Good governance

The World Bank defines governance as:the manner in which power is exercised in the management of a country's economic and social resources for development.

The Worldwide Governance Indicators project of the World Bank defines governance as:

…the traditions and institutions by which authority in a country is exercised.

Principles of good governance

-Minimum Government Maximum Governance

-participatory;

-Consistent with the rule of law

-Transparent;(RTI ,Citizens Charters)

-Responsive;

-Consensus-oriented;

-Equitable and inclusive;

-Effective and efficient; and.

-Accountable(Answerable)

Measurement of Governance

This considers the process by which governments are selected, monitored and replaced; the capacity of the government to effectively formulate and implement sound policies and the respect of citizens and the state of the institutions that govern economic and social interactions among them.

The World Bank reports for more than 200 countries for …six dimensions of governance:

• Voice and accountability,
• Political stability and lack of violence,
• Government effectiveness,
• Regulatory quality,
• The rule of law,
• Control of corruption.

To complement the macro-level cross-country Worldwide Governance Indicators, the World Bank Institute developed the World Bank Governance Surveys, which are country-level governance assessment tools that operate at the micro or sub-national level and use information gathered from a country’s own citizens, business people and public sector workers to diagnose governance vulnerabilities and suggest concrete approaches for fighting corruption.

World Governance Index (WGI

A new World Governance Index (WGI) has been developed and is open for improvement through public participation. The following domains, in the form of indicators and composite indexes, were selected to achieve the development of the WGI:

- Peace and Security, ….

-Rule of Law, ….

-Human Rights and

-Participation, …

-Sustainable Development, and

-Human Development.

BPS-Budget Planning Software (BPS) for budget setting and monitoring

EDMS - Electronic Document Management System.