Graham Ward speech at the UK Evaluation Society conference – 10 April 2014
…We found that DFID staff are highly motivated with personal learning and are very good at it. We also found that DFID owns and commissions an enormous amount of knowledge…
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Business in Development
…the poor. Recommendation 2: DFID should ensure better linkages between centrally-managed programmes and country offices for business in development, including Loans, Equities and Guarantees (LEG). Recommendation 3: DFID should pull…
DFID’s governance work in Nepal and Uganda – new ICAI review
…a new performance review into DFID’s governance work in Nepal and Uganda. The review praised DFID for its strong focus on post-conflict development and highlighted a range of programmes that…
New approach paper – DFID’s approach to managing exit and transition
Since 2011, DFID has refocused its aid programme on 28 priority countries. This has involved terminating or significantly reducing bilateral aid to at least 15 countries. However, the UK continues…
DFID’s approach to value for money in programme and portfolio management – new review
…has published a new performance review, which explores DFID’s value for money approach, its progress on embedding value for money into its management processes and whether its efforts are in…
DFID’s partnerships with civil society organisations
…the past decade, have declined in half of DFID’s 34 priority countries. This performance review will assess the relevance, effectiveness and learning processes surrounding DFID’s relationship with, and funding of,…
New report – DFID’s approach to managing exit and transition in its development partnerships
…ICAI examined how well the Department for International Development (DFID) managed the process of ending bilateral aid, or transitioning to new forms of development partnerships, in seven countries. It found…
Achieving value for money through procurement – Part 2: DFID’s approach to value for money through tendering and contract management
Today ICAI is publishing its second review into DFID’s procurement practices, looking at DFID’s £1.4 billion yearly spend through commercial suppliers. The review praises DFID for many of its reforms,…
DFID’s partnerships with civil society organisations
…delays and uncertainty in the government’s funding decisions. The review found the results of DFID-funded CSO projects were positive, generally delivering effective development and humanitarian interventions, and highlighted that DFID…
Synthesis Report of DFID’s Strategic Evaluations
This report looks at DFID’s Strategic Evaluations 2005-2010. This report was commissioned by DFID on behalf of ICAI from an independent consultant, Roger Drew….