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The Network of Evaluation Offices for Public Investments (Retenuvv)

The Network of Evaluation Offices for Public Investments (Retenuvv). Mauro Masselli Responsible for Technical Unit. Why institutionalize evaluation: Decentralization and the “new programming”.

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The Network of Evaluation Offices for Public Investments (Retenuvv)

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  1. The Network of Evaluation Offices for Public Investments (Retenuvv) Mauro Masselli Responsible for Technical Unit

  2. Why institutionalize evaluation: Decentralization and the “new programming” • Responsibilities and tasks of regional authorities increase, especially on planning and implementing development programs and projects; • Roles and responsibilities of central ministries change; • Public investment decisions and development planning must be based on sound technical information THEREFORE • Necessary to insert qualified technical competences and functions in the Public Service, in order to give an adequate answer to: • Territorial programming • Program and project appraisal • Selecting projects • Evaluating public investments (ex ante, on going and ex post) • Monitoring interventions

  3. Why institutionalize evaluation: Elements of a strategy • To provide regional & central authorities with: • staff specializing in programming, evaluation, and monitoring of public investments • specific “evaluation” structures • To establish evaluation offices (Nuclei) • To establish a Network of evaluation offices (Rete dei Nuclei)

  4. evaluation offices Law n. 144 of 1999 Directive of the President of the Council of ministries issued 10/13/1999 Other normative agreements (regional laws and ministerial decree) The Net Law. N. 144/1999 Directive of the President of the Council of ministries issued 10/13/1999 A Working Group (regions and central ministries) established La Conferenza Stato – Regioni (ottobre 2002) approves il “Protocollo di intesa” Regolamento della Rete dei Nuclei and yearly programme Legal framework • The Offices are co-financed while ReteNuvv is fully financed by the State

  5. “In order to improve and to increase the quality and efficiency of the process of programming for development policies, central and regional authorities […] institute and make operational […] own units for evaluation and inspection of public investments; these units workin connection among each other and with the unit of the Ministry of the Economy and Finances. They ensure technical support for programming, evaluation, implementation, and inspection of the performance of plans, programs, and policies promoted and implemented by of each administration […]". Law n. 144 of 1999 – art. 1

  6. Protocollo di intesa Stato-Regioni In October 2002 the (State-Regions Memorandum of Understanding) was endorsed and provided for the establishment and start up of the Nuvv Network (ReteNuvv) and determined its structure, operational methods and overall policies and goals.

  7. The Evaluation Offices (Nuvv) Nuclei di valutazione

  8. The Evaluation Offices - competences • General competencies - from law n.144/99 • Specific competencies – from every administration • Further competences from national bodies

  9. Main competencesfrom law 144/99 & regional laws / ministerial decrees • Technical support to programming ; • Technical support to other line offices; • Drawing guidelines • Programs monitoring • Projects monitoring • evaluation (ex ante, on going, ex post) • Extension of the structural funds techniques to territorial programs and projects. • The active participation to the monitoring system for public investments • A specific role of the regional feasibility studies • Programming procedures for mountain communities (Comunità montane) • A role in the AIR (Impact analysis for the regulations) procedure in the central administrations • The ex ante evaluation of Accordi di programma quadro (APQ) • Monitoring of Programmi integrati Territoriali (7 Nuvv) • National evaluation system ob.1- QCS 2000-2006 (7 Nuvv) Several administrations have entrusted its own Offices with new, specific and different responsibilities.

  10. Evaluation offices (Nuvv) Different organizational “models” of evaluation offices: freedom to choose the model • each Region issued a specific regional law • each Ministry issued a specific ministerial decree

  11. Provisional data related to 25 Nuvv – december 2005

  12. The Nuvv NetworkLa Rete dei Nuclei di ValutazioneReteNuvv

  13. ReteNuvv • The Network of Evaluation Offices for Public Investments (Retenuvv) was officially established on April 17th, 2003. • It is composed by the offoces of 12 Ministries and 21 Regions and Autonomous Provinces. • ReteNuvv is the main instrument for exchanging information and experiences, for accumulating and disseminating professional knowledge and establishing good practices among those involved with the Evaluation Offices. • It is an infrastructure that would provide services to a professional community engaged in the technical sector it was based on a well-established framework of common objectives. • ReteNuvv is characterised as a “federal” system, self-managed and independent from any of the participating administrations. • It is made up of Offices with a common mission and common principles (as defined by Law 144/99), although they may play a different role within their own administrations.

  14. The ReteNuvv organization • The Network is managed by the General Assembly, which is composed of a representative from each Office appointed by the respective administration. • An additional eighth member of the Board is appointed by the General Assembly, half of whose members are ministry delegates and half regional. • The President is elected from the General Assembly. • At the beginning of each year, the General Assembly establishes, by means of the Yearly Program, the general objectives and main activities to be carried out. The program is prepared and then introduced to the Assembly by the President and the Board, who are also responsible for its implementation with the support of the Technical Unit. • The Board selects the Director of the Unit, and has responsibility for carrying out all the activities needed for the implementation of the program. At present, the Unit consists of a staff of six full-time experts.

  15. The BOARD 3/4 Members 3/4 Members Responsible President Technical Unit Delegates Delegates The GENERAL ASSEMBLY Ministries Regions

  16. Main characteristics • Formalised General assembly, Board Technical Unit • flexible small service enterprise • federal • technical Is ReteNuvv portable to other situations in the new institutional framework?

  17. ReteNuvv is an innovation in the Italian PA • In the contents - To make “evaluation” a necessary step in decision-making • The Offices – creating an in-house evaluation capacity within Public Sector • The network –working together • The ReteNuvv organization

  18. NUVV NUVV NUVV NUVV NUVV NUVV NUVV NUVV NUVV General Assembly Board Technical Unit

  19. ReteNuvv as aninstitutional structurea professionalcommunity (Participants)

  20. ReteNuvv products • Implemented by ReteNuvv itself, according to yearly programme • implemented by the Offices and disseminated by ReteNuvv

  21. ReteNuvv activities • Developing the web-site as a tool for daily job • Meetings and workshop • yearly meetings (3) • A meeting on project financing • Seminars on I/O matrices; evalsed; site developing • Activities in • Ex post evaluation on contratti di programma impacts • Monitoring Progetti Integrati Territoriali (PIT) • Services • evaluation offices develop outlook : ad hoc surveys, documents analysis • On-line Data Base on norms and laws directly related to evaluation offices • outlook on Accordi di Programma Quadro evaluation process • On-line Data Base on selected web site on evaluation and monitoring in different countries and sectors • ReteNews – electronic bulletin to Participants • Evalsed translation • I metadati statistici per la valutazione • Security policies sub-site: laws, financial data, documents, links • Guideliness • Guide to feasibility studies certification • Methodological guidelines for the ex ante evaluation of Accordi di Programma Quadro

  22. NUVV Restrained to Participants data metadata public others The site

  23. Critical factors

  24. How to build up a network ? To have common objectives and interests To communicate – to be recognised as a network To consider the net as a useful tool / to feel membership To use the net “technology”: To share and exchange experiences, doing together

  25. The knots of institutional network • heterogeneity • Organisation • Competencies • Position in the administration • mission • Not yet stable Implications for the net activities: a large variability during the time and across the offices

  26. Tema C Tema A Tema B ReteNuvv as a cluster-network depending on specific organisation, different activities and interests of the Nuvv heterogeneity: a critical factor or opportunity?

  27. Thanks for your attention www.retenuvv.it E-mail: retenuvv@retenuvv.it

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