DAC Evaluation network meeting Update on NONIE

1. DAC Evaluation network meeting Update on NONIE Nick York, NONIE chair

2. Feedback from Lisbon - October 08 • Focus and aim of NONIE • Guidance on impact evaluation • Governance • Sessions on budget support and impact evaluation case studies • NONIE’s future work plan • Role of secretariat

3. NONE work plan for 2008/9 • Learning by doing, with a thematic focus • Sharing experiences on carrying out and designing impact evaluations in key thematic areas • Identifying opportunities for new impact evaluations • Peer review and support to less experienced members initiating impact evaluations • Engaging on the demand side with developing country governments and operational staff • Knowledge management of existing impact evaluation studies including high quality papers and sources for methods and approaches

4. Decisions/input required • Invite DAC network to comment on/endorse the overall focus of NONIE’s workplan. • Agree who should be the 2 DAC nominations to the NONIE steering committee and invite DAC views on chair of network next year • Invite members to confirm their contributions to funding of • NONIE’s core activities and secretariat • CAIRO March 2009 conference on impact evaluation jointly sponsored by NONIE/3ie/AFREA