AfCoP African Community of Practice on MfDR ATAF African Tax Administration Forum CoP Community of Practice CSO Civil Society Organization FOWG Fiscal Openness Working Group GIFT Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency IBP International Budget Partnership IFAC International Federation of Accountants IFI International Financial Institution IMF International Monetary Fund MfDR Managing for Development Results OGP Open Government Partnership PEMPAL Public Expenditure Management Peer Assisted Learning SAI Supreme Audit Institution SDG Sustainable Development Goal EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Facilitating peer-to-peer learning is a core component of GIFT’s activities, and one in GIFT has invested a significant share of its resources since 2014. The main objective of this assessment is to document and systematize these peer-to-peer learning experiences in order to extract lessons and contribute to improving the learning processes of the network. The assessment has been carried out by gathering information about GIFT’s peer learning activities through interviews with stakeholders and by participating as an observer in GIFT workshops and learning activities. In addition to interviews with the GIFT team, this also includes interviews with GIFT stewards, including government representatives, officials of international institutions and civil society representatives. The findings of the review of GIFT’s peer learning activities have been considered according to a conceptual framework for promoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks, developed by Wenger et al. (2011). This model is used to assess the extent to which the GIFT network is creating value for its members, in other words, the extent to which it fulfills its objectives, and supports countries’ learning within the network, while also helping them transfer and apply that knowledge to their domestic contexts.
Tarick Gracida GIFT, Technology and Communications Coordinator OTHER Åsa Königson Independent evaluator of GIFT Erlend Nordby Independent evaluator of GIFT Brendan Halloran International Budget Partnership, Senior Fellow, Strategy and Learning Suvarna Hulawale International Budget Partnership, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer 2: References Andrews, Matt and Nick Manning (2015) “A study of Peer Learning in Public Sector Reforms: Experience, Experiments and Ideas to guide future practice.” Prepared for the Effective Institutions Platform (EIP), September. De Renzio, Paolo and Joachim Wehner (2015) “The Impacts of Fiscal Openness: A Review of the Evidence.” Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT), International Budget Partnership (IBP), March. GIFT (2017) “GIFT Work Plan for 2017” Lead Stewards Meeting, January 17, 2017, Second version - January 31, 2017. GIFT (2017a) “The Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency: Report of Activities, July 2017”. GIFT (2011) “Towards a Multi-Stakeholder Global Initiative For Fiscal Transparency (GIFT).” Concept Document, July 8, 2011. Fölscher, Alta (2012) “2nd Evaluation of the PEMPAL network.” Commissioned by the World Bank on behalf of the PEMPAL Steering Committee Final Report January 2012, Mokoro Limited. Hearne, Simon and Mendizabel, Enrique (2011) “Not everything that connects is a network.” Overseas Development Institute Background Note, ODI. Swedish Development Advisers (2016) “Independent Evaluation of the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (2013-2016).” Gothenburg, November 29. Tarsilla, Michele (2011) “African Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results (AfCoP-MfDR).” Retrospective Evaluation, August 2011. Michele Tarsilla, Consultant