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      "content": "- Review of Phase I of the technical assistance (TA) General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) project (2001–2006) for 15 Anglophone African countries.\n- Funded by the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) and executed jointly by the Fund and the World Bank.\n- Focuses mainly on components implemented by the Fund’s Statistics Department (STA).\n- Draws on various internal and periodic evaluations of project execution and reports by technical assistance providers.\n- The GDDS—part of the Fund’s Data Standards Initiative—defined the framework for the Anglophone African (AAf) project."
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      "heading": "Project scope and goals",
      "content": "- Initial main goal: assist countries to become participants in the GDDS via preparatory workshops and development of metadata and plans for improvement.\n- Subsequent expansion of goals: providing technical assistance (TA) and promoting greater awareness and regional cooperation."
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      "heading": "Implementation and emphasis",
      "content": "- Execution involved joint management by the Fund and the World Bank with funding from DFID.\n- STA-implemented components are the principal focus of the review.\n- The review synthesizes findings from internal evaluations and TA provider reports."
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      "content": "- Andorra\n- Botswana\n- Eritrea\n- Ethiopia\n- General Data Dissemination System\n- Ghana\n- Kenya\n- Lesotho\n- Liberia\n- Malawi\n- Namibia\n- Nigeria\n- Sierra Leone\n- Sudan\n- Swaziland\n- Technical assistance programs\n- Zambia\n- Zimbabwe"
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      "content": "- Publication title: Evaluation of the U.K. DFID-Financed Technical Assistance GDDS Project for Selected Anglophone African Countries (2001-06)\n- Date on page: March 21, 2008\n- Format available: Download PDF\n- Context: Part of IMF Policy Papers and IMF eLibrary offerings\n\nSource: Evaluation of the U.K. DFID-Financed Technical Assistance GDDS Project for Selected Anglophone African Countries (2001-06), March 21, 2008.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 032108a\n  - 032108a (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 032108a (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/evaluation-of-the-u-k-pp4237"
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