## Evaluation of the U.K. DFID-Financed Technical Assistance GDDS Project for Selected Anglophone African Countries (2001-06)

_Policy Papers, March 21, 2008_

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- Published: March 21, 2008
- Series: Policy Papers

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### Summary
- Review of Phase I of the technical assistance (TA) General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) project (2001–2006) for 15 Anglophone African countries.
- Funded by the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) and executed jointly by the Fund and the World Bank.
- Focuses mainly on components implemented by the Fund’s Statistics Department (STA).
- Draws on various internal and periodic evaluations of project execution and reports by technical assistance providers.
- The GDDS—part of the Fund’s Data Standards Initiative—defined the framework for the Anglophone African (AAf) project.

### Project scope and goals
- Initial main goal: assist countries to become participants in the GDDS via preparatory workshops and development of metadata and plans for improvement.
- Subsequent expansion of goals: providing technical assistance (TA) and promoting greater awareness and regional cooperation.

### Implementation and emphasis
- Execution involved joint management by the Fund and the World Bank with funding from DFID.
- STA-implemented components are the principal focus of the review.
- The review synthesizes findings from internal evaluations and TA provider reports.

### Key subjects / countries covered
- Andorra
- Botswana
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- General Data Dissemination System
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Technical assistance programs
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe

### Publication and access details
- Publication title: Evaluation of the U.K. DFID-Financed Technical Assistance GDDS Project for Selected Anglophone African Countries (2001-06)
- Date on page: March 21, 2008
- Format available: Download PDF
- Context: Part of IMF Policy Papers and IMF eLibrary offerings

*Source: Evaluation of the U.K. DFID-Financed Technical Assistance GDDS Project for Selected Anglophone African Countries (2001-06), March 21, 2008.*

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