Proceedings from the 2nd International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities : Use of Evaluation in Decision Making

ISBN: 978-92-1-126339-8 e-ISBN: 978-92-1-055437-4 Contents Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Foreword .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Opening Session: Introductory Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Conceptual Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Main Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 COUNTRY PAPERS Use of Evaluation for Public Policy and Programmes – Challenges, Factors and Opportunities: Country Case Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 South Africa: The Use Question – Examples and Lessons From the Public Service Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 By I n d r a n A . N a i d o o Sri Lanka: Use of Evaluation in Public Policy – Sri Lankan Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 By V e l ay u t h a n S i vag n a n a s ot h y a n d Va i d e h i A n u s h ya n t h a n Colombia: Evaluation Processes – Experiences to Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 By D i e g o D o r a d o China: The Roles of Users in Enhancing Utility of Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 By Z h e n g Yo n g h e a n d C h e n Z h aoy i n g Uganda: Giving National Direction Through Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 By M r . A l b e r t Bya m u g i s h a a n d M r . D av i d R i d e r S m i t h Mexico: Key Elements of Evaluation as a Decision-Making Tool – Specific Performance Evaluation experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 By H o r t e n s i a P é r e z a n d T h a n i a d e l a G a r z a Costa Rica: Using Evaluation in the Public Sector – Current Situation and Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 By M e l a n i a N ú ñ e z Va r g a s Malaysia: Programme/Project Evaluation – The Malaysian Experience .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 By S h a h r a z at B i n t i H a j i A h m a d a n d M u h a m m a d H i d ayat u l l a h B i n N a s r u l Benin: Practice and the Use of the Evaluation of Public Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 By M r . A r i s t i d e N . D j i dj o h o a n d M r . A m b r o i s e Ag b ota Guatemala: Multi-Stakeholder and Multi-System Evaluation Systems in the Field of Public Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 By D r . H e n r y M o r a l e s Ló p e z Brazil: Promoting Accountability and Enhancing Programmes and Policies Through the Instrumental Use of Evaluations Carried Out by the Brazilian Court of Audit .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 By S e l m a M a r i a H aya k awa C u n h a S e r pa w i t h C a r lo s A l b e r to S a m pa i o d e F r e i ta s a n d T i ag o G o zz e r V i e g a s Malawi: The Use of Evaluation in Managing for Development Results – Evidence From Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 By R o n a l d M a n g a n i Morocco: The Evaluation of Public Policies – The Case of Gender-Responsive Budgeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 By P r o f e s s o r M o h a m e d C h a f i k i Monitoring and how it facilitates use of evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 India: Indian Experience with the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System for Government Departments .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 By D r . P r a j a pat i T r i v e d i Morocco: Information System and National Observatory of Human Development Household Panel for the Evaluation of Public Policy on Human Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 By M o h a m e d M o u i m e a n d M o h a m e d B e n k a s s m i Dominican Republic: Community-Based Monitoring System to Evaluate the Millennium Development Goals and the National Development Strategy: The Experience of the Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 By H e r n a n R o d r i g u e z M i n i e r Costa Rica: Assessment of the Impact of Strategies to Reduce Child Mortality – The Experience of Costa Rica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 By A n a M o r i c e Niger: The Process of Project Advancement Control of the German Agency for International Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 By S e y d o u Yay é a n d M a m a d o u A b d o u G ao h S a n i Tanzania: The Importance of Monitoring and Evaluation in Achieving National Development Policies and Programmes’ Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 By E k i n g o M ag e m b e a n d R a fa e l Wa i d a ANNE X ES Annex 1: Agenda of the 2nd International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities, 12–14 September 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Annex 2: List of Participants .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Annex 3: Conference Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 "The broader purpose of the conference was to provide a forum for open discussion on issues confronting evaluation in countries, enabling participants to draw on the innovative experiences of others. The conference was also intended to promote the understanding of international standards in evaluation and to advocate for evaluation as a means to manage for development results, thereby improving public accountability and learning."--Conceptual note