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TitleCountry-level sector information and monitoring systems (SIMS) for water and sanitation in Africa : practitioners' workshop, Nairobi, Kenya, March 27-29 2007
Publication TypeMiscellaneous
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsWater and Sanitation Program - Africa Region -Nairobi, KE, (WSP-AF)
Secondary TitleField note / WSP
Pagination8 p. : fig., photogr.
Date Published2007-03-01
PublisherWater and Sanitation Program - African Region
Place PublishedNairobi, Kenya
Keywordsafrica, information systems, information transfer, millennium development goals, monitoring, sanitation, sdiafr, sdiman, water supply
Abstract

Over 90 practitioners from African countries and their development partners met in Nairobi, Kenya from 27-29 March 2007 to develop a better understanding of how to effectively develop and implement Sector Information and Monitoring Systems based on emerging regional experiences. The workshop also served as an opportunity to better define and coordinate country, regional and global initiatives aimed at monitoring progress of the MDGs on water and sanitation. The workshop confirmed that effective SIMS are a critical element of a country’s efforts to expand and improve water and sanitation services and enhance efficacy, efficiency and equity of sector investments. The key principles of SIMS are: inclusiveness; integration with country systems; and the need to adopt an incremental approach. The workshop adopted a framework with five main building blocks (strategic decision-making, sector strategic monitoring, sector implementation monitoring, dissemination and institutionalization), derived from country experiences in the region. Country SIMS need to be linked better to regional monitoring. Development of SIMS guidelines and continued country support were identified as critical for progress.
The workshop was designed as a networking and learning event progressing from the sharing of experiences and good practices to self assessment and action planning by country teams. It contributed to: i) reaching a shared understanding of the guiding principles and tools for the development and continual improvement of country SIMS; ii) the development of country and regional action plans; iii) the identification of support needed at country and regional levels; and iv) demonstrating the benefits of regional cooperation.

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