Evaluation

Evaluation Capacity Development
Strengthening the Post-Evaluation Capability of the Office of the Auditor General in Thailand

Lessons Identified

• A demand-driven TA designed to meet the felt needs of a recipient agency tends to promote its sense of ownership and full commitment, thus facilitating the implementation of the TA and the achievement of its objectives.
• Flexibility reflected in the design of a TA and during its supervision encourages fuller and more efficient utilization of the funds provided in meeting the TA's objectives.
• The use of the Advance Facility under ADB's Guidelines for Disbursement of Technical Assistance Grants proved to be useful and effective in expediting the disbursement of TA funds.
• In developing member countries where English is not an official language, it is useful to conduct the training program in the local language to facilitate the transfer of knowledge.
• Local reputable higher learning institutions can be good sources for recruitment of domestic consultants.