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Evaluation Standards Development as Organizational Capability Building
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| Melissa Weenink,
New Zealand Ministry of Education,
melissa.weenink@minedu.govt.nz
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| Kate McKegg,
The Knowledge Institute Ltd,
kate.mckegg@xtra.co.nz
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| Abstract:
New Zealand has adopted a new public sector management framework - Managing for Outcomes. One of the framework's aims is to improve the state sector's ability to decide what evaluative activity to undertake; undertake it, and; and use the findings.
In response, the New Zealand Ministry of Education developed an Evaluation Strategy. The Strategy has two aims – to improve the quality of evaluation the Ministry does, and to improve organizational capacity to use evaluation. Implementation of the Strategy covers:
- Creating the incentives and conditions that stimulate demand for evaluation and evaluative activity
- Developing the appropriate structures, processes and resources to support evaluative activity
- Building the supply of evaluative expertise and capability to scope, design, manage and use evaluation.
One of the Strategy's key implementation projects is developing organization-wide evaluation practice standards. Developing these standards strikes at both improving quality and building organizational capacity. This paper describes the process of developing the standards, and reflects on how well this has worked initially as an organizational capacity building tool and the conditions which have influenced its success.
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Knowledge Network for Evaluation Capacity Development in Developing Countries
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| Naonobu Minato,
Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development,
minato@fasid.or.jp
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Effective use of evaluation results is one of the most important elements of economic and social development in developing countries. In order to establish an effective evaluation system and meet the necessary conditions for effective feedback of evaluation results, the development of institutional and human capacity would be essential. Not only evaluation experts but also those users of evaluation results need to deepen their knowledge and experiences in evaluation. For capacity development of evaluation personnel, knowledge network might be an effective modality. Knowledge network builds and manage to enable information-sharing among evaluation experts, academia, practitioners, government officers, civil society, donors, and NGOs. Knowledge network also provides opportunities for learning from each other and bridging gaps between evaluation and policy making. Knowledge Network among evaluation associations of developing countries will contribute greatly to Evaluation Capacity Development by way of sharing ideas, exchanging experiences, and promoting peer review.
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