1. Competition for Evaluations & 2016 Conference
Kai Stryczynski
Cohesion Policy

2. Where are we now?
New, stronger requirements for evaluation in , including more impact evaluations.
Great diversity in practice and quality among 800 evaluations of Regional and Cohesion Fund supported interventions carried out between
Limited but growing numbers of evaluations dealing with effects and impact
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3. Focus of the Structural and Cohesion Fund evaluations, 2007-13 programming period

4. Why a Competition?
A greater imperative than ever to ensure that every euro of Cohesion Policy resources is spent to the best effect.
We want to create an incentive for more good quality evaluations on the effects of Cohesion Policy so that we can accumulate evidence about what works for whom, in what context, and why?
And we want to understand better what makes a good evaluation.
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5. Prizes
Acknowledgement of excellence by recognised international evaluation experts
Invitation to present at a Cohesion Policy Evaluation Conference in May 2016 (expenses paid)
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6. Strand A: Best Completed Evaluations
Scope: Evaluation by any individual or company of the effectiveness of EU Cohesion Policy interventions supported by the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund or the European Social Fund, completed by 31 December 2015
Use at least one of 3 methods:
Ex post cost benefit analysis
Theory based evaluation
Counterfactual evaluation
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7. Strand A: Best Completed Evaluation
Themes:
Research and Innovation
ICT
Enterprise Support
Employment, Skills and Social Inclusion
Large Infrastructure (e.g., environment, transport)
Institutional Capacity building
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8. Strand B: Best Evaluation Proposal
Proposal for an impact evaluation of Cohesion Policy concentrating on the same themes
Evaluation not started
Preferably using data in a new way – data on the DG REGIO or EMPL websites or data from a national or regional authority
Open to all individuals and participation of young researchers and PhD students is strongly encouraged
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9. Winners At least the 6 best contributions for each strand
But maybe more
Selection criteria:
Quality of methodology
Practical Relevance
Jury of international evaluation experts to be established
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10. Conference in 2016 May 2016 – location to be decided Topics:
EU Ex post evaluation results
Best Evaluations & Evaluation Proposals
Best Evaluation Plans
Reflection on usefulness of ex ante evaluations
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11. Please publicise in your networks….
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