SANTO DOMINGO, October 21 (Prensa Latina) Specialists attending the first International Development Assessment Forum in the Dominican Republic today agreed on the importance of monitoring and assessing the scope of public policies.
The ceremony, organized by the Ministry of Economy and Planning, was attended by the winner of the 2919 Nobel Prize in Economics, American Michael Kramer, who focused his research on evaluation methodologies and tools.
During the closing ceremony, the country’s Vice President, Raquel Peña, expressed that appreciating public programs and policies is an investment in the future of the Caribbean nation because it contributes to ensuring that resources are used effectively, that there is transparency and that they meet the needs of the people.
Peña stressed the importance of strengthening and enhancing evaluation capacity in institutions, which, he said, implies a sustainable investment in the training of professionals.
Participants in the three-day forum agreed on the need to follow up on what is being done and know the extent of the programs’ impact and progress based on the evidence and data provided by the accounts.
In turn, the meeting served as a framework for training on the development of the National Evaluation Systems Workshop in the region, which was moderated by the Dominican Deputy Minister of Planning and Public Investment, Luis Madera.
Likewise, the Head of the Social Statistics Unit of the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC), Xavier Mancero, and the Deputy Director-General of the Office of National Statistics (ONE), Augusto de los Santos, addressed innovation in generating sustainable development estimates. decision making.
The forum highlighted the importance of evaluations in the childhood and education sector, as well as the role of information systems and data production in implementing public policies.
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