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7/27/2019 Introduction to Pakistan Evaluation Society
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an introduction
Sep. 05, 2013
By
M. Awab
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Rationale Absence of networks and institutions to support
the evaluation practitioners in experience sharingand learning
Limited access of evaluation practitioners toglobal institutions to keep updated on standardpractices and emerging trends in evaluation
Lack of opportunities to build the capacity ofhuman resource in evaluation
Limited awareness of evaluation as a scientificdiscipline to assess quality in achieving results
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MissionTo promote evaluation theory and practice
for better learning and improvementin development work in Pakistan
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Objectives1. National
Networking
2. Global
LinkagesDevelopment
3. CapacityBuilding
4. Marketing of
EvaluationServices
5. Advocacy forEvaluation
6. Development
of EvaluationTheory
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Objective1National Networking
Description Activities
To provide a network
and institution for
evaluation professionals
for experience sharing
and learning
Developing and maintaining web
space to promote PES and to facilitate
registration of new members and
support interaction and knowledge
sharing of evaluation professionals
Registration of PES with national
authorities
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Objective2Global Linkages Development
Description Activities
To develop linkages with
global professionals and
institutions to keep the
national evaluation
community updated
about the standards and
emerging practices in
evaluation and to
promote global
cooperation in the field
of evaluation
Introducing PES to other national, regional
and global forums of evaluation and
exchanging information with them Registration of PES with other regional and
global forums such as American Evaluation
Society and EvalPartners etc.
Creating collaboration opportunities for
Pakistani professionals to work on globalchallenges faced by evaluation societies
worldwide
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Objective3Capacity Building
Description Activities
To build the capacities of
human resource in
evaluation through
trainings and seminars
Holding trainings and seminars
Sharing opportunities for capacity
building such as the ones offered by
IPDET, Nuffic, etc.
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Objective4Marketing of Evaluation Services
Description Activities
To provide a platform
where evaluation talent
is pooled and
professional services of
experts are marketed
Sharing jobs and consultancy
opportunities
Creating information technology
based systems which will support the
monitoring and evaluation
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Objective5Advocacy for Evaluation
Description Activities
To advocate the
importance of evaluation
to promote its
recognition as a scientific
discipline, in both public
and private sectors.
Devising the advocacy and media
strategies for evaluation
Sensitizing the demand side (the tax payers
and the civil society) to demand the right for
downward accountability for measurable
results
Mobilizing the supply side to incorporate
evaluation in public policy Sharing the best practices of Pakistani
evaluation professionals to underpin the
importance of evaluation in development
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Objective6Development of Evaluation Theory
Description Activities
To cooperate with
academia and centers of
knowledge to research
and build on the existing
knowledge of evaluation
and disseminate it
Conducting researches on the gaps
in evaluation and their solutions
Encouraging and supporting
academia to focus on evaluation in
their research studies
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Progress so far
Launched the LinkedIn group page
Attracted more than 150 professionals in
Pakistan and abroad
Initiated discussions, job and consultancy
promotions and opportunities for capacity
building
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Challenges
No formal structure yet
Lack of human and financial resources to run
the society
Slow Innovation adoption process (as
theorized by Rogers, 1962)
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Way forward
Formation of an interim structure (in
September) for coordinating a consultative
seminar
Holding the consultative seminar (in October)
with evaluation professionals (at least 50 from
all provinces) for approval of the charter of
the society and erecting a formal structure
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Any Questions?
Thank you