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As one of the critical dimensions of sustainable development, social development requires a more holistic, coherent and collaborative approach in designing and implementing national and local policies to make progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).

CIFAL Jeju/JITC provides a variety of training programs to enhance capacity for national and local communities in the Asia-Pacific region to benefit from holistic and multi-disciplinary approaches available in such diverse areas as human trafficking, migration and refugees, urban poor, resilience and disaster risk reduction, making peaceful and inclusive societies, and so on.

[2022 December 16] Joint Workshop on Rethinking Impact Evaluation for Sustainable Development

2023.01.04

UNITAR CIFAL JEJU-SIDE Joint Workshop on
Rethinking Impact Evaluation for Sustainable Development

(2022 December 16)

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This web-based work shop provided the participants with a learning opportunity where the invited speakers, Dr. Jaesung Kwak(Kyunghee University), Dr. Jisun Jeong(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy), and Dr. Jaeeun Shin(Yonsei University) shared their extensive expertise on methodological diversity of M & E systems, how to apply the revised OECD/DAC evaluation criteria, and the overall trends of M & E in the field of international development.

The invited experts agreed on the importance of evaluative evidence, approaches which consider complexity, evaluative thinking, and good use of mixed methods for an equally robust result in a more cost-effective manner. When it comes to evaluation, Dr. Jeong emphasized that it is important to understand the intention and original meaning of the OECD/DAC criteria while avoiding using them mechanically and mindlessly. Dr. Shin stated that there is no ‘perfect’ evaluation design, only ‘the most appropriate’ design, which means one should choose an evaluation design based on the purpose of evaluation, context of the project, and associated constraints for better evaluation outcome. Dr. Kwak concluded his lecture with the introduction of mechanisms underpinning success for policy change: accompaniment, self-efficacy, facilitation, reinforcement, showcasing, adoption, and critical mass.

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