By Admore Mbonda in Kariba
KARIBA — The government has launched an initiative to design a single, end-to-end digital monitoring and evaluation platform aimed at unifying how ministries plan, measure, and report performance, shifting focus from internal reporting to coordinated, outcomes-based public service delivery.
Speaking at a User Requirements Specifications Workshop convened by the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) in Kariba, officials said the platform is intended to reduce fragmentation across departments and strengthen the quality and speed of national decision-making.
The workshop, held yesterday at Caribbean Bay Hotel, brings together stakeholders from across government to map practical needs for the system—including how data should be collected, verified, interpreted, and used for government planning and accountability.
Fananai Madambi, Head of National Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning at OPC, said the platform’s effectiveness will depend on genuine stakeholder ownership.
“Success will hinge on participation and buy-in from the people who will use the system day to day,” Madambi said, adding that the workshop’s role is to test and refine user requirements through structured technical consultations and sector engagements.
Madambi further stated that the platform must be consistent with the Integrated Results-Based Management framework, while also enabling seamless monitoring of commitments under the National Development Strategy 2 in pursuit of Vision 2030.
Key technical guidance was provided in the keynote address by Tafara Matekaire, Head of the E-Government Technology Unit at OPC.
Matekaire said the approach—described under the theme “user-driven digital transformation, co-creating an integrated all-of-government monitoring, evaluation and learning system”—reflects a deliberate shift toward building government tools around the real operational experiences of users rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all model.
“This is a user-led transformation,” Matekaire said. “Our aim is to co-create a system that serves government priorities while supporting evidence-based planning and continuous performance improvement.”
Officials indicated that once requirements are validated, the next phase will focus on translating stakeholder inputs into system specifications to guide development, integration, and rollout across ministries.
The OPC said the platform is expected to help government move from scattered departmental records toward a unified understanding of national progress—improving accountability, strengthening learning across sectors, and accelerating the delivery of results citizens can feel.
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