1. Specific objectives – intervention logic
Kai Stryczynski
DG Regional and Urban Policy
Athens, 15 May 2014
Cohesion Policy

2. What we check and find in draft OPs
Specific objectives
Key issue for starting the discussion of intervention logic
Often vague in first draft – "business as usual" approach.
Result indicators
Baseline sometimes missing; baseline good test of feasibility of policy monitoring. Sometimes too distant from policy.
First draft is very often rejected by us…but we see real progress and understanding in later drafts.

3. Some examples needing improvement
Specific objective:
Increase the benefits of research to society
Result indicators:
1 Number of participating supported research teams realised in foreign programmes of international cooperation
2Proportion of specialised publications with co-authorship of XX and foreign researchers
3 International patent applications
4 Number of researchers using newly created, expanded or upgraded infrastructure
5 Number of students who use the newly built, expanded or upgraded infrastructure for research-oriented study programmes
6 Implemented new products of strategic management of RDI
7 Proportion of specialised publications with co-authorship of research organisations and enterprises
8 Number of regions implementing new tools to support RDI

4. And another example… Specific objective:
To improve the environmental quality in cities
Result indicator:
Content of fine matter in the air
Actions:
Air quality action plans
Planning for Natura 2000 areas ?
Flood protection measures ??