SEMINAR 3/2008: Assessing and evaluating communication activities: Tools for improving communication of research and knowledge for development

Date: December 4, 2008, 13:00 -16:30
Venue: University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology.

This was the third seminar of a seminar series launched by DDRN and co-finansed with DWF and ENRECA Health to bring the research communication into focus. The main goal of the seminar was to provide inspiration on how to plan and implement communication activities strategically – and on how to approach the challenge of monitoring and evaluating these activities. 

Workshop report [pdf, 302kB]

Blogs by Chris Addison, Euforic:
Research communication for development – How do we measure success or failure? 
Research communication for development – Monitoring and evaluation 

Invited speakers
Here you can read the presentations by all speakers and view the videos where some of the presenters explain their core messages:

Did it make any difference? Evaluating research communications: Why? What? And How? [pdf, 984kB] By Anna Downie, Strategic Learning Initiative, IDS

Communication and Research [pdf, 62kB]. By Darriann Riber, Technical Advisory Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark - Take home messages [wmv, 5.849kB]

Communication of research results within Danida supported projects [pdf, 64kB]. By Bente Ilsøe, Research Project Administrator, Danida Fellowship Centre

Who needs to know? [pdf, 1.367kB] By Megan Lloyd-Laney,  Communications Advisor, Central Research Department, DFID - Take home messages [wmv, 5.813kB]

Communication of evaluations of Danish development aid: Results and ideas [pdf, 31kB]. By Margrethe Holm Andersen, Evaluation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark - Take home messages [wmv, 8.463kB]

Research Communication: M&E tools and case studies [pdf, 411kB]. By Jackie Davies, Independent Consultant, Communication for Development (C4D) Consulting, UK

Introduction and Follow up [pdf, 130kB]. By Ole Mertz, Chairman of the Board of DDRN, and Marianne, Communications Officer, DDRN

For more information, please read the full descriptuion of the seminar [pdf, 176kB].

Images from the seminar [wmv, 4.186kB]

List of participants [pdf, 40kB]

The seminar intended to provide:
• Insight into leading actors and environments working with M&E of research communication;
• Knowledge of Danida’s view on research communication and work within evaluation of communication activities;
• Examples from cases of M&E of research communication activities and communication of other knowledge aimed at promoting change;
• Inspiration on how to approach research communication and other communication activities strategically.

At the seminar, Jackie Davies shared her experiences of evaluating communication around a research project in Uganda. The video below on the project stems from a workshop held in Johannesburg in July 2008.