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STRENGTHENING COUNTRY-LED M&E SYSTEMS Good practices in using DevInfo. Live Webcast Knowledge Sharing Event 15 April 2009. DevInfo. Based on book published by UNICEF in partnership with key international institutions. Authors: 21 global evaluation leaders Partnership:
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STRENGTHENING COUNTRY-LED M&E SYSTEMSGood practices in using DevInfo Live Webcast Knowledge Sharing Event 15 April 2009 DevInfo
Based on book published by UNICEF in partnership with key international institutions • Authors: 21 global evaluation leaders • Partnership: UNICEF, WB, UNECE, IDEAS, IOCE, DevInfo and MICS Available for free download at: http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/resources_10597.html
The recording of the first event is available athttp://www.unicef.org/ceecis/resources_11137.html • The first event with: • the editor of the book, Marco Segone, Regional Chief, Monitoring and Evaluation, UNICEF CEE/CIS; • Oumul Ba Tall, President, IOCE; • Denis Jobin, Vice President, IDEAS • was held in February 2009. • 110 participants from all over the world participated.
STRENGTHENING COUNTRY-LED M&E SYSTEMSGood practices in using DevInfo Introduction and kick-off questions Marco Segone, Regional Chief, Monitoring and Evaluation, UNICEF CEE/CIS, and former Vice President, IOCE E-mail: msegone@unicef.org
Evidence into practice: Increasing the uptake of evidence in policy making Data Users (Policy Makers) Data Providers (Statisticians, Evaluators, Researchers) Need to improve dialogue How? What ? Why? When? Getting appropriate Buy-in Incentives to use evidence Reliable and trustworthy evidence Improving “usability” of evidence Effective dissemination Wide Access
The “quality” challenge: How to match technical rigour and policy relevance? Technical rigour but no policy relevance Policy relevance but no technical rigour Better evidence, technically rigorous and policy relevant.
Country-led M&E systems(CLES):a strategy to matchtechnical rigour with policy relevance Technical rigour but no policy relevance Better Policies Better Development Results Policy relevance but no technical rigour Better evidence, technically rigorous and policy relevant
Key questions on DevInfo 6.0 • How DevInfo can help countries and organizations in designing national M&E systems that are both technically rigorous and policy-oriented? • Why has DevInfo been adapted and adopted by 121 countries and organizations? • Is DevInfo a statistical software or a data communication one? • Can you show us the key features related to data communication?
Key questions on Good practices in using DevInfo • Can you give us few examples of how DevInfo has been used for: • evidence-based planning? • increasing access to information • disseminating information to a broad audience • supporting harmonized monitoring systems • advocacy and awareness-raising • Is DevInfo used only in Low-income countries, or also in Middle-income countries?