The International Budget Partnership (IBP) is seeking a highly qualified and experienced Senior Analyst for its Open Budget Initiative, a global research and advocacy program that works with civil society partners in nearly 100 countries to improve public access to government budget information…

A Rede Associada para a Responsabilização Social (ANSA – Affiliated Network for Social Accountability) na África, organizada pelo Programa de Governança Económica da Idasa, está de momento à procura de três novos membros para o Comité Executivo para dirigir o trabalho da…

Le Réseau Affilié pour la Responsabilité Sociale en Afrique (Affiliated Network for Social Accountability (ANSA) in Africa), accueilli par le Programme de Gouvernance Economique d’Idasa, recherche actuellement trois nouveaux membres du Comité Exécutif pour guider le travail du réseau de ANSA-Africa.

The Affiliated Network for Social Accountability (ANSA) in Africa, hosted by the Economic Governance Programme of Idasa, is currently seeking three new Executive Committee members to guide the work of the ANSA-Africa Network.

During the British colonial era, Ghana was known as the “Gold Coast” for its prolific gold deposits. Now, as in many countries before it, Ghana’s recent discovery of a major offshore oil field has created a mixture of exuberance and trepidation.

Participants from the African Regional Conference on the Right of Access to Information today released the Regional Findings and Plan of Action to advance the right in Africa. The conference found that while access to information is a fundamental human right, political and institutional constraints…

We, members of parliament from 15 developed and developing countries,1 have gathered in Kampala from 23 to 25 November 2009 for the third parliamentary conference on maternal and newborn health. Our objective was to take stock of the current situation. We discussed extensively the role of parliamentarians…

We, participants in the Parliamentary Conference on Democracy in Africa on the second International Day of Democracy, have reviewed the challenges to democracy worldwide and in Africa in particular. We have taken note of the global opinion poll commissioned by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on…

This short case study describes the experience of the Rwandan parliament's self-assessment exercise which took place in two stages, in December 2008 and March 2009. This paper does not go into the detail of the assessment itself, but seeks to provide some insights which other parliaments may find…

The APNAC General Meeting (GM) is held biennially at a venue agreed upon by the Executive Committee. The 2009 GM was held in Lusaka, Zambia from 19^th to 20^th September, 2009.

This briefing paper makes the case for the introduction of a Citizens Budget for Namibia. Such an easy-to-read, simple overview of the budget highlights would allow a larger share of Namibians to understand the National Budget and make their voices heard when it comes to formulating its priorities.

Last month The Economist published a useful overview of how governments, geeks, and activists are coming together to make politics more transparent, elected officials held more accountable, and citizens more involved in shaping debate and policy. To illustrate their point The Economist…

The CRC methodology is based on the premise that feedback on service quality, collected from communities with the help of a sample survey, provides a reliable basis for communities and local governments to engage in a dialogue and partnership action to improve the delivery of public services.

This report presents a regional overview of accountability and transparency in primary education management in seven African countries. It has been produced within the framework of Africa Education Watch (AEW). AEW is a threeyear programme (2007-2010) implemented by Transparency International (TI)…

Governance indicators are now widely used as tools for conducting development dialogue, allocating external assistance, and influencing foreign direct investment. This paper argues that available governance indicators are not suitable for these purposes as they do not conceptualize governance and…

Well-functioning institutions matter for economic development. In order to operate effectively, public institutions must also inspire confidence in those they serve. The authors use data from the Gallup World Poll, a unique and very large global household survey, to document a quantitatively large…

This Guide is intended to respond to an increasing demand from UNDP Country Offices and a wide range of national stakeholders for guidance on the multiplicity of tools and methods that are being used to measure, assess and monitor the performance of public administration (PAP). There is also a growing…

Fifty five representatives of Civil Society Organisations attended a national consultative meeting in Dar es Salaam from the 18^th to 19^th of January, 2010 to discuss the MKUKUTA review studies results that will be used to inform on the next drafting of MKUKUTA II.

This Innovation Fair, organized by the World Bank Group, is seeking to identify high-impact approaches to working in fragile and conflict-affected states in order to share and, if possible, scale them up. The Fair will convene international experts on conflict and fragility, development researchers…

Political accountability is a central theme on the international donor agenda. It figures prominently in governance projects and research sponsored by donors like DFID, USAID and Sida, and it features as one of the priority areas in the African Power and Politics Programme (APPP).