IEG Annual Report 2016 - Evaluations that Matter
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In keeping with our goal of informing the World Bank Group’s activities and operations with timely, relevant evaluations, IEG refocused its work during the year. We introduced three strategic engagement areas (SEAs)—Inclusive Growth, Sustained Service Delivery for the Poor, and Environmental Sustainability. The strategic engagement areas aim to drive a more selective, coordinated, and focused Show MoreIn keeping with our goal of informing the World Bank Group’s activities and operations with timely, relevant evaluations, IEG refocused its work during the year. We introduced three strategic engagement areas (SEAs)—Inclusive Growth, Sustained Service Delivery for the Poor, and Environmental Sustainability. The strategic engagement areas aim to drive a more selective, coordinated, and focused approach within the organization and to align IEG’s evaluation work more closely with the World Bank Group’s priorities. The SEAs are also a platform for more effective stakeholder engagement—ensuring that IEG and Bank Group management engagement, for example, is focused on the most critical development challenges. IEG delivered a number of influential products during the year under each of the strategic engagement areas.
Annual Report 2016: Evaluations that Matter
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Our theme for this year’s annual report, “Evaluations that Matter,” reflects IEG’s commitment to influencing the World Bank Group’s agenda through insights that are timely, useful and targeted at the most critical development challenges.Our theme for this year’s annual report, “Evaluations that Matter,” reflects IEG’s commitment to influencing the World Bank Group’s agenda through insights that are timely, useful and targeted at the most critical development challenges.
IEG Annual Report 2017: Influence through Evaluation
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Fiscal year 2017 was an exciting year for IEG. In line with our long-term agenda, we delivered timely, highly relevant evaluations that speak to the current issues. Fiscal year 2017 was an exciting year for IEG. In line with our long-term agenda, we delivered timely, highly relevant evaluations that speak to the current issues.
IEG Annual Report 2019: Transforming Evidence into Better Outcomes
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In a year marked by change throughout the institution, IEG’s commitment to rigorous analysis, innovative methodological approaches, and the sharing of knowledge and lessons remains its foundation.In a year marked by change throughout the institution, IEG’s commitment to rigorous analysis, innovative methodological approaches, and the sharing of knowledge and lessons remains its foundation.
IEG Annual Report 2018: Growing our Influence
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In FY18, IEG set out a strategy to align with the World Bank Group’s priorities, undertook a series of reforms to improve evaluations and their implementation, and continued to grow its influence in several arenas.In FY18, IEG set out a strategy to align with the World Bank Group’s priorities, undertook a series of reforms to improve evaluations and their implementation, and continued to grow its influence in several arenas.
Insights for a Rapidly Changing World
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IEG Annual Report 2015 - Deepening Impact
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The report highlights IEG's knowledge sharing and illustrates how it is helping the World Bank Group meet its twin goals.
The report highlights IEG's knowledge sharing and illustrates how it is helping the World Bank Group meet its twin goals.
2003 Annual Report on Operations Evaluation
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There is increasing international pressure on the development community to demonstrate value added and to strengthen the results focus of aid management. The 2003 Annual Report on Operations Evaluation (AROE) recognizes the Bank's increased emphasis on the results and the effectiveness of its development activities, as well as its efforts to build results orientation in client countries. It takes Show MoreThere is increasing international pressure on the development community to demonstrate value added and to strengthen the results focus of aid management. The 2003 Annual Report on Operations Evaluation (AROE) recognizes the Bank's increased emphasis on the results and the effectiveness of its development activities, as well as its efforts to build results orientation in client countries. It takes stock of the Bank's frameworks for both monitoring and evaluation, considers their effectiveness, and highlights areas for improvement.
2005 Annual Report on Operations Evaluation (AROE)
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The World Bank launched its Managing for Results initiative in 2002 to enhance the effectiveness of its operations. The focus on results reflects interest within the development community and the Bank to better demonstrate the effectiveness of its assistance, and needs to be encouraged. The 2005 Annual Report on Operations Evaluation (AROE) focuses on the country because it is the main unit of Show MoreThe World Bank launched its Managing for Results initiative in 2002 to enhance the effectiveness of its operations. The focus on results reflects interest within the development community and the Bank to better demonstrate the effectiveness of its assistance, and needs to be encouraged. The 2005 Annual Report on Operations Evaluation (AROE) focuses on the country because it is the main unit of account for monitoring, managing, and evaluating performance. It examines Country Assistance Strategies (CASs) for how well they link country goals, CAS outcomes, and Bank programming. It also examines how Bank information from monitoring and evaluation systems is actually used to manage the performance of Bank country programs. Finally, the report takes stock of the measures taken since the 2003 and 2004 AROE to strengthen the results focus in monitoring and evaluation.
2006 Annual Report on Operations Evaluation (AROE)
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The Annual Report on Operations Evaluation (AROE) assesses the progress, status, and prospects for monitoring and evaluating the development effectiveness of World Bank activities. The 2006 AROE asks the question to what extent the World Bank's monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems provide staff with the information they need to better manage for results. The AROE consists of two parts. The Show MoreThe Annual Report on Operations Evaluation (AROE) assesses the progress, status, and prospects for monitoring and evaluating the development effectiveness of World Bank activities. The 2006 AROE asks the question to what extent the World Bank's monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems provide staff with the information they need to better manage for results. The AROE consists of two parts. The first focuses on the World Bank and addresses monitoring and evaluation (M&E) within the Bank. The second focuses on the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) and assesses IEG's effectiveness. The World Bank has been strengthening the results focus of its operations, that is outputs and outcomes of interventions. IEG addresses three questions in this evaluation: (1) What are the implications of the results focus for monitoring and evaluation? (2) What are the constraints and challenges to making use of this performance information at the operational level? (3) How is IEG contributing to this?