The donor network for PSIA was founded in October 2003 by a range of multilateral and bilateral donor agencies based on the North Sea Manifesto (pdf - 36kb) The network’s objectives are to support country-led, participatory and evidence-based policy making for poverty reduction. In October 2006, it was decided to integrate the efforts of the donor network for PSIA with the Task Team on Ex Ante Poverty Impact Assessments of the OECD Development Assistance Committee’s Network on Poverty Reduction (DAC Povnet).
The PSIA Donor Network’s Activities
Since its inception, the network has placed particular emphasis on supporting the implementation of PSIA by partner governments and embedding PSIA work within country systems. Its goal is to promote PSIA, which is solicited, managed and undertaken by countries themselves. In addition to this focus on country-led PSIA, the network has drawn attention to process issues and stakeholder participation in PSIA and has emphasized the need to consider political economy variables in policy analysis and design. On the topic of process and participation, the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) have published a discussion paper entitled Principles of PSIA Process in Policy Cycles and Stakeholder Participation(pdf - 166kb).
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