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🔵 At #gLOCAL2026, IOE shared its experience in using AI responsibly across the evaluation cycle. From evidence synthesis to quality assurance, AI can boost efficiency - but human validation, transparency and accountability remain essential.
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🔵 On 4 June, IOE welcomed Dr Valerien Pede, IRRI, for a Coffee Talk on “Challenges, Pros and Cons in Assessing the Impact of Rural Development Interventions”.
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🔵“The UN [may need] to think of umbrella evaluation functions, [...] a strong office that deals with many agencies, with the necessary capacity, independence and credibility” – #IFADeval Director Dr Indran A. Naidoo at Glocal Evaluation Week 2026.
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🔵On 1 June, Ian Hopwood, teacher and consultant on Evaluation, and Child & Youth Policies, spoke at the #IFADeval Coffee Talk series, on the topic of "Promoting Evaluation Culture and Practice in Turbulent Times - A view from the field".
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🔵On 2 June 2026, Dr Indran A. Naidoo, #IFADeval Director, will speak at the event "The Donor Perspective: How the Evaluation Capacity Development (ECD) Landscape is Shifting" organized as part of Glocal Evaluation Week 2026.
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🔵 On 26 May 2026, Dr Indran A. Naidoo, IOE Director, joined the 41st INTEVAL meeting in Copenhagen, highlighting that the future of evaluation is “human-led and AI-enabled”.
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📝 In small island developing states #SIDS, operational approaches should be tailored to contexts, for increased effectiveness of resilience-building support.
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📝 According to our latest #evaluation of @IFAD’s engagement in small island developing states #SIDS, the focus of knowledge management systems should be improved.
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📝 In #SIDS context, strategic and operational partnerships to enhance performance should be strengthened and leveraged.
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📝 According to our latest #evaluation of @IFAD’s engagement in small island developing states #SIDS, a comprehensive and multidimensional approach to resilience-building should be adopted.
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🔵 Tribute to Professor Thomas A. Schwandt: An evaluative legacy from an intellectual provocateur by Dr Indran A. Naidoo
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🌍 According to our latest #evaluation of @IFAD’s engagement in small island developing states (#SIDS), there was evidence of contributions to increased household incomes and improved food security.
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🌍 In #SIDS, capacity development and group strengthening led to positive results for strengthened human and social capital, and for grassroots organizations.
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🔵 On 19 May, Rami Assaf, IOE Evaluation Analyst, joined the global inauguration of the Youth in Evaluation Forum 2026, highlighting the vital role of youth in evaluation across the #MENA region.
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🌍 According to our latest #evaluation of @IFAD’s engagement in #SIDS, environmental and climate change interventions showed significant progress and contributed to environmental and climate resilience.
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🔵 Dr Indran A. Naidoo, IOE Director, gives a complimentary issue of IOE’s Independent Magazine to the Honourable Mr Vangelis Haritatos, Minister of Lands and Rural Development of Zimbabwe, on the margins of the CSPE national workshop.