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World Bank IEG's expert panel

How should evaluators respond to a changing global landscape? Ideas from the World Bank IEG's expert panel

To respond to a rapidly-changing global context, the evaluation community needs to adapt its methods and approaches, according to an expert panel assembled by the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG).

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evidence-to-policy

The evidence-to-policy conundrum and how to solve it

Does better evidence lead to better policies and programs? Massive amounts of reliable evidence, drawing on scientifically strong methods, including randomized controlled trials, mixed-methods approaches, and more, have been generated and disseminated in recent decades. A Nobel Prize has been awarded for that pathbreaking work. Yet the impact of that evidence – on…

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Insights from the Development Evidence Portal – the Middle East and North Africa

Insights from the Development Evidence Portal – the Middle East and North Africa

Our latest piece in the ‘state of the evidence’ series – which interprets data by unpacking the studies in our Development Evidence Portal (DEP) – focuses on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. . The DEP currently includes 740 impact evaluations (IE) and 352 systematic reviews (SR) from the region, which is the second smallest amongst regions containing low- and middle-income…

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State of the evidence on SDG
12 June 2024
Zafeer Ravat
Zafeer Ravat
Dr Martin Bruder
Dr Martin Bruder +
 

State of the evidence on SDGs: Five key takeaways and reflections

As we crossed the halfway point of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we examined the state of the evidence for all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Joining forces with DEval* – and…
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Using the intelligence of a laptop to interact with artificial intelligence
06 June 2024
Devika Lakhote
Devika Lakhote
Fiona Kastel
Fiona Kastel
Sanchi Lokhande
Sanchi Lokhande
Douglas Glandon
Douglas Glandon 1+
 

Generative artificial intelligence: Addressing five common misconceptions

You’ve probably heard or read about generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) and its revolutionary potential. Having productive conversations with a chatbot, something that was painful (at best)…
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Launch of cost effectiveness handbook
04 June 2024
Jane Hammaker
Jane Hammaker
Douglas Glandon
Douglas Glandon
Arnab Acharya
Arnab Acharya
Tanvi
Tanvi 1+
 

New 3ie handbook for measuring cost-effectiveness in impact evaluation

Leaders and practitioners across the international development space have emphasized, re-emphasized, and re-re-emphasized the importance of integrating rigorous costing in evaluation research…
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For Illustrative purpose only
20 May 2024
Constanza Gonzalez Parrao
Constanza Gonzalez Parrao
Cem Yavuz
Cem Yavuz
Zafeer Ravat
Zafeer Ravat +
 

Recent and fast-growing evidence on sustainable energy interventions, but gaps remain

Progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 – to ensure universal access to energy and clean cooking, the adoption of renewables and an increase in energy efficiency – has been…
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for illustrative purpose only
13 May 2024
Ingunn Storhaug
Ingunn Storhaug
mark
Mark Engelbert +
 

3ie's living Food Systems Evidence and Gap Map: Now expanded with social assistance and social insurance interventions

Our latest update of the living food systems evidence and gap map (E&GM) focuses on the addition of multiple new social assistance and social insurance intervention categories that we added to the…
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