NEPAD/APRM/Panel3/guidelines/11-2003/Doc8 NEPAD/APRM/Panel2/country /10-2003/Doc Figure 2: Participation in the APRM The APRM process: How participatory processes can help? Assessment of country compliance with the APRM standards, codes and indicators Participatory processes can supplement conventional data sources and capture the perceptions of good governance and development. It can also map the status and priorities at a more disaggregated level (geographically/demographically). Identification of national priorities Participatory processes can reveal information about the needs of people and their reactions to policy proposals, and thus provide information about the effectiveness of different strategies. Draft national Programme of Action Implementation Monitoring and evaluation Negotiation between different stakeholders over priorities can broaden the ownership, and thus strengthen the commitment and buy-in to implement the strategy. Participation by civil society and the private sector in implementing the Programme of Action can strengthen capacity, share responsibilities and better create synergies with existing efforts. Participation in evaluation can enhance transparency and accountability, and bring to bear the perceptions of actors at different levels of the implementation process and can enhance the credibility and impact of the findings. V. Role of the Country Review Team (APR Team) 40. Both the APR Panel and the APR Secretariat will have minimal capacity to carry out their mandate and will require access to additional technical expertise. To ensure that the APR process utilises African technical expertise and builds capacity in Africa, the APR Organisation and Processes document calls for the establishment of a pool of technical Page 14 of 20