Evaluation of technical assistance needs in population activities in Latin America

Dada la escasez de recursos para la asistencia internacional en actividades de poblacion en la region, la definicion de funciones y responsabilidades de las diversas agencias debe hacerse en terminos de sus objetivos, excelencia profesional y de sus relaciones institucionales con los paises. Los objetivos de dicha asistencia se orientan a desarrollar capacidades, conocimientos e insumos para la comprension de los aspectos demograficos del desarrollo y la formulacion de politicas de poblacion. La discusion de los nuevos arreglos institucionales y formas de organizacion de la ayuda para el logro escalonado de estos objetivos debe basarse en la consideracion de las ventajas y desventajas de la experiencia acumulada hasta ahora. En este sentido, destacan como determinantes del grado de factibilidad y eficiencia de la asistencia tecnica el grado de conciencia sobre la problematica poblacional, la existencia de programas estructurados y el apoyo de agencias ejecutoras a nivel de cada pais

Evaluation of the technical aspects of the Caribbean Information System

La evaluacion considero los siguientes aspectos tecnicos: 1) preparacion de registros bibliograficos; 2) normalizacion de autoridades; 3) cambios en la estructura de las hojas de ingreso de informacion; 4) tipo de indizacion y resumen; 5) metodos y manuales de capacitacion; 6) seleccion del material a ingresar al Sistema; 7) analisis de contenido; y 8) uso del Macrotesauro de la OCDE.

Evaluation of the technical meeting on the 2010 Caribbean Millennium Development Goals report

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean convened a two-day technical meeting to review the draft Caribbean report on the Millennium Development Goals, “Caribbean Millennium Development Goal Achievement and Prognosis: A 2010 Review” and provide guidance to the Consultant in the finalisation of the report. The technical meeting was convened within the framework of the United Nations Development Account-funded project “Strengthening the Capacity of National Statistical Offices in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States to fulfil the Millennium Development Goals and other Internationally Agreed Development Goals”. The meeting was held at ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 24-25 June 2010. The Caribbean report was intended to provide an assessment of achievements and constraints in the countries of the subregion to accomplish the Goals 10 years after the Millennium Declaration in 2000. The report would also contribute to the ECLAC Latin America and Caribbean report.

Evaluation of the meeting on promoting energy effeiciency in the Caribbean

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank, convened the meeting “Promoting Energy Efficiency in the Caribbean” on 13–14 May 2010 at its Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The meeting had its genesis in the convening of consultations in 2009 with Latin American and Caribbean countries, members of the Latin American Energy Agency, and resulted in a report calling for greater awareness of energy efficiency among Caribbean countries, so as to provide the impetus of the development of a regional energy efficiency strategy. An evaluation form was distributed towards the end of the meeting, providing the participants with the opportunity to assess the quality and success of different aspects of the meeting (the logistics of the meeting, venue, the organization and the technical aspects of the meeting). ECLAC has acknowledged the importance of receiving feedback from its meeting participants to tailor future meetings to the specific needs of its clients.