Transcript ПЛАН ЗА ОЦЕНКА НА ОПЕРАТИВНА ПРОГРАМА

MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
DG “PROGRAMMING OF THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT”
OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME
“REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT” 2007-2013
EVALUATION PLAN
Necessity and importance of the OPRD Evaluation plan
Evaluation is a key component in the processes of programming
and implementing Structural and Cohesion funds.
The general aim of evaluation in the context of Structural funds
is “to improve the quality, effectiveness and consistency of the assistance
from the Funds and the strategy and implementation of operational
programmes with respect to the specific structural problems affecting the
Member State and regions concerned…” (Art. 47 §1 GR 1083/2006)
The effects of evaluation could be expressed in:
• Improving allocation of recourses;
• Improving programme implementation by identifying what
works and what does not work, and
• Ensuring the necessary accountability before taxpayers, incl.
by demonstration of the impacts of interventions.
Nature and aim of OPRD Evaluation plan
The evaluation plan is a way to structure the activities for carrying out ongoing evaluation. It creates an appropriate tool for timely identification
and initiation of the necessary and sufficient evaluations and for ensuring
their implementation and use.
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OPRD evaluation plan has been elaborated on the basis of need analysis
and implementation of the requirements and recommendations of
Regulation 1083/2006 and Working Document № 5 of European
Commission
The aim of the evaluation plan is to create a general frame for on-going
evaluation and to ensure its effective use and integration as a management
tool during the period of OPRD implementation.
Envisaged activities in the Evaluation plan /1/
The Evaluation plan envisages several types of activities,
namely:
1) Obligatory
evaluations, required on revealing
significant departure from the goals initially set and on
proposals for significant changes in the Operational
programme /Art 48 (3) of Regulation 1083/2006)
2) Specific evaluations, defined on the basis of identified
needs during plan preparation related to the management
of operational programme
Envisaged activities in the Evaluation plan /2/
3) Supporting activities, ensuring conditions for effective
implementation of the evaluations – elaboration of
methods, standards, researches for collecting information
etc.
4) Providing connection with the monitoring system as an
important tool for initiation of evaluations and basic source
for their informational supply.
5) Activities for dissemination and use of evaluation results
as well as for recurrent review and updating of the
evaluation plan
Indicative list , time-table and financial recourses
Planned activities for on-going evaluation present:
0,2 % of the total financial recourses of OPRD
6,2 % of the financial recourses of Priority axis 5 “Technical
assistance”
2009-2010
No
Evaluations at the discretion of MA
Incl.
Planned specific evaluations
Supporting activities
Reserve for other evaluations at the discretion of MA
Reserve for obligatory evaluations in the sense
of Art. 48 (3)
Relevant expenditures
TOTAL:
Value
10 2 780 000
2011-2013
No
Value
Всичко
No
Value
8 2 375 000 18 5 155 000
6
1 519 000
7
4
1 061 000
1
1 435 000 13
240 000
5
2 954 000
1 301 000
200 000
700 000
900 000
500 000
700 000
1 200 000
120 000
125 000
245 000
10 3 400 000
8 3 200 000 18 6 600 000
Evaluations planned for 2008-2010 period
Elaboration of methodology for evaluation of the impact, products and
results of OPRD
Period
ХІІ. 2008 –
VІІІ.2009
Review of the first opened non-repayable financial aid schemes under
OPRD
ХІІ. 2008 –
VІІІ.2009
Methodical guidelines for carrying out evaluations with interested
parties – creating models of partnership and co-operation after the
example of particular operation
III. 2009 – II.
2010
Drawing up standards for quality of evaluations
IV– VIII. 2009
Assessment of the functioning and efficiency of OPRD system for
implementation
ІV. 2009 – ХІІ.
2009
Assessment of the implementation of Operation 2.1 “Regional and local
road infrastructure” with a special accent on the problems of
implementation of scheme 2.1-1 “Support for rehabilitation and
reconstruction of II-nd and III-rd class roads”
ІV-ІХ. 2009
Assessment of OPRD monitoring system
V.2009 – І.2010
Researches for collecting information about the progress on indicators,
measuring results and impacts of OPRD priorities
V.2009-І.2010
Strategic evaluation of OPRD (with an accent on the changes in socialeconomical and political context and non-opened operations)
ІV. 2009 – ІХ.
