Governance & Institutions Umbrella Program (G&I)

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Overview

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Good governance, trust, transparency, and the government's ability to effectively implement policies are essential for development progress and poverty reduction.

ABOUT THE GOVERNANCE & INSTITUTIONS (G&I) UMBRELLA PROGRAM    

The Governance & Institutions (G&I) Umbrella Program was launched in 2022 with the generous support of the Chandler Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation. Since then, the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the European Union, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the  Federal Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Austria, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) have also joined the program. These valued partners help to fund, collaborate, and share knowledge, resources, and ideas to address common governance challenges.

HOW THE G&I UMBRELLA PROGRAM WORKS

The Program is organized around three modules covering the following thematic areas:

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    MODULE 1: Organization and People

    Supports institutional reform, public administration performance, subnational governance, and decentralization.

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    MODULE 2: Open Government, Anticorruption, and Technology

    Supports openness, transparency, and anticorruption efforts, as well as GovTech and Public Sector Innovation.

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    MODULE 3: Institutions of Accountability

    Supports justice and the rule of law, legislative bodies, multi-stakeholder engagement, and citizen-centric reforms.

     

Activity Areas

By investing in global knowledge, learning, analytics, innovation, capacity building, and technical assistance, partnerships, the Program supports, among others, activities in:

  • Knowledge and Innovation
  • Data and Analytics
  • Operational Work
  • Convening and Partnership

Geographical Areas

Meeting development challenges and client demands in a holistic approach, the Program supports global, regional, and country-level activities:

  • Global activities focus on global public goods, diagnostic and assessment tools, research and dissemination, knowledge, and learning.
  • Regional activities include more specific knowledge and learning, including peer-to-peer learning networks and others.
  • Country activities support analytics, implementation of diagnostics, and provide technical assistance to counterparts in government, in collaboration with the private sector and civil society.

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