Title: Comparative insights from Colombia, China, and Indonesia
Abstract: The paper identifies the practical aspects of evaluation capacity development (ECD) in developing countries, seeking to illustrate how selected developing countries have approached the institutionalization of evaluation in government. The emerging experiences of Colombia, China, and Indonesia provide insights on the context, and key issues regarding the demand, and supply framework for evaluation of capacity building. Colombia's initial step in ECD, was to cover major public sector expenditures, which led to the recognition that political consensus, could bridge the interests of all parties. Independent evaluations of large, though controversial public sector programs, enriched the dialogue among interest groups, the government, and stakeholders, conducive to a constitutional amendment that includes the mandate for public sector evaluation. In China, the Auditor General initiated relationships with industrial countries' auditors, and the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions, attracting major public agencies in China in the process, which despite a pending proposal, tacit approval was given to the State Planning Commission for drafting regulations on public sector agencies' evaluation. The concern on Indonesia's new development plan, led to the realization that demand for evaluation of public resources, and services, required the legal framework, currently governing ECD.
Publication Year: 1999
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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