AfCoP African Community of Practice on MfDR ATAF African Tax Administration Forum CoP Community of Practice CSO Civil Society Organization FOWG Fiscal Openness Working Group GIFT Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency IBP International Budget Partnership IFAC International Federation of Accountants IFI International Financial Institution IMF International Monetary Fund MfDR Managing for Development Results OGP Open Government Partnership PEMPAL Public Expenditure Management Peer Assisted Learning SAI Supreme Audit Institution SDG Sustainable Development Goal EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Facilitating peer-to-peer learning is a core component of GIFT’s activities, and one in GIFT has invested a significant share of its resources since 2014. The main objective of this assessment is to document and systematize these peer-to-peer learning experiences in order to extract lessons and contribute to improving the learning processes of the network. The assessment has been carried out by gathering information about GIFT’s peer learning activities through interviews with stakeholders and by participating as an observer in GIFT workshops and learning activities. In addition to interviews with the GIFT team, this also includes interviews with GIFT stewards, including government representatives, officials of international institutions and civil society representatives. The findings of the review of GIFT’s peer learning activities have been considered according to a conceptual framework for promoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks, developed by Wenger et al. (2011). This model is used to assess the extent to which the GIFT network is creating value for its members, in other words, the extent to which it fulfills its objectives, and supports countries’ learning within the network, while also helping them transfer and apply that knowledge to their domestic contexts.
AfCoP African Community of Practice on MfDR ATAF African Tax Administration Forum CoP Community of Practice CSO Civil Society Organization FOWG Fiscal Openness Working Group GIFT Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency IBP International Budget Partnership IFAC International Federation of Accountants IFI International Financial Institution IMF International Monetary Fund MfDR Managing for Development Results OGP Open Government Partnership PEMPAL Public Expenditure Management Peer Assisted Learning SAI Supreme Audit Institution SDG Sustainable Development Goal EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Facilitating peer-to-peer learning is a core component of GIFT’s activities, and one in GIFT has invested a significant share of its resources since 2014. The main objective of this assessment is to document and systematize these peer-to-peer learning experiences in order to extract lessons and contribute to improving the learning processes of the network. The assessment has been carried out by gathering information about GIFT’s peer learning activities through interviews with stakeholders and by participating as an observer in GIFT workshops and learning activities. In addition to interviews with the GIFT team, this also includes interviews with GIFT stewards, including government representatives, officials of international institutions and civil society representatives. The findings of the review of GIFT’s peer learning activities have been considered according to a conceptual framework for promoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks, developed by Wenger et al. (2011). This model is used to assess the extent to which the GIFT network is creating value for its members, in other words, the extent to which it fulfills its objectives, and supports countries’ learning within the network, while also helping them transfer and apply that knowledge to their domestic contexts.
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