[{"bbox": [97, 122, 1133, 173], "category": "Text", "text": "of the Committee. The Head of the Technical Assistance will also be part of the Committee and will ensure the Secretariat of the Committee, Other stakeholders will be invited on a needs basis."}, {"bbox": [85, 234, 592, 265], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.8 Pre-conditions [Only for project modality]"}, {"bbox": [97, 281, 236, 307], "category": "Text", "text": "Not applicable"}, {"bbox": [85, 364, 642, 397], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [85, 429, 420, 460], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [97, 475, 1135, 689], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of both actions will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partners 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 logframe matrix (for project modality) and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support)."}, {"bbox": [97, 701, 1135, 808], "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). A ROM monitoring will be necessary of both projects."}, {"bbox": [97, 819, 783, 847], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:**"}, {"bbox": [97, 857, 1135, 991], "category": "Text", "text": "The Consortium selected to implement the Technical Assistance, in cooperation with the implementing partners will be responsible for collecting all data required to define both the baseline, monitor progress and results achieved. The MINTEL in coordination with all other implementing partners, and the support of the Technical Assistance will perform all analyses of data and prepare reports to be presented to the relevant stakeholders at national level, the Commission services, including the EU Delegation in Ecuador, and the public."}, {"bbox": [85, 1050, 255, 1078], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [97, 1097, 1135, 1152], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the actions, a mid-term or final evaluation may be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission or via the implementing partners."}, {"bbox": [97, 1162, 1135, 1217], "category": "Text", "text": "A mid-term or final evaluation would be carried out for problem-solving and/or learning purposes, in particular with respect to analyse the feasibility to achieve results and adapt the design if necessary."}, {"bbox": [97, 1227, 1135, 1336], "category": "Text", "text": "If an evaluation is to be contracted by the Commission, the Commission shall inform the implementing partners at least 2 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": [97, 1346, 1135, 1428], "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 apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [97, 1438, 1040, 1467], "category": "Text", "text": "The financing of the evaluation may be covered by another measure constituting a Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 40 of 42"}]