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on Project, Program and Portfolio Management |
| By: | Brahim Fathallah (UH2C - Université Hassan II de Casablanca (UH2C)); Horr Latifa |
| Abstract: | In recent years, entrepreneurship has attracted a lot of interest in many regions of the world, this can be explained by the existing correlation between the creation of new businesses and economic development. However, the latest crisis, linked to Covid19, revealed a sharp increase in the risk of developing entrepreneurship and a reduction in the probability of success at all its stages, in particular for small and medium-sized businesses. Indeed, difficult market conditions alone determine the impossibility not only of economic development, but even of the simple survival of companies without innovations creating new opportunities. Furthermore, despite the increasing scale of financial support to the entrepreneur, it is no longer sufficient and the need to attract investments and borrowed funds determines the importance of the evaluation of innovative entrepreneurial projects. This article highlights the growing importance of the evaluation of entrepreneurial projects by young people in Morocco, as part of the third phase of the National Human Development Initiative (INDH). Active participation in this process invigorates the entrepreneurial spirit by fostering innovation, encouraging calculated risk-taking and contributing to the creation of an economically prosperous and socially responsible future. While recognizing potential challenges, it also addresses the need to invest in developing the skills and knowledge of young evaluators, so that they can play an effective and beneficial role in the evaluation of entrepreneurial projects. |
| Abstract: | Ces dernières années, l'entrepreneuriat a suscité beaucoup d'intérêt dans de nombreuses régions du monde, ceci s'explique par la corrélation existante entre la création de nouvelles entreprises et le développement économique. Or, la dernière crise, liée au Covid19, a révélé une forte augmentation du risque de développement de l'entrepreneuriat et une réduction de la probabilité de succès à toutes ses étapes, en particulier pour les petites et moyennes entreprises. En effet, les conditions de marché difficiles déterminent à elles seules l'impossibilité non seulement du développement économique, mais même de la simple survie des entreprises sans innovations créant de nouvelles opportunités. En outre, malgré l'ampleur croissante du soutien financier à l'entrepreneur, il n'est plus suffisant et la nécessité d'attirer les investissements et les fonds empruntés détermine l'importance de l'évaluation des projets entrepreneuriaux innovants. Cet article met en lumière l'importance croissante de l'évaluation des projets entrepreneuriaux par les jeunes au Maroc, dans le cadre de la troisième phase de l'Initiative Nationale de Développement Humain (INDH). La participation active à ce processus revigore l'esprit d'entreprise en favorisant l'innovation, en encourageant la prise de risques calculés et en contribuant à la création d'un avenir économiquement prospère et socialement responsable. Tout en reconnaissant les défis potentiels, il aborde également la nécessité d'investir dans le développement des compétences et des connaissances des jeunes évaluateurs afin qu'ils puissent jouer un rôle efficace et bénéfique dans l'évaluation des projets entrepreneuriaux. |
| Keywords: | Project assessment, Entrepreneurship, National Human Development Initiative, Economic Inclusion., Évaluation de projets, Entreprenariat, Initiative Nationale de Développement Humain, Inclusion économique |
| Date: | 2023–11–30 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04332026&r=ppm |
| By: | Edward Mitchard (University of Edinburgh and Space Intelligence); Harry Carstairs (Space Intelligence); Riccardo Cosenza (Università della Svizzera Italiana); Sassan S. Saatchi (California Institute of Technology, University of California, Los Angeles and CTrees); Jason Funk (Conservation International); Paula Nieto Quintano (Space Intelligence); Thom Brade (Space Intelligence); Iain M. McNicol (University of Edinburgh and Space Intelligence); Patrick Meir (University of Edinburgh); Murray B. Collins (Space Intelligence); Eric Nowak (Università della Svizzera Italiana, Swiss Finance Institute and VCS Advisory Group) |
| Abstract: | Independent retrospective analyses of the effectiveness of reducing deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) projects are vital to ensure climate change benefits are being delivered. A recent study in Science by West et al. (1) appeared therefore to be a timely alert that the majority of projects operating in the 2010s failed to reduce deforestation rates. Unfortunately, their analysis suffered from major flaws in the choice of underlying data, resulting in poorly matched and unstable counterfactual scenarios. These were compounded by calculation errors, biasing the study against finding that projects significantly reduced deforestation. This flawed analysis of 24 projects unfairly condemned all 100+ REDD projects, and risks cutting off finance for protecting vulnerable tropical forests from destruction at a time when funding needs to grow rapidly. |
| Date: | 2023–12 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:chf:rpseri:rp23120&r=ppm |
