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2024 National Evaluation Capacities Conference

Venue

Yanqing District, Beijing, China

Date

14-18 October

Theme

Responsive Evaluation: For Government, For Inclusion, For the Future

Evaluation systems and capacity gaps at the national level, however, remain a major challenge in many countries. Since 2009, the Independent Evaluation Office of UNDP (UNDP IEO) has organized biennial National Evaluation Capacities (NEC) Conferences to tackle these issues in partnership with governments and national evaluation communities.

The 2024 NEC Conference is the eighth in the series of conferences and will be co-hosted by the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) from 14 to 18 October 2024 in Yanqing District, Beijing, China.

The main theme of the 2024 NEC conference is “Responsive Evaluation: For Government, For Inclusion, For the Future.” This theme underscores the importance of sharing progress and lessons learned in strengthening national evaluation systems, their role in achieving the SDGs and other development goals, and how new technologies and approaches in evaluation can facilitate the achievement of these.

The 2024 NEC conference once again offers Government representatives at all levels, private sector, civil society, academia, United Nations agencies and other international organizations an opportunity to share progress, lessons, innovations, experiences, and perspectives in strengthening national monitoring and evaluation systems.

The conference will provide opportunities to enhance the skills of those commissioning, conducting, using and advocating for evaluation, while also nurturing new and existing parnerships to strengthen national evaluation systems, with an emphasis on South-South cooperation.

This year’s sessions will be organized around three intersecting strands:

National Evaluation Systems: Building strong evaluation systems ensuring use.
Inclusive Evaluation Systems: Including citizens’ voice, alternative knowledge, evaluating complexity.
Future-driven Systems and Approaches: Adapting technology, innovative approaches, synthesis and knowledge management.

Programmes

Opening Ceremony

· Tian Lin, Head of the Supervision and Evaluation Department, China International Development Cooperation Agency

· Fengtao Zhao, Vice Chairman, China International Development Cooperation Agency

· Carmen Nonay, Director for Finance, Private Sector, Infrastructure and Sustainable Development Department, Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank

· Isabelle Mercier, Director, UNDP Independent Evaluation Office

· Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme / UNDP

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Evaluation Advances Chinese Modernization Presentation

· Qiu Yong, Vice Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology, China

· Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister, Ministry of Ecology and the Evironment

· Long Guoqiang, Vice President, Development Research Center of the State Council

· Gou Husheng, China International Engineering Consulting Corporation

· Ruan Jianhong, Deputy Commissioner, National Bureau of Statistics, China

· Liu Junfeng, Vice Chairman, China International Development Cooperation Agency

· Zhang Shixin, Deputy Secretary-General, National Development and Reform Commission, China

· Cui Zhenlong, Director General, Department of Accountability, National Audit Office, China

· Tian Lin, Head of the Supervision and Evaluation Department, China International Development Cooperation Agency

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Plenary 1 - Government Reflection on the Turin Agenda

· Anne-Claire Luzot, Director Evaluation, World Food Programme

· Cristina Manuel Matusse, National Planning and Budgeting Division, Deputy National Director, Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)

· Gamil Helmy, Assistant Minister for Monitoring Affairs, Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation

· Joselyn Corrales, Undersecretary of Evaluation, Nacional Planning Secretariat, Eduador

· Edward Mulbah, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Internal Affairs

· Qianwen Li, Vice President, Nanjing Audit University

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A1: Strengthening Evaluation Capabilities: Anchoring Evaluation into the Machinery of Government (MoG)

· Denis Jobin, Co-chair, EvalSdg - Eval Parnter

· Gonzalo Hernández Licona, Evaluation specialist, GEI / Global Evaluation Initiative

· Emmanuel Jimenez, Asian Development Bank ADB

· Sohini Mookherjee, Lead, CLEAR South Asia

· Patrick Duong, Global Lead, UNDP, Governance (Public Goods & Services)

· Ibrahima Ndiaye, Directeur Général, Bureau Organisation et Méthodes (BOM), Sénégal

· Sakina Mwinyimkuu, Director of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Prime Minister's Office - Policy, Parliament and Coordination, Tanzania

· Kazim Shah, Director-Coord/Plan (M&E), Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives

· Wu Hongmei, President, Zhejiang Development & Planning Institute

· Wang Luo, Director and Researcher, Institute of International Development Cooperation, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC)

· Lisa Goonai-Nanan, Senior M&E Specialist , Ministry Of Planning And Development.

