Evaluation

Evaluation Capacity Development
Strengthening Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation in Key Projects in the People's Republic of China

Prior to this ongoing technical assistance, ADB provided two TA grants to help develop and strengthen evaluation capacities in the PRC. The first (TA 2821-PRC) was approved in 1997 and completed in 1999. This TA was formulated during the Eighth Five-Year Plan (1991–1995), when about 20 percent of the PRC’s 500 key state projects were incurring financial losses.

The second (TA 3375-PRC) was approved in 1999 and completed in 2002. It focused on the then newly created Key Projects Inspectorate Office under the State Development Planning Commission. KPIO was responsible for inspecting state key investment projects for progress, quality, and possible deviations, including corruption. The objective of the second TA was to upgrade KPIO staff capability in project monitoring and evaluation. The goal was to improve the development effectiveness of the PRC’s public sector investment projects.

The intended impact or goal of this ongoing TA is less corruption and better development results from the key projects. The intended outcome or purpose is the provision of detailed and reliable information related to key project implementation and operational results to KPIOs, project executing agencies, and implementation enterprises on a regular and real-time basis.