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The international conference "Cohesion Policy 2014–2020: Towards Evidence Based Programming and Evaluation", which was organized by the Lithuanian Ministry of Finance and the European Commission's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion took place on 4–5 July 2013 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The conference discussions were held on programming and evaluation of EU Structural Funds in 2014–2020, including:

  • new approach to the intervention logic and new requirements for programme monitoring and evaluation;
  • methodological, organisational and procedural aspects of the evaluation of EU Structural Funds;
  • results of ex-ante evaluations of operational programmes of the upcoming period.

This conference was one of the first Lithuanian EU Council presidency events. The conference brought together officials from Lithuania and other EU Member States, representatives of the EU institutions, responsible for programming, monitoring and evaluation of EU Structural Funds, representatives from academia, socio-economic partners and other stakeholders.

Please find here the conference programme, photos and conference summary.

Below you can find the conference presentations.

DAY 1

 

Plenary session 1

Result Orientation and Logic of Intervention in the Upcoming Programming Period

Results and Performance for Cohesion Policy – a Step Change for the Future

Veronica Gaffey, European Commission, DG REGIO,

Antonella Schulte-Braucks, European Commission, DG EMPL

Application of New Concepts in Programming: Lithuania's Experience

Ramūnas Dilba, Ministry of Finance, Lithuania

Stimulating Sustainable Growth Using Cohesion Policy: Realistic or a Holy Grail?

Dr. John Bradley, EMDS Consulting, Ireland

Plenary session 2

Role of the Ex-Ante Evaluation for Developing Operational Programmes

Ex-ante Evaluation of the EU Structural Funds: the New Challenges of 2014–2020

Haroldas Brožaitis, PPMI, Lithuania

Evidence-Based Programming – the Role of Ex-Ante Evaluations

Paul Casey, Welsh Government, Welsh European Funding Office, United Kingdom

Punctuated Equilibriums: the Added Value of the Ex-Ante Evaluator in R&D and Innovation Focused Operational Programmes

Dr. Derek Jan Fikkers, Technopolis Group, The Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

Plenary session 3

Evaluation of  Cohesion Policy after 2013: Need for More Robust Methods, Reliability and Availability of Data

The Ex-Ante Evaluator:  Super Hero or Ordinary Mortal?

Prof. Michael Wiseman, The George Washington Institute of Public Policy, United States

Experience of Counterfactual Impact Evaluation in the CZ OP HRE, Case of Enterprise Support

Dr. Vladimir Kváča, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs,

Dr. Oto Potluka, University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic

Network Analysis as a Method of Evaluating Support of Enterprise Networks in ERDF Projects 

Tamás Lahdelma, Urban Research TA Ltd, Finland

Measurement Approaches for Evaluation: We Get What We Measure

Diana Eerma, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu, Estonia

Parallel sessions

Challenges of the New Programming Period for the Programming and Evaluation of Cohesion Policy

Programming (parallel session 4.1)

Evaluation (parallel session 4.2)

Programming for 2014–20 and the Implications for Performance

Prof. John Bachtler, European Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Strathclyde University,United Kingdom

Programming the Contribution of Culture for Economic Development and Societal Cohesion: in Search of the Theory of Change

Eglė Saudargaitė, Ministry of Culture,

Darius Žeruolis, ESTEP, Lithuania

Concept of Intervention Logic in Preparation of 2014–2020 Programmes – the Case of the Czech Republic

Lenka Sekyrova, Ministry for Regional Development, Czech Republic

Quality and Use of Results of EU Structural Funds Evaluation in Lithuania. Standards for EU Structural Funds Evaluation

Dr. Vitalis Nakrošis, PPMI,

Danutė Burakienė, Ministry of Finance, Lithuania

Can Participatory Evaluation Approach Trigger an Increased Demand for Results of Relevant Stakeholders in 2014+ Programming Period?

Krunoslav Karlovcec, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Slovenia

2003–2023 Brief History of Two Decades of Cohesion Policy Evaluation & Result Oriented Approach

Stanislaw Bienias, Evaluation Expert, IDEA forDevelopment, Poland

 

DAY 2

 

Plenary session 5

Experience and Lessons Learnt from Programming and Evaluation of the European Social Fund 2007–2013

Overview of ESF Evaluations by Member States in the Current Programming Period

Antonella Schulte-Braucks, European Commission, DG EMPL

Challenges Addressed? The Contribution of ESF to Ameliorating Employment and Social Inclusion Situation in Lithuania during 2007–2013

Dr. Egidijus Barcevičius, PPMI, Lithuania

How does the Institutionalisation of Development Policy Influence the Effectiveness of ESF Interventions? Evidence from the Evaluation of Human Development Programmes in Hungary

Gábor Balás, HÉTFA Research Institute, Hungary

 

Parallel sessions

Challenges and Needs for Programming and Evaluation in Different ESF Fields

Employment and Social Inclusion

(parallel session 6.1)

Education and Life-Long Learning

(parallel session 6.2)

Institutional Capacity and the Efficiency of Public Administrations (parallel session 6.3)

Using Quantitative Theory Based / Counterfactual Impact Evaluation to Evaluate Actions for The Unemployed

Benedict Wauters, ESF Agency Flanders, Belgium

Impact of the ESF "Fight Against Discrimination Operational Programme" Managed by Non-Profit organisations in Spain

José Manuel Fresno, Network of NGOs: Spanish Red Cross, Fundación ONCE, Fundación Secretariado Gitano, Caritas, Spain

Impact Evaluation of an ESF-Funded ALMP for People with Disabilities

Anna Adamecz, Budapest Institute, Hungary

Lessons Learned from Monitoring ESF Indicators During 2007–2013 Period: the Case of Higher Education

Rima Rubčinskaitė, Vilnius University, International Business School, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Lithuania

Supporting Cooperation of Education and Business – the Case of Vocational Education in Poland

Agnieszka Rybińska, Institute of Educational Research, Poland

Learning about the Effectiveness of EU Structural Fund Projects in Italian Schools: a Large Scale RCT for Maths Teachers

Aline Pennisi, Ministry of Economy and INVALSI, Italy

Strengthening Institutional Capacity under the Future ESF

Florian Hauser, European Commission, DG EMPL

The Institutional Bottleneckand How to Avoid it

Dr. Rolf Boehnke, AGEG, Germany

Creation of Intervention Methods and Solutions in Administrative Capacity and Efficiency of Public Sector Fields of ESF Programmes

Antanas Šabanas, Municipality of Birštonas, Lithuania

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