Ratings for the Innovation for Competitiveness Project for Mexico were as
follows: outcomes were satisfactory, risk to development outcome was low or
negligible, Bank performance was satisfactory, and borrower performance was also
satisfactory.
Some lessons learned included: clear communication is needed with
potential beneficiaries about the availability and characteristics of funding
mechanisms. Frequent changes in such mechanisms can be confusing for potential
applicants. CONACYT (Consejo Nacional de Evaluacion de la Politica de Desarrollo
Social - National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policies)
made a number of changes to its programs and instruments during the life of the
Project.
This was positive in the sense that it was striving to continually
improve, but generated confusion amongst many actual or potential beneficiaries
interviewed during project supervision. The outcome indicators should not have
only conceptual relevance to the project development objectives but also have
realistic causal links with project activities and be realistic with respect to
the time it takes for some government interventions to produce the expected
results, particularly when it comes to private investment decisions. In
addition, realistic monitoring mechanisms should be determined during project
preparation and implemented at the start of the project.
Periodic beneficiary
surveys are needed to track the results of project grants in real time, rather
than just at the end of the project
Beneficiary surveys that are solely conducted online run the risk of getting a
low response rate. For this reason, any online component should be complemented
by personal interviews with beneficiaries to ensure that a critical mass of
complete responses is obtained. In more developed client countries such as
Mexico, knowledge services are seen as a key reason for engagement with the
Bank.
For instance, the government considered a study tour organized by the Bank
team for high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Economy and CONACYT to
Washington, DC to be a very worthwhile learning experience. The study tour
highlighted models of how Mexico could strengthen its innovation system at the
national and state levels and Mexican officials were able to make strategic
connections with their counterparts in the U.S.
Document Date: 2011/06/24. Document Type: Implementation Completion and Report Number: ICR1718. Volume No: 1 of 1
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