Evaluatierapport (PDF, 6.47 MB) - Buitenlandse Zaken - Belgium

FINEXPO EVALUATION
Knowledge development:
Question 6 assesses whether the selection process is also based on lessons learnt from
the past experience. The question addresses the means available to FINEXPO to include
and share information on previous projects to improve the selection and effectiveness of
new interventions.
6. To what extent has a monitoring and evaluation mechanism been
implemented?
6.1. Resources are available for monitoring
6.1.1. Part of FINEXPO budget allocated to monitoring
6.1.2. Part of project budget allocated to monitoring (business
plan)
Sources: FINEXPO files, company survey, interviews in Brussels – Methods: desk
research, semi-structured interviews with suppliers and FINEXPO secretariat and
committee
6.2. Project is monitored
6.2.1. Presence of monitoring report in the project files
Sources: FINEXPO files – Methods: desk research
6.3. Closed project is evaluated
6.3.1. Presence of an evaluation report in the project files
Sources: FINEXPO files– Methods: desk research
Internal coherence:
Questions 7 and 8 assess the relation between FINEXPO and the two related Federal
Belgian Policies.
Question 7 is specific to the coherence between FINEXPO objectives and the Belgian
Development policy. This policy has been formalised by three main documents: the law
of May 1999, the sectoral and thematic strategies, and the PIC for the partner countries
of direct bilateral aid (18 countries since the last reform). According to the evaluation of
the law of May 1999, the sectoral and thematic strategies are not well known and used
by the stakeholders; therefore the team will limit its assessment against the two other
formal documents. As the Belgian foreign trade strategy is not as formalised as the
Belgian cooperation policy, the assessment will be limited to the perception of the
coherence.
7. To what extent are the projects coherent with Belgian development policies?
7.1. The projects are in line with the Belgian development strategy / activities in
the country
7.1.1. Explicit references to the Belgian development strategy
7.1.2. Explicit reference to the PIC
7.1.3. Sign of complementarities
7.1.4. Sign of contradictions
Sources: FINEXPO files, interviews in Brussels, field mission – Methods: desk research,
semi-structured interviews with policy makers
see
Final report – Appendix 3 – page 104