What is SIO?
A structured, evidence-led approach to assess how inclusion is translated into development project design, implementation and results.
Development practitioners, project teams, evaluators, researchers and portfolio managers.
A disciplined assessment protocol
- Ten dimensions spanning design, implementation and outcomes
- Evidence-anchored 0–3 scoring with NA only where a project stage is not legitimately assessable
- Source trails and contextual interpretation rather than claims of causal impact
Planned toolkit contents
- Overview of the ten-dimensional SIO assessment framework
- Anchored 0–3/NA scoring protocol and coding guidance
- Reusable project-level assessment and evidence-log templates (in development)
- Interpretation guidance, maturity rules and methodological caveats
Potential applications
- Document how inclusion commitments translate into project design choices.
- Review evidence of implementation, participation, accountability and adaptation.
- Identify questions for supervision, completion assessment and institutional learning.
Research status and limitations
The commercial toolkit is being prepared and is not yet available to purchase. The framework was developed and demonstrated on 25 World Bank-financed projects for research purposes; it has not been established as a universally validated index or an official World Bank tool.
Not an official World Bank tool. Use of SiAT concepts does not imply World Bank endorsement.
Digital product and licensing
A downloadable licensed product will be supplied through a secure checkout service once the materials, price and commercial terms are approved. No paid files are included in this public website package.