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"What's new and what works in the EU cohesion policy 2007-2013: discoveries and lessons for 2014-2020"
3–4 March, 2011, Vilnius
Conference Description and Programme (LT, EN)
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Presentations:
Strand 1: EVALUATING EVALUATION – DO WE USE IT AS A PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT TOOL?
Terry Ward, Director of Studies, Applica, Belgium
Using Balanced Scorecard as a Tool to Integrate Evaluation with Strategic Management of Public Sector Organisations (supplementary text)
Benedict Wauters, Deputy Director of ESF Agency Flanders, Belgium
Evaluation of the ESF in the Programming Period Post 2013
Antonella Schulte-Braucks, Head of Evaluation and Impact Assessment Unit, DG EMPL, European Commission
Alberto Martini, Director of Progetto Volutazione, Italy
Strand 2: TAKING STOCK OF EVALUATIONS: SHARING INSIGHTS ON WHAT‘S NEW AND WHAT WORKS IN 2007–2013
2.1. ASSESSING CHANGES IN THE AREAS OF SUPPORT
Session A: EU Structural Fund Support to Public Sector Institutional and Administrative Capacity – What Results Can be Expected?
ESF Support for Institutional and Administrative Capacity Building in 2007–2013
Łukasz Wardyn, Policy Officer, DG EMPL, European Commission
Agnieszka Sternik, Evaluation Officer, DG EMPL, European Commission
Evaluation of Capacity Building Interventions under ESF: Methodological Issues
Artur Nowak-Far, Professor at Warsaw School of Economics, Socio-Economic Collegium, Poland
Oto Potluka, Head of the Research Centre, University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic
Engaging Policy-Makers in Impact Evaluation. Lessons from Italy.
Paolo Severati, Researcher, ISFOL, Italy
Brief Information on the Community of Practice on Result Based Management
Anna Kanakaki, Communication Officer, Programming & Evaluations Unit, Managing Authority, Special Service Health and Social Solidarity, Greece
Session B: EU Structural Fund Support to Innovation: to What Extent, When and What Investments Are Effective? Insights from Evaluations.
Enrico Wolleb, General Director of Ismeri Europe, Italy
Evaluating the Effects of Innovation Measures in the Structural Funds
Alasdair Reid, Director at Technopolis Group, Belgium
Support to Innovation in Enterprises in Hungary
Attila Béres, Head of Unit for Analysis and Controlling, National Development Agency; Tamás Boór, Economic Development OP Managing Authority, Hungary
EU Structural Fund Support to Innovation in Lithuania: Lessons and Challenges
Agnė Paliokaitė, Principal Analyst, Public Policy and Management Institute, Lithuania
Edgaras Leichteris, Director of the Knowledge Economy Forum, Lithuania
Session B conclusions - Monika Petraitė, Professor at Kaunas Technology University, Lithuania
2.2. INNOVATIVE FORMS OF ASSISTANCE
Session A: Are EU Cohesion Policy Instruments Suitable for the Achievement of the Policy Objectives? The Case of Innovative Instruments.
What Lessons Can be Learnt from ERDF Support for Innovative Actions? Results of a Study Carried out for DG REGIO (supplementary text)
Tomasz Jerzyniak, Economist / Consultant at Technopolis Group, Belgium
Session B: Financial Engineering – a New and Better Way to Use EU Structural Funds?
