Evaluation Monitoring http://info.worldbank.org/etools/bspan/ B-SPAN is a webcasting service that presents World Bank seminars, workshops, and conferences on a variety of sustainable development and poverty reduction issues via streaming video. en-us 2007 The World Bank Group, All Rights Reserved. bspan@worldbank.org bspan@worldbank.org Monitoring Evaluation of Rural Electrification Projects (Part 2) http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2444&EID=1091 On March 31April 2, 2009, the World Bank held Energy Week 2009 in the spirit of gathering field specialists, practitioners and policymakers to discuss energy and development issues. The conference was organized by the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), The Energy and Mining Sector Board and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). The objective of this event was to enable leading energy experts to provide and exchange solutions and insights towards the current challenges in global energy issues. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Monday, April 06, 2009 Monday, April 06, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2444&EID=1091 Monitoring Evaluation of Rural Electrification Projects (Part 1) http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2443&EID=1091 On March 31April 2, 2009, the World Bank held Energy Week 2009 in the spirit of gathering field specialists, practitioners and policymakers to discuss energy and development issues. The conference was organized by the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), The Energy and Mining Sector Board and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). The objective of this event was to enable leading energy experts to provide and exchange solutions and insights towards the current challenges in global energy issues. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Monday, April 06, 2009 Monday, April 06, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2443&EID=1091 The IEG Good Practice Awards http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2311&EID=1028 In this session, the World Banks Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) presented awards for achievement, joined by remote teams in Sudan, Ethiopia, and Honduras. Vinod Thomas, Inspector General for IEG, introduced the event. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Tuesday, June 03, 2008 Tuesday, June 03, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2311&EID=1028 Improving Transparency and Accountability in Nationally Sponsored Schemes in India A Discussion http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2283&EID=1020 Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) are specific purpose transfers from the Government of India (GoI) to the states for influencing expenditure in areas which are the states constitutional responsibility. Given its nature and design, many of the large CSS are characterized by a large number of implementation units having varying capacity and awareness of the schemes. CSS are also characterized by funds flow constraints as funds have to pass through many intermediate level institutions. These factors considerably increase the inherent operational and financial management risks. To lower these risks, the Planning Commission and the Office of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India (GoI) are now collaborating to set up a Core Accounting System (CAS). To discuss the issues and challenges of this project, experts participated in the event Improving Transparency and Accountability in Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) in India, held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on April 15, 2008. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2283&EID=1020 2. Measuring Development Effectiveness Progress and Constraints http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2271&EID=1016 Assessing, measuring and demonstrating the overall impact of programs designed to alleviate poverty is becoming an increasingly formidable task. The conference, Measuring Development Effectiveness Progress Constraints was chaired by the Independent Evaluations Group and cosponsored by the United Kingdoms Department for International Development (DFID) and the Government of the Netherlands. Held on April 10, 2008 at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C, it highlights the current issues and constraints in measuring outcomes and development effectiveness and looks at fresh new approaches to designing and using impact evaluation for increased policy impact. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Thursday, April 10, 2008 Thursday, April 10, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2271&EID=1016 1. Measuring Development Effectiveness Progress and Constraints http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2263&EID=1016 Assessing, measuring and demonstrating the overall impact of programs designed to alleviate poverty is becoming an increasingly formidable task. The conference, Measuring Development Effectiveness Progress Constraints was chaired by the Independent Evaluations Group and cosponsored by the United Kingdoms Department for International Development (DFID) and the Government of the Netherlands. Held on April 10, 2008 at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C, it highlights the current issues and constraints in measuring outcomes and development effectiveness and looks at fresh new approaches to designing and using impact evaluation for increased policy impact. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Thursday, April 10, 2008 Thursday, April 10, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2263&EID=1016 10. Impact Evaluation Initiatives at the World Bank http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2262&EID=1006 Impact evaluations assess the degree to which a particular policy, program or policy has affected the wellbeing of individuals. They can play a tremendous role in making effective policy and necessitate a larger discussion in the context of efforts to improve development effectiveness. On January 15 to 16 2008 the conference Making Smart Policy Using Impact Evaluation for Policy Making was held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The conference was organized by the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), and Development Economics (DEC) networks of the World Bank, with cosponsorship by DFID and the Government of the Netherlands. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2262&EID=1006 9. How Can We Do Better? http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2261&EID=1006 Adolf Mwesige, Minister for General Duties at the Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda, presented Ugandas experiences with impact evaluations and the challenges to improving their use in policymaking. He highlighted three elements that have helped Uganda capture the gains from impact evaluations. These included the presence of a framework for determining impact, such as Ugandas Poverty Action Plan, dedicated to reducing poverty and inequality, the provision of high quality, timely, consumable data on impact, and the stimulation ofdecision makers to access and use this information at appropriate stages in the policy cycle. Mwesige identified the need for stronger evaluation functions that draw impact and performance data together as an area that may improve the future use of impact evaluations. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2261&EID=1006 8. The Role of Impact Evaluation in National Policy http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2260&EID=1006 Impact evaluations assess the degree to which a particular policy, program or policy has affected the wellbeing of individuals. They can play a tremendous role in making effective policy and necessitate a larger discussion in the context of efforts to improve development effectiveness. On January 15 to 16 2008 the conference Making Smart Policy Using Impact Evaluation for Policy Making was held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The conference was organized by the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), and Development Economics (DEC) networks of the World Bank, with cosponsorship by DFID and the Government of the Netherlands. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2260&EID=1006 7. Evidence and Use Antipoverty and Conditional Cash Transfers http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2259&EID=1006 Impact evaluations assess the degree to which a particular policy, program or policy has affected the wellbeing of individuals. They can play a tremendous role in making effective policy and necessitate a larger discussion in the context of efforts to improve development effectiveness. On January 15 to 16 2008 the conference Making Smart Policy Using Impact Evaluation for Policy Making was held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The conference was organized by the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), and Development Economics (DEC) networks of the World Bank, with cosponsorship by DFID and the Government of the Netherlands. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2259&EID=1006 6. Evidence and Use Sustainable Development http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2258&EID=1006 Impact evaluations assess the degree to which a particular policy, program or policy has affected the wellbeing of individuals. They can play a tremendous role in making effective policy and necessitate a larger discussion in the context of efforts to improve development effectiveness. On January 15 to 16 2008 the conference Making Smart Policy Using Impact Evaluation for Policy Making was held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. 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Impact evaluations assess the degree to which a particular policy, program or policy has affected the wellbeing of individuals. They can play a tremendous role in making effective policy and necessitate a larger discussion in the context of efforts to improve development effectiveness. On January 15 to 16 2008 the conference Making Smart Policy Using Impact Evaluation for Policy Making was held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The conference was organized by the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), and Development Economics (DEC) networks of the World Bank, with cosponsorship by DFID and the Government of the Netherlands.

