launch of a recent publication
How to Build M&E Systems to Support Better Government
by Keith Mackay
Governments in a number of developing countries are devoting considerable
efforts to strengthen their monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems and
capacities. They are doing this to improve their performance ― by establishing
evidence-based policy-making and budget decision-making, evidence-based
management, and evidence-based accountability.
This volume highlights the experience of several countries which have succeeded
in building a well-functioning government M&E system, including Chile, Colombia
and Australia. The special case of Africa, where there are many severe capacity
constraints, is also examined. Ways to strengthen a government M&E system and to
strengthen government demand for M&E are presented, and the importance of
conducting a country diagnosis and preparing an action plan are stressed.
Wednesday, August 1st
12:30 pm
World Bank J Building, J1-050
701 18th St. NW corner of 18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
A light lunch will be served
Vinod Thomas
Director-General Evaluation, World Bank
Mr. Thomas was formerly Country Director for Brazil. Prior to that, he was Vice
President of the World Bank Institute. Before heading WBI, he held positions as
Chief Economist for the World Bank in the East Asia and Pacific Region. He was
the staff Director for the 1991 World Development Report, entitled "The
Challenge of Development" which assessed the world's development experience. He
was also Chief of Trade Policy and Principal Economist for Colombia.
Keith Mackay
Author
Mr. Mackay is Senior Evaluation Officer, Independent Evaluation Group, World
Bank and author of "How To Build M&E Systems To Support Better Government." Mr.
Mackay is the coordinator of the Independent Evaluation Group's efforts to help
countries strengthen their national monitoring and evaluation systems to improve
government performance. He has worked closely with a number of Bank country
teams, and initiated IEG's program of research and working papers on this topic
(available at http://www.worldbank.org/ieg/ecd/). Before joining the Bank in
1997, he was the manager of the Australian Government's national evaluation
system, based in the Department of Finance.
Jiayi Zou
Executive Director, World Bank
Ms. Zou has served as the Executive Director (ED) for China since February 2005.
Prior to becoming the ED for China, Ms. Zou was the Deputy Director-General,
International Department, Ministry of Finance, Beijing China. She also served
as the Director, International Financial Institution, Division I, for the
International Department in the Ministry of Finance, Beijing China. Ms. Zou is
also a former Alternate ED, and Advisor for the China ED's office.
Jeff Gutman
Vice President, OPCS
Mr. Gutman, joined the Bank in 1979 as a transport economist in the Latin
America and Caribbean Region and was promoted to Deputy Division Chief in 1984.
Since then, he has held various managerial positions including Division Chief
for Infrastructure and for Agriculture and Environment in Southeast Asia, and
Sector Manager for the Transport Sector Unit in the East Asia and Pacific
Region. In 1998, he transferred to the Latin America and Caribbean Region to
become Sector Manager for the Transport and Urban clusters. In September 2001,
he was appointed Director, Strategy and Operations in the East Asia and Pacific
Region, and he served as Acting Regional Vice President for one year beginning
December 2005. In January 2007, Mr. Gutman was appointed Vice President and Head
of Network, Operations Policy and Country Services. In this capacity, he is
responsible for operational policy development; procurement and financial
management activities; the Bank's aid effectiveness, results, and fragile states
agendas; and support to Regional staff working in all these areas.
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