The Independent Development Evaluation of the African Development Bank publishes a quarterly magazine eVALUation Matters on a variety of topics related to evaluation and development issues. The most recent issue discusses big data, modern technologies and shifts in global development priorities.

The European Evaluation Society (EES) had its first webinar series "Emerging Data Landscapes in M&E"on Geospatial, location, and big data: Where have we been and where can we go? on 28 July 2020.

The Independent Evaluation Office of the GEF is seeking editors to work on copy editing and formatting reports. The contract offered to the selected candidate is for a maximum of 30 days from September 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. Any need for additional days and compensation will be discussed and approved by the IEO prior to the beginning of extra work. The application deadline is 7 August 2020.

The Technical Evaluation Reference Group of the Adaption Fund is hiring for the following two positions:

Short-Term Consultant – Chair of the Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG)

In the context of the gLOCAL week, the evaluation offices of FAO, IFAD and WFP with the support of EvalForward organized an online learning event on innovative methods and approaches in evaluation, and on how innovations can provide lessons for progress under SDG2 “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”. The event took place 4 June 2020.