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| Assessing
the Performance and Impact of Agricultural Information Products
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| Bonn,
Germany |
| 9-12
October 2001 |
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Objectives and expected outputs of the Technical
Consultation
The overall aim of this initiative is to facilitate
the development and use of practical and cost-effective
methods for evaluating the performance and impact
of agricultural information products and services.
The Technical Consultation in Bonn will serve
as a key step towards the realisation of this
goal. The Consultation is expected to produce
the following outputs:
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Output
1 - Clarification of evaluation concepts
and terminology in the context of information
for development activities
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Output
2 - Inventory of evaluation frameworks and
methods indicating the relative strengths and
weaknesses of the various tools
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Output
3 - Guideline on best practices for evaluating
the performance and impact of information products
and services
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Output
4 - Illustration of the applicability of
the "best practice" guideline to specific categories
of information projects and services, such as
publishing, training in information management,
communication services (e.g. market information
services) and the use of ICTs
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Output
5 - Clearly defined approaches among partner
organisations for supporting the development
and refinement of specific evaluation tools
(e.g. evaluation frameworks, "best practice"
guideline, manuals, IT-based M & E software,
etc.).
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Output
6 - Publishing and dissemination of the
proceedings and other publications resulting
from the Technical Consultation, via print and
electronic media.
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