EVALUATIONS OF THE PARIS21 INITIATIVE
Explanatory Note on the Events Calendars:
The overall objective of the African and Asian calendars is to help harmonise the efforts of technical and financial partners supporting statistics by providing information on relevant meetings. The intention is to optimise the preparation and organisation of meetings as well as to avoid possible duplication of efforts and bunching-up of meetings. The calendar could enable national statistical directors to better anticipate their travel and thereby make the most efficient use of their time. The technical and financial partners could also anticipate their participation in a meeting and enjoy a greater visibility of their upcoming interventions. More than just a calendar, it is a tool for co-ordination of stakeholders in statistical development.
This calendar will focus on not only regional and subregional events but also international events in which statistical development plays a major role. The inclusion of national events could be envisioned in future updates of the calendar.
Your remarks, comments, and notes are of course welcome!
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• The calendar is sorted by month. It is updated at the end of every week with information that technical and financial partners regularly provide to us.
• The “Date” field indicates the start and end dates of the event. When an event is scheduled but the date is not yet fixed, the event is indicated at the beginning of the month (or quarter) with the annotation To Be Defined (TBD).
• The “Event” field contains the official title of the event. This text is clickable if a website for the event is available.
• The “Organiser” field indicates the name of the event organiser. A link will bring the user to that organiser’s site.
• The “Geographical coverage” field indicates the geographical reach of the event; that is, what level of country grouping is concerned — subregional (e.g., ECOWAS or ASEAN countries); regional (e.g., all African or all Asian countries); or international (e.g., an international meeting in which statistical development is explicitly mentioned).
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The principal aim of the 2009 evaluation was to consider PARIS21’s original vision, reflect on progress toward achieving that vision, and look to the future and consider how best to continue the work of PARIS21 beyond 2009. The evaluation reviewed progress towards the partnership’s goal and purpose, relating to the use of statistics to inform development policy decisions and implementation; and towards developing a culture of evidence-based decision-making. The evaluation was based on a review by an independent evaluation team, which reported to an Evaluation Reference Group (ERG), comprising the PARIS21 Bureau, along with representatives from the OECD/DAC evaluation team and other external evaluation experts.
Report: (2009) Evaluation of PARIS21 - Final Report
At the Steering Committee meeting in June 2005, members agreed on (1) a light evaluation of the impact, relevance, effectiveness, and efficiency of PARIS21, which would also consider the future of the Partnership after 2006, and (2) the establishment of a Review Group to drive the process, aided by an external facilitator. The final version of the evaluation report was presented at the April 2006 Steering Committee. In light of discussions and the results of the evaluation, the chair of that April 2006 meeting concluded that Steering Committee members viewed PARIS21’s work as having been quite successful and adaptive to evolving needs. The Steering Committee authorised the extension of the partnership beyond 2006.
Report: (2006) PARIS21 Light Evaluation - Final Draft Report
In July 2003, the PARIS21 Steering Committee reviewed the results of an independent evaluation which looked at the progress of the PARIS21 initiative against its objectives since its inception in 1999. Many partners and other stakeholders in PARIS21 were interviewed worldwide. The evaluation concluded that, in light of the promise the initiative had shown over the previous three years and the scale of the challenges ahead in improving developing countries’ response to growing data needs from Poverty Reduction Strategies and the monitoring of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) achievements, PARIS21 should continue for an additional three years. The Steering Committee authorised this extension on 1 July 2003.
Report: (2003) An Evaluation of PARIS21: An Initiative to Improve the Contribution of Statistical Services to Development
