By Marie-Therese Nanlong 

Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has unveiled a dashboard known as the Plateau State MDA digital performance scorecard system, a development framework to provide insights into organizational performance and areas for improvement.

Mutfwang unveiled the dashboard on Monday and proclaimed that it marks a new dawn in the State as the application is cardinal in the administration’s efforts to drive progress, efficiency, and effectiveness in government.

His words, “We gather here to mark a momentous occasion – the unveiling of the ‘DASHBOARD’, the State Digital Performance Scorecard System for Plateau State Development Framework.

This marks a new dawn in our beloved state as this application is so dear and cardinal in the administration’s efforts to drive progress, efficiency, and effectiveness in government.

“We are the second to launch the ‘DASHBOARD’ App. after the Presidency, and this was made possible through the unwavering efforts of the Strategy and Results Delivery Office, SRDO. The aim is to have a critical view as well as track all activities in our Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The SRDO and the development of this App. is crucial because the world at large is holding on to accountability, transparency, and strategy in planning and results-driven decision-making.” 

He noted that the SRDO aims to ensure that good policies and programmes are aligned with the State’s vision and goals and “The SRDO would also ensure a meaningful conceptual framework towards identifying and addressing all obstacles and challenges, tracking progress, and measuring the performance of all the MDAs and Ministries as well as develop, and implement a comprehensive development plan, set clear priorities and targets, and foster a culture of accountability. 

“It represents a leap forward in embracing digital technology which creates a government that is responsive, efficient, and results-driven oriented. It is given this that I charge the SRDO to work closely with all the MDAs, to develop strategic plans and programmes for our dear State, to set performance targets and benchmarks, provide comprehensive data-driven insights, and monitor and evaluate progress. Our administration is poised towards ensuring that this government effectively tracks monitors, and reports the performance of MDAs in line with our priorities.”

He enjoined all MDAs and parastatals to embrace this opportunity to foster a culture of accountability and together, create a future where governance genuinely serves the needs of the people in line with the aspirations of our government and appealed to all the MDAs to work together with the Office to ensure a seamless process.

The Governor warned that “On no account should any Ministry or Agency underrate the activities of SRDO which aims at ensuring sustainable development through strategic planning, effective implementation, transparency, and ensuring impactful results for Plateau State.”

Earlier, the Head of SRDO, Samari Moddibo gave an overview of the system saying the key features include, “activity tracking, objective management, deliverable monitoring, budgeting module, project status updates, key performance indicators, among others.”