http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php pt-pt develop@octoplus.co.za Copyright 2011 2011-05-17T11:27:00+02:00 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/good_urban_governance_through_ict_issues_analysis_and_strategies/ Tue, 17 May 2011 11:27:00 +0200 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/good_urban_governance_through_ict_issues_analysis_and_strategies/#When:11:27:00Z From the founding of ancient Harappa–Mohenjodaro, to the ascent of Rome and Constantinople, to the flourishing of today's teeming cities, urban agglomeration bears testimony to humanity's transitioning from agrarian existence towards opportunity-laden clustered inhabitation. Now for the first time in history, more than half the world's population lives in urban areas. Over 90 percent of urbanization is taking place in developing countries, with the Africa Region experiencing the highest rate of urbanization at 3.5 % annually. But while rapid urbanization is transforming urban centers into drivers of economic growth, it can increase poverty if not managed well and may reverse earlier development gains. It also places enormous pressure on cash-strapped governments to meet rapidly increasing demand for services. To this end, the ensuing sub-sections observe salient aspects of the current urbanization context, and in view of the challenges posed to sub-national governments by such phenomena, present the possibilities for ICT to act as an enabler of positive change in the realm of urban governance and management. ICT, Service delivery 2011-05-17T11:27:00+02:00 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/global_corruption_report_climate_change/ Tue, 03 May 2011 05:31:01 +0200 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/global_corruption_report_climate_change/#When:05:31:01Z As governments prepare to spend up to US$100 billion annually by 2020 to limit climate change and prepare for its impact, Transparency International (TI) warns of the corruption risks of climate finance flowing through new, untested channels and recommends strengthening governance systems to tackle them. General 2011-05-03T05:31:01+02:00 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/ghanas_oil_readiness_report/ Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:01:00 +0200 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/ghanas_oil_readiness_report/#When:13:01:00Z As Americans remember the tragic events of the BP oil spill one year ago, international humanitarian organization Oxfam America urges Africa's newest oil producer to avoid the same mistakes other oil producing countries have made. A new report by the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas, a coalition of more than 100 non-governmental groups in Ghana supported by Oxfam, calls on the international community to take further steps to prevent the West African nation from falling victim to the resource curse. General 2011-04-26T13:01:00+02:00 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/gender_responsive_budgeting_in_rwanda_2008_2010/ Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:47:00 +0200 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/gender_responsive_budgeting_in_rwanda_2008_2010/#When:05:47:00Z In 2008 Rwanda's Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (Minecofin) embarked on a gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) programme. This document describes the development of the programme to date. It describes the first, preparatory phase as well as the second phase of implementation. It explains why particular approaches were adopted, achievements, as well as challenges. The document is intended for both internal and external audiences. Gender, Service delivery 2011-04-19T05:47:00+02:00 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/evaluation_de_limpact_et_de_lefficacite_des_organisations_de_la_societe_civ/ Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:52:00 +0200 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/evaluation_de_limpact_et_de_lefficacite_des_organisations_de_la_societe_civ/#When:09:52:00Z Les organisations de la société civile africaine forment un secteur qui est devenu de plus en plus Les organisations de la société civile africaine forment un secteur qui est devenu de plus en plus important pendant ces dernières décennies de par sa participation aux processus de développement et de gouvernance ainsi qu'à ceux de la politique mondiale. Il a également apporté des contributions importantes aux débats menés dans divers domaines tels que la prestation de services, la responsabilité publique et la primauté du droitimportant pendant ces dernières décennies de par sa participation aux processus de développement et de gouvernance ainsi qu'à ceux de la politique mondiale. Il a également apporté des contributions importantes aux débats menés dans divers domaines tels que la prestation de services, la responsabilité publique et la primauté du droit 2011-04-12T09:52:00+02:00 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/a_new_dawn_budget_options_for_2011_12_and_the_medium_term/ Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:21:00 +0200 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/a_new_dawn_budget_options_for_2011_12_and_the_medium_term/#When:10:21:00Z Service delivery 2011-04-11T10:21:00+02:00 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/a_touchpad_to_our_future_an_election_resource_for_journalists/ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:28:00 +0200 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/a_touchpad_to_our_future_an_election_resource_for_journalists/#When:16:28:00Z We are talking about the media and journalists. In the history of humankind, and no less so in South Africa's turbulent history of colonialism, apartheid and the struggle for democracy, the media has played a key role in shaping and recording events and public opinion. In its various forms, it has provided a voice for the powerful and for the oppressed and voiceless. General 2011-03-31T16:28:00+02:00 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/citizen_report_card_from_120_niger_delta_communities/ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:29:00 +0200 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/citizen_report_card_from_120_niger_delta_communities/#When:12:29:00Z The European Union awarded NIDPRODEV a 10-month grant in June 2010 to conduct Citizen Report Card surveys in 120 Niger Delta communities in the three southern geopolitical zones. The purpose of a Citizen Report Card is to provide public officials, as well as international donors, with the information they need to address the inadequacies of community life that contribute to sustained poverty. Service delivery 2011-03-28T12:29:00+02:00 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/budget_decisions_on_gender/ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:20:00 +0200 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/budget_decisions_on_gender/#When:05:20:00Z This is the report of a Gender Audit of the Ministerial Policy Statements of key sectors of the economy for FY 2010/11. The purpose of the audit was to generate proposals and recommendations for effective integration of gender and equity issues in sector activities as a measure to promote efficient application of budget resources. The study make proposals to inform the various sectors on how to comply with the Government's Budget Call Circular (BCC) which requires explicit measures of integrating crosscutting issues (such as gender and equity) in their implementation strategies. Furthermore, it contributes to strengthening the advocacy role of stakeholders in the budget process, and evaluating the gender compliance and its impact on service delivery in the sector. Gender, Service delivery 2011-03-28T05:20:00+02:00 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/making_schools_work_new_evidence_on_accountability_reforms/ Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:02:00 +0200 http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/pub_view/making_schools_work_new_evidence_on_accountability_reforms/#When:12:02:00Z This book is about the threats to education quality in the developing world that cannot be explained by lack of resources. It reviews the observed phenomenon of service delivery failures in public education: cases where programs and policies increase the inputs to education but do not produce effective services where it counts - in schools and classrooms. It documents what we know about the extent and costs of such failures across low and middle-income countries. And it further develops the conceptual model posited in the World Development Report 2004: that a root cause of low-quality and inequitable public services - not only in education-is the weak accountability of providers to both their supervisors and clients. Education 2011-03-09T12:02:00+02:00