic gaps / countries ‘less assessed’)– AfriGAP Grant Competition?

Some joint AfriGAP initiatives?

5. Joint support to methodological innovations (‘AfriGAP Task Forces’ on specific themes)

6. AfriGAP indicator database & data visualization tools (searchable by country, by theme, by type of data)

7. Governance data journalism handbook – For Africa (OKF)

Knowledge-sharing

web platform

Partnership amongst

leading orgs in this field

The central reference on governance data

in Africa

Agenda & objectives

Day 1: Why & What– Specifying the vision & the objectives for AfriGAP

• Priority themes• Priority target audiences

– In line with your needs & interests (must be member-driven)

Day 2: How– AfriGAP Roadmap: Setting priorities for 2013-14 – Partners’ roles & contributions (must be focused)