1. Communicating effectively evaluation findings GIZ evaluation workshop 14-16 October 2014 Kampala, Uganda Day Three Glenn O’Neil

2. Workshop schedule Day 3: Communication in evaluation – in practice

3. Recap of day 2 What do you recall? What stands out for you?

4. Communication in evaluation - practice

5. Case study - TCIC Technological and Communication Innovation Centers (TCIC) Set up in 12 universities in Uganda since 2009 as phase 1 of the project (2009-14) Aim: to provide innovators with access to locally based, high quality technology and communication services

6. Case study - TCIC Objectives: Facilitate access to technology, patent and academic databases Ensure that innovators are able to bring innovations from the design stage to market place Increase the sustainability of innovation in the tertiary sector

7. Case study - TCIC Set-up and activities: In each university a TCIC has been established which is comprised of between 1 – 2 staff TCIC have a range of awareness raising and training activities aimed at university academics and students Although open to all faculties, TCIC tend to work with more the engineering, design and computer science faculties

8. Case study - TCIC Set-up and activities: Awareness raising and training for university academics and students Support in basic research such as searches on patents and academic databases Review of innovation project management plans Consulting services on product branding, marketing and Intellectual Property protection

9. Case study - TCIC Funding and organisation: TCICs are funded by a joint fund established by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the World Trade Center (WTC) and the World Council of Innovation in the Tertiary Sector (WCITS) The TCICs are overseen by a Steering Committee made up of relevant stakeholders The Steering Committee has a small secretariat (2 persons) hosted by the national IP office of Uganda

10. Case study - TCIC The evaluation TCICs have been established since five years and the main donors are now seeking an evaluation of their efficiency and effectiveness An evaluation team has been appointed and the main stakeholders are meeting to discuss the Terms of Reference and the communication needs of the evaluation However, each stakeholder group has diverging views on the communication needs…

11. Exercise Reach a consensus of the communication needs of the evaluation!

12. Case study - TCIC You are now ready to create a communication plan What are the first two steps of the plan?

13. Exercise Work together in your groups to create a communication plan Report back to the plenary

14. Case study - TCIC Your evaluation is now in full swing However there have been some challenges faced that may need a communication response…

15. Exercise Work together in your groups on the given scenarios Report back to the plenary

16. Case study - TCIC Your evaluation report has now been completed…congratulations! You now need to think of the full range of communication tools you could use…

17. Exercise Work together in your groups on the communication tool nominated for your group: Purple: Blog posts Green: 1 page summary Yellow: video report Blue: infographic Red: interactive web page

18. Summary of day three