[{"bbox": [82, 147, 1167, 500], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td></td><td>and constant ways of communication among major donors.</td><td></td><td></td><td>leadership in the coordination of international cooperation interventions.</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>COVID 19 incidence raises to levels that hinder normal participation of stakeholders in foreseen activities.</td><td>L</td><td>M</td><td>Making best use of virtual connections; promoting fluent exchange of digital communication.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 503, 253, 527], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [92, 547, 1163, 661], "category": "Text", "text": "While DR benefited during decades from substantial grant funds from the European Union, there has been a significant reduction of financial resources allocated to the country during the last programming cycle. This makes it even more important to take into consideration valuable past experiences and lessons learnt, to maximise the impact and effectiveness of our current support."}, {"bbox": [130, 680, 1163, 814], "category": "List-item", "text": "* It is necessary to avoid financing of small individual and ad hoc interventions with no or limited impact and focus on actions aligned with joint national and EU priorities that can bring about structural changes. Need to build up on the excellent cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development (MEPYD), our primary counterpart. MEPYD to be involved in initial phases of planning and identification to help aligning requests from different public entities."}, {"bbox": [130, 814, 1163, 869], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Need to foster inter-ministerial communication and good cooperation. This is key for achieving expected results in complex actions."}, {"bbox": [130, 869, 1163, 923], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The support measures need to have sufficient flexibility to respond to the needs that are identified and respond to common priorities in all areas present in the MIP 2021-2027 for DR."}, {"bbox": [130, 923, 1163, 1084], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Despite efforts on communicating results in all the projects funded in the country, there are still big sectors of the population that are not aware of many of the achievements accomplished through EU assistance. In order to further strengthen visibility and communication activities, ensure constant presence of EU activity in media and social networks and effectively explain EU policy priorities to the population, it is necessary to engage with an experienced communications organisation that would cover the overall range of activities of the EU Delegation to the DR."}, {"bbox": [85, 1098, 400, 1129], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [95, 1143, 1184, 1345], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is to support the EU-DR partnership. It will enable the EU to facilitate a well-structured and strategic capacity-building and policy dialogue process with DR, to stimulate policy reforms towards a green and digital inclusive transition and promote the external projection of EU internal policies as well as international standards while supporting DR in complying with EU's autonomous measures (such as the deforestation regulation, CS3M, etc.). It will provide inter alia short-term technical assistance linked to the identification, formulation, monitoring, auditing, and evaluation activities necessary to the efficient implementation of the 2021-2027 intervention strategy; also to sectors identified under the country's TEI and GG Investment Agenda."}, {"bbox": [95, 1360, 1184, 1503], "category": "Text", "text": "By targeting the general public through strategic communication, we can measurably increase awareness, understanding and approval of the EU's partnership with the country, as well as its role in the region and world. By doing so, we build support for priorities identified under the EU-DR partnership. Likewise, increased coordination with stakeholders and the wider international community at country and regional level will enhance more relevant and effective opportunities, complementarities and synergies for the achievement of selected SDG targets."}, {"bbox": [85, 1535, 442, 1566], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.6 Logical Framework Matrix"}, {"bbox": [95, 1580, 932, 1608], "category": "Text", "text": "Given the nature of this Action a Logical Framework Matrix is not required at Action level."}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 14"}]