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  "title": "Mid-Term Evaluation Report on the Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative Project",
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  "summary": "This report presents the results of the mid-term evaluation of the Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative (EDDI) financed by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) covering the period April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2012.",
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      "heading": "Overview and scope",
      "content": "- Evaluation period: April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2012.\n- Project duration: EDDI is a five-year project (April 2010–March 2015).\n- Geographic coverage: 25 African countries.\n- Project modules:\n  - national accounts\n  - monetary statistics\n  - government finance statistics (GFS)\n  - balance of payments statistics (BOP)\n  - harmonization of statistics in several regional organizations"
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      "heading": "Purpose of the mid-term evaluation",
      "content": "- Rationale: The mid-point of a five-year project is an appropriate time for all stakeholders to:\n  - take stock of accomplishments in the first half of the project,\n  - identify what has gone well,\n  - identify aspects that have been disappointing,\n  - consider adjustments to make the remainder of the project more effective in achieving its objectives.\n- Administration: The evaluation was conducted internally by the IMF in consultation with DFID (United Kingdom’s Department for International Development), which financed EDDI for the covered period."
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      "heading": "Methodology for stakeholder feedback",
      "content": "- Questionnaires were developed to obtain feedback from three groups:\n  - counterparts in participating countries\n  - IMF module managers and experts\n  - DFID country and regional advisors"
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      "heading": "Presentation of stakeholder recommendations",
      "content": "- The report indicates that recommendations made by stakeholders that will be followed up in the second half of the project are listed as bullets in italics in the report."
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      "content": "- Africa\n- Balance of payments statistics\n- Data quality assessment framework\n- General Data Dissemination System\n- Government finance statistics\n- Monetary statistics\n- National accounts\n- Special Data Dissemination Standard\n- Statistics\n- Technical assistance\n\nMid-Term Evaluation Report on the Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative Project, March 20, 2013 (summary as presented on the IMF web landing page).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Mid-Term Evaluation Report on the Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative Project, March 20, 2013\n  - Mid-Term Evaluation Report on the Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative Project, March 20, 2013 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Mid-Term Evaluation Report on the Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative Project, March 20, 2013 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/mid-term-evaluation-report-on-the-enhanced-data-dissemination-initiative-project-pp4761"
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