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PREM Public Sector Governance
Actionable Governance Indicators
Gary J. ReidLead Public Sector Management Specialist (PRMPS)
April 29, 2010
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Outline
What are AGIs? Uses of AGIs Making AGIs relevant for Operations
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What are AGIs?Rules of the game
Organizational Capacities
Governance syste
m performance
Exogenous factors
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HRM: Attracting & Retaining SkillsExogenous
factorsRules: • Competitive
pay• On-the-job
learning opportunities
Performance:• Qualified applicants per
advertised vacancy
• Average annual turnover rates of recent recruitsCapacities:
Staffing ratios of central agency
overseeing personnel management
practices
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PEFA: Quality and timeliness of in-year budget reports Exogenous
factorsRules:• Classification of
data allows comparison to the
original budget• Information
includes all items of budget estimates
Performance:There are no
material concerns regarding data
accuracy
Capacity:Reports are prepared
quarterly or more frequently, and issued within 4 weeks of end of
period.
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Design •Guide the design of specific governance systems reforms
Implement •Hold governance reform efforts accountable for results•Help to manage governance reform implementation
Learn •How rules and capacities shape governance systems performance•How governance systems performance contribute to ultimate policy outcomes
Uses of AGIs
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Making AGIs relevant for Operations
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• Human Resource Management (HRM)• Public Accountability Mechanisms (PAM)• PETS/QSDS• Education & Health HRM indicators
Indicators
AGIs in Operations
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Kyrgyz CAS (2006-2010): AGIs as CAS Outcomes
• Quality of public administration (CPIA-15) -- Improvement from 2.5 to 3.0
CPIA Indicator Improvements
• Predictability in the availability of funds for commitment of expenditures (PI-16): Improvement from D to B
• Quality and timely annual financial statements are produced (PI-25): Improvement from C to B+
PEFA Indicator Improvements
(PI-12, 16, 20, 25)
• Losses drop from 40% to 14 %• Cash collection rate increases from 58.3% to
94.3%
Energy Sector Governance
Indicator Improvements
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AGIs in HD: Monitoring of service delivery results
Education
Indicators• teacher
absenteeism• number/types of
requirements to access teaching posts
• teacher competencies
Piloted in:• India,
Indonesia, Jordan, Mexico, and Nepal.
Health
Indicators• health worker
absenteeism, • waiting time, • storage and
stock monitoring• client
satisfaction
Piloted in:• India,
Philippines, Turkey, Yemen and Zambia.
Social Protection
Indicators• Inclusion and
exclusion errors (mainstreamed);
• timeliness of payments
• number and type of complaints
Piloted in:• CCT
programs in LAC, ECA and Ethiopia
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SWAPs in Brazil Building Results Frameworks
PEFA Indicators
OECD DAC indicators on procurement
Private Sector Development• Time to start a business • Number of PPPs contracted
Health• Percentage of accredited hospitals• Implementation of standardized costing system
Transport• Percentage of state highway grid with performance –based
Operations & Maintenance contracts• Average delay in paving works contracts
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AGI Resources Available
AGI Data Portal
• Furl: agidata• Internal:
https://www.agidata.info
• External: https://www.agidata.org
AGI website
• Furl: agi • Internal:
http://go.worldbank.org/16E7O0VXW0
• External: http://go.worldbank.org/BN5GB74IV0
PAM
• Internal: https://www.agidata.info/pam
• External: https://www.agidata.org/pam
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