United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
African Centre for
Statistics
Proposed Framework for Monitoring, Evaluation and
Reporting
EN/AGNA/2014/Pres/14
Negussie Gorfe
Statistician, African Centre for Statistics (ACS)
AGNA Meeting on the Implementation of the 2008 System of National Accounts
UNCC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 3-6 February 2014
Introduction
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting is the most important and the sole
activity that the Secretariat should take the lead during the project
implementation
Monitoring
It is a regular and continuous feedback that can used to make decisions,
manage the project more successfully and plan for better project activities
in the future
It observes progress of project implementation and ensures that inputs,
activities, outputs and external factors are proceeding according to plan
It helps to identify problems on time so that corrective measures are taken
It results in progress report that provide information to review projects
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Evaluation is carried out for
 Provision of information for decision making on status of project
 It assesses to what extent the project has achieved its objectives
 It is conducted to determine the achievement level of objectives,
efficiency, cost effectiveness and sustainability
 It measures to what extent project’s inputs and services are improving
the quality of data production
Monitoring versus evaluation
 They are complementary
 Monitoring focuses on improving day-to-day operations, while
 Evaluation assesses the extent to which project objectives have been met
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Reports
 will be prepared by Member States, RECs, AGNA, Secretariat
 could be the result of monitoring and evaluation
 could also result from seminars, workshops or meetings
 will be produced every six months
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Monitoring and Evaluation Organizational Chart
Reports from Countries
- NSOs
- Ministries of Finance
- Central Banks
- Consultants, etc.
Reports from Partners
- RECs
- Continental organizations
- Global organizations
- etc.
Continental Secretariat
CSC
Stakeholders
StatCom-Africa
CoDGs
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Proposed M&E Framework by Activity
Activity 1.1.1: Assist and support member States to adopt and apply modern
and country‐adapted IT tools
Proposed information for the Report
• Type of IT tools for which support has been provided
• Name of member States assisted
• Member States applying modern IT tools for compiling national accounts
• Challenges faced during assistance
• Lessons learned from assistance process
• Comments on how to improve future assistance
Key Player
Other Players
AUC
AFRISTAT, ECA, RECs, Member States
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Activity 1.1.2: Launch assistance for countries lagging behind in the
implementation of the 1993 SNA
Proposed information for the Report
• Type of assistance launched
• Name of member States assisted
• Challenges faced during the process
• Lessons learned from the process
• Comments on effectiveness of assistance launched
Key Player
Other Players
AfDB
AFRISTAT, RECs
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Activity 1.2.1: Establish or strengthen existing governance and coordination
structures for national accounts statistics at national level
Proposed information for the Report
• Existence of national accounts governance structure in member States
• Office that collects, compiles and disseminates national accounts data
• Office that coordinates national accounts activities ( If or otherwise, is a coordinating
body mandated by the Act)
• Main stakeholders in the area of national accounts
• Adequacy of resource allocation to the office (s) that works in national accounts
compilation
• Main challenges faced and available opportunities to promote governance and
coordination within the national level
Key Player
Other Players
RECs
Member States
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Activity 1.2.2: Create the African Network of National Accountants (ANNA)
Proposed information for the Report
• Steps taken to create a professional association of national accountants at
country level
• Criteria to be met for membership in the association
• Main constraints facing the creation association
• Steps taken to create ANNA
• Activities undertaken by ANNA
• Comments on the challenges faced and lessons learned in ANNA creation
Key Player
Other Players
AfDB
Member States
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Activity 2.1.1: Make an inventory of administrative data sources required for
national accounts compilation
Proposed information for the Report
• Member States with accessible administrative data sources for national accounts
compilation
• Name of accessible administrative data sources
• Comments on challenges faced and lessons learned
Key Player
Other Players
RECs
AFRISTAT, Secretariat, Member States
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Activity 2.1.2: Develop a guidebook on processing data from administrative
sources in national accounts
Proposed information for the Report
• Name of partners / stakeholders to develop to develop a guidebook
• Activities undertaken to develop the guidebook
• Comments on challenges faced and lessons learned during process
Key Player
Other Players
Secretariat
AFRISTAT
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Activity 2.2.1: Prepare advocacy materials and tools
Proposed information for the Report
• Activities undertaken to create awareness
• Availability of websites and other means to disseminate advocacy materials
• Mechanism put in place on how to prepare advocacy materials
• Target audience of advocacy materials
• Advocacy strategy and funding/ challenges , opportunities and lessons learned
from best practice at national level
Key Player
Secretariat
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Activity 2.2.2: Organize advocacy campaigns at continental, regional, and
national levels
Proposed information for the Report
• Methods put in place to organize advocacy campaigns
• Methods of dissemination of advocacy materials
• Comments on advocacy campaigns
Key Player
Other Players
AUC
RECs, Member States
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Activity 2.2.3: Organize round table meetings with current and potential
funding partners
Proposed information for the Report
• Activities undertaken to mobilize resources
• Activities undertaken to organize the round table meeting
Key Player
Other Players
AfDB
AUC, ECA
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Activity 3.1.1 Establish and strengthen SNA Continental Steering Committee
(CSC)
Proposed information for the Report
• Activities undertaken to establish CSC (Established)
• Existence of functioning strategy implementation structure at continental level
(There is)
• Activities undertaken by CSC
Key Player
Other Players
AfDB
AUC, ECA
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Activity 3.1.2 Establish and strengthen SNA Continental Secretariat
Proposed information for the Report
• Activities undertaken to establish continental secretariat (Established)
• Agreed TORs for SNA governance structure, secretariat and staff (Agreed)
• Resource mobilization undertaken to strengthen secretariat
• Challenges faced
• Lessons learned
Key Player
Secretariat
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Activity 3.2.1: Conduct a further and in-depth assessment on national
accounts status and capacity of all African countries
Proposed information for the Report
• Activities undertaken in conducting in-depth assessment
• Main findings of the assessment
• Member States with 2008 SNA implementation plan
• Member States that have increased financial resource allocation and disbursement for
national accounts activities
• Assessment report on national status and capacity
• Challenges faced
• Lessons learned
Key Player
Other Players
ECA
RECs, AFRISTAT
African Centre for
Statistics
Proposed M&E Framework by Activity
Activity 3.2.2: Adapt and develop framework and tools for monitoring,
evaluation, and reporting of the implementation of the 2008 SNA
Proposed information for the Report
• Activities undertaken to develop M&E framework
• RECs with M&E framework to track 2008 SNA implementation at member
State level
Key Player
Other Players
Secretariat
RECs, Member states
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Activity 3.2.3: Produce and disseminate monitoring and evaluation reports
Proposed information for the Report
• Methods and ways to disseminate M&E reports
• Timely and quality mid-term and final reports on project implementation
Key Player
Other Players
Secretariat
RECs, Member States
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Proposed M&E Framework by Activity
Additional Activities on M&E
• Organize meeting of the Continental Steering Committee (April, October)
• Support to Continental Secretariat - The Continental Secretariat is operational,
fields advisory missions are organized, staff are recruited, training is organized
(September 2014 to January 2015)
• Management of Secretariat - Monthly missions of the Continental interim
Manager at UNECA (Support to the continental Secretariat during the interim
period) (February 2014 to August 2014)
• Submit Progress Report on areas to Secretariat (February, August)
• Consolidate progress Reports for AGNA, CSC, CoDG, StatCom Meetings
(March, September)
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