Planning and Resource Allocation
Questions for civic actors to answer - What resources are available to public service providers, whether government departments or private companies, to address social and economic needs and how do they plan to use these resources?
Monitoring and advocacy activities - Planning and Budget Evaluation
An analysis is made of the consistency between state policy priorities and the budget allocations to service providers (whether private or government departments) in the context of the needs and challenges confronting them. In addition, the responsiveness of service providers' stategic plans is evaluated against pressing social and economic needs and their own internal organisational challenges. Use is made of strategic plans, business plans, outsourcing contracts, service level agreements, and infrastructure development and maintenance plans. Oversight bodies and civic groups are informed of deficiencies in budget allocations and strategic plans in order to strengthen resource allocation and planning processes.
Social accountability monitoring tools - Budget Analysis; Strategic Plan Evaluation