Australian Government. AusAID: Office of Development Effectiveness

Strengthening the effectiveness of Australia's aid program

The Office of Development Effectiveness monitors the quality and evaluates the impact of the Australian government aid program. The Office seeks to report on the effectiveness of Australian aid and identify areas where effectiveness could be improved.

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Mutual Accountability Issues Note

The mutual accountability pillar of the Paris Declaration is the least understood - both conceptually and in terms of practical implementation. This, too, is the case for Australia. This note describes what mutual accountability is and identifies some implications for the Australian aid program and for aid practitioners.

Mutual Accountability Issues Note [PDF 84KB]

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Mainstreaming Anti-Corruption into Activities

The Office of Development Effectiveness recently released Approaches to anti-corruption through the Australian aid program: Lessons from PNG, Indonesia and Solomon Islands. The aim of the assessment is to provide practical assistance to country program areas writing anti-corruption plans and seeking to incorporate anti-corruption objectives into their initiatives. This summary draws on the assessment, to provide tips for mainstreaming anti-corruption into aid activities.

Mainstreaming Anti-Corruption into Activities [PDF 45KB]

Evaluations in progress

The following evaluations in progress will be available in 2008:

  • Evaluating efforts to address violence against women in Melanesia and East Timor
  • Evaluating the impact of PNG's national response to HIV and AIDS
  • Supporting reform in large Asian economies
  • Improving basic services for the poor in fragile environments

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Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness

The Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness will take place in Accra Ghana on 2-4 September 2008.

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2007 Annual Review of Development Effectiveness

The inaugural Annual Review of Development Effectiveness, produced by the Office of Development Effectiveness, was tabled in Parliament on 20 March 2008.

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