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State Your Business: What are the keys to successful reform of state-owned enterprises?
State-Owned Enterprises SOEs are critical to many developing and emerging economies where the lives of millions of citizens are deeply affected by how these enterprises are run. …
What the World Bank Group’s Performance Results Cannot Tell Us About Development Outcomes
Many World Bank Group projects display strong performance. These results however tell us little about the Bank Group’s aggregate contributions and higher-level development outcomes—the results measurement systems are…
Why evaluators should embrace the use of geospatial data during Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and beyond
Geospatial data encompass all information that is ‘geotagged’ to an exact geographical location on earth. This information can be remotely sensed from space—i.e. satellite imagery—but can also be collected from…
The deepening and broadening discussion on assessing ‘Who Benefits?’ in evaluation practice
After attending the UNDP National Evaluation Capacities and the American Evaluation Association Conferences in 2019, I wrote a blog Are Evaluators Ready to Answer Question: Who Benefits? The answer was that…
Meet The Evaluator: Anna Aghumian
In this audio interview we meet the Independent Evaluation Group’s (IEG) Anna Aghumian. She is a senior evaluator who specializes in the World Bank Group’s global work, multi-donor partnerships, and global public goods…
How can teachers continue to grow and contribute to quality learning outcomes?
The first two blogs in this series discussed the importance of good teachers and how such teachers are “made” by quality training, both before they enter the profession and while they are practicing it. The second blog…
What is the best way to train teachers before they start teaching?
The first blog in this series discussed the importance of good teachers and how such teachers are “made.” It also examined factors underpinning quality teacher training, a critical driver of quality learning that is, in…
Evidence as a guide in uncertain times - IEG in 2020
As the World Bank Group responded to the emerging pandemic, the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) quickly realigned its work program to focus on the new priorities. Our capacity to adapt and provide insights relevant…
What makes a good teacher? (Hint: commitment and training)
We all instinctively recognize a good teacher when we meet one—someone who brings the subject matter to life, makes it relevant, supports critical engagement, and so much more. Many of us can name at least one teacher…
Convening for Peace: Lessons from Evaluating the World Bank Group
More and more, the World Bank Group is contributing to international collective action to realize Sustainable Development Goal 16 for just and peaceful societies. A recent evaluation assesses the Bank Group’s global…