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Federica Bottamedi

Italy

Federica Bottamedi Member since 26/11/2021

CGIAR

Evaluation Outreach Specialist

Federica Bottamedi is an independent evaluator, communication strategy consultant, and facilitator. She currently supports the evaluation function of the CGIAR Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES). Prior to joining IAES, she had been working on improving evaluation use and uptake as a Communications and Outreach Specialist and was directly involved in the management and conduct of evaluations at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Office of Evaluation. Since 2013, while at FAO she was an active member of the UN Evaluation Group (UNEG); and an active member of the Evalforward Community of Practice. Ms Bottamedi received the recognition of the best FAO employees in 2019. She obtained several certificates of specialization in Evaluation from EvalPartners. Previously, she served at the Office of the President and the Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and at the European Commission Directorate General for Trade, in Brussels. She holds an MSc in European International Relations and Diplomacy from the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium), an MSc and a BSc in International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Trieste (Italy). Her mother tongue is Italian, and she is proficient in English, French, German, and Spanish, with basic knowledge of Russian.​

My contributions

  • Blog

    Understanding first: Why putting understanding before measurement matters

    Mesurer sans comprendre c'est "mettre la charrue avant les bœufs". Si nous mesurons quelque chose qui n'est pas clair ou s'appuie sur une hypothèse erronée, nous risquons de nous retrouver avec des données non pertinentes ou des conclusions fausses. Il est donc fondamental que nous comprenions avant de décider ce qu'il faut mesurer, voire s'il faut mesurer ou pas. Voici le principal message de Silva Ferretti, la consultante indépendante en évaluation qui a ouvert la troisième Discussion d'Evalforward, en remarquant avec finesse que ceci n'était pas toujours le cas mais devrait être une...
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    EvalForward Talks - Remote evaluations during COVID-19: how can we cope and adapt? What are the best solutions?

    Lors de la première d'une nouvelle série de partage de la connaissance ouverte aux membres de la Communauté, les participants ont partagé la manière dont ils ont adapté leur pratique d'évaluation pour gérer les restrictions imposées par la pandémie. La propagation généralisée et rapide du Covid-19 a fait basculer une grande part du travail d'évaluation vers des modalités à distance et soulevé de nouveaux défis et incertitudes aussi bien pour les responsables que pour les équipes d'évaluation [1]. Renate Roels, Responsable d'évaluation à la FAO, a ouvert la discussion en partageant les...
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    Why use facilitation in evaluation?

    This is the case of facilitation skills. A recent training held at the FAO Office of Evaluation in Rome by Milton Kamewendo, a professional (and excellent!) facilitator, shed light to the many cases and situations where facilitation techniques can help advance the evaluation activities, collect new evidence, overcome barriers and create a collaborative environment. Facilitation literally means, “ Helping people to talk”. People lie at the heart of evaluation, beyond tools, methods and approaches: their disclosure of information and data, their feedback and how they engage with the evaluation...
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