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Workshop in Namibia: Call for participants
As part of the Global Programme on Democratic Governance Assessments the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre in collaboration with the InWEnt Centre for Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics and the Namibian Institute for Democracy are identifying participants working in Sub-Saharan Africa to the workshop entitled "Country-led Governance Assessments: Sharing Experiences and Increasing Political Accountability".
As part of the Global Programme on Democratic Governance Assessments the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre in collaboration with the InWEnt Centre for Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics and the Namibian Institute for Democracy are identifying participants working in Sub-Saharan Africa to the workshop entitled "Country-led Governance Assessments: Sharing Experiences and Increasing Political Accountability".
The workshop will take place in Windhoek, Namibia 2-5 November 2009. Deadline for applications is 16 September 2009. Participants will be fully or partially sponsored depending on need and qualifications.
The workshop is designed for producers and users of statistical information on governance, including policymakers, researchers, civil society activists, UNDP staff and others with experience in the field of measuring and monitoring issues of governance, democratization and Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The main objective of this workshop is to provide a platform for sharing experiences on conceptual and practical issues and good practices. It is hoped that the workshop will be a catalyst for developing new proposals for conducting governance assessments among participants.
The workshop will discuss issues of monitoring governance as addressed in national development plans, how political economy analysis may assist in developing indicators, participatory monitoring, working with national statistical offices and present country examples. The workshop will seek to provide a menu of tools, practices and options for participants.
There will be an optional web-based preparation phase which will take place 1-30 October, 2009.
For any questions, please contact the manager of the global programme on democratic governance assessments, Joachim Nahem at joachim.nahem@undp.org