MDBS Annual Review: 2010 Results: National Development

Agenda

M&E Sector Working Group

May 2011

Context: Growing importance of M&E

• The GoG is demonstrating a growing awareness of the necessity, and subsequent benefits, of having a strong functioning monitoring and evaluation system, including the collection and provision of relevant and robust statistics. – Ghana a middle income country– Discovery of oil– Call to demonstrate results

What’s good?

• Greater recognition on the need to strengthen M&E and statistics in Ghana

• Development of costed M&E plans• Commitment from MDAs/MMDAs• NDPC support to development M&E plans

(technical advice, convening groups)• NDPC process to develop core indicators• On-going reforms for GSS, and the

development of the long survey calendar

But….• Too many indicators proposed for APR, and

data on some of the indicators not readily available (some not part of M&E plans)

• Inadequate attention to cross-cutting issues (e.g. gender, environment)

• Resources to implement M&E plans• Weak capacity for M&E (skills, people,

resources, prioritisation)• Poor intra-ministry engagement in developing

plans (leadership, capacity, incentives)• Minimum attention to M&E results in planning

and decision-making

Implications• APR/ GSGDA

– Too many indicators, some not part of sector M&E plans – difficulty in reporting progress

– Data gaps• Employment, productivity, social protection, natural

resources

– Data quality and credibility

• Evidence based policy making and performance based budgeting

• Prioritization of M&E/ statistics

• Accountability (Government, citizens)

Way forward….• Include triggers for M&E/ statistics for 2011/12

– Funding (released & spent not just allocated)– Availing additional funds will strengthen M&E

and APR process

• M&E integral part of annual MDBS reviews (i.e cross cutting discussion)

• More engagement b/t M&E SWG and other Sector WGs

• Improved DP support to strengthening national M&E/ statistics through all programmes

• Joint Agenda to Strengthen M&E and Statistics (JASMES)

Amount as % of the budget

• In 2009, total amount allocated to M&E and Statistics was GH¢17.2 million -- approximately 0.27% of the total budget for the MDAs

• In 2010, amount allocated to M&E and Statistics was GH¢101.3 million which represents approximately 2% of the total MDAs budget

• The reported higher amount for 2010 is attributed to the Population and Housing census conducted by the GSS

M&E and Statistics - 2009

M&E and Statistics - 2010

On average, of resources allocated:- for M&E less than 50% are released and spent;- for statistics less than 10% are released & spent.