Ulla Jarvela-Seppinen

@titta_maja @JamesMackie2020 @RilliL @UM_ET

Interesting discussion on the evaluation of Finnish Development Policy Influencing in the European Union ongoing at the House of the Estates. Report being praised and recommendations are taken seriously.

Find the report and other information products here um.fi/publications/-…

Happy to learn more on Finland’s influencing in the EU in the publication event. In her opening remarks @juttaurpilainen commends Finland’s strong contribution to youth and education in EU’s development policy. Read more on Finland’s influencing: um.fi/development-co…

Kerrankin iloista aamiaisseuraa!

SWEDISH AND FINNISH ENVOYS PAYS COURTESY CALL ON ACC A delegation comprising of the @Swedish and @Finnish envoys this morning paid a courtesy call on the ACC DG Mr. Gilbert Phiri and discussed areas of support towards strengthening the fight against corruption in Zambia.

Two important events today: coinciding with the presentation of results of the Assessment of the Response of Finland's Development Policy to the Covid-19 Pandemic, wearing of masks has become voluntary at our premises. Below: opening adress by @PekkaPuustinen2 #Eval4Covid

twitter.com/UllaJS/status/… @SvenOlander

... and in Finland, too. You may still join us online mediaserver.fi/live/presentat… or read the Finnish Meta-evaluation report um.fi/development-co…

Hybrid panel discussing quality of programme and project level evaluations and their usefulness. Challenges are very similar in Norway and Sweden, but we all look forward to hearing how they have and can be solved!

Feeling young at UNEG & EvalPartners workshopjon EvalYouth, but I chose the topic due to its importance - we need to engage youth in various ways in our evaluation, not only as emerging evaluators. #evalyouth#evaluationmatters

Check out evalpartners.org/evidencematter… website with stories about evidence that matters. Latest one is on Strategies & lessons while localising the SDGs: Experiences from India – Evidence Matters shar.es/ao3jts

Pieni yksikkömme isoissa puitteissa. 🎽🏅

@um @Marikki_S

Tuore tutkimus kannustaa kehittämään työkaveruutta utu.fi/fi/ajankohtais…

Just now the evaluation team is presenting its findings to a record 128 webinar participants from all over the world! Is there a silver lining to the current situation?

UM Kehitysevaluoinnin yksikkö esitteli tänään vuosiraporttiaan Kehityspoliittiselle toimikunnalle. Kiitos toimikunnan, tulevaisuudessakin yhteistyö tulee jatkumaan kiinteänä, synergioita kartoittaen ja päällekkäisyyttä karsien. @Marikki_S @um

Euronews interview quote: "UK is like USA but a little more less extreme." Now I'm a bit more - not less - confused....

Molemmat lapseni olivat suositusten mukaisesti poissa päiväkodista koko pitkän koronakevään, mikä sai minut pohtimaan päiväkotien työntekijöiden palkkoja. Harkittuani asiaa huolellisesti olen tullut siihen tulokseen, että kohtuullinen palkka olisi noin 19000 euroa kuussa.