C. Strategic objectives identified to improve governance in public administration services Table 4 Strategic outcome 3: Improved governance in public administration services Strategic objectives Expected outputs Indicators 3.1: Secure and maintain political commitment for civil registration Ministerial commitment maintained, to the improvement in civil registration and vital statistics in Africa Number of ministers responsible for civil registration attending the Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration 3.2: Strengthen collaboration and cooperation between panAfrican organizations and other partners Programme implemented jointly, in a coordinated and collaborative manner by panAfrican institutions and other partners Regional Core Group formalized through a memorandum of understanding Percentage of activities from the strategic plan for a given year implemented with substantial contributions of partners (substantial contribution implies technical lead or provision of funding) 3.3: Strengthen and sustain an integrated multisectoral national coordination and technical mechanisms Partnerships institutionalized for civil registration and vital statistics systems at country level Number of countries with high-level civil registration and vital statistics coordination committees formalized by a binding legal or administrative document Number of countries with civil registration and vital statistics technical committees 18