1. Oluseun Onigbinde
Lead Partner, BudgIT
Identifying Strategies for Grassroots Budget
Evaluation and Reporting

2. Introduction

3. • BudgIT’s innovation within the public circles
comes with a creative use of government data
by either presenting them in interactive format
or infographic displays.
• We analyze and design systems for managing
public data for easy and clear
interpretations, transparency and
accountability.
FORGING Technology with Governance

4. OUR PLATFORM

5. The Stakeholders
• Internal Accountability Systems –
BPP, FRC, NEITI, Budget Office, Auditor
General, MDA Control Systems.
• External Accountability Systems - National
Assembly, Civil Society, Media & Citizens
• National Assembly & the Citizens’ Bank of Trust

6. Connecting the Dots
• Connecting the Dots with the External Accountability
Stakeholders – Media, Civil Society and Citizens
• Aligning Governance & Technology
• Forging Technology for Civic Engagement & Institutional
Support
• Amplifying the Voices

7. The State of Data
Expenditure
Budget
Actual
Revenue
Procurement
Actual Cash
Releases
& Utilization
Verification &
Quality
Assessment

8. Follow The Money
Budgets and Actual Releases
Narrowing Down the Monitoring Process
2013 Budget Clause 5 (ii)
“The Accountant-General of the Federation shall forward to
the National Assembly full details of funds released to the
government Agencies immediately such funds are released”.

9. How do we ensure that public access to data is
not a just statutory legislation but a moral
obligation/growing culture by government
towards a better and stable society?
Discussion 1

10. How do we ensure that data gets released deep
down for empirical analysis, independent
verification and civil society monitoring?
Discussion 2

11. Strategy
- The Question of How

12. Actionable and Empirical Data
There is a pressing need to harness data and feed in
for institutional support and that requires all hands
on deck for improved service delivery.

13. The
Converted
The
Guru
Understanding The Literacy Chain
Public Finance
Experts/Economists:
Interested in the technical understanding of the
budget, such as the inflation trends and
macroeconomic projections.
Active and Literate Citizens:
Angry with the state of governance. Needs more
data and exposure of corruption and waste to
validate his argument. He wants more clarity in data
and will be open to solutions

14. The
Masses
The
Spectator
Understanding The Literacy Chain
The Inactive Literate Citizens
Classifies the government as one big pipedrain and
not interested in what government does? Not given
to accountability as they seek to make their fenced
livelihood.
The Grassroots (Rural/Urban)
Can’t connect to the jargon of budget. Will be happy if
shown where exactly the budget affects them. Could
be recruited based on defining argument but
economic hardship still a key factor.

15. A Bucket of Tools

16. Budget, People & The Tools
Data
Information
Personalization
Engagement
Advocacy

17. Budget Monitoring: The Power of Mobile
Apps l SMS I Browser

18. Budget Monitoring Tools
Grassroot CSOs

19. Mobile Technology & Budgeting
To Do List
• Dimension Data
• Craft a story
• Build Engagement
• Build the Platform
• Develop a Feedback System

20. Intersecting The Constituency Offices &
Grassroots CSOs
We need to intersect the Constituency Offices
and grassroots CSO to adequately report the
state of projects within their areas. Nesting
technology and offline access within these two
entities is most needed.

21. What Technology Will Do?
• Prompt Access & Quick Response
• Disrupts the ‘Toll Gates’
• Clearer Understanding of Context
• Open Format & Access

22. What Technology Would Not Do!
• Great Technology without data
• No prime skill set to harness it
• Lack of Institutional Support
• Poor engagement or Share strategy

23. AmountNo
Ministry of Environment
1 PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL TO
STRENGHTEN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES IN
SELECTED STATE UNIVERSITIES ( ONE PER ZONE).
Lagos N1,5000,000
2 PURCHASES OF EQUIPMENTS FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Lagos N1,5000,000
3 DEVELOPMENT OF OUR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT
SPECIFICALLY THE VALUE CHAINS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY Lagos N1,5000,000
4 MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL THROUGH
RENEWAL ENERGIES SYSTEMS Lagos N1,5000,000
5 CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM -DEVELOPMENT OF PILOT
BIOGAS SYSTEMS FOR USE IN THE PRISON SERVICES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY
Lagos N1,5000,000
6
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM -RURAL SOLAR KITS
Lagos N1,5000,000
7 RENOVATION AND EQUIPONG OF THE MINISTRY'S STAFF
CLINIC AT GREEN BUILDING Lagos N1,5000,000
8 PROCURMENT OF TRAINING EQUIPMENT
Lagos N1,5000,000
9 CLEAN COOK STOVES IN KWARA STATE
Lagos N1,5000,000
10 REHABILITATION / REPAIRS OF OFFICE BUILDINGS
Lagos N1,5000,000
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