[{"bbox": [72, 122, 616, 154], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [72, 184, 403, 215], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1. Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [83, 234, 1146, 421], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a 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 log frame matrix (for project modality) and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support)."}, {"bbox": [83, 426, 1145, 507], "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, 519, 728, 546], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [121, 559, 1146, 611], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Reports shall be laid out in such a way as to allow monitoring of the means envisaged and employed and of the budget details for the action."}, {"bbox": [121, 614, 1050, 642], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The final report, narrative and financial, will cover the entire period of the action implementation."}, {"bbox": [72, 689, 236, 716], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2. Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [83, 732, 1146, 866], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action, a mid-term and a final evaluation(s) will be carried out for this action contracted by the Commission. The evaluation will be gender and human rights sensitive, assess gender equality and human rights results and implementation of human rights-based approach working principles (participation, non-discrimination, accountability and transparency). A mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving, in particular with respect to risk identified in section 3.4."}, {"bbox": [83, 897, 1146, 1012], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least three months 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": [83, 1044, 1146, 1189], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country 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, 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, 1220, 702, 1247], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [72, 1295, 373, 1322], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3. Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [83, 1339, 1146, 1419], "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, 1446, 988, 1478], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [83, 1509, 1146, 1563], "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": [1044, 1661, 1158, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 21 of 23"}]