[{"bbox": [148, 122, 1135, 177], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Indicators shall be disaggregated at least by income (whenever possible). All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is taking into account inequality reduction."}, {"bbox": [109, 186, 1135, 346], "category": "Text", "text": "Throughout the Action's lifecycle, there will be an involvement of local stakeholders, government agencies, private sector partners, and civil society organisations to guarantee active and meaningful stakeholder participation. Frequent stakeholder gatherings, feedback sessions, and interactive assessments will be held to guarantee accountability and integrate a variety of viewpoints. Public reports, community forums, and online platforms are the mechanisms that will be employed to provide transparency and give stakeholders updates on the status and results of the Action."}, {"bbox": [100, 375, 280, 403], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [110, 420, 1135, 475], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the Action, a mid-term and final evaluation will be carried out for this Action or its components via independent consultants."}, {"bbox": [110, 485, 1135, 621], "category": "Text", "text": "It will be carried out for problem-solving and learning purposes, in particular concerning the implementation of the activities and the achievement of the expected results A final evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that the Education System and the Technical Training are subject to a continuous redesign and modelling to respond to the labour market needs"}, {"bbox": [110, 630, 1135, 713], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition, all evaluations shall assess to what extent the Action is taking into account the human rights-based approach, as well as how it contributes to gender equality and women's empowerment and disability inclusion. Expertise on human rights, gender equality and disability will be ensured in the evaluation teams."}, {"bbox": [110, 723, 1135, 831], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 15 days 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."}, {"bbox": [110, 842, 1135, 921], "category": "Text", "text": "All evaluations shall assess to what extent the action is taking into account inequality reduction as well as how it impacts the most vulnerable (bottom 40% and socio-economically disadvantaged individuals). Expertise on inequality reduction will be ensured in the evaluation teams."}, {"bbox": [110, 933, 1135, 1016], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [100, 1040, 418, 1069], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [110, 1086, 1135, 1168], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation of this action, the Commission may, based on a risk assessment, contract independent audit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [85, 1207, 1025, 1242], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [110, 1272, 1135, 1328], "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": [110, 1338, 1135, 1525], "category": "Text", "text": "In line with the 2022 \"Communicating and Raising EU Visibility: Guidance for External Actions\", it will remain a contractual obligation for all entities implementing EU-funded external actions to inform the relevant audiences of the Union's support for their work by displaying the EU emblem and a short funding statement as appropriate on all communication materials related to the actions concerned. This obligation will continue to apply equally, regardless of whether the actions concerned are implemented by the Commission, partner countries, service providers, grant recipients or entrusted or delegated entities such as UN agencies, international financial institutions and agencies of EU member states."}, {"bbox": [110, 1536, 1135, 1619], "category": "Text", "text": "However, action documents for specific sector programmes are in principle no longer required to include a provision for communication and visibility actions promoting the programmes concerned. These resources will instead be consolidated in Cooperation Facilities established by support measure action documents, allowing"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 27 of 30"}]