Transcript Evaluation Seminar Czech Republic CSF and OP Managing

Evaluation Seminar
Czech Republic CSF and
OP Managing Authorities
Session 4: Final (Update)
Evaluation
Presentation Structure
Context
Regulation
 Commission Guidance
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Final Evaluation in Ireland
Organisation
 Focus
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Final Evaluation in Czech Republic
Context
Article 42(4) of 1260/1999
Requires mid-term evaluation update by
end 2005
 At OP and CSF level
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Commission guidance
Working Paper issued
 Also separate paper on ESF
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Final Evaluation in
Ireland
Process has not yet started
Evaluation Unit to prepare paper
Evaluation will be a “light touch”
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Will cover EU-funded measures (CSF)
Update mte analysis to end 2004
Main issues
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Progress to end 2004 (1st 5 years)
Update on developments since mte
Focus on impacts or likely impacts
Final Evaluation in
Ireland
Process likely to start in H2 2005
OP evaluations followed by CSF
Some may be carried out internally
Will try to focus on issues relevant to
post 2006
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Regional competitiveness and employment
objective
Final Evaluation - Czech
Republic
Commission sees 2004 to 2006 as
opportunity to develop evaluation capacity
Recommends that new MS should
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Undertake update of progress in implementation
of programes
Focus on outputs/results to date
Problems
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Data only available for 1 year
Limited outputs and results
Trend analysis difficult
Final Evaluation in
Czech Republic
Might be better to focus on other issues
Management/implementation
Indicator quality
 Project selection
 Targeting
 Cost developments/project management
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Similar to pre mid-term evaluation in
Ireland
Final Evaluation in
Czech Republic
Thematic approach
Issues which affect more than 1
programme
Links between programmes
 Integration of horizontal principles
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Keep focus on post 2007 period
evaluation should assist preparations
 or help management of future OPs
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