[{"bbox": [83, 121, 1146, 255], "category": "Text", "text": "permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (Outputs and direct Outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the logframe matrix (for project modality) and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support)."}, {"bbox": [83, 259, 1146, 340], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [83, 345, 730, 372], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [83, 397, 1146, 453], "category": "Text", "text": "The projects resulting from this Action will incorporate baseline surveys to confirm/establish target values. The states are in the process of finalizing the education sector analysis (2021) further contributing to the target values."}, {"bbox": [83, 477, 1146, 585], "category": "Text", "text": "Support will be directed towards the further development of a government-led Education Management Information System (EMIS) and annual Joint Sector Reviews (JRES) to contribute towards the tracking, processing and analysis of programme performance indicators. Health and demographic surveys and analytical works on education by supported by partners during the life of the Action will provide vital information/data."}, {"bbox": [83, 610, 1146, 691], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits through its own staff, third party monitors or independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [83, 715, 1146, 770], "category": "Text", "text": "Studies will be carried out in the context of this action to inform implementation and aid evidence based programming of EU funded education interventions. Indicatively, two studies shall be carried out at mid-term and end term."}, {"bbox": [83, 788, 254, 816], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2. Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [83, 831, 1146, 886], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action, mid-term and final evaluations will be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [83, 911, 1146, 992], "category": "Text", "text": "A mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to progress being made to transitioning towards greater use of country systems. A final evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1017, 1146, 1230], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least one month in advance of the dates envisaged for the evaluation missions. The implementing partner shall collaborate efficiently and effectively with the evaluation experts, and inter alia provide them with all necessary information and documentation, as well as access to the project premises and activities. The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination⁵. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, in agreement with the partner country, jointly decide on the follow-up actions to be taken and any adjustments necessary, including, if indicated, the reorientation of the project."}, {"bbox": [83, 1281, 1031, 1310], "category": "Text", "text": "The financing of the evaluation shall be covered by another measure constituting a Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [83, 1327, 391, 1356], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3. Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [83, 1371, 1146, 1452], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation of this action, the Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent audit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [72, 1479, 991, 1514], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [83, 1542, 1146, 1596], "category": "Text", "text": "The 2021-2027 programming cycle will adopt a new approach to pooling, programming and deploying strategic communication and public diplomacy resources."}, {"bbox": [72, 1635, 462, 1662], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ See best practice of evaluation dissemination"}, {"bbox": [1040, 1661, 1159, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 21 of 23"}]