Evaluation of NRNs 2014-2020

Hannes WIMMER, Team LeaderAndreas RESCH, Evaluation Advisor

Nordic-Baltic Rural Network meeting, 6-8 December 2015, Pułtusk (PL)

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Who we are?

What we do?

Introduction into NRN evaluation

Self-assessment versus evaluation

OUTLINE

Who we are?

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EU Rural Networks Assembly and Steering group

ENRDTwo EU Rural Networks…

Guided by DG AGRI.... Unit H.3 Unit E.4 Unit H.5

EIP-AGRI Network

ENRD Contact

Point

ENRDEvaluation Helpdesk

EIP-AGRI Service Point

Three Support Units…

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DG AGRI, E.4

Permanent team

Knowledge transfer team

Team Leader

Project Director

Project & knowledge transfer manager

Evaluationmanager

Evaluation Officer

Evaluation advisor

Information officer

Core team 8 persons

Thematic experts

30 persons

Geographic experts

27 persons

Good practice manager

Capacity building advisor

Communication manager

Method.develop-ment team

Team Structure

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Geographic experts…

Latvia: Valdis Kudins

Poland: Jerzy Michalek

Lithuania: Lina Dumčiūtė

Estonia: Iiri Raa

Sweden & Finland: Sari Rannanpää

Denmark: Morten Kvistgaard

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General and specific objectives of EU Rural Networks

Gene

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Obj

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Enhance participation

A. Stakeholders’ involvement in rural development

B. Dialogue between farmers and research community

C. Inclusion of all stakeholders in the knowledge exchange process

Improve the policy quality

D. Exchange of expertise and good practice

E. Improve the quality of RDPs

F. Support the evaluation of RDPs

Increaseawareness

G. Informing the broader public on the benefits of rural development policy

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1. Better evaluation methodologies and

tools

2. Good practices in RD evaluation

3. Better evaluation capacity

5. Well-organized evaluation related

events

4. Further developed M&E system

6. Up to date communication on evaluation topics

Support the evaluation of

RDPs

AWP2016

Guidance “Assessing RDP results”Guidance “Evaluation of NRN 2014-2020”Working Paper Evaluation-related queriesGuidance “Evaluation of Leader/CLLD”

Evaluation related input for Expert Group meetings, ENRD events, NRN meetings, other events.

Assessment impl. of Evaluation Plans

Rural Evaluation NEWS no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5Evaluation Helpdesk website - revampedOther publications

Training on CMES, EQs, eval. Leader/LDSTraining on evaluation of NRN, ex postOther training activities

GP WS “Assessment of env. effects” GP WS “Approaches to define HNV farml.” Good Practice collection (various topics)

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• Guidelines currently under preparation• Published in early 2016• Main target group

• Contractors of external evaluations (MA, NSU?)

• External evaluators• Presented during NRN meeting in

Ljubljana• Content:

• Part IManaging NRN evaluation (Who does what? Key steps in evaluation of NRN,

• Part IIMethodological Handbook (Structuring, Observing, Analysing, Judging)

• Part IIIToolbox (ToR, etc.)

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EvaluationSelf-assessmentInterest of involved actors (NSU)

in order to facilitate steering and management, learning effects

Legal obligation and interest in policy learning & accountability

(client: MA, NSU?)Why?

Actors involved in intervention (e.g. NSU, network members) Independent external evaluatorBy

whom?

Assess delivery process, perceived added value, areas for

improvement

Assess efficiency, effectiveness, achievements of expected results,

impacts, contributions towards policy objectives, relevance

What?

Formative, process-oriented, mainly qualitative approaches

Summative, results-oriented, mix of quantitative and qualitative

approachesHow?

Monitoring and reporting information, feedback sheets etc.

Info from monitoring and self-assessment + additional

information

On what basis?

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Improvement of action plan, management and delivery

mechanisms

Input for RDP evaluation or self-standing evaluation, improvement

intervention logic & policy design

Outcome?

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Thank you for your attention!

European Evaluation Helpdesk for Rural DevelopmentBoulevard Saint Michel 77-79

B-1040 BrusselsTel. +32 2 7375130

E-mail info@ruralevaluation.euhttp://enrd.ec.europa.eu/evaluation