[{"bbox": [141, 153, 1133, 233], "category": "Text", "text": "implementation. The TCs shall meet bi-annually at component level and annually together, as to ensure technical and operational coordination between the three components. The TC will make recommendations to the annual PSC. The TCs participants shall be defined during implementation."}, {"bbox": [141, 245, 1133, 351], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action and may sign or enter into joint declarations or statements, for the purpose of enhancing the visibility of the EU and its contribution to this action and ensuring effective coordination."}, {"bbox": [130, 386, 671, 418], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [130, 451, 456, 482], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [141, 504, 1133, 717], "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 logframe matrix (for project modality) and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support)."}, {"bbox": [141, 723, 1133, 802], "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": [141, 808, 785, 835], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [141, 841, 1133, 997], "category": "Text", "text": "During the first six months of implementation of each component, the implementing partners will verify if any relevant research institution has carried out any data collection and mapping relevant to define the baselines. Otherwise, the implementing partner will identify the needed baseline studies, the costing and possible financing sources, including the Action budget and the fund for Supporting Measures. This may include a gender mainstreaming analysis and a strategic risk assessment. As much as possible the baseline studies should also serve the data needs of the relevant ministries."}, {"bbox": [141, 1007, 1133, 1110], "category": "Text", "text": "As much as possible, the monitoring system of each component will reflect the action plans developed by participating stakeholders and revise indicators and targets accordingly. This is to ensure that the monitoring systems set up by stakeholders and those set up under the Action will mutually benefit and complement each other."}, {"bbox": [141, 1151, 1133, 1257], "category": "Text", "text": "Responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring will be defined at the beginning of the contract implementation by the three main implementing partners taking into account data collected by regional national entities, such as the RECs, NSOs, Chambers of Commerce, knowledge sharing platforms as well as data collected to the grants beneficiaries."}, {"bbox": [130, 1278, 289, 1305], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [141, 1325, 1133, 1403], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action, a mid-term evaluation for this Action and a final evaluation for the entire Action, will be carried out via independent consultants contracted by the Commission. Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [141, 1431, 1133, 1484], "category": "Text", "text": "A mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to appropriateness of the intervention logic and the potential need to adapt activities."}, {"bbox": [141, 1508, 1133, 1589], "category": "Text", "text": "A final evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision). The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination⁹. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 24 of 26"}]