On 2-3 October 2023, Dr Indran A. Naidoo, IOE Director, will participate in the Evaluation Symposium of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). Titled ‘The Future of Development Evaluation: Adapting to a Changing Landscape’, the event will take place in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Dr Naidoo will engage in the event, both as a keynote speaker and as a panelist. In this regard, the IOE Director will deliver the keynote address during the session titled ‘Tackling the Challenges for Evaluation in the Coming Decade’. In addition, he will also contribute to panel discussions during the sessions titled ‘Future Solutions of Development Operations Efficiency’ and ‘Future Frontiers of Development Evaluation in MDBs’.

The overall goal of this Symposium is to leverage future innovations in development evaluation that will contribute towards accelerating development effectiveness within institutions and at country levels. The Symposium will enable the dissemination of evidence-based best practices that promote development effectiveness and assimilation of innovations in key functions.

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