{"dataset":{"name":"OECD Governance: Public policy evaluation - 2023","slug":"dsd-qdd-gov-pe-df-gov-pe"},"field":"measure_name","members":["(Re)design policies","Academia / Research Institutes","Advise government institution on best practices","All policies need to be evaluated. Please provide the weblink here:","Assess the quality of the evaluation system","Autonomous Agency","Based on a line ministry level evaluation agenda","Based on a specific budgetary threshold","Based on central requirements","Based on the line ministry policy priorities/ plans","By allowing internal evaluation teams to set their own evaluation plans within the bounds of their mandate","By commissioning evaluations to external institutions or actors","By having professional and ethical standards for evaluators","By making evaluation evidence more accessible to potential users","By organising knowledge dissemination events/seminars","By providing internal evaluation teams with autonomy in deciding which policies to evaluate","By providing internal evaluation teams with autonomy in the use of their resources","By providing internal evaluation teams with control over staff recruitment","By providing training on using evaluation evidence to policymakers","By synthesising evaluation results","Choosing evaluation topics","Citizens","Civil society organisations/ Non-governmental organisations","Clear qualification and skill requirements","Co-ordinate policy evaluations across the public administration","Commissioning and overseeing policy evaluations conducted by external evaluators","Commissioning of evaluations","Communicating the results of the evaluation","Conduct or commission cross-sectoral policy evaluations","Conducting evaluations","Conducting internal policy evaluations","Constitution. Please provide a weblink and the number of the article/s.","Data collection","Design of evaluations","Designing evaluations","Develop and manage a cross-government evaluation agenda","Discussing the results of the evaluation","Disseminate and communicate evaluation results","Ensuring the quality of policy evaluations conducted by institutions /actors outside the line ministry","Ensuring the quality of policy evaluations conducted by other departments within the line ministry","Ensuring the use of the results","Establishing a line ministry level evaluation agenda","Ethical considerations to protect the dignity, rights, safety and privacy of participants and other stakeholders","Evaluation methods (e.g. cost-benefit analysis, experimental evaluations, etc.)","Evaluation planning","Evaluation specialists are hired through specific contractual modalities","Evaluation specialists are provided with regular professional updates and training opportunities","Evaluation specialists have their own job family(ies) within the civil service","Evidence gap maps","Evidence rating","Ex ante appraisal  of  Capital expenditure","Ex ante appraisal  of  current expenditure","Ex post policy evaluations","Gender","Government ethical and/or professional standards for external evaluators","Government evaluators have to obtain a government accreditation","Harmonised recruitment processes across the civil service","Identifying evaluation questions","Improve accountability and transparency of decision-making","Improve the quality of public services and service delivery","Independent Fiscal Institution such as Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) or Fiscal Council","Institution at the Centre of Government (e.g., President's Office / Prime Minister's Office / Cabient Office / Chancellery or equivalent","Institutions at arm’s length of the executive (e.g.  knowledge brokers)","International organisations","It can ask the government to present evaluation findings to Parliament/ Congress","It can commission policy evaluations to external evaluators","It can require that government evaluate policies","It discusses evaluation results","It has an internal body responsible for conducting policy evaluations","It is not legally embedded","Lack of adequate forward planning of evaluations","Lack of adequate legal and institutional framework for policy evaluation","Lack of culture of evaluation in the public sector","Lack of relevant staff knowledge or technical expertise","Lack of resources to conduct evaluations (e.g. time, staff, funding)","Lack of/poor availability of accurate and timely data","Legislative body","Literature reviews","Low-income groups","Managing the  spending review  process","Managing the performance of the public sector","Measure the government's results","Meta-analyses","Ministry of Finance / Ministry of Economy / Ministry of Treasury or equivalent","Ministry of Planning, Development, or equivalent","Ministry of Public Sector Reform / Modernisation / Public Function or equivalent","Monitor the implementation of policy evaluation results","Monitoring  government-wide policy goals","No","No, there are no professional standards or accreditation required.","No, there is no high-level guidance","None of the above","Not a high priority for the government and/or parliament","Objectives or expected results of the legal framework","Oversee the evaluation function across government (e.g. approve appointment of Chief evaluators, oversee the development of line ministries’ evaluation agendas, etc.)","Oversight body or team inside government","Oversight of evaluation process","People with disability","Performance Audits","Performance budgeting","Policies that are part of the government programme or strategic plans need to be evaluated. Please provide the weblink here:","Policies that exceed a certain budgetary threshold need to be evaluated. Please provide the weblink here:","Policies that result from international commitment (e.g. European funds) need to be evaluated. Please provide the weblink here:","Policy Evaluation Guideline 1-Date of release (+ last update)","Policy Evaluation Guideline 2-Date of release (+ last update)","Policy Evaluation Guideline 3-Date of release (+ last update)","Policy Evaluation Guideline 4-Date of release (+ last update)","Policy Evaluation Guideline 5-Date of release (+ last update)","Policy areas (thematic) or programmes covered by the legal framework","Primary legislation  (law/s or equivalent). Please provide a weblink or references to the legislation and the number of the articles.","Private companies / businesses","Promote evidence-informed policymaking","Promoting evidence-informed policymaking","Proportionate and appropriate design for primary and intended users","Provide central  guidelines  for policy evaluations","Provide trainings to policy evaluators","Providing data relevant to the evaluation","Quality control of the evaluation product by government","Quality criteria to assess the quality of evaluations","Requirement for government institutions to undertake regular evaluation of their policies","Requirements related to evaluation reporting","Requirements related to stakeholder engagement","Requirements related to the quality standards of evaluations","Requirements related to the use of evaluation findings into policy making","Responsibilities of government institutions concerning policy evaluation","Safeguarding of ethical standards","Secondary/subordinate legislation . Please provide a weblink or references to the legislation and the number of the articles.","Social partners (e.g., employer organisations or trade unions)","Spending reviews","Stakeholder engagement","Standards for ethical conduct","Support the efficiency and effectiveness of government expenditure","Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) or similar","Synthesise evaluation results","Systematic reviews","The Parliament/ Congress has no responsibilities related to policy evaluation","The Supreme Audit Institution has no responsibilities related to policy evaluation","The competence of evaluators, including the necessary skills, knowledge, and expertise to carry out evaluations.","The criteria are different across line ministries","The evaluation unit prepares its budget and the central budget authority includes it in the government’s budget proposal without any changes","The independence of evaluators","The integrity of evaluators","There are no central requirements establishing what policies should be evaluated.","There are no knowledge brokers involved","There are professional standards for government evaluators","There are specific training requirements for government evaluators","There is a specific job category for government evaluators within the civil service","There is no institution with this mandate","There is no selection criteria for determining which policies have to be evaluated","Through a dedicated budget allocation earmarked for the unit(s)","Through the budget allocation of the hosting institution","To improve programme implementation at management level","To inform budgetary decision-making","To inform the development of the government programme or other strategic plans","Tracking and monitoring the implementation of policy evaluation results in their respective policy areas","Unclear policy/programme objectives make it difficult to perform evaluations","Use of evaluation results","Yes, in the form of a legal or regulatory framework","Yes, in the form of a multi-annual evaluation agenda or plan","Yes, in the form of cross government guidelines","Yes, there are ethical standards for all public servants, which apply to government evaluators","Yes, there are specific ethical standards for government evaluators","Youth",null]}