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This presentation discusses the role of evaluation in the programming period of 2007-2013 for Structural Instruments. It covers topics such as the use of evaluation to judge, learn, improve program management, and communicate. It also highlights the importance of evaluation and monitoring, contribution to the political debate, and capacity building. The presentation emphasizes the need for good data, core indicators, and both internal and external capacity building.
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National evaluation conference Marielle Riché Evaluation unit, DG REGIO Marielle.riche@ec.europa.eu Bucharest, 18 February 2009
Evaluation requirements in the context of Structural Instruments • Tool to judge, to learn, to improve programmes management, to communicate ? • Evaluation and monitoring • Contribution to the political debate • Capacity building is key
Evaluation requirements in the context of Structural Instruments • Art 47: improve the quality, effectiveness, consistency of the strategy and implementation of OPs • Art 48: the MS shall carry out evaluations linked to the monitoring of OPs in particular where significant departure from the goals • Art 49: Ex post will examine the effectiveness, efficiency, impact, factors of success or failure, will identify good practice.
Role of evaluation in programming period 2007-2013 • Tool to judge (effectiveness, efficiency, relevance etc.):accountability for public money • Tool to understand (trends, challenges, needs, relevance of programmes) and to learn what works, for what kind of activity, in which context • Tool to improve programmes implementation (link with monitoring, involvement of stakeholders - partnershipart. 11), and communication
Evaluation and monitoring • Link reinforced in New Regulation: use of evaluation to help achieve expected results • Evaluation needs good data - Output indicators given by monitoring systems - Result indicators needs more work to design and collect - Impact indicators…
Contributes to the on-going political debate Under pressure to show results to European Parliament and Council: we need you ! • Core indicators: - Set of indicators that should be used in all programmes where appropriate - Designed for use by Commission: only possibility to aggregate data at European level- Not always properly reported
Capacity building is key • External capacity building: - create an evaluation market, - design evaluation courses • Internal capacity building: - train policy practitioners, - organise exchange of experience, seminars etc. • European capacity building: conference on evaluation methods, Warsaw, 30 November/1st December (tbc)