1. EVALUATION CHALLENGES FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SEVAL/GEN Pre-Conference for the International Year of Evaluation – 3 September 2015

2. Evaluation in the OECD Integrated Management Cycle Programme Implementation Reporting (PIR) Medium-term Orientations exercise (MTO) In-depth Evaluation of Committees (IDE) Integrated Management Cycle Programme Implementation Reporting (PIR) Medium-term Orientations exercise (MTO) In-depth Evaluation of Committees (IDE) Committee activities and work programme development and implementation (including peer reviews, evaluation guidance, etc.) Committee activities and work programme development and implementation (including peer reviews, evaluation guidance, etc.) Members and Partner countries Organisational focus Substantive focus 2

3. IDE’s overarching objective The objective of IDE is to provide a mechanism through which Council can assess whether OECD Committees are… – conducting processes… – delivering outputs… – achieving impacts… … in line with Members’ policy expectations and with the OECD’s comparative advantage 3

4. Evaluation criteria the extent to which the Committee is producing products of the requisite quality for the resources allocated (technical efficiency) how well it is functioning (process efficiency) Efficiency the extent to which a Committee’s mandate and work programme objectives are aligned with Members’ policy needs and concerns Relevance the extent to which policy impacts resulting from the Committee’s products are occurring and whether they correspond with areas of highest policy needs and concerns Effectiveness 4

5. IDE institutional arrangements Council Executive Committee Executive Committee Evaluation Committee (EVC) Evaluation Committee (EVC) IDE function IDE function Substantive Committees Substantive Committees Substantive Directorates Substantive Directorates Secretary-General Evaluation and Audit Evaluation and Audit DSG 5

6. Main success factors and challenges Technical and managerial rigour Utilisation- focused approach Scope and focus Governance Resources Recognition Success factors Challenges