Instruments supporting effectiveness of the Cohesion Policy Karina Bedrunka Director of the Department for Coordination of Operational Programmes Gdańsk,

Instruments supporting Instruments supporting effectiveness of the effectiveness of the

Cohesion PolicyCohesion Policy

Karina BedrunkaKarina BedrunkaDirector of the Department for Coordination of Operational Director of the Department for Coordination of Operational

ProgrammesProgrammes

Gdańsk,Gdańsk, JulyJuly 7 7thth 2011 2011

I. National performance reserve

II. Cohesion policy after 2013 – focus on results

Scope of the presentation

I. National performance reserve

Results of national performance reserve – Opolskie voivodeship (2008-2010)

46 % - level of certification to EC

99 % - level of contracting

42 % - level of EFRD payments

EUR 58,027,035 in EUR

National performance

reserve

Technical adjustment

Flood Total

54,156,945 3,870,090 6,275,125 64,302,160

Allocation for ROP OV 2007-2013: EUR 491,446,973

Additional funds for Opolskie voivodeship

1st PLACE IN POLAND – SUCCESS OF OPOLSKIE REGION

15% with regard to the original ROP OV 2007-2013 allocation

Opolskie success factors

Direct contact of public administration staff with beneficiaries at the stage of project development and financial settlement in the form of:

individual consultation training sessions/workshops

Project promoter at the stage of project submission, approval and financial settlement

Meetings of the Marshal of the Opolskie Voivodeship with businesses – introduction of simplifications

Raising public administration's and businesses' awareness of joint goals and objectives

Opolskie success factors, cont.

Promotion of ROP OV 2007-2013 – the Board of the Opolskie Voivodeship was recognized as the most trusted of all in Poland by the Ministry of Regional Development

On-going financial and substantive monitoring of the Programme by the ROP OV 2007-2013 Managing Authority

Major commitment of the Board of the Opolskie Voivodeship to the implementation of ROP OV 2007-2013

Responsiveness to legislative changes (Team for environment protection)

Qualifications

Motivation

Commitment

Opolskie success factors, cont.

Wisdom depends on three elements: personality, knowledge and self-control

Antiphanes

These three virtues create outstanding individuals who are capable of doing great things around them.

Opolskie success factors, cont.

Official gala to summarize the results of the contest for the National Performance Reserve under ROP OV 2007-2013 and Human Capital OP in the Opolskie Voivodeship

Opole, February 25th 2011

II. Cohesion policy after 2013 – focus on results

Financial perspective2004-2006

Financial perspective2007-2013

Financial perspective2014-2020

•Little experience in programming indicators at the national and regional level

Excessively developed system, e.g. too many indicators

Under/over-estimated indicators

Imprecise indicator definitions

System of indicators – experience

90 programme-specific indicators:24 quantitative indicators66 qualitative indicators

Monitoring of indicator achievement in time: monthly cycle based on contracts signed and payment claims

System of indicators for ROP OV 2007-2013

YEAREvaluation studies/Analyses of Managing Authority

of ROP OV 2007-2013

2010 Evaluation of projects' quality and their impact on efficient

implementation of ROP OV 2007-2013 objectives, including identification of areas in need of further support

2011

Evaluation and analysis of undertakings aimed at setting up new businesses in the Opolskie voivodeship (including analysis of the quality of jobs created)

Analysis of ICT development in the Opolskie voivodeship

Road construction investments financed with ROP OV 2007-2013

2012 Evaluation of efficiency of implementation of financial

engineering instruments within and outside the JEREMIE initiative

Evaluation of ROP OV 2007-2013 implementation

Evaluation of ROP OV 2007-2013 implementation, cont.

Annual, periodic

report from the

implementation of the

programme

Evolution of the European

Commission / country / region's

approach from quantitative to

qualitative

OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES

FOR MEASURES

Indicators concerning individual measures

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Indicators declared by beneficiary

• closed list of obligatory indicators (e.g. 3-4 indicators)

• indicators specified at the beginning of the programming period

• consistently defined indicators

KEY TANGIBLEOBJECTIVE

Indicators, e.g.

• change in GDP (%)

• number of jobs created

TANGIBLE STRATEGIC

OBJECTIVESreflecting Priority

Axes

Several indicators for each objective

Homogeneous priority axes

covering max. 3 areas

Programming objectives for 2014-2020 – interconnection with indicators

Calls for proposals 2014-2020

ALLOCATION

Project selection procedure

Calls for proposals 2007-2013

COMPETITION

COMPETITION ALLOCATIONRESULT TO BE ACHIEVED

WITH REGARD TO STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE

TOOL

project evaluation closely related with indicators

Financial perspective2007-2013

Financial perspective2014-2020

CRITERIA:

I. Evaluation of results achieved under specific strategic objectives

(FUNDS SPENT VS. RESULTS OBTAINED)

II. Payments to beneficiaries (50%)

National performance reserve? YES

CRITERIA:

I. Contracting (50%)

II. Payments to beneficiaries (50%)

Raising strategic approach awareness among the Managing Authority and the beneficiaries concerning:

increased role of indicators from the very beginning of the programming period

specification of permissible deviations in the non-performance of strategic objective-related indicators (e.g. failure to achieve at least 50% of indicators results in financial adjustments)

MARKETING AT THE LEVEL OF THE EC / COUNTRY / REGION

Proposals for implementation in the financial perspective 2014-2020

Concentration of funds on identified growth potentials

Focus on the achievement of tangible objectives of operational programmes

Specification of the criteria for the national performance reserve at the beginning of the programming period

STRATEGIC PROGRAMMING

Proposals for implementation in the financial perspective 2014-2020, cont.

Support areas limited to the Europe 2020 Strategy

Limited number of project types

Indicators linked with project assessment – rejection of projects due to the fact that they do not meet the criterion linked with indicators at the level of strategic objective

HORIZONTAL GUIDELINES AT THE COUNTRY LEVEL - CONTINUATION

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