Level of stakeholder engagement in the implementation of public infrastructure projects at Local-level Government
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2020-05
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A.A.U
Abstract
This study aims to assess the level of stakeholder engagement in the local public infrastructure
projects implementation decision and execution analyzing empirical cases drawn from Lega
Tafo Lega DadiLega Tafo Lega Dadi Town Administration of Oromia National Regional State.
A mixed research approach was employed for this study. A questionnaire was used to gather
quantitative data from 48 project stakeholder respondents for analysis of their views. Also,
qualitative data through the semi-structured interview from five key personnel were analyzed.
The respondents were made up of professionals from the group of stakeholders who do have the
legitimacy to directly engage in the implementation phase of local public infrastructure projects.
The study revealed that poor local institutional/organization structure, absence of clear
engagement policies and legal framework, inadequate financing of engagement of stakeholders
lack of awareness of engagement, Poor local government/management skills, changes in
stakeholder engagement culture, late engagement in decision-making and design stage and weak
stakeholder engagement platform/tool negatively impacted the effectiveness level of the
stakeholder engagement in the study area. This study recommended the local government
improvements create a conducive policy environment for the effective level of engagement of
stakeholders with effective engagement platform’s/tool(e.g. regular workshops, frequent
meetings, feedback, etc.) and effective engagement strategies to encourage the inclusion of
stakeholders during the implementation decision and execution activities in the town.
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This thesis is submitted to the Department of Public Management and Development
Management of Addis Ababa University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
of Masters in Public Management and Policy(MPMP).
Keywords
Engagement platform, Engagement strategy, Factors affecting engagement, Local public infrastructure projects implementation