V4 Expert Group V4 Expert Group Result Orientation Challenges – 17 June 2014 Budapest

Preparation of the May 2013 – Concept of a uniform methodological environment (UME) approved by Government  UME defines the basic principles, approach and specifies the areas of methodolgical environment  UME reflects: o EC legislation and new requirements (result orientation, performance framework, monitoring data etc.) o Experience of period  UME Objectives: 1.Standardization of procedures and processes 2.Effective use of resources 3.Simplification

Setting of indicators The Methodological guidance for the setting of indicators as a part of UME - approved by the Government in August 2013  Defines binding rules including the requirement for theory of change  All MAs shall to set the model of intervention logic for each specific objective  Specifies methods of the design of indicators and their definitions The aim: - to avoid the duplicity of indicators and to ensure uniform monitoring - to set the methodologically appropriate indicators  Outcome: National Sourcebook of Indicators

Conditions, external factors, other measures Problem  causes  change sought  activities Context indicators result indicators output indicators Relation of Theory of change and the indicators

Intervention logic – key steps 1.What is the current situation in the given problem area? 2.What indicators will we use to monitor changes occurring in the area? 3.What is the main problem in the area, we want to face and what is its causation? 4.Which particular cause/causes are we going to influence? 5.What change which will lead to elimination of the problem do we seek to achieve? 6.What measures/activites will we support to reach the change?

Intervention logic – key steps 7.What are other measures beyond the programme or even beyond the ESIF which are neccesarry to implement to reach the change? 8.Under what conditions, which have to be fulfilled, will the measures/activites lead to the change? 9.What indicators will we use to monitor whether the measures/activities are realized successfully (output indicators)? 10.What indicators will we use to monitor whether we achieved the change (outcome indicators)? 11.What are other (external) factors which may influence (positively or negatively) achieving the change? 12.When and how will we assess whether we are successfull in reaching the change and elimination of the problem (evalutaion system)?

Different approaches by ESF and ERDF  The split between ESF and ERDF approaches to the concept of result indicators - considerable problems in definitions of indicators.  For programmes under the ERDF, CF and ETC is required to monitor changes in the whole area which is influenced by the intervention, on contrary for programmes under the ESF is required to monitor only changes at the supported population.  DR Regio directs their comments to the definition of context / statistical indicators that are distant from the interventions and their values are affected by a lot of external factors.  Statistical indicators cover the development of trends and their use is not completely coherent to the results based approach.  It causes the increase pressure on the carrying out the evaluations.

Establishing of milestones/goals Our milestones/goals are established on the basis of:  Financial allocation  Needs analysis  Experience of period Guidance on monitoring of ESI Fund (approved by the Government) specifies the requirements for monitoring and evaluation of PF:  Specification of milestones for the year only for national purpose  Specification of control limits for milestones and goals (minimal and critical)

Monitoring the milestones/goals  The NCA will carry out regular (quarterly) monitoring of status and progress of fullfilment of milestones as a part of risk management  In case of non-fulfilment the control limits – the MAs shall justified it and implemented the adequate measures (revision, increasing the absorption capacity, simplification of the rules etc.).  The NCA will inform annually the Government.

Tool to clarify the logic and links → matrix of PA logic Thematic objective ↔ PA Strategic objective ↔ PA Funding priority ↔ Identified problem ↔ Development need ↔ EU2020 target ↔ CSR ↔ NRP ↔ Position Paper ↔ Programme ↔ Fund ↔ Priority axis ↔ Investment priority ↔ Specific objective ↔ Indicators Link of programmes to Partnership Agreement

Matrix of Partnership Agreement logic Thematic objective Identified problem, development need Investment priority Programmes, funds, priority axes, specific objectives

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