Summary

This review assesses the effectiveness of PACTAM in responding to the development needs in the Pacific.

Description

This review assesses the effectiveness of PACTAM in responding to the development needs in the Pacific. The review had two principle objectives:

• The first was a retrospective assessment-a comprehensive review of PACTAM against the criteria set out in AusAID's Guidelines with a particular focus on effectiveness, relevance, efficiency and sustainability.
• The second was prospective-the review team was tasked to make recommendations for improving the delivery and effectiveness of technical assistance personnel to the Pacific under a mechanism such as PACTAM to improve capacity building in the region, including by assessing other partnership arrangements.

The review makes two recommendations:

1. Revise the PACTAM Mechanism
2. Trial new approaches to improve capacity development.
   

Pacific Technical Assistance Mechanism Independent Progress Report 2012 [PDF 1.45MB]

Annexes Independent Review of PACTAM [PDF 528kb]