The Global Evidence Commitment (GEC) is coming to Oslo on 11–12 November 2025 for its second annual convening, hosted by Norad and convened by 3ie. Building on the momentum from the inaugural meeting in 2024, this year’s event will bring together the world’s leading development institutions committed to embedding evidence into decision-making.
The Oslo convening will spotlight how organizations are reforming systems, investing in evidence generation, and championing cultures of cost-effectiveness and learning. Participants will exchange lessons, test new approaches like the TRIPS framework, and shape the future direction of the GEC.
Since its launch in 2023, the GEC has become a platform for collaboration and mutual accountability among major bilateral and multilateral actors. The 2025 gathering marks another step forward in ensuring development investments deliver the greatest possible impact.
The public session features opening remarks, new signatories, and a high-level panel discussion on the future of evidence-informed decision-making.
Date: 11 November 2025
Time: 10-11:45 am (Central European Time)
Join this session to:
- Explore how organizations are reforming systems, investing in evidence generation, and fostering cultures of learning and cost‑effectiveness.
- Engage with peers and senior leaders in interactive discussions about the future direction of evidence use in development.
- Learn about the GEC’s institutional reform agenda and how the TRIPS framework (Training, Resources, Incentives, Processes, Signals) is being applied across signatories.
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | Public Opening Session: Today/tomorrow, and the future. Speakers: Gunn Jorid Roset, Director General, Norad – Opening remarks / welcome Marie Gaarder, Executive Director, 3ie – Opening remarks and agenda. Reflections on last year’s event, changes to the development landscape, thoughts on where we are today, where we might be headed. Ilan Goldfajn, President, Inter-American Development Bank – Recorded video remarks |
| 10:30 | Signing by New Signatories: GIZ. Deval will participate as GEC Observer. Brief remarks by Martha Guitierrez, Jorg Faust. |
| 11:00 | Session One – Public Panel: Dramatic changes in the development landscape have occurred in the last year. Discussion points: How is this affecting evidence use? What is the future? |
