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Table 5: Assessment of information system capacity and effectiveness (staff capacity, decision needs): data from interviews.
MOE MOI
Characteristics of IS OPS/EMIS DGE DOF DOPE DOVE DNFE ONPEC OPEC RIT ORIC BMA BLEA
National or Central Level
EMIS data base
Manual Processing System yes no yes yes yes no no yes yes yes yes yes
Relevance yes yes yes yes some yes yes yes some
Accuracy fair fair fair fair fair good good fair fair
Timeliness yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Systematic no no no no no no yes no no
Up to date no no no no no no no no no
Decision needs unsatisfied satisfied satisfied satisfied satisfied satisfied unsatis- satisfied satisfied satisfied unsatis-
Staff capacity good good good good good good good good good good fair
Application s/w Processing developing yes no no no yes yes no no no no no
System
Relevance yes yes yes
Accuracy some yes some
Timeliness no no yes
Systematic yes yes yes
Up to date yes yes some
Decision needs satisfied satisfied satisfied
Staff capacity good good good
Budget and finance data bases
Manual Processing System yes yes yes yes yes no no yes yes no yes yes
Relevance yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Accuracy yes some some some some some yes yes some
Timeliness yes yes yes yes yes yes no no yes
Systematic no no no no no no no no no
Up to date no no no no no no no no no
Decision needs satisfied satisfied satisfied satisfied unsatis- unsatis- satisfied satisfied unsatis-
Application s/w Processing developing no no no no yes yes no no yes no no
System
Relevance yes yes yes
Accuracy yes some yes
Timeliness no yes no
Systematic yes yes yes
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