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Mathew Smith
The 2025 DAC peer review warned about DFAT's reliance on managing contractors. But is the facility model really the problem — or is it the conditions under which facilities operate, and the habit of defaulting to them, that need fixing?DisclosureThe author has worked within and/or evaluated development facilities funded by the Australian Government in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific.About the author/sMathew SmithMathew Smith has more than 25 years’ experience in monitoring, evaluation, research and learning within development cooperation programs. He is currently working for the Strategic Development Group.
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