Executing units trained on evaluation to improve effectiveness in public investment projects
The workshop provided training on project evaluation.
San José, April 21, 2017. -Officials and authorities from public institutions received specialized training during a workshop denominated, "How to use evaluation to achieve more effective public investment projects?” The event, which was organized by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), was led by the President of the American Evaluation Association, Dr. Kathryn Newcomer.
The event’s attendees were updated on the importance of evaluation in decision-making processes and also had the opportunity to learn about concrete evaluation tools that can be used to achieve higher levels of growth, effectiveness and efficiency.
Through this workshop, CABEI plans to strengthen government institutions and capacities to identify, evaluate and formulate public investment projects that are linked to and foster the region’s social and economic development.
The initiative was carried out as part of a number of activities organized by the CABEI Evaluation Office (ODE) with support from the Bank’s Costa Rica Country Office in order to reaffirm CABEI’s commitment to evaluation as a fundamental instrument for making decisions and promoting the economic development and improved quality of life of all of the region’s inhabitants.
CABEI Evaluation Office Head, Dr. José E. Deras, stated that, "CABEI is committed to evaluation as an essential tool for decision making and seeks that the public and private institutions it is working with recognize the importance of evaluation and incorporate it into their decision-making processes. In addition to generating data, evaluation can be used as a tool for learning, growth and achieving higher levels of efficiency and effectiveness.