The breakout session on Education was introduced by Halsey Rogers, Senior Economist in DECRG at the World Bank. Rogers outlined the questions around which the session was framed what attempts were made to influence policy, and how much influence did these impact evaluations have? He stated that the session would be an opportunity to test the various hypothesis proposed during the main sessions.

The first presenter, Antonie de Kemp, IOB for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke about an impact evaluation of primary education in Uganda. He gave a brief background of the evaluation. Kemp also outlined the objectives of the intervention, which were to analyze the effects of interventions, obtain more insight of their effectiveness individually, and see how the information the management information system could be used for evaluations. On the methodology, Kemp explained the evaluations contextual approach, with a large group of local specialists and consultants. Kemp explained that at the start, learning achievements in the projects 45 schools were below national average. Next, Joseph Eilor, Principle Education Planner in the Ministry of Education and Sports of Uganda, spoke about the projects findings. He stated that there has been enormous progress in improving access to education, and investments in teachers, classrooms, and books. The study has enabled the Ministry of Education and Sports to demonstrate progress and accountability to Parliament in a concrete way, Eilor said. He stated that one of the biggest problems of primary education in Uganda is the absenteeism of both students and teachers, and that the results of the evaluation has given them the tools to make an argument for this problem. He outlined a few of the proposals and methodology that came out of the evaluation. Among the challenges, Eilor pointed out the high costs.

Deon Filmer, Senior Economist in DECRJ at the World Bank, delivered the next presentation. Filmer talked about an impact evaluation concerning scholarship program for secondary education in Cambodia, where enrollment in secondary school is very low. Filmer stated that the evaluation sought to look at the impact of the program on attendance and attention, the difference of impact between the levels scholarship grants, as well as the impact on other dimensions such as learning, interhousehold issues, child labor, ect.

