Evaluation at Sida: Annual Report 2015

The purpose of this annual report is to provide an overview of evaluations commissioned by Sida units and foreign missions that were published in 2015 and to briefly present results from these 52 evaluations. The report does not cover evaluations commissioned by our partners or other donors.

Evaluation brief of Sweden's readiness to influence the EC and EU member states in development cooperation

This brief provides highlights of recommendations for Sweden on influencing the European Commission and EU member states.

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• Evaluation of Sweden's readiness to influence the EC and EU member states in development cooperation
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Evaluation of Sweden's readiness to influence the EC and EU member states in development cooperation

The evaluation provides recommendations on what can be done to increase the Swedish field offices’ influence on field represen-tatives of other EU member states and the Commission.

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• Evaluation brief of Sweden's readiness to influence the EC and EU member states in development cooperation
• Evaluation brief of Sweden's readiness to influence the EC and EU member states in development cooperation

Reaping the Fruits of Evaluation? An evaluation of management response systems within aid organisations

This evaluation’s nine key recommendations are mutually rein-forcing. In order to ensure an effective and relevant management response system, the priorities of an organisation should be taken into account in assessing the relevance and usefulness of each recommendation.

IFAD’s Management Response System

This report sets out the findings of an evaluation of the effectiveness and relevance of the management response system at IFAD – known as the “agreement at completion point” system.

Foreign aid, economic growth and efficiency development

This study attempts to add a piece to the aid effectiveness puzzle by evaluating aid effectiveness in a production theory context. The first step is then to establish how well a country is using its resources.

Organisational learning at Sida – a twenty-year perspective

Have the conditions for organisational learning at Sida improved over the past two decades? SADEV presents a set of recommendations, such as allocating more time to every day learning, introducing a mentoring system and improving the exchange of information and knowledge between headquarters and field offices.

Knowledge and Learning in Aid Organisations

Information about the consequences of our recent actions should guide our decisions about future actions.

Are Sida Evaluations Good Enough? An Assessment of 34 Evaluation Reports

In this study an external team of evaluation specialists takes a searching look at the quality of a sample of evaluation reports commissioned by Sida line departments and Swedish embassies in countries where Sweden is engaged in development co-operation.

Evaluations of Country Strategies - An Overview of Experiences and a Proposal for Shaping Future Country Programme Evaluations

The study summarises experiences from country strategy or country programme evaluations. It looks at the possibility of applying such experiences on Swedish development cooperation in the light of recent changes in aid ideology and practice.