As a living document resulting from the consensus-building exercise, the Roadmap may take different forms, depending on the scope of the dialogue and the stage of the policy cycle that the reform efforts are tackling. Nonetheless, for the sake of clarity and communicability it should preferably include the following elements:
The preamble should reflect the shared values of the dialogue’s participants and their shared vision about the issues at stake while indicating how the policy in focus may help to bring the country in line with that vision.
Guiding questions include:
What are the main challenges in the specific policy area? What specific/sectoral policies, laws, regulations, directives etc. are relevant? Do any policy gaps exist? Is there a lack of laws and regulations or a lack of implementation?
As a declaration of commitment, the Roadmap should be signed and/or publicly endorsed either by the chief representatives of the organisations that were represented in the dialogue process, or by the dialogue participants themselves.
Guiding questions include:
Which organizations and institutions were involved in the dialogue process that has led to this roadmap? How did they participate? Why did they agree to take part in this process and to “sign-up” to the roadmap?
A list of the policy priorities that were agreed to in the context of the policy dialogue (Consensus Building Phase), including concrete recommendations on how the key challenges identified should be tackled through policy reform.
Guiding questions include:
How can identified challenges be tackled from a policy perspective? What legislative or regulatory changes would be needed to improve the policy? How can resources be mobilised to address the agreed priorities?
To be presented as results of the dialogue process that reflect a consensus among the participating organizations and institutions, including a clear time frame and responsibility (which organization or institution agrees to do what in order to put the roadmap into practice). It should also include proposals for setting up – or even commitments to setting up – a mechanism to follow up on the implementation of those recommendations containing specific lines of action.
Guiding questions include:
Are these policy proposals realistic? How many of these proposals can be undertaken by the signatories themselves? Are these policy proposals politically feasible?