Module 1

Introduction to DGP

Dr. Robert P.Taylor

DGP Background

The Democratic Governance Program (DGP) started in

2010

Broad objective supporting democratic governance: “To enhance individual and institutional capacity of (selected) public sector

ministries, departments and agencies and associations to contribute to

socio-economic recovery and growth and to address socio-economic

priorities, such as economic growth and food security to enable women,

youth and children reach their full potential”

Target countries: Ghana, Mali, Indonesia, Tanzania,

Vietnam, Uganda, Malawi, Namibia, and the Philippines

Budget: $ 5.7M

Duration: 5 years (ending 2015)

DGP as Partnership

Non- traditional international development assistance

program

True partnership: Development partners work on peer-

to-peer basis with their Canadian partners (volunteers)

Development partners are not only recipients of

assistance, but also contributors in the design and

implementation of technical assistance

Learning-by-doing and observing how systems work in

Canada is a key tool for knowledge sharing and

adaptation

Partnerships to date

9 countries and 14 partnerships: more than one

partnership per country

International Partners are: ministries,

departments, educational institutes, colleges,

and cabinet secretariats

Canadian Partners are: provincial ministries and

departments, municipal governments, not-for-

profits, associations, universities, cabinet office

Goal: Build the organizational capacity of

country partners to achieve their goals

Examples of Partnerships (1)

International Partners Canadian Partners Priority Objectives

Ghana: Internal Audit

Agency (IAA)

Government of Alberta:

Corporate Internal Audit

Services

Enhance the capacity of

the Ghanaian IAA to

support the integration of

risks management

practices, systems, tools,

structures and processes

Malawi: Department of

Public Service

Management

Government of New

Brunswick:

-Department of Human

Resources and

Transportation

Enhance performance

management

implementation

-Women’s issues

Branch, Executive

Council Office

Enhance gender

mainstreaming policy

implementation

Examples of Partnerships (2)

International Partners Canadian Partners Priority Objectives

Namibia: National

Institute for Education

and Development (NIED)

Government of

Saskatchewan: Early

Years Branch, Ministry of

Education

Enhance the capacity of

the NIED to deliver and

assess pre-primary

education training

programs

Uganda Directorate of

Information and National

Guidance, Office of the

Prime Minister and the

Cabinet Secretariat

Government of

Ontario:

-Cabinet Office

Communications

Consistent

communication

strategies across

ministries

Tanzania: Tanzania

Public Service College

(TPSC)

Canada School of Public

Service

Enhance the capacity of

the TPSC to provide

higher quality training

Sustainable Change- Lessons

Learned (1)

Leadership Commitment

E.g. from Mali

Establish buy-in

All projects

Build employees ownership

E.g. from Uganda

Dedicate resources for change

E.g. from Uganda

Sustainable Change- Lessons

Learned (2)

Establish milestones (goals and

objectives) and mark them when achieved

Adaption and not adoption

E.g. from Namibia

Discussion