| By: | BOSCH CHECA Clara; COLL ALIAGA Eloina; GALLEGO GARCÍA Fernando; PERPINA Carolina; DE LA TORRE FORNÉS Pilar; LERMA ARCE Victoria; LORENZO SÁEZ Edgar; OLIVEROS AMORÓS Antonio; PORRES DE LA HAZA Joaquina; VILLANUEVA DURBAN Néstor |
| Abstract: | This report summaries the studies developed under the collaboration agreement nº 35930 between the Joint Research Centre, the Valencia City Council and the Universitat Politècnica de València during the second part of the agreement period (2021 and 2022). These studies look for innovative solutions for different problems in the city. The solutions of the studies are characterised by using Geographic Information System (GIS) or remote sensing technologies and using, improving and generating open data related to the city of València. The conclusions and results derived from the agreement are helpful for the Valencia City Council to solve some problems of the city and for the JRC, as these solutions developed in Valencia as a city lab can be applied to other European cities. This report contains the same projects summarised in the second deliverable, but this time the length of each project is longer, especially in the methodology section. In this case, it goes into more detail on the process followed by every project. |
| Date: | 2023–12 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ipt:iptwpa:jrc135800&r=ppm |
| By: | International Monetary Fund |
| Abstract: | Kosovo is rightly working to improve its public investment management to support future economic growth and improvements in wellbeing. This assessment applies the IMF Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) framework, including the Climate-PIMA module. It finds that there have been improvements in Kosovo’s public investment management institutions since the original 2015 PIMA assessment—but the design of these institutions is stronger than their effectiveness in practice. Continued reforms are needed to strengthen the project appraisal process, improve the pace of project implementation, and increase central support for major projects. Like most other countries, Kosovo is at an early stage of incorporating climate aspects into public investment management. Strengthening the alignment between climate goals and sectoral infrastructure planning and delivery will be needed to ensure that infrastructure investments are resilient and assist Kosovo in meeting is climate objectives. |
| Keywords: | Public investment; climate change; public finance. |
| Date: | 2023–12–04 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfscr:2023/380&r=ppm |
| By: | Nigussie, Likimyelesh; Minh, Thai Thi; Schmitter, Petra |
| Abstract: | Achieving gender equality in irrigation can result in greater production, income, and job opportunities for both men and women smallholder farmers from diverse social groups, while building climate resilience in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ethiopia, national irrigation agencies, donors, and researchers have been assisting project implementers to mainstream gender issues into the planning and implementation of irrigation programs. However, although efforts to close gender gaps in irrigation have been increasing, little is known about how interactions among institutions at different scales may determine the success of gender-mainstreaming strategies. This study presents a qualitative analysis of how the interaction of institutions at multiple levels can shape the success of gender-mainstreaming strategies. Specifically, the study analyzed how institutions' rules, roles, and capacities at state, market, community, and household levels shaped strategies in Ethiopia's nine small-scale and micro irrigation development projects. The findings show that ‘rule-based’ strategies adopted by small, scheme-based irrigation projects emphasize policies and rules for equal rights and opportunities for equal participation in individuals' and institutions' decision-making and capacity development. ‘Role-based’ strategies adopted by projects promoting small-scale and micro irrigation technologies focus on challenging social norms to address the imbalance of power and workloads by developing the capacity of all stakeholders. Both strategies focus on women and use participatory approaches to ensure gender equality. Negative stereotypes about women from families, communities, and the private sector often make it difficult for gender mainstreaming to succeed. Furthermore, institutional biases and limited capacities reproduce gender inequality by reinforcing stereotypical gender norms. Transformative gender mainstreaming strategies are critical to holistic approaches that facilitate change at different scales through broad-based partnerships between actors. It calls for 1) enacting policy, creating an institutional environment, and developing governance mechanisms for mainstreaming gender; 2) enhancing the accountability system and adoption of gender-transformative approaches to involve more women farmers in designing, planning, and management; 3) creating a supportive institutional environment at market, community and household level that helps women farmers invest in irrigation; and 4) applying an intersectional lens in gender analysis and mainstreaming. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Consumer/Household Economics, International Development |
| Date: | 2023–12–07 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iwmirr:339146&r=ppm |