Governance and Public Administration Comunity of Practice
The community of practice on “Governance and Public Administration" will underline the centrality of good governance to improving Africa’s development prospects due to the crucial role of institutions in development, and the importance of promoting participatory approaches to development. Focus in this thematic area would be in promoting and monitoring progress towards good governance in all its dimensions and will also support the APRM, promote the institutional effectiveness of governance institutions, encourage participatory development and support actions to strengthen the African media.
News and Updates
E-discussions:
- To follow the impact and Lessons learned from the Participation of West African Civil Society Organisations in the African Peer Review Mechanism.( Coming soon)
- For the follow up of the International conference on " Institutions, Culture and Corruption in Africa"; the Eca is launching an E-discussion ( Coming soon)
International Corruption Conference in Addis Ababa opens with calls for Africans to take lead in discourse on the problem in Africa
A workshop on “Enhancing the Role and Effective Participation of Parliamentarians in the APRM Process”
GPAD community of Practice is dived into four sub- CoP:
APRM
APRM is a voluntary self-assessment mechanism used to assess the performances of member States in terms of their compliance with a number of agreed codes, standards, and commitments that underpin the NEPAD's good governance and sustainable development framework.
Civil Society Organizations
Public Administration
Private Sectors & Enterprise Development
The Governance and Public Administration division is also involved in the process of:
Good governance
ECA will provide support to member States on political, economic and corporate governance and on institutional-effectiveness issues. This will help address the capacity deficits in governance institutions identified in the ECA country governance surveys and in country assessments under the APRM. Such support will include training for senior policymakers and other stakeholders focused on issues relating to the principles and objectives of good economic and corporate governance.
Anti- Corruption
Corruption is a global phenomenon with strong international dimension in Africa. Therefore:
“The fight against corruption can not simply be limited to the state, there must also be political commitment, Until it becomes a battle that engages all stakeholders, stand-alone interventions such as the establishment of national corruption commissions … won't make a difference”. said Okey Onyejekwe, Director of ECA's Governance and Public Administration Division (GPAD) at the closing press conference of The international conference on “ Institutions, Culture and Corruption in Africa”
Peace building
Overcoming the effects of violent conflict is a major challenge facing several African countries and initiatives have been put in place in support of this process. The UN has established a Peace Building Commission while AU has a Peace and Security Council in place. ECA though this service line will support collaboration with AU and the Peace Building Commission in enhancing capacity in the affected countries, for formulation and implementation of post-conflict reconstruction and development programmes and projects.