SAIIA's Governance and APRM programme aims to stimulate public debate and scholarship about critical governance and development questions in Africa and beyond. The programme seeks to improve public policymaking by linking governments, citizens and researchers through a variety of publications, training workshops and research fellowships. We have assisted African civil society groups, governments and researchers to understand and take advantage of the opportunities offered by the innovative African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM); a system designed to diagnose governance problems and propose practical solutions. This Programme was launched in October 2006, building on the earlier Nepad and Governance Programme that ran from 2002-2006.
The programme has undertaken work in 22 African countries, has developed an online APRM Toolkit with vital information on the APRM process, and regularly comments in the media on African governance issues.
In February 2010, the programme established a user group on Facebook, entitled "A-Watch: Tracking the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)" as a way for civil society stakeholders to exchange information on the progress of the APRM more easily.
Staff
| Programme Head: | Steven Gruzd | steven.gruzd@wits.ac.za |
| Researcher: | Yarik Turianskyi | yarik.turianskyi@wits.ac.za |
| Research Fellow: | Ross Herbert | ross.herbert1@yahoo.com |
| Research Fellow: | Tšoeu Petlane | tsoeu.petlane@wits.ac.za |
| Programme Administrator: | Gontse Legong | gontse.legong@wits.ac.za |
Funding
This programme is funded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Pretoria.
