OECD Public Governance Reviews : Implementing Good Governance.

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Colombia has undergone profound change over the last ten years and has made significant progress in implementing its governance agenda with policies that aim to strengthen its institutions and promote sustainable, inclusive growth in all regions of the country. The Public Governance Review therefore offers advice to help Colombia address its governance challenges effectively and efficiently over time. It provides an assessment and recommendations on how to improve its ability to set, steer, and implement multi-year national development strategy. The Review addresses centre-of-government co-ord.  Read more... Foreword Acknowledgments Table of contents Executive summary Assessment and recommendations Centre-of-Government co-ordination Evidence-based decision-making Multi-level governance in Colombia Human resource management Public procurement ICTs and e-government Considerations regarding staging, sequencing and timing reform-implementation Notes Chapter 1. Contextual factors influencing governance in Colombia Introduction History's influence on present-day governance in Colombia The impact of geography and demography on Colombia's governance. Figure 1.1. Population density in ColombiaMacroeconomic challenges: Poverty, inequality, poor productivity, regional disparities Table 1.1. Short-term projections for Colombia (main indicators) Figure 1.2. The sources of real income differences in Colombia 2008-10 Figure 1.3. The divide between the rich and the poor is pronounced Box 1.1. Poverty: Measures, incidence and recent developments Figure 1.4. Colombia spends more on education but gets less in return than many other countries Conclusion: Governance reform can help Colombia implement its policy agenda successfully Notes. Box 2.6. Summary of Germany's Federal Cabinet structure and functionsBox 2.7. Brief summary of the functions of the German Federal Chancellery Box 2.8. Consultation on Green Papers in the European Union Box 2.9. Colombia's Consejo Tripartito Illustrations of the challenges affecting government-wide co-ordination Box 2.10. The Canadian Management Accountability Framework Box 2.11. Strategic workforce planning, strategic alignment and workforce analysis in the United States Figure 2.3. Penetration of Internet and PCs on different socio-economic layers. Table 2.1. Implementation targets of the E-Government Strategy Manual 3.1Figure 2.4. UN E-Government Readiness indicators in selected countries Box 2.12. The functions of the new National Commission for Digital and State Information Notes Bibliography Chapter 3. Evidence-based decision making in Colombia Introduction Strategic insight Box 3.1. OECD experience regarding evidence-based decision-making Box 3.2. Building strategic agility: Some key concepts Box 3.3. Analysis horizons: Strategic decision-making needs by planning timeframes.