Annex B — Minimum evaluation framework for pilot projects

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A pilot project does not constitute evidence merely because it works. Before it is launched, it must record a baseline, a comparator, a target population, decision rights, success and failure thresholds, a data plan, an independent evaluator, an avenue of redress, a budget and an exit rule.¶ 1

Five families of outcomes are mandatory: the quality of measurement (coverage, uncertainty, correction); procedural legitimacy (participation, reasoned decisions, redress); legal durability (challenge and compliance); operational performance (time, cost, error, safety); and distribution (who pays, who benefits, who is excluded).¶ 2

The pilot project must publish its null and unfavourable results. Extension is justified only if the phase creates standalone value, if the next phase has a legal pathway to adoption, and if the harms or capacity burdens are remediable.¶ 3

@incollection{yaiche_hc_annexe_b,
  author    = {Yaïche, Nizar},
  title     = {Annex B — Minimum evaluation framework for pilot projects},
  booktitle = {The Humanity Compact},
  year      = {2026},
  version   = {2.3},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.22746533},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url       = {https://humanitycompact.org/ouvrage/annexe-b/}
}

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