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Evaluation Seminar Czech Republic CSF and OP Managing Authorities. Session 3: Mid-Term Evaluation. Presentation Structure. Organisation Role of Planning Group and steering committees Selection of Evaluators The Evaluation Process Evaluation Issues Methods Outcomes and Utilisation
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Evaluation SeminarCzech Republic CSF and OP Managing Authorities Session 3: Mid-Term Evaluation
Presentation Structure • Organisation • Role of Planning Group and steering committees • Selection of Evaluators • The Evaluation Process • Evaluation Issues • Methods • Outcomes and Utilisation • Case Study • Evaluation of EU horizontal priorities
Organisation • Started preparation in early 2002 • Planning Group established • Composition…. • Functions • Agree timetable • Approved core TOR (June 2002) • Approve quality criteria • Acted as CSF steering committee
Steering Committees • Evaluation Steering Committee established for each OP • Composition • OP Managing Authority (MA) • Evaluation Unit, CSF MA and Commission • Implementing departments • Functions • Adapt core TOR to OP situation • Selection of evaluators (see next slide) • Quality control function
Selection of Evaluators • Each RFT advertised in EU Journal • Selection criteria • TOR coverage and understanding • Methodology • Evaluation experience • Cost • Resources allocated • Interviews held in some cases
Evaluation Process • Key evaluation questions (see Session 1) were • Relevance • Effectiveness • Core analytical tasks specified in TOR • review of external developments • progress to date (end 2002) • Efficiency, project selection, indicators • Performance reserve • Horizontal priorities (see later)
Methods • Analysis of financial and physical performance monitoring data • Review of policy papers • Consultations • Managing authorities • Implementing ministries and agencies • Other stakeholders • More sophisticated approaches used at CSF level • Macro and labour market modelling
Outcomes and Utilisation • Process worked reasonably well • Planning Group played useful coordination role • All reports completed on time • Met TOR and of acceptable quality • Utilisation • Reports considered by MCs and submitted to Commission • Influenced decisions on financial reallocations and performance reserve • But other considerations (N+2) taken into account
Case Study: EU Horizontal Priorities • 2 horizontal priorities/principles • Equal opportunity (gender) • Environment • Apply to all measures • Evaluated in OP reports under several headings • Reporting quality • Indicator coverage • Integration to project selection systems • Sample of measures for more in-depth analysis • CSF evaluation: synthesis based on OP inputs
EU Horizontal Priorities • Conclusions • major problems with integration of principles • principles poorly understood • little evidence of implementation influence • absence of indicators and poor quality reporting • Recommendations • More focused approach going forward • Concentrate on small number of relevant measures • Outcome • Recommendation accepted • Follow-up work carried out by Evaluation Unit • Future effort to concentrate on identified relevant measures