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National Evaluation Policy

Framework
Deputy Director-General Rolando G. Tungpalan
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)

2nd M&E Forum

07 November 2012
The Bayleaf Hotel, Intramuros, Manila
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Presentation Outline
Preliminaries
Evaluation Policy
What?
Why?

Way Forward/Next Steps

How?
Other concerns?
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Preliminaries

Evaluation Defined
Institution

Definition

OECD
DAC

the systematic and objective assessment of

an ongoing or completed project, program,
or
policy,
including
its
design,
implementation, and results.
an assessment, as systematic and impartial
as possible, of an activity, project,
programme, strategy, policy, topic, theme,
sector, operational area, institutional
performance, etc.

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Evaluation
Group

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Principal Uses of Evaluation

Learning
- supporting project/program improvements
- knowledge generation

Accountability
- disclosing information to stakeholders
- to inform resource allocation
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Public Sector Management Cycle

Note: Framework based on the results-based Public Sector Management (PSM) framework developed
by the Asia-Pacific Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results (APCoP-MfDR).

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EO 230
Reorganizing
NEDA mandates
the agency to
monitor and
evaluate the
implementation
of the PDP

1987

NB Resolution
No. 30 instructed
the ICC to review all
ongoing ODAfunded projects
with the aim of
improving
absorptive capacity

1989

1992

EO 376 established
the Regional Project
Monitoring and
Evaluation System
(RPMES) for M&E at
the sub-national
level

RA 8182 (as
amended by RA
8555) mandated
NEDA to conduct an
annual review of
status of all ODA
projects

1993

EO 93 further
refined and
streamlined the
roles and
responsibilities and
operating
procedures under
the RPMES

1996

Sector Effectiveness
and Efficiency Review
(joint exercise by DBM
and NEDA, through
the 2001 National
Budget Call) assessed
the responsiveness of
programs and projects
to sector outcome
objectives

AO 25 provided the
mechanism for the
establishment of a
unified and integrated
Results-Based
Performance
Management System
within the Executive
Branch of the
government.

2001

2011

1999

NB Resolution No. 3
provides for
reporting of project
outcomes and
impacts by ICC and
Implementing
Agencies

2007

DBM adopted the

Organizational
Performance Indicator
Framework (OPIF)
which seeks to align
good and services
supported by the
budget with the
governments desired
outcome objectives

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Evaluation Policy
What is it?
A policy framework to guide evaluation activities.
Why do we need it?
Evaluation is a crucial function that informs
decision-making. A set of policy statements on it
will promote and strengthen the practice and use
of evaluations.
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Evaluation Policy
How do we proceed?
Elements of an evaluation policy
evaluation concepts, role of evaluation
guiding principles, evaluation standards
conduct of evaluation (programming, planning, design,
management)
defined institutional responsibilities
disclosure and dissemination protocols
periodic review of policy
Note: See Guidance to Programmes for Developing an Evaluation Policy.
http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/pages/ied_guidance_for_dev_ep.pdf

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Next Steps/Way Forward

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Guiding Principles
Institution

Principles/Norms

UN
Evaluation
Group
MPI Vietnam

Independent,
Intentional,
Transparent,
Ethical, Impartial, Of High Quality, Timely,
Used
Cost Effective, Usefulness, Impartiality and
Independence, Credibility, Participation,
Harmonization, Evaluation Programming

OECD DAC

Impartiality and Independence, Credibility,

Usefulness,
Partnership,
Evaluation
Programming
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Evaluation Coverage
What will be evaluated?

Plans
Sectors
Policy(ies)
Programs and Projects

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Evaluation Protocols
Processes and activities to ensure that evaluations
are timely, credible, impartial and inform decisionmaking.

Managing and Directing Evaluations

Stakeholder Participation
Feedback
Note: See Standard on Evaluation for the Government of Canada (April 2009).
http://ncc.evaluationcanada.ca/downloads/TBS_EvaluationStandards_En.pdf

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Evaluation Planning and Design

Requirements to ensure that the basic elements of
a good evaluation are in-place at the outset of an
evaluation.

Cost-Effective
Standard on Measurement and Analysis

Note: See Standard on Evaluation for the Government of Canada (April 2009).
http://ncc.evaluationcanada.ca/downloads/TBS_EvaluationStandards_En.pdf

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Evaluation Project Management

Requirements to ensure that evaluations are
conducted in a professional and ethical manner:

Ethically-based
Competencies of the Evaluation Team
Project Management
Note: See Standard on Evaluation for the Government of Canada (April 2009).
http://ncc.evaluationcanada.ca/downloads/TBS_EvaluationStandards_En.pdf

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Evaluation Reporting and Use

To ensure that reports present the findings,
conclusions and recommendations in a clear and
neutral manner.

Evaluation Reports
Utilization

Note: See Standard on Evaluation for the Government of Canada (April 2009).
http://ncc.evaluationcanada.ca/downloads/TBS_EvaluationStandards_En.pdf

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Indicative Responsibilities
Institution

Roles and Responsibilities

NEDA

evidence-based development planning, evaluation

guidance, monitoring and reviewing the quality of
evaluations, strategic directions for evaluation, better
practice principles and quality assurance, consensus
on standards and policies

DBM

increasing budget for the conduct of evaluations,

evidence-based resource allocation

IAs
Others

conduct of evaluations, use of evaluation findings

Role of COA? Academe? CSOs? LGUs?
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Periodic Review of Policy

To ensure continuous refinements of policy.

Monitoring and Reporting

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Suggestions/Concerns?
Evaluation Policy Drafting Process
-

Timelines
Activities

Other concerns
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Capacity development

Role of Communities-of-Practice, Development

Partners, Stakeholders
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National Evaluation Policy

Framework
Deputy Director-General Rolando G. Tungpalan
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)

2nd M&E Forum

07 November 2012
The Bayleaf Hotel, Intramuros, Manila
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