Table of Contents

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Executive Summary

1. Introduction to Remote Management, Monitoring, and Verification

• 1.1 KfW's Mandate and Role in German Development Cooperation
• 1.2 What is RMMV from a KfW Perspective?
• 1.3 KfW's Expectations vis-a-vis RMMV
• 1.4 The Principles for Digital Development Applied to RMMV
• 1.5 Limitations and Risks of RMMV
  • 1.5.1 Limitations
  • 1.5.2 Risks

2. RMMV Approaches and Tools - an Overview

• 2.1 Institutional Approaches
  • 2.1.1 General Description of the Institutional RMMV Approaches
  • 2.1.2 Institutional Setup and Changing Stakeholder Roles in RMMV
  • 2.1.3 Possible Conflicts Between Actors and Conflicts of Interest
  • 2.1.4 Creating an Incentive Model for Truthful Project Reporting
• 2.2 Technical Tools and Data Sources
  • 2.2.1 Overview of Technical Tool Types
  • 2.2.2 The Use of Open-Source vs. Proprietary Tools/Software
  • 2.2.3 The Use of Data Sources
    • 2.2.3.1 Key Elements in the Identification of Data Sources
    • 2.2.3.2 Key Elements in Data Analysis
    • 2.2.3.3 Systematic Bias and Potential Risks
    • 2.2.3.4 Equal Access to Data Sources
  • 2.2.4 Open Data
  • 2.2.5 Non-Open Data from External Sources
  • 2.2.6 Existing Data from Project Stakeholders
  • 2.2.7 Big Data
• 2.3 Legal and Regulatory Conditions and Recommendations
  • 2.3.1 Data Protection and Privacy Requirements
  • 2.3.2 Information Security and Confidentiality
  • 2.3.3 Human Rights Aspects
  • 2.3.4 Rights of Use and Copyright
  • 2.3.5 Country-Specific Regulations
• 2.4 Supporting IT infrastructure for Remote Verification
  • 2.4.1 RMMV Rooms at KfW HQ
  • 2.4.2 IT Infrastructure at the Country Office Level
• 2.5 The RMMV Decision Matrix

3. RMMV within the Financial Cooperation Project Cycle

• 3.1 Project Preparation
  • 3.1.1 Government Negotiations
  • 3.1.2 Feasibility Study
  • 3.1.3 Conducting Project Appraisals Remotely
  • 3.1.4 Contractual Considerations
  • 3.1.5 RMMV Aspects in ToR and Contracting
• 3.2 Project Implementation and Monitoring
• 3.3 Remote Verification of Project Progress by KfW
• 3.4 End of Project

4. KfW RMMV Project Experience

• 4.1 Examples of Using RMMV for Project Preparation
• 4.2 Examples of Using RMMV for Project Implementation
• 4.3 Examples of RMMV Approaches used for Ex-post Evaluations

5. Conclusion

Annexes

• Annex 1: Glossary of RMMV Definitions
• Annex 2: Technical Tool Types and Data Sources Fact Sheets
• Annex 3: KfW's Project Location Data Collection and Management Approach
• Annex 4: List of RMMV Literature

Acknowledgements

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This table of contents provides an overview of the complete RMMV Guidebook structure. Individual chapters will be added as separate pages.