[{"bbox": [86, 122, 639, 154], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [86, 189, 430, 219], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [97, 240, 1135, 453], "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": [97, 458, 1134, 539], "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, 545, 743, 572], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [135, 573, 1134, 651], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The implementing partners will not only have to collect appropriate data in relation to the indicators of the logframe, but also to support local bodies and the private sector in generating, collecting and using the necessary dataset."}, {"bbox": [135, 654, 1134, 734], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Data will be analysed by implementing partners and the main partners of the project (especially local bodies) to drive evidence-based decisions and actions. The steering committee will be the occasion to present and document this process."}, {"bbox": [97, 760, 1128, 867], "category": "Text", "text": "All monitoring and reporting shall assess how well the action promotes gender equality which lies at the heart of this programme and takes a human rights-based approach, including ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities and other marginalised groups. Data collected, where appropriate and possible, will be disaggregated by sex and age, and by disability if tenable."}, {"bbox": [86, 908, 266, 934], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [97, 959, 1134, 1013], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance and the nature of the action, a mid-term and final evaluations may be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [97, 1019, 1134, 1073], "category": "Text", "text": "The mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to the synergies of actions between the implementers and the phases."}, {"bbox": [97, 1078, 1134, 1132], "category": "Text", "text": "Sustainable cities being a priority area, a component of the TEI, and being implemented in phases, these evaluations will cover systematically the 2 phases."}, {"bbox": [97, 1137, 1134, 1245], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 3 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, 1250, 1134, 1333], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination²⁵. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [97, 1342, 1134, 1450], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition, all evaluations shall assess to what extent the Action has considered human rights-based approaches as well as whether and how the Action contributes to reducing inequalities, strengthen gender equality and women's empowerment and disability inclusion. The evaluation process will include expertise on human rights, disability and gender equality assessment."}, {"bbox": [86, 1621, 480, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁵ See best practice of evaluation dissemination"}, {"bbox": [1028, 1682, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 26 of 30"}]