Transcript Uganda

ASSESSMENT AND
PRIORITISATION OF USER
NEEEDS
Norah Madaya
RRSF Meeting, Kigali, Rwanda
18-21 August 2011
Content
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Introduction
Assessment
 What
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is involved?
Prioritisation
 The
dilemma on Issues
 Challenges
 Potential
Prioritisation Criteria
 Challenges
Introduction
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The first step in developing a strategy is to carry out
an in-depth assessment of the current status of the
system as a basis for further improvement.
Building on existing processes
 Collecting and analysing existing documentation;
 Observation
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Informs Strategic framework – Vision, mission, objectives,
and activities.
It is continuous!!!!
Data Needs
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National Development Plan, MDGS, NEPAD, Policies,
etc
Budgeting
National Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation
Framework- assess Performance of government
business
Decision making in government agencies
Measurement of results on service delivery
Challenges
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Data gaps on key indicators
Under developed sector databases
Lack of a central repository
Incomparable data/information
Inadequate infrastructure
Under utilization of existing data
Inadequate manpower
MAIN FEATURES OF THE NSDS DESIGN
Assessment
Vision:
Where we want to be
Action Plans:
Assessment:
How to get there
Where we are now
Launching
Implementation:
How to stay there
What is involved?
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Identification and engagement of key stakeholders (internal &
external) – government and non government institutions etc
Reviewing the existing legal and institutional framework, linkages
with producers, and coordination arrangements;
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Taking stock of existing User capacity
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Identifying user data need, satisfaction, current and data gaps;
What is involved?
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Assessing available data, statistics; methodology and the
Indicators;
Linking user needs to development frameworks
Assessing each key statistical need against need; timeliness,
frequency, scope, format etc;
Dialogue between key users and producers : Economic
statistics, Social and demographic statistics and then others eg.
Sub national statistics
Priotisation
Five ‘Ws’
 Why prioritise?
 What to prioritise?
 Whose priorities?
 When should we prioritise?
 Who should prioritise?
Priotisation of User needs?
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Structured approach of identifying the top user
need that offer the greatest potential returns in
terms of;
Relative benefit (informing the national economy and
stimulating social development etc)
 Cost
 Risks
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“If everything is a priority, nothing is a priority”
The Dilemma on prioritising Issues – whose
priority?
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Government:
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National Planning Authority - NDP
Ministry of Finance and Planning - OBT
Office of the Prime Minister (Over seer of government business) BiAnnual Sectoral Performance reviews.
MDA requirements
Programmes – International; MDG, Health- WHO, Education –
UNESCO, S&TI -World Bank
Partnership with other Sectors – who should produce what?
Communication and dissemination of statistical information by
key producers to meet a need.
Example 1
Eg. Uganda National Council for Science & Technology
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National & International development frameworks UNESCO,
OECD, World Bank
Mandate of the Agency – for planning, monitoring progress
Major stakeholder agencies
Availability of resources
Other User demands
What Information is needed to prioritise?
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Knowledge and agreement on the evidence base / key issues
/ challenges / opportunities / what’s important?
Need to know ‘what works/needed?’ (which interventions have
an effective and sustainable impact, represent good value for
money on statistics?), and
Limitations have been placed on individual partners due to
funding, etc
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Resources available, from where and for what?
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Other competing priorities?
Agreeing on Priority Outcomes - Key Considerations
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Utilise the leadership structures to explicitly recognise that the
partnership simply cannot do everything and that there is both a need
for and clear benefits to be gained from further prioritisation.
Agree on a clear process for decision-making on priorities, based upon
the appropriate governance arrangements for the System/organisation.
Draw upon the available evidence base to better understand what
the partnership can influence and to help inform decisions about
what statistics are most demanded by government eg. Prices,
GDP..
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Engage the views of a wide range of stakeholders in a very
consistent, transparent and practical manner.
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Understand individual partners’ priorities, flexibilities and
restrictions.
Agreeing Priority Outcomes - Key Considerations
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Agree on criteria and weighting to assist in ranking priorities of which
data must be produced.
 Appraise potential options against the agreed criteria.
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Use the results of the appraisal / review of evidence, etc to support
decision-making on priorities within the context of the governance
arrangements.
Agree on a relatively small number of key outcomes as the
partnership’s priorities (these constitute what goes in the NSDS)
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Be as specific as possible about what these priorities are.
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Be equally clear about what is no longer deemed to be priority.
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Agree clear targets / milestones for the priorities.
Example 2
Given the following statistical requirements what would the NSS
prioritise?
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GDP
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Producer Price Index
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Science, Technology and Innovations index
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Consumer Price Index
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Enrolment rate
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Infant mortality rate
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Poverty rate
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Capacity building
How would the NSS stakeholders prioritise?
Challenges
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Identifying the key users, the kind of data they need and their
expectation.
Prioritisation of the varying and increasing user needs
Satisfaction of priority user needs – impact on policies, decisions…
Inactive MDA stakeholders in meetings.
Weak procedures for identification of user needs
Non response/feedback of Users in the User satisfaction surveys
Failure to distinguish producers and users in MDAs (often get same
representatives)
Strategies
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Establish and regularly update the database of Key and potential
users
Database of Users against data demand (detailed)
Promote continuous dialogue between data User Committees, and
Producer committees to address current and changing needs including
decentralised requirements
Regularise User needs and satisfaction surveys to detect user needs
and Profiles
Share release calendar with Users to guide their access and
subsequent feedback
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