A critical friend: Monitoring and evaluation systems,development cooperation and local government. The case of Tuscany |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Social Work, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden;2. DM-STAT, One Salem Street Suite 300, Malden, MA 02148 USA;3. Center for Addictions Research and Services, Boston University School of Social Work, 264 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215 USA;4. Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118 USA;1. University of Malaya, Faculty of Science, Department of Science & Technology Studies, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;2. University of Malaya, Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;1. European Centre for Living Technology, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, S. Marco 2940, 30124 Venice, Italy;2. Department of Innovation and Economic Organization, BI Norwegian Business School, Nydalsveien 37, N-0442 Oslo, Norway |
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| Abstract: | The role of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in the field of development cooperation has globally increased in last decades. International and regional organizations, as well as states, local governments and NGOs have largely adopted the tools provided by M&E in order to enhance transparency, effectiveness and efficiency. The paper aims at verifying how and to what extent the implementation of M&E systems has affected the overall quality of international cooperation projects financed by a local government. After a literature review on M&E in development cooperation, the research analyzes the wide range of activities (evaluation ex-ante, mid-term, final, monitoring, consultancy) carried out by the Evaluation Team of the XY in the last eight years in behalf of an Italian local government: the Region of Tuscany. The paper reveals the strategic significance of adopting M&E systems in the medium-long term. |
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| Keywords: | Monitoring Ex-ante evaluation Development cooperation Italy Local governments |
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