2009
Mid-term evaluation of OPRD
ІV.2010ХІІ.2010
Planned evaluations during 2011-2013 period
Period
Assessment of the results and expected impacts of the
interventions for integrated urban development
І.2011-ІХ.2011
Assessment of the contribution of OPRD interventions for raising
energy efficiency
І.2011-ІХ.2011
Assessment of the contribution of OPRD for the improvement of
Roma situation
І.2011-ІХ.2011
Assessment of the application of partnership principle during
OPRD implementation
V.2012-ІІ.2013
Assessment of the impact of tourism on regional development
V.2012-ІІ.2013
Analysis of the data from the on-going evaluations of OPRD and
their reflection on the next programming period
V.2012-ІІ.2013
Analysis of the use of innovative practices in the interventions
under OPRD
V.2012-І.2013
Researches for collecting data about the progress on indicators,
measuring the results and impacts of OPRD priorities
2013 -2014
Other evaluations by decision of MA
І.2011-І.2013
Obligatory evaluations in the sense of Art 48 (3) after 2010
І.2011-І.2013
Obligations and responsibilities for carrying out evaluations
The implementation of OPRD Evaluation plan is realized by
a system of management, which includes:
OPRD Managing Authority responsible for ensuring the
entire organization, coordination and implementation of the
Evaluation plan in accordance with the principles and
decrees of SF and Bulgarian legislation
Steering Group for evaluation of OPRD, which general
function is to support the coordination and sharing
information on the issues relevant to OPRD evaluation
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Monitoring Committee of OPRD, responsible for making
periodical review on the evaluation results and the
implementation of recommendations.
Approval, review and updating of OPRD evaluation plan
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The plan for on-going evaluation of OPRD is approved by the Head of
Managing Authority at the proposal of the Head of Evaluation Unit after
coordination with the concerned units in the MA
After the approval the plan for on-going evaluation is presented before the
Monitoring Committee for notices and comments.
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Regular review of the evaluation plan is carried out by the Steering Group
for OPRD Evaluation once a year before the spring session of the
Monitoring Committee.
Changes of the evaluation plan are approved by the Head of Managing
Authority and are presented at sessions of the Monitoring Committee.
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The review of the evaluation plan also includes preparation of an annual
report for the implementation of the evaluation plan which is also
presented to the Monitoring Committee.
Independence of evaluation
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In conformity with the principle of independency grounded in §
47 [3] of the Regulation No 1083/2006, the planned evaluations
will be carried out by experts or bodies, that are functionally
independent of the certifying and auditing authorities.
In the majority of the cases, according to the internationally
accepted standards, the evaluators will be independent also from
the MA of OPRD.
It is envisaged that the prevailing part of OPRD evaluations will
be carried out by internal evaluators, selected according to the
Law of public procurements on the base of clearly defined
criteria which guarantee high quality and professionalism.
Use and dissemination of evaluation results
The main /potential/ users of information about the OPRD ongoing evaluations are:
- Managing Authority of OPRD
- Monitoring Committee of OPRD
- Central Unit for Coordination and the Managing authorities of
other operational programs
- European Commission
- Independent evaluators
- OPRD beneficiaries /especially in terms of dissemination and
use of evaluation results/.
Disseminating final results, conclusions and recommendations of
evaluations
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Overall reports of evaluations are submitted to the interested, for
example departments in MA and members of MC.
Summary of reports in Bulgarian and English is published on the official
website of the Operational Programme
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Conferences, discussions, seminars/workshops will be carried out in case
of need for a wider discussion of the results and recommendations of
evaluations
Other information materials /brochures, bulletins, press-releases etc/ will
be prepared if there is need for wider dissemination
Annual review of the evaluations carried out, their basic results and
recommendations will be published /entirely or in summary/ on the
official website of OPRD
Main results of the evaluations are included in the annual report for
OPRD implementation according to Art. 67 of Regulation 1083/2006
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