FACTSHEET ON THE BUDAPEST PROCESS’ IMPACT MEASUREMENT - THE BUDAPEST PROCESS – A DIALOGUE WHOSE IMPACT IS MEASURED

While its continued existence is a sign of its success and its partners’ commitment to the dialogue, the measurement of the impact of its activities had been lacking. [...] Results from the MEL tool will be shared at the annual Senior Officials Meetings of the Budapest Process. [...] TRACKING THE RESULTS OF THE DIALOGUE Measuring the dialogue’s impact will continue to generate dividends in the long run. [...] A robust MEL tool can help with: Learning lessons to further improve the quality and Better tracking of the intangible elements of BP, i.e., relevance of BP dialogue’s thematic work networking among participants, that may lead to new projects and initiatives or reinforcing existing ones Understanding the increase in knowledge and skills Strengthen the feedback loop that exists between BP of partic. [...] From those surveyed, the following results emerged: 75% of survey respondents reported that their attendance of BP meetings helped them either develop initiatives (by themselves or with the help of BP Secretariat) within the realm of the 6 priority goals of the BP, this was achieved through: Contacts established in or on the slide-lines of BP meetings 12.50% Meeting conclusions and/or meeting sess.