Proceedings from the Second International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities, 12-14 September 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa : Use of Evaluation in Decision Making for Public Policies and Programmes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evaluation research (Social action programs).

Public administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Proceedings From the Second International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities, 12-14 September 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa

National Evaluation Capacities

Proceedings from the International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities

Place of Publication:

Bloomfield : United Nations Publications, 2013.

Summary:

This book presents the proceedings from the 2nd International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities, held from 12-14 September 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Evaluation Office and the Public Service Commission of South Africa, the conference focused on the use of evaluation in decision-making for public policies and programs. It includes case studies and country papers from various nations, discussing the challenges, factors, and experiences in using evaluation for public policy. The book aims to share experiences, identify lessons and constraints, and promote evaluation as a tool for managing development results. It is intended for policymakers, evaluation professionals, and those interested in public administration and development evaluation. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Table of contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Opening session: Introductory remarks

Conceptual note

Main outcomes

Country papers

Use of evaluation for public policy and programmes – Challenges, factors and opportunities: Country case studies

South Africa: The use question – Examples and lessons from the Public Service Commission

Sri Lanka: Use of evaluation in public policy – Sri Lankan experience

Colombia: Evaluation processes – Experiences to share

China: The roles of users in enhancing utility of evaluation

Uganda: Giving national direction through evaluation

Mexico: Key elements of evaluation as a decision-making tool – Specific Performance Evaluation experience

Costa Rica: Using evaluation in the public sector – Current situation and challenges

Malaysia: Programme / project evaluation – The Malaysian experience

Benin: Practice and the use of the evaluation of public policies

Guatemala: Multi-stakeholder and multi-system evaluation systems in the field of public policy

Brazil: Promoting accountability and enhancing programmes and policies through the instrumental use of evaluations carried out by the Brazilian court of audit

Malawi: The use of evaluation in managing for development results – Evidence from Malawi

Morocco: The evaluation of public policies – The case of gender-responsive budgeting

Monitoring and how it facilitates use of evaluation

India: Indian experience with the performance monitoring and evaluation system for Government departments

Morocco: Information system and national observatory of human development household panel for the evaluation of public policy on human development

Dominican republic: Community-based monitoring system to evaluate the millennium development goals and the National development strategy: The experience of the Dominican republic

Costa Rica: Assessment of the impact of strategies to reduce child mortality – the experience of Costa Rica

Niger: The process of project advancement control of the German agency for International cooperation

Tanzania: The importance of monitoring and evaluation in achieving National development policies and programmes’ targets

Annexes

Annex 1: Agenda of the 2nd International conference on National Evaluation Capacities, 12–14 september 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9789210554374

921055437X

OCLC:

1409687038