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Call for Abstracts - Artificial Intelligence in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in the Global South

AI in Monitoring Evaluation and Learning

Artificial intelligence is creating new possibilities across the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Practice cycle, from evaluation design and data analysis to evidence synthesis, reporting and learning. At the same time, it raises important questions about ethics, accountability, inclusion, power, context and whose knowledge is represented.

This edited book volume brings together emerging knowledge, practical experiences, challenges and critical perspectives on AI in MEL across the Global South. We invite researchers, MEL practitioners, policymakers, consultants, data scientists and other professionals to contribute conceptual, methodological, empirical, reflective and sector-based chapters.

Contributions are invited across eight thematic areas, including AI in monitoring and evaluation, data and analytics, generative AI, ethics and governance, sector applications, and the future of the MEL profession.

Submit your 350–600 word abstract by 15 November 2026.

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Target Audience

The call is open to academic researchers, MEL practitioners, data scientists working in social sectors, policy analysts, development consultants, donor representatives, government MEL units, NGO practitioners and institutional leaders engaged in digital transformation and evidence systems. Established and early-career scholars from Global South institutions are particularly encouraged to submit.

Thematic Areas

Abstracts are invited across eight thematic sections:

  1. Foundations of AI in Monitoring and Evaluation in the Global South
  2. AI in Monitoring Systems and Performance Tracking
  3. AI in Evaluation Design and Methodology
  4. Data Collection, Management, and Analytics for MEL
  5. Generative AI in MEL Practice
  6. Ethics, Governance, and Responsible AI in MEL
  7. Sector Applications and Case Studies
  8. Capacity Strengthening and the Future of the Profession

Contributions may take the form of conceptual chapters, methodological papers, empirical studies, reflective essays or sector-based case studies. All submissions must demonstrate a substantive connection to MEL practice, systems, methods, evidence generation, learning or utilisation.

How to Submit

Interested authors should submit a structured abstract of 350–600 words in English, indicating the proposed chapter title, thematic section, author details and affiliations, background and purpose, approach or methodology, key arguments or findings, relevance to the Global South, expected contribution and 4–6 keywords.

Abstracts must be submitted as a Word document (.docx), formatted in APA 7th edition style, using 12-point Calibri font and 1.5 line spacing.

Submission deadline: 15 November 2026, at 11:59 p.m. GMT+3.

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