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B1: Fostering Inclusion and Strengthening Citizen Voice

· Saltanat Rasulova

· Dongwan Yang, Assistant Researcher, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation,MOFCOM

· Otmane Gair, President, National Observatory for Human Development

· Erdenechimeg Ulziisuren, Founder & President, Mongolian Evaluation Association (MEA

· Melvy Kekana, Deputy Director, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa

· Joseph Muserero, Information Scientist, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda

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C1: Evaluating Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change

· Ketevan Nozadze, Evaluations Officer, The World Bank

· Andy Rowe, Independent Consultant, Footprint Evaluation

· Eddy Garcia, Head of Evaluation Unit, Ministry of Planning - Costa Rica

· Gensuo Jia, Professor, CAS Institute of Atmospheric Physics

· Lei Tian, Deputy Director, Energy Research Institute, Academy of Macroeconomics Research

· Camille Spencer, Programme Director, M&E, Ministry of Planning and Development

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A2: Country-Led Evaluations and the SDGs

· Thomas Rossmueller, Partnerships and Capacity Development Officer, UNICEF

· Bala Yusuf-Yunusa, Senior Technical Advisor, The Presidency, Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs)

· Ada Ocampo, IDEAS

· Nea-Mari Heinonen, Deputy Director; Lead Evaluation Specialist, Development Evaluation Unit, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland

· Shao Chaofeng, Professor, Nankai University

· Liping Xu, Director of research division, International Poverty Reduction Center in China

· Julio Olivo, Director of public policy evaluation, National Planning Secretariat

· Timothy Lubanga, Commissioner for Monitoring and Evaluation, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda

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B2: The Triple Nexus and Evaluation

· Messay Tassew, Regional Evaluation Advisor, UNDP Independent Evaluation Office

· Vijayalakshmi Vadivelu

· Anne-Claire Luzot, Director Evaluation, World Food Programme

· James A. Jaber, Assistant Commissioner for Real Estate Tax Division, Liberia Revenue Authority

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C2: Transforming Evaluation: Harnessing Geographical Information System and Technology

· Harvey Garcia, UNDP

· Anupam Anand, Senior Evaluation Officer, GEF, World Bank Group

· Toshiyuki Yokota, Principal Evaluation Specialist, Asian Development Bank / ADB

· Serdar Bayryyev, Senior Evaluation Officer, FAO

· Virginia Ziulu, Data Scientist, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank Group

· LIU yongfeng, Deputy general manager, Guangdong International Engineering Consulting Corporation

· Tinashe Madamombe, PhD Candidate, Durban University of Technology

Plenary 2 - Inclusive Evaluation: How Can Diverse Perspectives Drive Equity and Sustainability in Accountability Systems?

· Isabelle Mercier, Director, UNDP Independent Evaluation Office

· Baoyin Huang, University of International Business and Economics

· Candice Morkel, Director, Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results - Anglophone Africa (CLEAR-AA)

· Silvia Grandi, Deputy Director - Evaluation, Global Affairs Canada

· Sanjeev Sridharan, Professor of Health Policy Evaluation, University of Hawaii at Manoa

· Miché Ouedraogo, President , African Evaluation Association (AfrEA).

