[{"bbox": [85, 122, 639, 154], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [85, 189, 422, 219], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [97, 234, 1134, 420], "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."}, {"bbox": [97, 426, 1134, 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": [97, 511, 1134, 671], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring: The implementing partner will have specific responsibilities for monitoring and reporting under this action. Common quantitative and qualitative indicators will be used, as much as possible, to allow wide accurate and complete reporting. Indicator values will be measured, depending on the nature of the activities, including gender disaggregation. All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is taking into account the human rights based approach, gender equality and the reduction of inequalities."}, {"bbox": [97, 677, 1134, 757], "category": "Text", "text": "All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the Action is considering the principle of gender equality, human rights-based approach, and rights of persons with disabilities including inclusion and diversity. Indicators shall be disaggregated at least by sex and disability."}, {"bbox": [85, 778, 256, 805], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [97, 823, 1134, 984], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the Action, a mid-term and a final evaluation may be carried out for this Action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission. The mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to determining if the Action is on track and if any adaptation measures are required. The final evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the need to verify to which degree the Action may continue to be supported under any potential further phase."}, {"bbox": [97, 989, 1134, 1070], "category": "Text", "text": "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, disability and gender equality will be ensured in the evaluation teams."}, {"bbox": [97, 1075, 1134, 1182], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least two 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, 1187, 1134, 1269], "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": [97, 1274, 713, 1300], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [85, 1321, 379, 1348], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [97, 1366, 1134, 1447], "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": [85, 1481, 1014, 1513], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [97, 1546, 1134, 1601], "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": [1028, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 23 of 25"}]