The final presenter, Miguel Urquiola, Assistant Professor at Columbia University, spoke about the effects of the School Choice program in Chile. He stated is the projects objective was to improve the quality education, not the quantity. He outlined the history of the Chilean school systems, explaining recent reforms and how these are related to the projects findings.

The session concluded with a question and answer session, where participants posed questions and comments to the speakers.

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B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2256&EID=1006 3.The Role of Impact Evaluation in Development Agencies http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2234&EID=1006 Impact evaluations assess the degree to which a particular policy, program or policy has affected the wellbeing of individuals. They can play a tremendous role in making effective policy and necessitate a larger discussion in the context of efforts to improve development effectiveness. On January 15 to 16 2008 the conference Making Smart Policy Using Impact Evaluation for Policy Making was held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The conference was organized by the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), and Development Economics (DEC) networks of the World Bank, with cosponsorship by DFID and the Government of the Netherlands. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2234&EID=1006 2.The Role of Impact Evaluation in Assessing Development Effectiveness http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2233&EID=1006 Impact evaluations assess the degree to which a particular policy, program or policy has affected the wellbeing of individuals. They can play a tremendous role in making effective policy and necessitate a larger discussion in the context of efforts to improve development effectiveness. On January 15 to 16 2008 the conference Making Smart Policy Using Impact Evaluation for Policy Making was held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The conference was organized by the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), and Development Economics (DEC) networks of the World Bank, with cosponsorship by DFID and the Government of the Netherlands. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2233&EID=1006 1.Opening Remarks and Where We Are in Assessing Development Effectiveness http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2232&EID=1006 Impact evaluations assess the degree to which a particular policy, program or policy has affected the wellbeing of individuals. They can play a tremendous role in making effective policy and necessitate a larger discussion in the context of efforts to improve development effectiveness. On January 15 to 16 2008 the conference Making Smart Policy Using Impact Evaluation for Policy Making was held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The conference was organized by the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), and Development Economics (DEC) networks of the World Bank, with cosponsorship by DFID and the Government of the Netherlands. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2232&EID=1006 More Than a Pretty Picture http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2195&EID=985 The book launch More Than a Pretty Picture, hosted by the World Banks Infoshop, was held on October 30th, 2007 at the Bank headquarters in Washington D.C. The event brought together the authors and experts to discuss how poverty maps can be used to inform and influence policy decisions, and ultimately reduce poverty. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Tuesday, October 30, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2195&EID=985 Social Accountability in Practice From Tools to Outcomes http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2191&EID=983 Social Accountability tools can be applied to and influence policy and outcomes in number of different contexts, such as infrastructure, rural development and human development. The event Social Accountability in Practice From Tools to Outcomes, held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C. on October 24th, presented various experiences from Social Accountability initiatives in South Asia. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Wednesday, October 24, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2191&EID=983 How to Build M E Systems to Support Better Government http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2147&EID=968 Effective government monitoring and evaluation (ME) systems provide governments with the appropriate evidence to enact sound policy and management, and thus are essential to development. On August 1, 2007, the Infoshop and the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank cohosted the book launch and discussion of the publication How to Build Better ME Systems to Support Better Government, held at the Banks headquarters in Washington, DC. The event brought together experts to discuss the success and struggles faced by different countries in establishing wellfunctioning ME government systems. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Wednesday, August 01, 2007 Wednesday, August 01, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2147&EID=968 5. Publishing Research Can You Be Both Passionate and Objective? http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2113&EID=960 The digital age has fundamentally changed the way we access information increasing our storage capacity, shifting distribution channels, and changing the media itself. The changing nature of publishing demands careful examination if publishing houses are to continue to function, information to remain widely and easily accessible, content creators to be recognized for their work, and audiences to freely and fairly access publications. This conference held June 4–6, 2007, in Washington, DC, was entitled Publishing for Impact 2007 Reaching Readers across Boundaries and it tackled myriad new issues facing publishers in the digital era. Participants ranged from the institutional to nonprofit and forprofit publishers. B-SPAN Evaluation Monitoring Tuesday, June 05, 2007 Tuesday, June 05, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2113&EID=960