Difference between revisions of "Accountability"

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{{Term|ACCOUNTABILITY|Is the obligation to show that work has been carried out in compliance with agreed rules and [[Standards|standards]] and report accurately and fairly on performance results against mandated roles or plans.<ref>[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/21/2754804.pdf Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) / Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management. pp15. Paris, 2002.]</ref> Accountability places responsibility on programme managers to provide evidence that a programme is effective and conforms to expected [[Result|results]], legal and fiscal requirements. For evaluators, it connotes the responsibility to provide accurate, fair and credible [[Monitoring|monitoring]] reports and performance assessment. In organizations that promote learning, accountability may also be measured by the extent to which managers use monitoring and evaluation findings.<ref>[http://www.unfpa.org/monitoring/toolkit/tool1_glossary.pdf United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). Programme Manager's Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Toolkit, 2004.]</ref>}}
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{{Term|ACCOUNTABILITY|Is the obligation to show that work has been carried out in compliance with agreed rules and [[Standards|standards]] and report accurately and fairly on performance results against mandated roles or plans.<ref>[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/21/2754804.pdf Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) / Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management, pp15. Paris, 2002.]</ref> Accountability places responsibility on programme managers to provide evidence that a programme is effective and conforms to expected [[Result|results]], legal and fiscal requirements. For evaluators, it connotes the responsibility to provide accurate, fair and credible [[Monitoring|monitoring]] reports and performance assessment. In organizations that promote learning, accountability may also be measured by the extent to which managers use monitoring and evaluation findings.<ref>[http://www.unfpa.org/monitoring/toolkit/tool1_glossary.pdf United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). Programme Manager's Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Toolkit, 2004.]</ref>}}
  
  

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Term2.png ACCOUNTABILITY
Is the obligation to show that work has been carried out in compliance with agreed rules and standards and report accurately and fairly on performance results against mandated roles or plans.[1] Accountability places responsibility on programme managers to provide evidence that a programme is effective and conforms to expected results, legal and fiscal requirements. For evaluators, it connotes the responsibility to provide accurate, fair and credible monitoring reports and performance assessment. In organizations that promote learning, accountability may also be measured by the extent to which managers use monitoring and evaluation findings.[2]



References

  1. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) / Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management, pp15. Paris, 2002.
  2. United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). Programme Manager's Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Toolkit, 2004.