Impact Evaluation: Assessing the effectiveness of Australian public policy

Impact Evaluation: Assessing the effectiveness of Australian public policy was a public event held on 17 June 2024 in Canberra and hosted by the Australian Centre for Evaluation (ACE). The event aimed to promote the use of high-quality impact evaluation in Australian government.

This event was accompanied by a morning workshop that brought together more than 100 evaluation specialists from government, academia, not-for-profits and the private sector. The aim of the workshop was to generate ideas to improve the planning, conduct and use of high-quality impact evaluation in Australian public policy.

This report gives a short summary of the views and suggestions offered by workshop participants.