UNCTAD has provided technical training on SDG monitoring to more than 100 participants in Tanzania and Zanzibar, including advice on how to align national data systems with the SDG global indicator framework. The Government of Sri Lanka has published a report on the status of SDG indicators at the national level, which identifies gaps between… Read More Tanzania, Sri Lanka Focus on Coordinating National Data with SDG Indicators | IISD’s SDG Knowledge Hub

National parliaments are crucial in ensuring the 17 Goals in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are meaningfully translated into national policies and programmes that improve citizens’ lives. Parliamentarians are responsible for making national government accountable and should therefore be strong advocates for using evaluation in policymaking. They can also help lead efforts to develop… Read More The 2030 Agenda and evaluation: opportunities and challenges for parliamentarians – IIED

Before investing time and money in collecting data, you need to plan for it properly. Keep reading for 6 tips to improve your planning for data collection. Source: 6 Tips to Consider While Planning for Data Collection – SocialCops

The best surveys keep target population at the core of their design. Learn about 6 effective sampling techniques that help you account for your population. Source: 6 Sampling Techniques: How to Choose a Representative Subset of the Population – SocialCops

The new ‘Master (Blended Learning) of Evaluation’ is unique in Europe and only few universities in the world are offering comparable study programmes. This study programme provides students skills and knowledge for professional scientific work on evaluations in the fields of politics, administration, and social services. Key elements of the study programme are theories, research… Read More Master (Blended Learning) of Evaluation MABLE | Master | Saarland University

Evaluability assessments can help us ask fundamental questions about the strategic allocation of scarce evaluation resources and strengthen internal monitoring processes. See IEG’s new post: Source: Evaluability and why it is Important for Evaluators and Non-Evaluators | Independent Evaluation Group

Benoit Simon, Wolfgang Meyer, Stefano D’Errico, Thomas Schwandt, Dorothy Lucks, Chen Zhaoying, Kassem El-​Saddik, Elisabeth Schneider, Lena Taube, Simon Anderson, Zenda Ofir IIED Briefing, 4 pages At the 2016 UN High Level Political Forum, 22 countries presented Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) — status reports on their efforts to implement national-level follow-up and review frameworks for… Read More Evaluation: a missed opportunity in the SDGs’ first set of Voluntary National Reviews – pubs.iied.org

Originally posted on Al Borde del Caos:
Tras el relevamiento de los posgrados de evaluación en América Latina, y pensando en la difusión de los Estándares de Evaluación para América Latina y el Caribe, resulta oportuno contar con un listado de las distintas revistas especializadas en evaluación. Gracias al apoyo y sugerencias de algunos colegas,…

Meet a Parliamentarian Webinar Series: Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Source: Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Global Parliamentarian Forum for Evaluation

Originally posted on intelligent measurement:
An under-appreciated area has been what is a systematic approach to monitoring and evaluation (M&E) training for programs and projects. Now this gap has been filled with a new book from  Scott Chaplowe and J. Bradley Cousins: Monitoring and Evaluation Training: A Systematic Approach “Bridging theoretical concepts with practical, how-to…