Common use of Project Formulation Clause in Contracts

Project Formulation. While negotiation of a project timeframe has clear budget implications for a donor, realism about the practicability should prevail. Less research outputs would have been more appropriate for a 18 months’ project time frame and should be considered for any future research project. Alternatively a longer time frame of 24 months for the same level of research outputs could be considered The ILO should always try to fully reflect its poverty focus in research projects, regardless of the donor. Where this is not possible, project strategies on how to make research findings relevant to LDCs should be developed and implemented

Project Formulation. While negotiation of a project timeframe has clear budget implications for a donor, realism about the practicability should prevail. Less research outputs would have been more appropriate for a an 18 months’ project time frame and should be considered for any future research project. Alternatively a longer time frame of 24 months for the same level of research outputs could be considered The ILO should always try to fully reflect its poverty focus in research projects, regardless of the donor. Where this is not possible, project strategies on how to make research findings relevant to LDCs should be developed and implemented