Presentation done the 3rd of June (2013) at the AfriGAP strategy meeting in Dakar.

1. Context &
Meeting Agenda

3. Demand for governance data is high
and rising…
• At global level:
– Post-2015 agenda: Governance, peace & security (Goals 10
and 11)
– Open data (OGP 1st Africa Regional Meeting, Kenya, May
2013)
• At AU level:
– African Governance Architecture (AGA): “will review and
assess the level of compliance to AU norms, including state
reporting on the African Charter on Democracy, Elections
and Governance” (binding)
– African Peer Review Mechanism (voluntary)
– AU-led Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics in Africa
(SHaSA)  governance, peace & security statistics

4. Demand for governance data is high
and rising…
• At country-level:
– Data sovereignty issue: “Political sovereignty
begins with data autonomy.”
– Governments: Demand for governance data as
performance management tool & ‘early warnings’
– Civil society: Power of ‘evidence’ for social
accountability (e.g. SOTU)

5. Value-added of the AfriGAP?
1. Connecting the dots between data producers (MIF,
AB, GI, etc.) and data users (AU, UNDP, SOTU, etc.) for
greater impact
2. Common repository of knowledge:
– To avoid duplication of work
– To spot the ‘gaps’
– To use data more effectively by combining various
types/sources of data on a given theme (triangulation)
– To provide visibility to the ‘small fish’
 ‘Country pages’: In country X, what data is collected in
what thematic areas, by whom?

6. Value-added of the AfriGAP?
3. ‘Power of a coalition’:
– AfriGAP  ‘Amplifier’ for member orgs
(communication/advocacy)
– AfriGAP  Rich pool of expertise
– AfriGAP  Massive outreach (our consolidated
networks)
– AfriGAP  A ‘one-stop-shop’ for those seeking
support/info (‘AfriGAP Helpdesk’)
– AfriGAP  Opportunity to invest in some
‘common goods’…?

7. Some joint AfriGAP initiatives?
1. Joint trainings for our respective networks (with
OKF’s School of Data)
2. Joint research:
– ‘How-to’ guides on selected themes (tested
methodologies & lessons learned)
– Assessing impact of assessments (why/under what
conditions )
3. Joint support to new assessment initiatives
(thematic gaps / countries ‘less assessed’)
– AfriGAP Grant Competition?

8. Some joint AfriGAP initiatives?
5. Joint support to methodological innovations
(‘AfriGAP Task Forces’ on specific themes)
6. AfriGAP indicator database & data
visualization tools (searchable by country, by
theme, by type of data)
7. Governance data journalism handbook – For
Africa (OKF)

9. Knowledge-
sharing
web platform
Partnership
amongst
leading orgs in
this field
The central reference
on governance data
in Africa

10. Agenda & objectives
Day 1: Why & What
– Specifying the vision & the objectives for AfriGAP
• Priority themes
• Priority target audiences
– In line with your needs & interests (must be member-
driven)
Day 2: How
– AfriGAP Roadmap: Setting priorities for 2013-14
– Partners’ roles & contributions (must be focused)