1. CZ Evaluation - state of play
Evaluation Network Meeting in Brussels
2nd - 3rd April 2009
DG REGIO
Titulek
Date:
Place: Brussels
Presented by: Filip Michalík
Contact: 1

2. THE NSRF/CSF EVALUATION UNIT
Introduction
THE NSRF/CSF EVALUATION UNIT
was created in May 2008 and is part of the
Department of NSRF Management and Coordination
at the
Ministry for regional development of the CR 2

3. CONTROL STRUCTURE / MANAGEMENT
WORKING GROUP EVALUATION / Quarterly meetings
Good Communication with MAs = successful project realization
Preparation of the NSRF EP
Annual EP update
Process of preparation of evaluation activities and significant projects
Creating internal capacities for evaluation
Factual realization of EP 3

4. CONTROL STRUCTURE / MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Public procurement conditions:
Each project involves ToR elaboration that follows
the Public Procurement Act (PPA), internal regulations and evaluation guidelines
Technical opponency group – competent project supervision (MAs, NCA, independent experts)
Project selection procedure– Selection Board, PPA, internal regulations 4

5. NSRF Evaluation plan 2007-13 NSRF Evaluation plan 2007-2013
First step of evaluation process
Skeleton plan of evaluation activities and coordination of all evaluations within NSRF carried out during
Based on Indicative guidelines on evaluation methods: Evaluation during the programming period, (WD#5) and evaluation experience from 5

6. NSRF EVALUATION SCHEME 2007-2013
MONITORING
OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES
Macroeconomic models (European Commission)
MINISTRY FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MONITORING UNITS
MANAGING AUTHORITIES
OF OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES
EUROPIAN UNION
Dept. of Development and Strategy of Regional Policy
NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION AUTHORITY
NSRF EVALUATION UNIT
EVALUATION UNITS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Evaluation unit DG REGIO 1 2 3 6 5 4
DEPARTMENT OF NSRF management and coordination
8 TOPs
9 ROPs
OP Interregional cooperation
INTERREG IV.C
INTERREGIONAL
TRANSNATIONAL
OP Transnational cooperation Central Europe
INTERACT II; ESPON 2013
5 CROSSBORDER
[1] Monitoring Units MA OP – provide data from their monitoring systems.
[2] Monitoring Units MA OP – actively cooperate with NCA.
[3] Evaluation Units MA OP – provide data for NSRF evaluations and cooperate with evaluators and NSRF Evaluation Unit.
NSRF Evaluation Unit:
coordinates evaluation activities of OPs and NSRF,
coordinates STRATeval, OP AAPs, carries out ad-hoc and thematic evaluations.
[4] National Coordination Authority (NCA) – provides cooperation with EC organs.
[5] NSRF Evaluation Unit – provides cooperation with DG Regio Evaluation Unit.
[6] Department of Development and Strategy of Regional Policy:
supports NSRF Evaluation Unit in the field of regional SF impact assessment,
takes part in elaboration analysis that assess economic, social and environmental development of regions of Czech Republic including towns and agglomerations. 6

7. Evaluation activities 2008-2015
Legend:
STRATEVAL … strategic evaluation;
INDIC. … assessment of set-up of indicator system;
EX-ANTE … ex-ante evaluation ;
SEA … assessment of environmental impacts;
EX-POST … ex-post evaluation ;
AAP ... annual assessment of problems in implementation of OPs;
AAPa – to 02/2009, AAPb – to 08/2009;
HP - EO+SD … horizontal priorities - equal opportunities and sustainable development;
SYNERGIES … evaluation of interventions synergies;
REG. IMPACTS … regional impact evaluations;
GIS database … creation of GIS database for purposes of evaluation and promote their usage;
ONGOING MONIT DATA and IMPL. SYSTEM ASSESSMENT;
INTERV. EFFECT. … evaluation of effectiveness of SF interventions. 7

8. Evaluation activities 20098

9. ANNUAL IMPLEMETNATION PROBLEMS ASSESSMENT
Starting with 2008 a complex analysis of problems discovered during OP intervention implementation or from carried out evaluations will be elaborated.
Subsequently conclusions for further evaluations and recommendations will be carried out.
Monitoring of identified problems and their solving.
Monitoring of extent and process of use of evaluation recommendations
Assessment of annual EP fulfillment 9

10. Final reports
NSRF/CSF Evaluation Unit launched a project called:
“Data collection for the purpose of creating the OPs, SPDs and CSF final reports for the programming period “ (June 2009)
Consequently the Final evaluation of CSF will be carried out by NSRF/CFS Evaluation Unit (end of 2009) 10

11. STRATeval 2009
Based on assessment of progress of supported OP activities towards 15 NSRF priorities
Nomination of members into the steering group for STRATeval
ToR draft and consultation procedure 11

12. Thank you for your attention.12