APEC U.S. TATF mid-term contractor evaluation

Technical Assistance and Training Facility (TATF) efforts to strengthen the capacity of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), including the APEC Secretariat and policy makers in APEC member economies, for accelerating progress toward regional economic integration and meeting APEC's Bogor Goals. In order to evaluate the contractors performance and effectiveness of the TATF, an external participatory mid-term evaluation of the project was completed in September November 2012. The evaluation aimed to address: (1) how has each APEC TATF program and the implementing partner changed APEC as an institution; (2) to what extent did the services provided by the TATF further international trade and investment and assist regional integration; and (3) what are the most important areas of focus for U.S. assistance in the future to achieve the greatest impact given limited budgets and APEC capacity. (Excerpt, modified)