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Meet the ISDC Members
In a new video series, ISDC members share how they’ve used their expertise to help transform food, land and water systems.
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SPIA’s Workflow Reaches the Land of Rivers
Bangladesh will be the fourth focus country of SPIA’s national data systems team.
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The Year of the Tiger and a Leap Into Action
The Lunar New Year began on Feb 1st, 2022, bringing billions of people into the Year of the Tiger. The Vietnamese welcome the Tiger Year Tet holidays
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Evaluation Case Study: CGIAR Ontologies Community Of Practice
Evaluations offer a chance for reflection, as well as an opportunity for improvement.
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How can Agriculture Research for Development Inform the Sustainable Development Goals?
There are several misconceptions in Agriculture Research for Development (AR4D)
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Independent Advising in One CGIAR: Cross-Pollination of Science Advice with Evaluative Evidence
At this time of transformational change, CGIAR requires independent and evidence-based advice more than ever. The Independent Science for Development
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Big Data and Agricultural Research: Results of Online Survey
The digital revolution has changed the ways of working, accessing information, and connecting with each other. Over the past three decades, the world
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Panel Data Takes Partnership and Patience: First Field Visit of the Uganda National Panel Survey
SPIA is supporting the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBoS) in implementing the first wave of a new sample for the Uganda National Panel Survey (UNPS)
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Three Studies of Digital Support Tools Approved for SPIA Support
Find out more about the studies selected to receive funding and support from SPIA.
Evaluation Inception Reports – The CAS Approach
The inception report explains the analytical and methodological dimensions, related to its primary objectives and the evaluation questions to be
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Piloting a Sounding Board for CGIAR Evaluations: Quality Enhanced Through an Evaluation Reference Group
Use of reference (or advisory) groups is an approach in the profession of evaluation that supports peer review and quality assurance good practice