Exchanging Experiences on Sound Programme Planning Vilnius 1718

The new strategic approach LISBON STRATEGY (incl. EES) INTEGRATED GUIDELINES COMMUNITY STRATEGIC GUIDELINES FOR

The new ESF § Reinforced links with EES and social inclusion priorities § Concentration

The new priority ESF Institutional capacity – – Supports reforms and modernisation Supports Convergence

Sound planning Strategic approach - Coherence of strategic documents; operational programmes; within a programme

Sound planning Involving stakeholders – To achieve common understanding and broad ownership of policies

Sound planning Ensuring delivery – Build on existing structures and systems – Do not

Sound planning Ensuring delivery Establishment of efficient management and implementation sytems, for instance: –

Sound planning Monitoring and evaluation – Effective on-going monitoring and evaluation – Ex-ante as

Pillars of sound programme planning Good governance Monitoring and evaluation Delivery planning Stakeholder engagement

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Exchanging Experiences on Sound Programme Planning Vilnius 17/18 November 2005 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING OF ESF Marie C. Donnelly Head of Unit ESF Policy Co-ordination, Employment, Local Development Commission européenne -1 -

The new strategic approach LISBON STRATEGY (incl. EES) INTEGRATED GUIDELINES COMMUNITY STRATEGIC GUIDELINES FOR COHESION NATIONAL REFORM PROGRAMME NATIONAL STRATEGIC REFERENCE FRAMEWORK OP OP OP priorities Commission européenne -2 -

The new ESF § Reinforced links with EES and social inclusion priorities § Concentration § Mainstreaming of EQUAL principles § Strong focus on good governance and partnership § Priority for institutional capacity building Commission européenne -4 -

The new priority ESF Institutional capacity – – Supports reforms and modernisation Supports Convergence Regions and Cohesion Member States Should not be mistaken with Technical Assistance!!! Special focus on building capacity to: • develop and design policies and programmes • deliver and implement policies, programmes and legislation Commission européenne -5 -

Sound planning Strategic approach - Coherence of strategic documents; operational programmes; within a programme - Coherence of needs - objectives – results - Coherence of indicators Commission européenne -6 -

Sound planning Involving stakeholders – To achieve common understanding and broad ownership of policies and actions; – To achieve political, technical and preliminary financial commitment of all stakeholders in an early stage of the programming. From the outset, fill in the priority axis = who will be implementing what, when, how. . . . Commission européenne -7 -

Sound planning Ensuring delivery – Build on existing structures and systems – Do not overcomplicate structures… – Simulations and forecasts = know the dynamics of the programme – Ensure enough high quality projects – Prompt response when things go wrong – Communication and publicity Commission européenne -8 -

Sound planning Ensuring delivery Establishment of efficient management and implementation sytems, for instance: – do not confuse commitments with payments!!! – thinking about decommitments at the stage of programming is not too early! Commission européenne -9 -

Sound planning Monitoring and evaluation – Effective on-going monitoring and evaluation – Ex-ante as a compass (guiding) – On-going as a learning tool Evaluation should be intrinsic to the programme NOT BOLTED ON! Commission européenne -10 -

Pillars of sound programme planning Good governance Monitoring and evaluation Delivery planning Stakeholder engagement Strategic orientation and coherence Learning from experience: innovation Learning from others: transnational/regional cooperation Crossing institutional boundaries: partnership Ensuring capability for implementation: capacity building Commission européenne -11 -