| The RAPID programme aims to help governments, bilateral donors
and international organisations to improve the quality of policymaking
in international development. In addition to our research, advisory
and training work, we also conduct evaluations of the
work of research-policy interventions. Our aim is to assess
the quality, effectiveness, influence and sustainability of
research-policy intervention, to improve such interventions
and to help promote learning.
RAPID is always keen to conduct evaluations of research-policy
interventions - contact: John
Young. Further information is given below on three examples
of RAPID evaluations.
Promoting Human Rights and Rule of Law Policies in Practice
What impact do donor policy documents have on practice? How
can policy guidance be made more effective? This evaluation
assessed the influence of two key policy guidance documents
on SDC and their partners' behaviour and practice. The study
identified key requirements for ‘successful’ policy
change processes. More...
Assessing DFID’s Engineering Research Programme
The Department for International Development's (DFID)
Engineering Knowledge and Research (EngKaR) programme aimed
to provide technical, managerial and policy solutions in the
infrastructure and urban development sectors. Over 15 years,
it invested over £100m across up to seven sectors in
some 600 projects. The evaluation, conducted with Technopolis,
tackled the way the EngKaR programme has been designed and
run, its results and opportunities for improvement. More...
The Influence of the SME Policy (SMEPOL) Project in Egypt
This evaluation assessed the relevance, efficiency, influence
and sustainability of this 5 year project which aimed to assist
the Government of Egypt to improve the policy environment
for small and medium enterprises development. The final report
of the evaluation report covers four main sets of issues.
First, it provides an assessment of the SMEPOL project - what
happened, what worked and why. Second, it highlights some
lessons for replicability - setting the findings of the SMEPOL
project within the context of the literature and practical
experience in this area. Third, it makes recommendations regarding
how Canadian stakeholders might continue to work on policy
development on MSME issues in Egypt. Fourth, it outlines options
for replicating SME policy development type interventions
in other parts of the Middle East - based on an analysis of
where the context conditions are favourable and the types
of activities that donors might support in different contexts.
More...
For more on RAPID learning initiatives see RAPID
Theme 2: Improved knowledge management and learning for development
agencies
For more information, please contact: John
Young
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