AfriGAP Development Strategy

2013-14

Highlights

• You have all identified yourself as ‘users’ of data• You have all identified ‘communication’ as one of the

main challenges of GA• 2 ‘gaps’ (AfriGAP): Consumption gap & African data

gap• Focus on ‘innovation’: new ways of displaying/using

data• AU demand: Member States having to report on

implementation of Charter on DEG need quick/easy access to existing data sources

Reaching new audiences

– Investors• Private sector (national & int’l, incl. BRICS)• Risk analysts / rating agencies• Philanthropists• Multilateral banks

– Artists– Media

• Bloggers / citizen journalists• Local radio stations To reach ‘grandma’• International media read by business people (FT, The

Economist, etc.)

AU principles of AU Charter on DEG

1. Respect for HR & democratic principles2. Rule of law3. Representative government4. Free & fair elections5. Separation of powers6. Gender equality7. Citizen participation8. Transparency9. Control of corruption10.Constitutional order11.Political pluralism

Knowledge-sharing

web platform

Partnership amongst

leading orgs in this field

The central reference on governance data

in Africa

Web platform Partnership

1) New web site development

2) Indicator database for data analysis & dissemination

1) ‘Joint initiatives’

2) Development of a joint communication strategy

AfDB Data Portal

AfriGAP Database

• ‘African’ data • Quantitative • Connection with AfDB’s “Open Data for Africa” combining socio-economic data with governance data

• First, AfriGAP datasets• Gradually ‘small fish’

Datasets

• AfriGAP partners’ datasets– MIF– AB– GI– Civicus

• NSOs (SHaSA)• Open Budget Index• Resource Governance Index• State reports to the AU (charter reporting)

Possible database filters

• By theme (11 AU Charter Principles + sub-themes)

• By country• By data type (expert assessment, official stats,

citizen survey)• By producer

In law (legal framework)

In practice (expert assessment) + official stats (SHaSA)

Citizen experiences & perceptions

(citizen surveys: AB + SHaSA)Global integrity:

In law, freedom of the media is guaranteed

In law, where a print media license is necessary, there is an appeals mechanism if a license is denied or revoked

In law, it is legal to report accurate news even if it damages the reputation of a public figure

Ibrahim Index: Freedom of the Press Index – Freedom House (assess the degree of print, broadcast & internet freedom)Global Integrity: In practice, the Govt does not create barriers to form a print media entity.In practice, where necessary, citizens can obtain a print media license at a reasonable costIn practice, the govt or media owners do not encourage self-censorship of corruption-related storiesSHaSA: Proportion of licensed radio & TV media organisations that broadcast in non-official national languages at least once a day.

AfrobarometerWhich of the following statements is closest to your view? 1) Govt should be able to

close newspapers that print stories it does not like.

2) The news media should be free to publish any story that they see fit without fear of being shut down.

SHaSA: Democracy is often associated with the followingcharacteristics. a) Which do you consider essential,b) are they respected in this country? Freedom of the press

School of data

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• For our own researchers / networks (AB: Stakeholders groups & researchers, GI independent researchers, SOTU CSOs, etc.)

• For “the best communicators” (champions) (Sue)

• For media (e.g. SciDev)

• To prepare AfriGAP input to “AU Governance & Democracy Trends Report” & High-Level Meeting (Nov. 2013) AfriGAP Dashboards on each on of the 11 AU principles

School of data

• The School of Data works to empower civil society organizations, journalists and citizens with the skills they need to use data effectively in their efforts to create more equitable and effective societies.

• A data expedition is an exploration-based approach to learning. We get hands on with real data and take people through all of the steps of a data investigation from formulating the right question through cleaning, analysis – all the way to presenting your data.

Web platform Partnership

1) New web site development

2) Indicator database for data analysis & dissemination

1) ‘Joint initiatives’

2) Development of a joint communication strategy

Costs Time Partners’ involvement

Impact / visibility

Your priority?

Web site

Database

Joint initiatives

Joint communication strategy