Roundtable Workshop for Cabinet Secretaries

Using Evidence to Improve Cabinet Decision-Making

3-7 February 2014, Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa

Workshop Documents

1. Agenda of the workshop
2. Presentations:
   • a. Introduction to the Africa Cabinet Government Network and the workshop
   • b. Why evidence-informed Cabinet decision-making?
     • b.i. Presentation notes
   • c. The challenges of achieving evidence-informed Cabinet decisions
   • d. New Cabinet procedures to support evidence-based decisions in Sierra Leone
   • e. Effective use of Cabinet Committees in South Sudan
     • e.i. Presentation notes
   • f. Role of Cabinet Secretary as Liaison between President and Ministers: the Liberian Experience
   • g. How Cabinet Secretaries can help with management of Cabinet meetings
     • g.i. Presentation notes
   • h. The role of Cabinet Secretariats in Policy Development
   • i. Building Policy Capacity in the Public Service
3. Presentation support documents:
   • a. The Republic of Uganda Questionnaire: Assessing the Policy Capacity of the Public Service for Better Service Delivery
   • b. Policy Capacity Development Framework for the Uganda Public Service
   • c. The Republic of Uganda: The Government Communication Strategy
4. Cabinet documents:
   • a. Republic of South Sudan: National Council of Ministers’ Rules and Procedures Handbook (2011)
   • b. The Republic of Uganda: The Cabinet Handbook (revised 2012)
   • c. The Republic of Uganda: Guide to Policy Development & Management (2013)
   • d. Report on the Assessment of Policy Capacity in the Uganda Public Service (2013)
   • e. Republic of Ghana: Cabinet Memorandum Manual (June 2007)