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Public sector procurement in Kenya
By: David Fellows, John Leonardo [1] Earlier this year, PFMConnect launched a global survey programme of public sector procurement practice. The first project was in collaboration with the Kenyan Federation of Women Entrepreneur Associations[2] (FEWA). The initiative commenced with questions directed at a group of FEWA members and the results were then compared with evidence gathered…
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The need to improve the PEFA methodology
We have prepared a SlideShare presentation that recommends improvements to the current Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) methodology for assessing public financial management. You can view the presentation at: http://www.slideshare.net/johnleo/the-need-for-improvement-in-public-expenditure-and-financial-accountability-pefa-assessment-methodology. This presentation supplements the material presented in our recent blog at: Proposals for PEFA reform.
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Proposals for PEFA reform
Posted by David Fellows and John Leonardo1 The problem Failings in public financial management span the breadth of the Public Expenditure Financial Accountability (PEFA) scores. Our work suggests that numerous…
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Trends in African finance ministries’ social media usage
We have prepared a SlideShare presentation that highlights the response levels achieved recently by African finance ministries in their social media activities. You can view the presentation at: http://www.slideshare.net/johnleo/african-finance-ministries-social-media-and-public-financial-managementAfrican finance ministries, social media and public financial management. This supplements the material presented in our recent blog. African-finance-ministries-social-media-and-public-financial-management
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African Finance Ministries, Social Media and Public Financial Management
Posted by David Fellows and John Leonardo[1] What contribution does the Social Media have to make to improving public financial management (PFM) and fiscal transparency? In a recent study, we found that 26 of the 34 OECD states had Twitter sites and 18 had a Facebook presence.[2] Further work on African countries revealed that 11…
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Revise property valuations regularly
Property valuations should be revised regularly to promote horizontal equity
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Good planning
Effective procurement requires good planning
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Country systems
Using country systems where possible
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Climate change
Climate change and budgets Expenditure associated with climate change initiatives should be made explicit in government budgets.