Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews function as a tool for both learning and accountability. This report – containing both the main findings and recommendations of the DAC and the analytical report of the Secretariat – is the result of a 9-month in-depth consultation and review process. It was produced by a review team comprising peer reviewers from Ireland (Ambassador Maeve Collins, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the Slovak Republic (Peter Tomášek, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Renáta Mezeiová, Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation). From the OECD Development Co‑operation Directorate, John Egan, Senior Policy Analyst, served as the lead analyst for the review, together with Anita King, Policy Analyst, Cyprien Fabre, Policy Analyst (Humanitarian Specialist) and Claire Naval, Policy Analyst. Katia Grosheva provided logistical assistance to the review, and formatted and produced the report. The report was prepared under the supervision of Rahul Malhotra, Head of Division, Reviews, Results, Evaluation and Development Innovation. The report was edited by Fiona Hinchcliffe.
The team are grateful for valuable inputs from across the Development Co-operation Directorate, including statistical support from the Financing for Sustainable Development division, and OECD, in particular the OECD Economics Department, the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, the Directorate for Public Governance, and the Sahel and West Africa Club. The team also valued inputs from the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network.
The Peer Review of Austria benefited throughout the process from the commitment and dedication of representatives of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (MFA) Directorate for Development, and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). The review team are also thankful to the Austrian Ambassador in Kosovo, and the Head of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) Co‑ordination Office in Pristina, who ensured smooth contact with local counterparts as well as logistical support.