The degree to which partner country governments engage a diversity of stakeholder groups in preparing their national development strategies and communicate on development priorities and results, with joint assessments towards development co‑operation targets.
The degree to which development partners engage a diversity of stakeholder groups in preparing their country-level strategies or partnership frameworks.
CSO enabling environment
Diversity
Framing
Perception of CSOs on the degree to which partner country governments promote a CSO enabling environment, through the legal and regulatory environment, and by consulting and engaging CSOs as development actors.
Perception of CSOs on the degree to which development partners promote CSO enabling environments (political, financial, legal and policy aspects) in their policy dialogue with the government and through financing mechanisms that maximise sustainable engagement of CSOs.
Perception of the partner country government and development partners on the effectiveness of the co-ordination and accountability mechanisms used by CSOs in the country.
Private Sector Engagement (PSE)
Diversity
Framing
The degree to which countries engage country-level stakeholders in national dialogue and in developing national policies/strategies for private sector engagement.
The degree to which development partners engage country-level stakeholders in dialogues or consultations on private sector engagement in development
co-operation.
Planning
Framing
Accountability
Countries have developed their national development strategies/plans inclusively, tracked implementation progress transparently and linked them to sectoral and subnational strategies and implementation sources.
Respect country’s policy space
Framing
Accountability
The degree to which development partners use country-owned results frameworks and planning tools for developing their country-level interventions (SDG 17.15.1).
Public financial management
Delivery
Quality of partner country’s Public Finance Management systems (from the country’s most recent Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability assessment).
The degree to which development partners use partner country PFM systems when channelling funding to the public sector.
National budget
Delivery
The degree to which development partners are predictable in the mid-term (through forward spending plans received by the government).
Accountability mechanisms
Framing
Accountability
Countries have an inclusive, regular, transparent, results-focused accountability mechanism, which includes a policy framework and joint assessments.
Information management
Accountability
Development partners report to country information management systems.
Consultation
Diversity
Framing
Accountability
Countries engage representatives of women and girls, youth and children, and marginalised groups in the preparation of their national development strategies, in dialogue on development priorities and results (using the national development strategies/progress reports); and in joint assessments towards development co-operation targets.
Development partners engage representatives of women and girls, youth and children, and vulnerable and marginalised groups in the preparation of their country-level strategies/partnership frameworks.
Note: 1. For countries reporting on the Kampala Principles Assessment.
Source: OECD, (2024[1]), Measuring Progress Towards Locally Led Development Co-operation.
