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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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