Impact Evaluation Conference: “Mind the Gap”: From Evidence to Impact

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Date: June 15-17 2011 Venue: Cuernavaca, Mexico Each year billions of dollars are spent on tackling global poverty. Development programs and policies are designed to build sustainable livelihoods and improve lives. But is there real evidence to show which programs work and why? Are government and donor policies ...

US Office of Management and Budget: Increased emphasis on Program Evaluations

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Via Xceval: No exactly breaking news (11 months later), but still likely to be of wide interest: October 7, 2009 M-10-01 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM: Peter R. Orszag Director SUBJECT: Increased Emphasis on Program Evaluations Rigorous, independent program evaluations can be a key resource in determining whether government programs are achieving ...

“Impact 2.0: Collaborative technologies connecting research and policy”

Friday, May 28th, 2010

"Impact 2.0: Collaborative technologies connecting research and policy" is a two-year research project that seeks to develop a body of knowledge about the use of Web 2.0 in policy-oriented research and design in Latin America and to identify, document and promote good practices and emerging opportunities related to the use ...

Making Smart Policy: Using Impact Evaluation for Policy Making

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Date: January 15 and 16, 2008 Venue: Washington, DC, USA January 15 and 16, 2008, Preston Auditorium, World Bank Headquarters, Washington, DC The Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Network, the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), and the Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) of the World Bank are pleased to announce a conference “Making ...

Monitoring government policies A toolkit for civil society organisations in Africa

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

(identified via Source) The toolkit was produced by AFOD, Christian Aid, Trocaire This project was started by the three agencies with a view to supporting partner organisations, particularly church-based organisations, to hold their governments to account for the consequences of their policies. This toolkit specifically targets African partners, seeking to share the struggles and successes ...

Networks and policy processes in international development: a literature review

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

Publisher: Overseas Development Institute, London, 2005 Authors: E. Perkin; J. Court Making networks work in international development and influencing policy Full text of document (from Eldis) When, why and how do networks function best for policy impact in international development? The objective of this paper is to review and ...