Accountable Public Institutions
The public sector, which includes government at all levels, is a central actor in almost all development activities. Its policies, programs, and services lay the foundation for progress on health, education, private-sector-led economic growth, trade, environmental sustainability, and equality between women and men.
Development success depends on an effective public sector, with strong institutions, well-qualified employees, and processes that include consultation with the public, reward merit, and sanction inefficiency and corruption.
In relation to public-sector capacity building, CIDA’s goal is to build strong institutions that have the vision and the administrative and professional capacities to support national development objectives effectively, equitably, and inclusively. Assistance includes strengthening of technical and managerial competencies including oversight, accountability, and anti-corruption measures; organizational, administrative and policy reform; and decentralization of government so that it is closer to the people.
DDD API initiatives aim to:
- Improve financial and economic management
- Strengthen audit, statistical capacity, and human resource management
- Promote policy coordination
- Enhance transparency and anti-corruption
- Improve service delivery, e.g. health, energy, basic needs
Here are a few highlights from our DDD Accountable Public Institution initiatives:
Africa Regional - East African Community (EAC)
Africa Regional - Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Africa Regional - Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Armenia – Strengthening Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Policy
Benin – Customs Reform at the Port of Cotonou
Benin – Supporting Administrative and Institutional Reform
Benin – Strengthening the Management of Public Finances
Burkina Faso – Promoting the Microfinance Sector
Burkina Faso – Ensuring a Gender Approach to Microfinancing
Cameroon – Focusing on Results-based Management (RBM) in Cameroon
Ghana – Turning Oil and Gas Wealth into Sustainable and Equitable Development
Guyana – Strengthening Media Governance
Rwanda – Protecting and Managing the Environment to Improve the Lives of Rwandans
Indonesia - Strengthening Foreign Affairs Policy and International Relations
Jamaica - Reducing Case Backlog in Jamaica’s Criminal Courts
Jordan - Implementing Jordan’s Educational Reform Model
Kenya – Results for Kenyans Program
Mali - Improving the Management of Public Finances in Mali
Mali - Implementing Mali’s Institutional Development Program
Mozambique - Improving Access to Public Services Information
Niger - Preventing and Managing Food Crises in Niger
Niger - Reforming the Public Procurement System
Niger – Ensuring Children’s Right to Education
Niger – Developing a National Strategy on Statistics
Niger – Strengthening Gender Analysis and Budgeting in Niger
Peru – Supporting Peru’s Decentralization Process
Tanzania - Strengthening Ethics and Conflict of Interest Legislation
Ukraine - Assessing Gender Imbalances in the Budgetary Process