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This presentation discusses the experiences and methods used in the ongoing evaluation of the ERDF program in Saxony, Germany. The evaluation covers various aspects including ex-ante and ex-post evaluations, gender mainstreaming, and the next program period. The evaluation reports are divided into separate sections for each axis of priority and include recommendations and concrete research subjects. The evaluation also emphasizes the importance of partnerships with economic and social partners, and the utilization of various evaluation methods such as monitoring, expert interviews, and beneficiary queries.
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ERDF 2007 – 2013 in Saxony, Germany Experiences with the ongoing evaluation of the programme Brussels, 15th April 2011
Ongoing evaluation in Saxony, Germany Ex-ante evaluation Ex-post evaluation Ongoing evaluation • Sequenceofseven separate reports • 1 foreachofthe 5 axisofpriority • Onereport on thecross-sectionalobjective „Gender Mainstreaming“ • Onesummarisingreportwiththefocus on thenextprogrammeperiod
Ongoing evaluation in Saxony, Germany Time frame 2010 2011 2013 2009 2012 Evaluation on PA 1 and 2 Evaluation on the cross-sectional objective GM Summarising report Evaluation on PA 3, 4 and 5
Ongoing evaluation in Saxony, Germany Ongoing evaluation in two parts 2010 2011 2013 2009 2012 • Two separately placed contracts • Avoid dependance on one evaluator over a long period • Ensure competition and a high quality of the reports
Ongoing evaluation in Saxony, Germany Experiences: The tender • Stipulate a generalagreement on analysislinked to • proposals for a revision of the OP (ref. Art. 33) • Assignmentofsubcontractors (specificknowledge in • certainfields, e.g. trafficor environmental issues)
Ongoing evaluation in Saxony, Germany Experiences: Schedule of evaluation reports • The firstreportshouldbescheduled 2 or 3 years after the • beginningoftheprogrammeperiod • Inaccurancies in themonitoringsystemhavetobe • resolved in advance • First finalisedprojectsarerequiredasinformation • source
Ongoing evaluation in Saxony, Germany Experiences: character of evaluation questions • Shouldbepreciselyformulated • Precisequestionscanprevent universal statements • Concreterecommendations • Possible: Name specificsubjectsofresearchforeach • evaluationquestion
Ongoing evaluation in Saxony, Germany Experiences: partnership with economic & social partners • Economic and social partners are integrated in: • II) Steeringgroup on • theongoingevaluation • Comments anddiscus-sions on thedraftreports • I) Steeringgroup on • evaluation plan • High acceptanceof • evaluationreports
Ongoing evaluation in Saxony, Germany Experiences: methods applied for evaluations • Monitoring system • Expert interviews • Queries among beneficiaries (e.g. entrepreneurs) • Response rates about 40 % • Information letter of MA on aim and purpose of query • Open-ended questions might yield valuable responses • Online query ?
