OECD DAC 평가기준 개정안 적용방안에 대한 연구 (Adapting the DAC Evaluation Criteria to the Context of South Korea)

Since first defined in 1991, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) evaluation criteria has been one of the most widely recognized and applied criteria for international development evaluation. While the DAC evaluation criteria is believed to have significantly contributed to improving the quality of international development evaluations, there has been increasing criticism and demands to revise the criteria so that they can better respond to the rapidly changing development environment and the core values of the Global Agenda for 2030 and sustainable development goals. Following a wide-ranging consultation with various stakeholders and public survey, the OECD DAC published the revised evaluation criteria in late 2019. In this context, the study aims to analyze key changes in the revised OECD DAC evaluation criteria from the previous version and to help Korean evaluators and commissioners to understand the purpose, background and intended use of the revised criteria, and to adapt the criteria to their evaluation while reflecting the institutional context of South Korea’s development evaluation. The study highlights specific aspects under each criterion that Koreanevaluators and commissioners should pay special attention to, making considerations for Korea’s aid management system, instruments and policy environment