Session 1: Use of evaluations for political steering and participation of society
With around 120 participants on 18 October, we started our first ever IPDET Global Outreach activity ‘Better policy making through evaluations – Training for Parliaments in Asia Pacific’ in cooperation with Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA) and The Global Parliamentarians Forum for Evaluation (GPFE).
The main question of the first session ‘Use of evaluations for political steering and participation of society’ was to what extent evaluations could support the work of parliamentarians. This was answered by a short input of Prof. Reinhard Stockmann and further be illustrated by means of practical examples from Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka and Uganda.
Speakers:
- Alison Evans: Director General Evaluation, Vice President, Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), World Bank Group
- Asela Kalugampitiya: President of Sri Lanka Evaluation Association and Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA)
- Kabir Hashim: Member of Parliament in Sri Lanka and Co- Founder and Chair of the Global Parliamentarians Forum for Evaluation (GPFE)
- Stefanie Krapp: Head of Program – International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET)
Resource Person:
- Reinhard Stockmann – Founder and Director of Center of Evaluation (CEval) at Saarland University and Member of the Steering Group of the International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET)
Panelists:
- Josephine Watera (Uganda): Head of M&E Unit, Parliament of Uganda
- Kabir Hashim (Sri Lanka): Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka and Co- Founder and Chair of the Global Parliamentarians Forum for Evaluation (GPFE)
- Natalia Nikitenko (Kyrgyz Republic): Member of Parliament of Kyrgyzstan, Chair of the Eurasian Parliamentarians Forum for Evaluation and member of the Global Parliamentarians Forum (GPFE) Steering Committee
Watch the recording below!
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