International Networking and Cooperation

One of the main programs of CIDE is international networking and cooperation. By regularly interacting with international development research and evaluation centers at overseas, universities, multilateral aid organizations and government agencies in developed countries, we serve as a hub for international cooperation. Upon the year of 2014, CIDE began developing the international network with ADB and UN ESCAP, and visited ADB, JICA, UN ESCAP and AFDI in the following year to discuss about co-research and to build networks.

CIDE also visited Yangon University of Economics Myanmar, American Evaluation Association (AEA) conference and WFP Seminar and built networks with experts from various areas including international development and cooperation.

 

2014 International Networking and Cooperation Activities

Manila, Philippines, Asian Development Bank Independent Evaluation Department (ADB IED)

  • Benchmarked innovative evaluation methodology of ADB IED and discussed co-research
  • Was invited to the ADB IED’s 10-year anniversary symposium ‘Innovation and Learning in Changing Asia’
  • Registered as a consultant for ADB CMS (Consultant Management System)
  • Participated the ADB IED’s 10-year anniversary symposium ‘Innovation and Learning in Changing Asia’
  • Invited evaluators from ADB IED to the international symposium held by CIDE
  • Discussed joint research and seminar between ADB IED and CIDE

 

Bangkok, Thailand, UN ESCAP

  • Discussed organizing joint-research and/or seminar with the Programme Planning and Partnerships Division, the evaluation unit in UN ESCAP
  • UN ESCAP introduced the M&E system and the activities of other UN affiliated organizations
  • Discussed inviting evaluators from UN ESCAP to the 2015 international symposium held by CIDE

 

2015 International Networking and Cooperation Activities

Shanghai, China, Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Institute (AFDI)

 

  • Discussed arranging a joint-training program and its curriculum with AFDI
  • Participated as a lecturer at AFDI’s SHIPDET (Shanghai International Program For Development Evaluation Training) and discussing about co-evaluation research on development programs
  • Signed the MOU with AFDI
  • Suk-Won Lee, the executive director of CIDE, presented the evaluation system of Korean government’s financial performance and KSP (Knowledge Sharing Program) under the topic of ‘Experience Sharing Performance Evaluation in Korea’ at SHIPDET in April 2015.
  • Discussed inviting personnel from AFDI to the international symposium held by CIDE
  • Suk-Won Lee, the executive director of CIDE, presented the evaluation system of Korean government’s financial performance and KSP (Knowledge Sharing Program) under the topic of ‘Experience Sharing Performance Evaluation in Korea’ at SHIPDET in October 2015.
  • Constructed tripartite cooperation and evaluation network with AFDI and ADB

 

World Food Programme (WFP) ‘WFP Zero Hunger Partnership Seminar’

  • Hyung-Joon Lim, a head of WFP Korea, invited CIDE to serve as a sponsoring organization for the ‘WFP Zero Hunger Partnership Seminar’
  • Suk-Won Lee, the executive director of CIDE, presented ‘WFP’s Monitoring and Evaluation System’ at the ‘WFP Zero Hunger Partnership Seminar’

 

Tokyo, Japan, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

  • Researched information about the evaluation system of JICA
  • Discussed organizing a joint-seminar and/or joint-research with the evaluation department in JICA
  • Discussed inviting personnel from JICA to participate as a keynote speaker at the 2015 international symposium held by CIDE

 

World Bank Myanmar Office

  • Investigated the evaluation system and the evaluation methodology of World Bank Myanmar Office
  • Discussed organizing a joint-training seminar for public officials of Myanmar government with World Bank Myanmar Office

 

Yangon University of Economics (YUECO)

  • Under the cooperation with Yangon University of Economics, CIDE organized the seminar on ‘Myanmar Country Evaluation’
  • Invited the chancellor of the Yangon University of Economics as a lecturer to our special invitational seminar
  • Invited Thida Kyu, the head of economics department at Yangon University of Economics, as a panel for the international symposium held by CIDE

 

Manila, Philippines, Asia Development Bank, Independent Evaluation Department (ADB IED)

  • Participated in the conference ‘Think Sustainable, Act Responsible’ hosted by ADB IED
  • Invited the Jagalsaikhan Dam Badarjaa (Mongolian TV host and Columnist) who was a moderator for the session 3 in the conference ‘Think Sustainable, Act Responsible’ to the 2015 international symposium held by CIDE as a host

 

American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference

  • Networking with evaluators from overseas and understanding the evaluation trend and its methodology
  • Presented ‘Effect of Political Environment on Knowledge Sharing Program’ in the session ‘Examples of Evaluation Challenges from Donor Agencies (Germany & Korea) and within Africa’