Financial Engineering – an Innovative Way to Use EU Structural Funds
Dorota Kalina Zaliwska, Head of Financial Engineering Unit, DG REGIO, European Commission
Klaudijus Maniokas, Chairman of the Board at public company European Social, Legal And Economic Projects, Lithuania
Financial Engineering for Energy-Efficiency Schemes
Helene Ryding, Independent Energy Policy Consultant, United Kingdom
CLOSING SESSION: EU COHESION POLICY AFTER 2013
The Future of EU Cohesion Policy: Research and Policy Questions
John Bachtler, Director of European Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Strathclyde University, Great Britain
The Future of EU Cohesion Policy in Time of Austerity (supplementary text)
John Bradley, Principal of EMDS Consulting, Ireland
The Future of EU Cohesion Policy: a Lithuanian Perspective
Ana Stankaitienė, Director of EU Cohesion Policy and Structural Assistance Coordination Department, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
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Conference “Evaluation of EU Structural Funds: Reinforcing Quality and Utilization”
Conference Description and Programme
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Presentations:
Part 1: REINFORCING QUALITY AND USEFULNESS OF EVALUATIONS
Evaluation System and Evaluation Capacity in Lithuania
Dr. Ana Stankaitienė, Director of EU Cohesion Policy and Structural Assistance Coordination Department, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
Session 1: Building an Effective Capacity for Evaluation on the Demand Side
Evaluation Capacity Building Activities in the EU Member States: a Cross-National Overview
Dr. Martin Ferry, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, UK
Evaluation Capacity Building in the EU Member States: Exchange of Experience
Evaluation of Structural Instruments in Poland. Experience in Evaluation Capacity Building
Stanisław Bienias, Head of Evaluation Unit, Department of Structural Policy Coordination, Ministry of Regional Development, Poland
Developing Evaluation Capacity in Romania: from Theory to Practice, Present and Future
Aneta Stoica and Anton Enachescu, Evaluation Central Unit, Ministry of Public Finance, Romania
Building an Effective Evaluation System – the Hungarian Approach
Dr. Tamás Tétényi, Head of Department for Strategy and Evaluation, National Development Agency, Hungary
Multilevel On-going Evaluation Approach: Experiences from the Swedish Approach
Göran Brulin, NUTEK analyst, Sweden
Session 2: Producing Credible Evaluations: Methodological Considerations
Do Economic Models Tell us Anything Useful about Cohesion Policy Impacts?
John Bradley, Principal of EMDS Consulting, Ireland
Methods for Assessing Impacts of Structural Interventions: Lessons From Ex Post Evaluations
Veronica Gaffey, Head of DG REGIO Evaluation Unit, European Commission
Ex post evaluation of the ESF (2000-2006)
Anna Galazka, Evaluation Officer, Evaluation and Impact Assessment Unit of DG EMPL, European Commission
Methods for Evaluating Structural Fund Employment Effects
Mark Whittle, CSES
Methods for Evaluating Structural Fund Employment Effects: Methodological Alternatives and the Empirical Case of Lithuania
Dr. Virmantas Kvedaras, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Part 2: STRENGTHENING UTILISATION OF STRUCTURAL FUND EVALUATION RESULTS
What is “Utilisation” and How Can It be Measured?
Dr. Karol Olejniczak, Warsaw University, Poland
Use of Evaluation Results in the European Commission
Veronica Gaffey, Head of DG REGIO Evaluation Unit, European Commission
Strengthening Utilisation of Evaluation Results in Lithuania
Danutė Burakienė, Head of Evaluation Unit, EU Cohesion Policy and Structural Assistance Coordination Department, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
ESF Evaluation Partnership as an Arrangement for Mutual Learning and Supporting Quality and Usefulness of Evaluations
Anna Galazka, Evaluation Officer, Evaluation and Impact Assessment Unit of DG EMPL, European Commission
Using the Results of Evaluation to Inform ESF Programming: ESF in England - a Case Study
Duncan Carnie, Policy Manager, European Social Fund Division, Department for Work and Pensions, UK
Community of Practice on Results Based Management (additional presentation)
Benedict Wauters, Deputy Director Flemish ESF Agency, Belgium
Part 3: EMBEDDING EVALUATION IN WIDER GOVERNMENT
Role of Evaluation in Public Policy
Elliot Stern, Professor of Evaluation Research (Lancaster University), editor of International Journal “Evaluation”, UK
Integrated Approach to Evaluation of Structural Fund and National Expenditure: Lessons from the Irish Experience
David Hegarty, Indecon International Economic Consultants, Ireland
Role of Evaluation in the Programme of 15th Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Rimantas Večkys, Director of the Strategic Planning and Public Administration Department, Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Assessing Public Expenditure: Evaluation of EU Structural Funds and Budget Programmes
Dr. Vitalis Nakrošis, Public Policy and Management Institute, Lithuania
More information: Donata Valaitiene, Evaluation Unit, EU Cohesion Policy and Structural Assistance Coordination Department, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania (tel. +370 5 2194 485, e-mail: d.valaitiene@finmin.lt).
Ministry of Finance. Information updated 2011-10-06