Transcript Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results - A Multilateral Initiative

Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results
A Multilateral Initiative
DAC Evaluation Network Meeting
November 16-17, 2020
April, 2010
CONTEXT
• Increasing demand for evaluation knowledge
– Focus on value-for-money, accountability, transparency,
– Decentralization
– Other public sector reforms
– Civil society engagement
• Limited supply of relevant and cost-effective evaluation capacity
development services
• Need for
– Customized but cost-effective capacity development services
– Peer-to-peer learning and exchange of knowledge
– Range of opportunities to learn and apply practical, policy-relevant
monitoring and evaluation approaches
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Overview of CLEAR
• A five-year partnership launched in January 2010
• Objective: Strengthen existing regional institutions to provide capacity
development services in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and results-based
management (RBM) through:
• Regional Program (large): Support competitively selected regional
institutions to provide demand-driven, customized, and cost-effective
M&E and RBM capacity building services
• Global Program (small): Develop strong technical curriculum materials
with a focus on “how to”; and facilitate cross-regional learning and
knowledge-sharing
• Governance Structure: Board (donors initially), Regional Advisory
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Committees, Secretariat (housed at IEG)
East Asia Center: AFDC, Shanghai, China
- Supported by Chinese MoF, ADB, and IEG
Regional Program
- Offers Introductory M&E course regularly
- Just piloted first Performance Budgeting course developed by CLEAR’s
global program
Latin America:
Coming soon
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Africa Center: Competitive
selection completed University
of Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, South Africa
South Asia Center:
Competitive
selection underway
Africa
Competitive Selection
Process (March – October)
56 Applications Received
from 17 countries
 5 Institutions Shortlisted
CLEAR Center awarded to:
University of Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Country with institutions presenting
applications
Country with shortlisted institutions
CLEAR Center in Africa
South Asia
Competitive Selection Process
(August – December)
24 applications received
From 6 countries
 3 Shortlisted Institutions
Shortlisted:
Institute for Applied Manpower Research (IAMR) - Delhi, India
Jameel Poverty Action Lab (JPAL) at the Institute for Financial
Management and Research (IFMR) - Chennai, India
BRAC Development Institute (BDI) at BRAC University - Dhaka,
Bangladesh
Center ill be selected by December 2010
Country with institutions presenting
applications
Country with shortlisted institutions
Looking Forward
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Regional Program – Begin Operations.
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Global Program
AFDC (China) already operating.
Competitively selected centers will begin operations in January 2011
First multi-regional learning and exchange event in April 2010
– Focus on country M&E systems; technical courses focusing on “how to” of evaluations;
forum for peer-exchanges; networking among centers and other stakeholders on
development of M&E capacity development services
– Event open to larger community
Courses
– Performance-based budgeting course piloted for policymakers. Technical course to be
piloted at global event
– Rapid evaluations course finished by December
– “How to” Practical Impact Evaluation course being commissioned
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Center in Latin America
– Discussing partnership with Mexican Government
– Currently seeking additional funds for CLEAR program in the region
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Thank you!
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