Follow up to the ICT4Eval Conference organised by IOE IFAD, June 2017
In June 2017, the Independent Office of Evalution (IOE) of IFAD organised a two day conference on information and communication technology for evaluation (ICT4Eval).
As follow up to this event, IOE is pleased to invite you to join the Information and Communication Technologies for Evaluation (ICT4Eval) Community of Practice (CoP), created to collaborate, network, share best practices and learn together about ICT for evaluation.
Turkmenistan: Country Operations Final Review Validation, 2002–2016
This report provides an independent assessment and validation of the Turkmenistan 2002–2016 country operations final review prepared as a self-evaluation by the Central and West Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank. It assesses ADB and borrower performance, the quality of the self-evaluation, and identifies issues and provide recommendations for the preparation of CPS, 2017–2021. 
India: Multisector Project for Infrastructure Rehabilitation in Jammu and Kashmir
The project's expected impact is to bring the state's economy back to a normal course of economic growth. The project had four expected outcomes. The first is improved living conditions for the urban population in the state. The second is improved rural connectivity. The third is strengthened institutional capacity of the Economic Reconstruction Agency and project implementation units. The last is the incorporation of ADB Water Policy in ADB assistance.
India: Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Project 3)
The Government of India requested the Asian Development Bank for a multitranche financing facility (MFF) of $750 million over a 5-year availability period. This financing aims to contribute to the upgrading or construction of about 14,000 kilometers (km) of rural roads in the states of Assam, Orissa, and West Bengal; and to provide capacity building for road management as part of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadhak Yojana (Prime Minister's Rural Roads Program).
Sri Lanka: Eastern and North Central Provincial Road Project
Rural enterprises in Sri Lanka had cited transport as a major obstacle to starting or operating a business. Provincial roads provided essential connectivity, linking national roads, which connected consumer areas; and local roads, which connected rural agricultural production areas. Provincial roads also facilitated essential bus services, ensuring access to economic opportunities and inclusive growth. 
ECG Gender Practitioner Workshop
This workshop brought together evaluators from ECG member and observer institutions, as well as staff from the World Bank and IFC. The sessions want to stimulate a discussion on the approaches, challenges and solutions to integrate gender in evaluation in both projects and country strategies in order to improve methods and quality of evaluations.
Evaluation Expert - European Investment Bank
EIB are looking for a candidate to contribute to the evaluation activity of the EIB Group (EIBG) by leading thematic evaluations and by participating to the elaboration and implementation of the evaluation strategy and programme.
Accountabilities
The Evaluation Expert will carry out different tasks and responsibilities in cooperation with and under the supervision of the Division head of Evaluation. These include:
Full responsibility in conducting thematic evaluations on any of the areas of activity of the EIBG: