International influence of the National Agency of Public Policies and Quality of Services Evaluation (AEVAL) experience

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze and synthesize AEVAL’s experience as a reference and international influence in the institutionalization of evaluation, providing evidence of such influence and on the use by international organizations of AEVAL’s experience as a model for several countries. The international influence of this Spanish experience of institutionalization of evaluation is highlighted. International organizations such as the OECD and the World Bank took AEVAL as one of their key references. In Latin America, CLAD and ReLAC disseminated the AEVAL experience and some countries such as Argentina, Chile and Mexico relied on AEVAL for the design of evaluation entities at the national and / or subnational level. After a methodological discussion, including a theory of change, a set of activities that have contributed to the international influence of AEVAL are presented as results. The article concludes that AEVAL has become an international reference regarding the institutionalization of evaluation, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean. Furthermore, its influence has also extended, although to a lesser extent, to Africa, Europe and international organizations.