Governance Assessment Portal (GAP)

This virtual resource centre from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Programme on Democratic Governance Assessments features data, articles, tools, statistics, and case studies on measuring democratic governance. It aims to be a one-stop-shop for democratic governance assessments, which can be used as mechanisms for strengthening accountability and participation at the country level.

Offered here are: a searchable database on global indicator initiatives, assessment frameworks, training materials, and country studies featuring existing initiatives to measure democratic governance at the national, regional, and global level. Also, the Governance Assessment Library includes online full publications on democratic governance assessments produced by a broad range of actors in the field. Visitors to GAP who use these features may learn: how to develop an index to monitor performance of public administration, sectors, and services; where to find surveys for evaluating corruption; how to conduct a baseline for democracy; and when to advocate for evidence-based policy reform on local governance and decentralisation in a particular country. The resource is also interactive, in that there are opportunities to connect and share knowledge with other practitioners and experts.