Capacity building for modernization of institutions, governance and business processes

(TA1.01)

Capacity building, what worked

17th January 2017

Oliver Chinganya

African Centre for Statistics, UNECA

Capacity Development, issues for consideration!! • Promoting data to inform policies by putting more focus on increasing

demand and use of data; • Fostering strong institutions and high-quality data processes; • Pursuing effective governance structures by encouraging independence,

ownership, and empowerments; • Building partnerships with other public and private data producers and

innovators; and• Establishing multi-year financing using domestic, regional, and

international sources, based on transparent and collaborative donor funding streams.

Capacity buildingCapacity building refers to the approaches, strategies and methodologies used to improve performance at the individual, organizational, network/sector or broader system level. CB fundamentally is about change and transformation Objectives The objective of capacity building is to:• enhance, or more effectively utilize, skills, abilities and resources;• strengthen understandings and relationships; and• address issues of values, attitudes, motivations and conditions in order to support sustainable

developmentPrinciples• broad-based participation and a locally driven agenda;• building on local capacities;• ongoing learning and adaptation;• long term investments/process - is a set of interrelated actions and activities that are performed to

achieve a pre-specified set of products, results or services.

Capacity building through program activity

Definition – each activity (specific SDG) as a program

• A pre-defined activity – agreed objectives• Committed to a specific result, • Within a manageable timeframe• A small group of countries (6-12) per activity• Group workshops and bilateral visits• Participants set and check benchmarks• Identified resources

Type of assistance Expert visits Country Groups

Hands on Results driven

Short- term mission (one off)

● o o

Long-term assignment (resident)

● ● o

Workshops/training seminars

● o

Program activity approach

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Means of implementation & comparison of different forms of support

Program activity effectiveness

• Results oriented • Cost effective• Supports ownership• Stimulates regional interaction• Well absorbed• Helps build sustainable capacity

The “peer factor” can be stimulating

What worked !! Pre-defined path of capacity building Capacity building through Peer Review – country officials learning from each

other through sharing of experience and best practices GDP-waving of rebasing NSDS

South-South cooperation, identification/recognizing countries with expertise in specific, some examples Zambia provide support to other country on trade statistics using Eurotrace South Africa providing support in population and census Cabo Verde in mobile technology

Partnership and trustLeadership and effective statistical legislationCoordinated support through the NSDS

Thank you