MERL Tech DC 2019

Technology, it is assumed, enables practitioners to conduct traditional kinds of monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) in better, faster, more efficient and higher quality ways at greater scale than pre-technology days. Yet to date there has been no attempt to synthesize and distill the emerging evidence base for this swirl of MERL activity. Over the past year, we conducted a systematic evidence synthesis using bibliographic databases that sought to identify gaps in the knowledge base, clarify key concepts, report on the types of evidence that inform practice, and lay the foundation for synthesizing conclusions and lessons learned. At this session we will present back our initial findings and invite participants to review the findings and add their thoughts.