A3: Strengthening Evidence Use through Global Collaboration: Advancing Evaluation Partnerships for Sustainable Impact

· Megan Kennedy-Chouane, OECD

· Dugan Fraser, GEI

· Kerry Albright, Deputy Director/Principal Adviser-Evaluation, UNICEF

· Joerg Faust, DEval

· Zhang Haisen, University of International Business and Economics

· Alice Mingninou, Ministère des Enseignements Maternel et Primaire, Ministère des Enseignements Maternel et Primaire

· Katharina Kayser, UN

· Samuel Kobina Annim, Government Statistician (Head of National Statistics Office), Ghana Statistical Service

· Simon Mariwah, Professor of Health and Development Geography, University of Cape Coast

· Thuto Ntsekhe, Chief Education Officer Primary, Ministry of Education and Training, Lesotho

· Hermes Mauwa, Deputy Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Department of Economic Planning and Development

· Abdoulaye Gounou, Coordinator of the Bureau in charge of public policies evaluation, Evaluation Department

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B3: Adaptative Management and Systems-Thinking

· Anahit Aghumian

· Claudia Maldonado, UAM-CONEVAL

· Rui Tao, Research Fellow, China National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation

· Millie Begovic, UNDP Strategic Innovation Unit team lead, UNDP

· Timothy Lubanga, Commissioner for Monitoring and Evaluation, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda

· Seirah Ngcobo, Deputy Director, Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

· Ana Acevedo, M&E Specialist, National Direction of Information, Monitoring and Evaluation System of Social Policies, Argentina

· Neema Kilembe, Assistant Director- Performance, M&E, Prime Minister's Office, Tanzania

· Anna Maria Augustyn, Independent Evaluator

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C3: Exploring NES Assessment Tools: Effective Use and Timing in National Evaluation Systems

· Takunda Chirau, Deputy Director, CLEAR-AA

· Sarah Klier, DEval

· Florita Azofeifa, Directora de Área de Evaluación y Seguimiento, Ministerio de Planificación Nacional y Política Económica de Costa Rica

· Joselyn Corrales, Undersecretary of Evaluation, Nacional Planning Secretariat, Eduador

· Ketevan Nozadze, Evaluations Officer, The World Bank

· Guido Quiroga, Evaluation Officer, WFP

· Gbetoton Djossou, Director or Public Policies Evaluation, Ministry of Development and Coordination of Government action, Benin

· Bekzod Kurbanov, Head of monitoring and evaluation of ongoing reforms group, Agency for strategic reforms under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

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A4: Expanding the Evaluation System - working with academia and VOPEs to support capacity and capability in evidence generation and use

· David Slattery, Regional Evaluation Adviser, UNDP

· Ashley Cavers, Chief Operating Officer, SDG Impact Lab, University of Oxford

· Jenean Pretorius, Lead:Capacity Strengthening, CLEAR-AA

· Edoé Djimitri Agbodjan, Director, CLEAR FA

· Lycia Lima, Deputy Director, CLEAR LAB

· Meitao Wang, Associate Professor, Budgetary Appraisal Center of the Ministry of Finance, China

· Wei Tong, Director of the Performance Management Research Center, Central University of Finance and Economics

· Viviana Lascano, Vice President, Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Evaluación

· Marijana Sumpor, President, Croatian Evaluation Society

· Miché Ouedraogo, President , African Evaluation Association (AfrEA)

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B4: Youth and Evaluation

· Marco Segone, Director, Evaluation Office, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

· Sohini Mookherjee, Lead, CLEAR South Asia

· Sakina Mwinyimkuu, Director of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Prime Minister's Office - Policy, Parliament and Coordination, Tanzania

· Qu Wei, Founder of Horizon Global Youth Development Program,Director of Global Learning Center, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Horizon Global Youth Development Program Global Learning Center, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University

· Cheng Wang, Executive Associate , Horizon Global Youth Development Program

· Antonina Rishko-Porcescu, Consultant, volunteer, Independent consultant, EvalYouth ECA, ECA MEL Competence center

· Abinash Dash, Director(Evaluation), Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO).

