Business ContinuityRegional Resumption Coordinator

Building effective and responsive institutions

…an Australian perspective

Sue Taylor, Australian Bureau of Statistics

MAP 2011 - How we currently address governance

MAP consultation

• Governance now seen as a key enabler for societal progress – a domain in its own right

Governance and progress in the recent MAP consultation

Rule of law

Minimised corruption Accountability

Transparency

Effectiveness

Efficiency

ResponsiveParticipationVoice

RightsTrust

People’s rights and

responsibilities

ParticipationEffective

governanceInformed public debate

Governance themes

Trust

Effective governance

Participation

Informed public debate

People’s rights and

responsibilities

Australians aspire to institutions and processes they can trust and hold to account.

Australians aspire to governance that works well.

Australians aspire to have the opportunity to have a say in decisions that affect their lives.

Australians aspire to well-informed and vibrant public debate.

Australians aspire to a society where everyone's rights are upheld and their responsibilities fulfilled.

Consultation results: aspirations

• Transparency

• Accountability

• Trust in governance processes and systems

• Integrity

Trus

t

Effe

ctiv

e go

vern

ance • Effective

governance

• Ease of interactions

• Protection

• Seamless services

• Balance between regulation and freedom

• Effective resourcing

• Resilience

Par

ticip

atio

n • Involvement in decision making

• Awareness and understanding

• Access and opportunity

• Taking responsibility

Info

rmed

pub

lic d

ebat

e • Open and informed debate

• Freedom to pursue and access truth/facts

• A free media

• Effective regulation

Peo

ple’

s rig

hts

and

resp

onsi

bilit

ies • Rights and

responsibilities upheld

• National laws and standards

• Access to justice

• Freedom of expression

• International conventions and laws

Consultation results: elements

Key priorities and gaps – how can the OECD support these efforts?

• Work in consultation with others in this space (eg UNOHCHR/UNDP

post 2015 agenda)

• Definition and scoping of ‘governance’

• Conceptual framework

• Guidelines for measuring governance

• Discussion of key issues and challenges

Issues………

• Define the actors and their influence – includes the State but transcends it too,

also multinationals

• Country context – values and principles

• Government asking citizens if they trust the government – a dilemma for some?

• Consider the good governance paradox

• Transparency paradox

• Lack of facts-based indicators

• Potential over-reliance on perception measures – is trust enough?

• Over-reliance on the views of a few experts

• Sample bias

• Should we measure proactive measures or violation and or outcomes?

Issues………