Events

3ie events

3ie hosts seminars, workshops and conferences in multiple locations across the world. These events focus on sharing the latest evidence, innovations in evaluations, systematic reviews, gap maps, replications and evidence use. They are a platform for vibrant discussions and debates between researchers, policymakers and programme managers on priority topics.

Upcoming events

08 - 10
April 2024
Online

Future of evaluation: Charting a path in a changing development landscape

3ie@external 08 - 10 April 2024 Online
Hosted by the Independent Evaluation Group and the Global Evaluation Initiative as part of the IEG@50 anniversary celebrations, this series of virtual conversations from 8 April to 10 April, 2024 will focus on the future direction of the evaluation practice, the questions it will have to answer, and the impact of new technologies for ever greater data gathering and analysis.

Sexual and reproductive health and rights in L&MICs- an Evidence Gap Map

Webinar 17 April 2024 Online
The webinar will present the existing and non-existing evidence for persons in L&MICs to decide whether and when to have children, experience safe pregnancy and delivery, have healthy newborns, and have a safe and satisfying sexual life.

Why and how to create an evidence gap map using sexual and reproductive health and rights as an example

Workshop 23 April 2024 Online
Evidence on global development programs often remains fragmented either by thematic areas of study, or by regions and populations. Evidence gap maps (EGMs) visually highlight where evidence concentrations and gaps exist in a sector or topic area and, in doing so, consolidate knowledge of these programs to inform future investments in research and programming.

25
April 2024
Online

Teaching critical thinking about health: impacts and implications

Conference 25 April 2024 Online
In this 3ie Evidence Dialogues webinar, we will discuss the results of impact evaluations of an educational intervention to improve secondary students’ ability to think critically about health in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda.

Previous events

Evidence synthesis: the third wave of the evidence revolution

Seminar 13 December 2017 New Delhi

In this seminar, Howard White described what governments and international agencies across the world are doing to embrace the third wave. The event was chaired by Pierre Jacquet, president Global Development Network/ Santosh Mathew, former joint secretary, Ministry of Rural Development,Governemnt of India, was the discussant.

08
November 2017
London

Fourth Howard White Lecture

Howard white lecture 08 November 2017 London
Professor Charlotte Watts talked about the growing demand for robust evidence on how to address complex social phenomena, such as violence against women and girls (VAWG).

3ie London Evidence Week 2017

Evidence Week 06 - 10 November 2017 London
3ie London Evidence Week 2017 is a series of public events focused on the importance of using evidence to inform how we address some of the biggest challenges we are facing in development.

06
November 2017
London

Mapping the evidence base on social, behavioural and community engagement interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health: Launch of a 3ie-WHO Evidence Gap Map

Seminar 06 November 2017 London
The Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents' Health (2016-2030) was released in parallel with the SDGs, both promoting a broader vision for health.The strategy calls for action towards three objectives for health

The role of cost-effectiveness analysis in health policy decision making

Seminar 27 October 2017 New Delhi
In this seminar, Denny John presented a case study on the use of economic evidence in systematic reviews and results from a recently published study on ‘cost effectiveness analysis of decentralised care model for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in India’.

The role of primary research and big data to evaluate Aadhaar

Seminar 22 September 2017 New Delhi
In this seminar, IDinsight’s Ronald Abraham and Elizabeth Bennett presented excerpts from their State of Aadhaar Report 2016-17, which provides an overview of the Aadhaar landscape and highlights areas for future research.

Residential programme on practice of development evaluation, 18-22 September, Sonipat, India

Workshop 18 - 22 September 2017
This programme is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of development practitioners to help promote the use of credible evidence to measure, assess, and inform development efforts around the sustainable development goals.

Do farmers learn from extension services? Evidence from Malawi

Seminar 23 August 2017 New Delhi
In this seminar, Annemie Maertnens presented results from a 3ie-funded impact evaluation in Malawi on the effects of these two primary models on farmer learning and adoption of integrated soil fertility management practices.

Peer comparison interventions: cases from developing countries

Seminar 13 July 2017 New Delhi
In this talk, Saugato Datta presented results from three recently concluded field RCTs which leveraged this insight to address challenges in very different domains: low uptake of long-acting contraception in Nepal, wastage of electricity in a commercial setting in South Africa and households' overuse of water in Costa Rica.

Transparency and reproducibility of impact evaluation: a turning point for the evaluation community

Seminar 28 April 2017 New Delhi
In this 3ie Delhi seminar, Arnaud Vanagay presented his research in meta-research. He covered measuring the transparency and the scientific credibility of applied social sciences (e.g. evaluations of employment policies) and the influence of scientific norms, political institutions and financial incentives on the transparency and credibility of this research.