POLICY MONITORING AND RESEARCH CENTRE (PMRC) SUBMISSION TO THE COMMITTEE ON CABINET AFFAIRS

Microsoft Word - M &E policy parlimentary submission -SM.docx POLICY MONITORING AND RESEARCH CENTRE (PMRC) SUBMISSION TO THE COMMITTEE ON CABINET AFFAIRS TITLE: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL MONITORING AND EVALUATION POLICY IN ZAMBIA 2022 1 Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) was requested to submit a written memorandum on the implementation of the National Monitoring and Evaluation. [...] • The role of state actors at national, provincial, district and sub-district levels and their effectiveness in the implementation of the National M&E policy • The role and effectiveness of non-state actors in the implementation of the National M&E policy. [...] • The focus when developing the policy was to achieve a result-oriented digital government-wide integrated M&E system through the development of an information management monitoring system attached to the national budget and linked to National Development Plans interventions by then the country was implementing the 7th National Development Plan (7NDP). [...] The role of state actors at national, provincial, district and sub-district levels and their effectiveness in the implementation of the National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy State actors are active participants in the implementation of the policy given that their individual and institutional outputs are tied to the budget and annual plans. [...] The Ministry of Finance and National Planning who are the custodians of the policy indicated that there was a need for Cabinet to consider aligning staff within the establishment to be responsible for M&E functions in order to improve its effectiveness.