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C4: Strengthening NES through Accessible, Actionable, and Relevant Evidence

· Anca Dumitrescu, Lead Evaluation Specialist, 3ie

· Thomas Kelly, Director -- Evidence for Policy and Learning, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)

· Candice Morkel, Director, Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results - Anglophone Africa (CLEAR-AA)

· Damit Serge Didier Amany, Manager of Impact Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, Banque Ouest Africaine de Dévelopement.

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A5: Digitalizing the Public Sector for Better and More Efficient Evaluation Systems

· Vijayalakshmi Vadivelu

· Jiamin Xu, 助理研究员, 商务部国际贸易经济合作研究院

· Gayan Peiris, Head of Data and Technology, Chief Digital Office/Executive Office

· Fernando Barbosa, Senior Associate Economist, Inter-American Development Bank

· Futhi Mazibuko, Director Monitoring and Evaluation, Office of The Premier-KwaZulu Natal

· Aziza Umarova, Head of Delivery Unit, Agency for Strategic Reforms under President.

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B5: Gender Equality in National Evaluation Systems

· Shantal Aragón, Senior Use of Evidence Manager, CLEAR LAC

· Sohini Mookherjee, Lead, CLEAR South Asia

· Claudia Olavarria, Consultant, GEI / Global Evaluation Initiative

· Silvia Grandi, Deputy Director - Evaluation, Global Affairs Canada

· Chuanhong Zhang, China Agricultural University

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C5: The Role of Evaluation in Promoting Governmental Coordination

· Xiaoyong Shi, Director, Research Fellow, Department of Innovation Strategy Evaluation, National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation

· Zhaoying Chen, Professor, Former Deputy Director General, NCSTE

· Liexun Yang, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Deputy Director-General

· Yang Yun, Deputy Chief Evaluator, Research Fellow, National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation

· Delu Tian, researcher, National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation

· Tianye Xiao, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, GUANG DONG R&D CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ECONOMY

· Noel Rodriguez

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A6: Navigating Contextual and Cultural diversity: Tailoring Evaluation Systems to National and Regional Realities

· Thania De la Garza, Evaluation especialist, Caribbean Development Bank

· Serena Rossignoli, Head of Evaluation, Caribbean Development Bank

· Emil Salim, OVE/ IDB

· Karen Rot-Munstermann, Evaluator General, African Development Bank Group

· Abinash Dash, Director(Evaluation), Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO)

· Craig Barham, PMEB

· Camille Spencer, Programme Director, M&E, Ministry of Planning and Development

· Meibo Huang, Professor, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

· Hasina Rakotozafiarisoa, General Coordinator, PREA (Reforms Program for the Efficiency of the Public Administration) - Presidency Office

· Thokozile Molaiwa, Chief Director Evaluation, Dept of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

· Abdeslam Nadah, Director of Planning, High Commission for planning (HCP)

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B6: Local Values and Decolonizing Evaluation

· Candice Morkel, Director, Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results - Anglophone Africa (CLEAR-AA)

· Pablo Rodriguez Bilella, Investigador, CONICET

· Serge Eric Nsa'ah Yakeu Djiam, Vice-President, IDEAS, International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS)

· Dan Du, Assistant Research Fellow, National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation

· Florita Azofeifa, Directora de Área de Evaluación y Seguimiento, Ministerio de Planificación Nacional y Política Económica de Costa Rica

· Okwen Patrick, Team Lead, Effective Basic Services (eBASE) Africa

· Sun Chao, Senior Professional, Independent Evaluation Office, The New Development Bank (NDB)

· Liu ZhiXian, 13308441133

· Joselyn Corrales, Undersecretary of Evaluation, Nacional Planning Secretariat, Ecuador.

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C6: From Data to Decision – the Role of KM and Communication in Evidence-based Decision-making

· Anna Guerraggio, Chief, Engagement and Communication - Independent Evaluation Office, UNDP

· Patrizia Cocca, Communications and KM Lead, Global Evaluation Initiative

· Cristian Crespo, Executive Director, CLEAR LAC

· ZhiPeng Wen, vice general manager, TY Intelligent Science and Technology (Chongqing) Co.,Ltd

· Josephine Watera, Assistant Director, Research Services, Parliament of Uganda.

