Capacity Development Plan | PDF 4.17 MB
Date of Publication | August 2025
The Seqota Declaration (SD) Federal Program Delivery Unit (F-PDU) is leading the national scale-up of two digital administrative data systems—UNISE (Unified Nutrition Information System for Ethiopia) and RTPM (Resource Tracking and Partnership Management Tool)—designed to improve coordination, accountability, and evidence use across sectors.
This Capacity Development Plan addresses identified gaps in implementation, data quality, and use of UNISE and RTPM. Drawing from a qualitative assessment of 20 key informant interviews with government stakeholders across health, agriculture, education, women and social affairs, and planning sectors, the plan identifies critical challenges across the data value chain, including insufficient role clarity, inconsistent implementation, limited training, and weak accountability—especially outside the health sector. Respondents consistently reported low confidence in performing essential data tasks such as indicator prioritization, data collection, analysis, and communication.
To address these gaps, the plan outlines four core recommendations:
1. Define clear roles and responsibilities related to UNISE and RTPM across all administrative levels and sectors to support accountability and targeted capacity development.
2. Strengthen and standardize Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistent guidance across sectors on data definitions, collection, analysis, and dissemination.
3. Leverage the Triangle of Knowledge Partnership (TOKP)—a collaboration between universities, policy makers, and implementers—to provide long-term, role-specific training, mentoring, and coaching.
4. Monitor data system performance and user experience through structured feedback mechanisms to improve data quality and promote active use.
