Findings from case study Philippines on sector governance

This document presents the lessons learned of the pilot case study "Governance in the Trade Facilitation Sector in the Philippines" testing the tool in the EC Reference Document "Analysing and assessing Governance in Sector Operations", following an ECDPM support mission to the EU Delegation in the Philippines mid-November 2010.

It concludes the following:

 The EC’s Governance Analysis Framework is a relevant tool for improving the understanding of key governance and accountability relations in trade facilitation.

 Lessons from applying this tool in the Philippines further point to the need to pay sufficient attention in the design phase to the purpose(s) of the governance analysis.

 The purposes will determine the scope, the methodology, the process of information gathering and the sharing of outputs.

 Sector specific issues that merit further attention include the regional and international dynamics affecting trade facilitation, cross-sector dimensions affecting performance and reform readiness, and the influence of technological innovation on the potential for change and reforms.

 The findings also point to the need broaden the range of actors with whom to work, and to further reflect on which stakeholders can generate demand for improved governance on various state actors.