1. Demonstrating performance and EU added value John WALSH REGIO Evaluation and European Semester Unit
ESI FUNDS
ESI FUNDS

2. The paradox of measurement
"If you can measure it, you can manage it."
- McKinsey … the measurement trap
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted"
- Albert Einstein (?)

3. Measuring performance
But still … monitoring is important for different purposes :
Programme management
Transparency towards stakeholders + Communication (Open Data)
Accountability in context of performance
Evaluation of policy impacts and contribution
Securing a budget post-2020 !!

4. Monitoring must have a purpose and a structure
Embedded in a programme structure and intervention rationale :
The specific needs and objectives: what are we trying to change?
How will we to measure it: What is the appropriate (proxy) result (impact) indicator?
What actions will we finance to contribute best? (Output and outcome indicators)

5. What sort of monitoring data do we have?
Inputs (Euro):
Planned amounts by theme
Project selection (project pipeline)
Expenditure
Achievements:
Common Indicators (outputs and results)
Frequency:
At least Annual (or more regularly)

6. Financial implementation: By Fund

7. Financial implementation: EMFF by MS https://cohesiondata. ec. europa

8. EMFF indicators

9. Future challenges Context: Post-2020 MFF, scarce EU resources
Better serving needs and EU objectives: Every Euro counts
Finding a better balance between needed information and cost/burden
Moving towards a harmonised approach to intervention rationales / indicators across EU / ESIF programmes
Finding cross-fund common indicators