E-strategies monitoring and evaluation toolkit

Abstract

This toolkit is premised on the fact that effective Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is integral to the design and implementation of effective e-strategies. Developing M&E components of e-strategies is a means by which to ensure that the strategies are explicit and realistic with regard to what they aim to achieve, and that their implementation is regularly assessed and realigned to ensure the efficient use of scarce resources. Based on a review of some 50 e-strategies conducted by the authors, this toolkit advances a framework by which to integrate M&E into e-strategies. The M&E framework expands on indicators that relate to core elements of the strategy formulation process, namely the development of policy goals, strategic priorities, and key initiatives and actions that are embodied by e-strategies.