NEPAD/HGSIC-3-2003/APRM/Guideline/O&P 9 March 2003 a. Maintaining extensive database and information on the four areas of focus of the APRM and the political and economic developments in all participating countries; b. Preparation of background documents for the APR Teams; c. Facilitating technical assistance to participating countries ; d. Proposing performance indicators and tracking the performance of each participating countries; e. Liaising with participating countries and partner institutions to follow progress of technical assessments; f. Plan and organize the Country Review Visits; g. Recommend to the APR Panel on the composition of APR Teams and recruit the experts required for research and analysis; h. Liaising with interested external partners and support participating countries in resource mobilization for capacity building; i. Organising regional networks in the various areas of focus of the APRM and convene workshops for the sharing of experience and best practice and to address constraints experienced in the implementation of country programmes of action; j. Liaising with the institutions issuing the standards and codes listed in the Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance (AHG/235(XXXVIII) Annex 2); and k. Ensure full documentation of the APR processes at country, subregional and continental levels to facilitate learning. 4.3 The APR Secretariat will be carrying out the secretarial, administrative, technical and coordinating functions on a continuous basis and will be supervised directly by the Chairperson of the APR Panel at the policy level and in the day-to-day management and administration by an Executive Officer. The APR Secretariat will be a unit within the NEPAD Secretariat and, once the APR Panel is established, it will propose a structure and business plan for the Secretariat for consideration and approval by the APR Forum. Page 6 of 17