A7: Parliamentarians/Legislative Members as Change Agents: Advancing National Evaluation Agendas and Strengthening a Culture of Evidence and Learning

· Jane Mwangi, Regional Adviser - Evaluation, UNICEF

· Josephine Watera, Assistant Director, Research Services, Parliament of Uganda

· Natalia Nikitenko, Member of Global Parliamentarian Forum for Evaluation, ex Member of Parliament of Kyrgyzstan, Global Parliamentarian Forum for Evaluation

· Jérémie Adomahou, APNODE

· Kabir Hashim, Member of Parliament, Sri Lanka Parliament

· Jules Dumangas, Supervising Legislative Staff Officer III/Chief, Economic and General Public Services Group, Budget Policy Research Service, House of Representatives-Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department.

B7: Building Sustainable Learning and Knowledge-Sharing Through Reciprocal Approaches

· Fabio Pittaluga, Senior Operations Officer, World Bank

· Aida Kraiem, General Director of Economic, Financial and Social Affairs, Presidency of Government, Tunisia

· Zheng Yu, Professor, Head of Department of International Politics, School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA), Fudan University

· Lixin Zhang, Assistant Director of Research Evaluation, Case Western Reserve University

· Awuor Ponge, Senior Associate Research Fellow, African Policy Centre (APC)

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C7: Artificial Intelligence and the Opportunities it Brings to Evaluation

· Patrizia Cocca, Communications and KM Lead, Global Evaluation Initiative

· Anish Pradhan, ICT Specialist, UNDP

· Marco Segone, Director, Evaluation Office, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

· Lingrong Ying, Research assistant , Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

· Thomas Kelly, Director -- Evidence for Policy and Learning, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)

· Devika Lakhote, Data Scientist, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation

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Plenary 3: Evaluation Systems and the Future

· Richard Jones, Deputy Director, UNDP Independent Evaluation Office

· Joerg Faust, DEval

· Furong Liu, Deputy General Manager, China International Engineering Consulting Corporation

· Timothy Lubanga, Commissioner for Monitoring and Evaluation, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda

· Sarah Saeed, Special Secretary, Establishment Division

· Will Moy, CEO, Campbell Collaboration

Documents

Partners

China International Development Cooperation Agency

China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) will co-host the 2024 NEC Conference. CIDCA formulates strategic guidelines, plans and policies for foreign aid, coordinates and offers advice on major foreign aid issues, advances China's reforms in matters involving foreign aid, and identifies major programs and supervises and evaluates their implementation.

Global Evaluation Initiative

In 2020, UNDP IEO joined forces with the World Bank Independent Evaluation Group and other partners to establish the Global Evaluation Initiative, a global network of organizations and experts supporting developing country governments with strengthening monitoring, evaluation, and the use of evidence in their countries. The NEC conference has been organized in collaboration with the Global Evaluation Initiative since 2022.

Country Participation

Videos

Workshops

17 October 2024

Workshop 1 - Using evaluations and evidence synthesis in government policymaking - English

Language : English

Trainers:

John Lavis (Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges)
Kerry Albright (UNICEF)
Trainer #3 (TBD)

Brief Description:

This interactive workshop will provide an introduction to using evaluations and evidence synthesis in government policymaking. The objectives are:

To understand how different forms of evidence can help to answer different questions that can be asked by government policymakers.
To understand how… Read More

Workshop 2 - Visualizing and mapping evidence for decision making - English

Language : English

Trainers:

Shivit Bakrania (UNDP)
Nina Ashley Dela Cruz (Lanzhou University)
Meixuan Li (Lanzhou University)
Liping Guo (Lanzhou University)
Zhenggang Bai (Campbell China Network)

Brief Description:

This interactive workshop will introduce evidence maps, an online interactive and visual tool that can support evidence informed decision-making.

