With reference to the case study $$Building a results$-$based monitoring and evaluation system for the Western Cape government$$ in your course material: The primary aim of M&E in government is to provide information for decision$-$making. However, data collected for M&E is often wide$-$ranging and fragmented. To make sense of the complexity and diversity of the data collected against indicators, and to turn data into useful strategic management information it is necessary to integrate the data into a system. How does the Western Cape government aim to correct this problem?

$1.$ Ensuring monitoring and reporting for compliance, not improvement

$2.$ Focus on completing activities rather than assessing their results

$3.$ Insufficient measurement, collection, and analysis of data that informs improvements

$4.$ Weak programme planning, indicators and targets, logic models, or theories of change

$5.$ Results$-$based monitoring and evaluation system used to measure the performance of the desired outcomes in relation to the strategic objectives government aims to achieve