Discussion Seminar:

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• Discussion Seminar
• Thematic Policies in Development Co-operation
  Education Sector
• Prague, 12 December 2006
• 2015-Watch
• The EUs contribution to the
• Millennium Development Goals
• Special Focus Education
• Ben Moore
• Project Manager EEPA

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• Overview of the Presentation
• 1. What are Alliance2015 and 2015-Watch?
• 2. 2015-Watch Methodology
• 3. Report 3 The EUs contribution to the
  Millennium Development Goals Special focus
  Education
• Findings
• Recommendations
• 4. Emerging issues

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• 1(a) What is Alliance2015?
• Strategic partnership
• European development NGOs
• Common goal Realisation of the MDGs
• 1(b) What is 2015-Watch?
• A Product a series of REPORTS about donors
  contributions to the implementation of the MDGs
• A Tool a METHODOLOGY to measure the orientation
  of any donors policy process and instruments
  towards the MDGs

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• 2. The 2015-Watch Methodology (i)
• Overall objective Measuring stick
• Progress or regression?
• Quality of donors policy processes
• Quantity versus quality in ODA analysis (0.7 is
  not enough in itself to support the MDGs)

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• 2. The 2015-Watch Methodology (ii)
• Comparing progress towards the MDGs
• Between donors
• Over time
• Between sectors
• Diagnostic tool
• Identify strengths and weaknesses

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• 2. The 2015-Watch Methodology (iii)
• Report 1 The EUs contribution to the Millennium
  Development Goals Special focus HIV/AIDS
• Report 2 The Millennium Development Goals A
  comparative performance of six EU Member States
  and the EC aid programme

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• 2. The 2015-Watch Methodology (iv)

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2. The 2015-Watch Methodology (v) Components
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Education

• 2. The 2015-Watch Methodology (vi)
• Parameters
• 6 strategic sectoral MDG areas (derived directly
  from the goals)
• Poverty Eradication
• Basic Education
• Basic Health
• Gender Equality
• HIV/AIDS
• Environment

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• 2. The 2015-Watch Methodology (vii)
• Report 3 The EUs contribution to the Millennium
  Development Goals Special focus Education
• Comparing the EUs overall MDG performance
• 2003 versus 2004
• Modified methodology for special focus
• Education-specific parameters
• Emergence of general budget support as an aid
  modality

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• 3. Main Findings (i)
• The EUs performance on the MDGs
• Overall score 52 (unchanged from Report 2)
• Some positive developments in terms of legal
  framework
• New pledges to increase ODA levels
• Problems persist with allocating to the MDGs and
  targeting the MDGs in aid programming
• Inconsistent evaluation of impact of aid on MDG
  priority sectors

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• 3. Main Findings (ii)
• The EUs performance on education
• Overall score 44 (baseline score)
• Similar weakness in policy process as with
  performance on MDGs
• Relatively strong legal framework
• Unclear budget allocation
• Insufficient targeting in country programming
• Limited evidence of impact

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• Recommendations
• Political dialogue on the delivery of basic
  education with partner countries
• Maintain benchmarks for allocating to social
  sector
• Enhance legal framework for education
• Inclusion of all MDG priority sectors in country
  strategy programmes

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• Emerging issues
• Measuring the contribution of general budget
  support
• Governance criteria
• Recurring costs
• MDG contracting

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