Evidence maps are innovative visual tools that support informed, efficient, and transparent decision-making in policy, practice, and research. They… Read More

Workshop 3 - Better evaluation systems for all: Core norms for strong, equitable evaluation policies and systems - English

Language : English

Trainers:

Megan Grace KENNEDY-CHOUANE (OECD) with participation of select governments

Brief Description:

During this interactive workshop, presenters will introduce a core framework for government evaluation systems and share examples of improving evaluation quality to achieve sustainable development goals. Participants will learn core concepts and norms in public sector evaluation, including the OECD’s legal recommendations on Public Policy Evaluation, criteria, and quality standards.

The session draws on forty years of OECD… Read More

Workshop 4 - Sustainability-Inclusive Evaluation - English (*Small groups can be done in Spanish)

Language : English (*Small groups can be done in Spanish)

Trainers:

Andy Rowe (Footprint Evaluation)
Anna Warnholz (DEval)

Brief Description:

This interactive workshop will explore various strategies to ensure that evaluations across government portfolios and program focuses include environmental sustainability and equity in their design and approach. The workshop will emphasize practical steps for government agencies and evaluators to improve ecosystem health and equity in all evaluations.

Key topics include:

Applying the OECD-… Read More

Workshop 6 - National Evaluation Systems Assessment (MESA, INCE) - English

Language : English

Trainers:

Ketevan Nozadze (World Bank/ GEI)
Sarah Klier (DEval)

With support from CLEAR Centre experts:
Edoe Agbodjan, Lycia Lima, Takunda Chirau and INCE experts: Juan Pablo Mottola, Celeste Ghiano, Guido Tomas Quiroga

Brief Description:

This training session aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of national evaluation systems by analysing their main components, relationships and overall capacity. The workshop will cover key elements of diagnostic tools like MESA and INCE, including real-world… Read More

Workshop 7 - Accelerating progress towards Agenda 2030: The role of country-led SDG evaluations - English

Language : English

Trainers:

Ada Ocampo (IDEAS)
Thomas Rossmuller (UNICEF)
Eddy Garcia (Ministry of Planning, Costa Rica)

Brief Description:

The workshop “Accelerating progress towards Agenda 2030: The role of country-led SDG evaluations”
will build on the Guidebook “Evaluation to Connect National Priorities with the SDGs: A Guide for Evaluation Commissioners and Challenges“, along with other resources on evaluation and the SDGs.

It will feature real-world examples from various… Read More

Workshop 8 - Fostering an enable environment for a responsive M&E system: Carrots and nudges for stakeholders - English

Language : English

Trainers:

Thania Paola de la Garza Navarret (Independent Consultant for MDBs)

Brief Description:

Some of the toughest challenges in establishing and sustaining M&E systems are often not visible at the design stage. This workshop addresses these challenges by focusing on using incentives to strengthen National M&E Systems through responsive evaluation.

Participants will explore how incentives can create an environment that supports M&E system sustainability. The session includes brief presentations and… Read More

Workshop 9 - Utilizing Evaluation to Formulate Evidence-based Policy/Programming in China - Chinese

Language: Chinese

Trainers:

Xin Xin Yang (UNICEF)
Qiming Liu (China Agricultural University)
Chuanhong Zhang (China Agricultural University)

About the workshop

This workshop aims to boost Chinese officials' skills and leadership in planning and conducting evaluations to support the evidence base for informed decision-making. It also seeks to assist in the building of an evaluation culture among participants and create a network of professionals for sharing best practices and… Read More

Workshop 19 - Systems Thinking Bootcamp – How to monitor, evaluation and learn for system transformation

Language: English

Trainers:

Xoan Garcia (UNDP)
Zazie Tolmer (UNDP)
Simone Uriartt (UNDP)

Brief Description:

This interactive workshop introduces system and portfolio approaches for addressing complex development challenges, such as energy transition, urban transformation, and social cohesion. This session features practical, hands-on exercises on designing a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework that is learning-driven, system-oriented, adaptive, and focused on long-term impact.

Objectives:

Learn… Read More

18 October 2024

Workshop 10 - Using evaluations and evidence synthesis in government policymaking - English

Language : English

Trainers:

John Lavis (Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges)
Kerry Albright (UNICEF)
Trainer #3 (TBD)

Brief Description:

This interactive workshop will provide an introduction to using evaluations and evidence synthesis in government policymaking. The objectives are:

To understand how different forms of evidence can help to answer different questions that can be asked by government policymakers.
To understand how… Read More

Workshop 11 - Visualizing and mapping evidence for decision making - English

Language : English

Trainers:

Shivit Bakrania (UNDP)
Nina Ashley Dela Cruz (Lanzhou University)
Meixuan Li (Lanzhou University)
Liping Guo (Lanzhou University)
Zhenggang Bai (Campbell China Network)

Brief Description:

This interactive workshop will introduce evidence maps, an online interactive and visual tool that can support evidence informed decision-making.

Evidence maps are innovative visual tools that support informed, efficient, and transparent decision-making in policy, practice, and research. They… Read More

Workshop 12 - Better evaluation systems for all: Core norms for strong, equitable evaluation policies and systems - English (French or Spanish material may be available)

Language : English (French or Spanish material may be available)

Trainers:

Megan Grace KENNEDY-CHOUANE (OECD) with participation of select governments

Brief Description:

Language : English (*Small groups can be done in Spanish)

Trainers:

Andy Rowe (Footprint Evaluation)
Anna Warnholz (DEval)

Brief Description:

Key topics include:

Applying the OECD-… Read More

Workshop 15 - National Evaluation Systems Assessment (MESA, INCE) - English

Language : English

Trainers:

Ketevan Nozadze (World Bank/ GEI)
Sarah Klier (DEval)

With support from CLEAR Centre experts:
Edoe Agbodjan, Lycia Lima, Takunda Chirau and INCE experts: Juan Pablo Mottola, Celeste Ghiano, Guido Tomas Quiroga

Brief Description:

Workshop 16 - Accelerating progress towards Agenda 2030: The role of country-led SDG evaluations -English (Spanish material may be available)

Language : English (Spanish material may be available)

Trainers:

Ada Ocampo (IDEAS)
Thomas Rossmuller (UNICEF)
Eddy Garcia (Ministry of Planning, Costa Rica)

Brief Description:

It will feature real-… Read More

Workshop 17 - Fostering an enable environment for a responsive M&E system: Carrots and nudges for stakeholders - English (Spanish material may be available)

Language : English (Spanish material may be available)

Trainers:

Thania Paola de la Garza Navarret (Independent Consultant for MDBs)

Brief Description:

Participants will explore how incentives can create an environment that supports M&E system sustainability. The session… Read More

Workshop 18 -Utilizing Evaluation to Formulate Evidence-based Policy/Programming in China - Chinese

Language : Chinese

Trainers:

Xin Xin Yang (UNICEF)
Qiming Liu (China Agricultural University)
Chuanhong Zhang (China Agricultural University)

Brief Description:

The focus will be on applying… Read More

Workshop 20 - Systems Thinking Bootcamp – How to monitor, evaluation and learn for system transformation

Language: English

Trainers:

Xoan Garcia (UNDP)
Zazie Tolmer (UNDP)
Simone Uriartt (UNDP)

Brief Description:

Objectives:

Learn… Read More

Logistics

Date: 14-18 October 2024

Venue: Hyatt Regency Bejing Shiyuan, Yanqing District, Beijing

The Yanqing District of Beijing is 90 km north-west of central Beijing, approximately 1.5 to 2 hours from the city center, 2 hours from Beijing Capital Airport, and 3 hours from Daxing International Airport. Shuttle buses will be available to transport participants from their arrival airport to the conference venue.

Please read the logistics note for detailed information.