Applying the results-based monitoring and evaluation system is not easy because it requires continuous commitment, time, effort, and resources

A results-based monitoring and evaluation system is a tool of the government in specific can be used to measure and evaluate the results, and then provide information for decision making.

Results-based monitoring and evaluation can help to build and foster political and financial support and harmony for common policies, programs, and projects. And can help the government build a solid knowledge base.

Monitoring is a continuous function that uses the systematic collection of data on specified indicators to provide management and the main stakeholders of an ongoing development intervention with indications of the extent of progress and achievement of objectives and progress in the use of allocated funds.

Evaluation is the systematic and objective assessment of an ongoing or completed project, program, or policy, including its design, implementation, and results. The aim is to determine the relevance and fulfillment of objectives, development efficiency, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability. An evaluation should provide information that is credible and useful, enabling the incorporation of lessons learned into the decision-making process of both recipients and donors.

Monitoring gives information on where a policy, program, or project is at any given time (and overtime) relative to respective targets and outcomes. Evaluation gives evidence of why targets and outcomes are or are not being achieved.