Its development should be a collaborative effort between the national and sub-national level and agencies, and the information it yields ought to cover inputs, processes and outputs that are relevant for ongoing activities. For such information to be used in an effective fashion, clear objectives for the data need to be established and proper indicators selected. Systems are needed that can generate, validate and distribute the data, the information must be used in an appropriate and timely fashion, incentive mechanisms can be considered to encourage actors to follow a particular course of action, and strategies for how the performance information will be used - whether “benchmarking” or “bench learning” -should be planned for.