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• A Design Review on the Growth for Jobs (G4J) Strategic Framework. This review was done to ensure that the forthcoming G4J Strategy is robust prior to implementation; and consisted of a clarificatory component of Theory of Change (ToC) development, and a review component entailing a formative assessment of the G4J Strategic Framework. • An Evidence Synthesis was undertaken to ground an innovative method on addressing a data and evidence need to assess evidence, using the economic policy area as a pilot. The themes emerging from the REs have synergy across seven thematic areas, namely partnerships, collaborations, a citizen-centric approach, data and evidence institutionalisation, improved data management, data sharing, data culture and innovation for impact. These areas are linked to the broader outcomes designed for the increased use and access of quality data for decision-making in WCG. Key insights drawn from the REs to be considered going forward include strategic partnerships with civil society organisations, the private sector and collaboration with other spheres of government; evidence-based approaches to policy and strategy development; integrated monitoring and evaluation frameworks to harness data, applying innovative approaches and methodologies to address complex problems in government. In line with the responsive evidence methods, a hybrid resource model will be adopted to unlock allocative efficiencies and address the year-on-year increasing demand for evaluative evidence linked to the strategy and policy context in Growth for Jobs, Safety and Wellbeing. The PSP highlights cross-cutting themes that need to infuse the interventions that will be implemented to realise the identified outcomes. Central to these are issues related to gender, youth, climate change resilience, and food security. The PDO supports the agenda of human rights mainstreaming. To this end, a basket of performance indicators and outcome indicators that serve as proxy indicators for gender, youth disability, are in place for application by policy planners. Further, a data management plan provides a framework for measuring human rights. An approved WCG Evaluation Guideline: Addressing the needs of priority groups (women, children, people with disabilities, and older persons) in government-led evaluations is in place. Finally, the draft Annual Performance Plans of departments are assessed in order to ascertain the extent to which human rights are being mainstreamed. The department, as the custodian of the provincial planning processes, has to ensure that the formulation of transversal strategic interventions applies a human rights lens to nurture the resilience of the economy, institutions, communities and citizens. As part of its advocacy role, the department developed a Human Rights Framework and Strategy to guide the other WCG departments in applying this lens to the development of policies and strategies and submits bi-annual implementation progress reports to the Provincial Cabinet. The department’s main focus is not to deliver direct services in communities, but rather to enable, direct and guide the rest of the WCG departments to deliver services and it is therefore difficult to quantify its direct contribution to the mainstreaming of human rights. However, through enabling hybrid working through ICT, the province is able to accommodate the varied needs of primary caregivers. The digitalising of services serves as an equaliser of access to services and information and improves safety as citizens can access services and information from the safety of their work or residences. 6.1.7. Analysis of factors relating to human rights issues

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