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THE AERC 2020–2025 STRATEGIC PLAN

Data Collection
Level Expected Results Indicators Indicator Definition Baseline Target Values Final Instrument and Risks/Assumptions
Target Frequency

2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Output 2.4.6 Policy research analysts Number of policy Annual count of policy 0 30 30 30 30 30 ✓ AERC reports; ✓ Partnerships established with
and researchers research analysts and research analysts and ✓ Workshop list of institutions of government,
in institutions of researchers in institutions researchers in institutions participants, annually. national think tanks, and
government, national of government, national of government (e.g. research institutes;
think tanks, and policy think tanks, and policy ministries of finance, ✓ Compatible and mutually
research institutes research institutes offered central banks, etc.), beneficial interests;
technically equipped research mentorship and national think tanks,
with modern research specialized short-term and research institutes ✓ Attractiveness and relevance
methodological skills. technical training. who have participated of AERC programmes;
in research mentorship ✓ Available pool of policy
and specialized short- analysts and researchers
term technical research with requisite qualifications
workshops. to participate in research
mentorship and technical
Activity 2.4.6.1: Conduct 1 1 1 ✓ List of participants; training.
research mentorship ✓ Evaluation reports.
and specialized short-
term technical training
for policy research
analysts and researchers
in institutions of
government, national
think tanks, and policy
research institutes.
Output 2.4.7 Visiting researchers’ Number of visiting Cumulative count of 1 0 2 3 4 4 ✓ Programme records.
exchange programme researchers’ exchange visiting researchers’
established for African programmes established exchange programmes
economic policy analysis with African economic established with African
and decision-making policy analysis and economic policy analysis
institutions. decision-making and decision-making
institutions. institutions.
Activity 2.4.7.1: Sign 0 2 3 4 4 ✓ Signed MoUs.
MoUs with African
economic policy analysis
and decision-making
institutions to jointly
establish visiting
researchers’ programmes.
Activity 2.4.7.2: Support 0 5 5 5 5 5 ✓ Programme records.
researchers/policy
analysts in African
economic policy decision-
making institutions to
participate in visiting
researchers’ exchange
programme.

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