"The Government-Wide Monitoring and Evaluation System: A publication for Programme Managers is the first comprehensive initiative monitoring and evaluation guideline after the cabinet of the Republic of South Africa approved a process to plan a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system for use across government in 2004. The purpose of this publication is to contribute to improved governance and enhance the effectiveness of public sector organisations and institutions in South Africa. It was written to support the improvement of the collection and collation, analysis, dissemination and application of information on the progress and impact of programmes in order to ensure transparency and accountability and to promote service delivery improvement and compliance with statutory and other requirements, as well as a learning culture in the public sector.
Recently the Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Network at The Presidency published the following reference documents:
- Draft GWM&E Policy Framework Presidency 2007
- Programme Performance Information Framework - National Treasury 2007
- Draft SA Statistical Quality Assessment Framework StatsSA 2007
- Development Indicators Presidency 2007
- General presentation GWM&E Presidency 2007
- Draft Government wide M&E annual implementation plan update
"Development Indicators Mid-term Review"
The released, for the first time, of a set of development indicators by government, reflects progress in establishing a government-wide monitoring and evaluation system. The publication is available on Government Online (http://www.info.gov.za/otherdocs/2007/developmentindicator/development_indicator.pdf).
This set of key development indicators provides pointers to the evolution of our society up to the middle of this government's term, two-and-half years after the April 2004 elections. In addition to promoting effective planning and implementation, the publication of the indicators is intended as a contribution to public discourse on the progress South Africa is making towards the ideals inscribed in the Constitution.
Public Service Commission
The quality of South Africa's public service is regarded by many as a brake on economic growth. While the sector is extremely large and diverse, there has been some striking success stories. Because the general picture is of considerable concern to the vast majority of South Africans, the question we have askes is: How can we use the examples of successful institutional reform to improve the quality of service delivery elsewhere? In September 2009 CDE brought together a collection of local and international experts to discuss how the public service might be made more nimble and more accountable in order to meet the country’s growth and development needs.