IDEV of AfDB will hold a virtual discussion on transformational change through learning. The event is originally scheduled for 2-4 September but will be postponed to a later date.

The virtual dicussion will be focused on:

The Independent Development Evaluation of the African Development Bank publishes a quarterly magazine eVALUation Matters on a variety of topics related to evaluation and development issues. The most recent issue discusses big data, modern technologies and shifts in global development priorities.

The European Evaluation Society (EES) had its first webinar series "Emerging Data Landscapes in M&E"on Geospatial, location, and big data: Where have we been and where can we go? on 28 July 2020.

In the context of the gLOCAL week, the evaluation offices of FAO, IFAD and WFP with the support of EvalForward organized an online learning event on innovative methods and approaches in evaluation, and on how innovations can provide lessons for progress under SDG2 “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”. The event took place 4 June 2020.

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association hosted a webinar on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 on IMPACT'S M&E system and provided examples of how the analysis generated by the data can be rendered actionable to achieve measurable SDG results. The focus was on measurements of gender equality, women's economic empowerment, and the peace and security contexts of women living and working in resource-rich communities in conflict-affected contexts.

Speakers: