Analysis

EVALSED is the online and interactive tool for the evaluation of socio-economic development. It has been developed for the European Commission by experts in evaluation in order to promote and improve the practice of evaluation in the European Union. This online tool consists of two parts:

• Guide to socio economic development (PDF downloadable version)
• Sourcebooks

• Concepts and recommendations
• Guide on ex-ante evaluation
• Result Indicator Pilot Report
• Barca/McCann paper
• Guidance on evaluation of innovation

Working Documents on evaluation

• Working Document No 1: Indicative Guidelines on Evaluation Methods: Ex-Ante Evaluation
• Working Document No 2: Indicative Guidelines on Evaluation Methods: Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators
• Working Document No 3: Commission Methodological Paper giving guidelines on the calculation of public or equivalent structural spending for the purpose of additionality
• Working Document No 4: Guidance on the Methodology for carrying out Cost-Benefit Analysis:
• Working Document No 5: Indicative Guidelines on Evaluation Methods : Evaluation during the Programming Period
• Working document No 7: "Reporting on core indicators for ERDF and Cohesion Fund"

Other supportive documents

• Analysis of Errors in Cohesion Policy for the years 2006-2009 - Actions taken by the Commission and the way forward
• Regions 2020: An Assessment of Future Challenges for EU Regions - November 2008
• Fostering the urban dimension: Analysis of the Operational Programmes co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (2007-2013) - November 2008
• Innovation in the national strategic reference frameworks (working document) - October 2006
• The Smart Guide to Innovation Based Incubators (IBI) - February 2010 - 20 Case studies
  Innovative strategies and actions: Results from 15 Years of Regional Experimentation
• EVALSED: The updated guide for the evaluation of Socio-Economic Development
• Handbook on SEA (Strategic Environmental Assesment) for Cohesion Policy 2007-2013:
• Checklist Water and Waste Major projects (20/11/09)

Working Documents:

• 1.Vademecum on the preparation of Plans and programming documents
• 2.The Ex-Ante Evaluation of the Structural Funds interventions
• 3.Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation: An indicative methodology
• 4.Implementation of the performance reserve
• 5.Verification of additionality for Objective 1
• 7.Ex Ante Evaluation and Indicators for INTERREG (Strand A and B)
• 8.The Mid Term Evaluation of Structural Fund Interventions
• 8a.The Mid Term Evaluation of Structural Fund Interventions - INTERREG III
  
• 8b.The Mid Term Evaluation of Structural Fund Interventions - URBAN
  
• 9. The Update of the Mid-term Evaluation of the Structural Fund Interventions
  

Other Guidance Documents:

• Guide to cost-benefit analysis of investment projects
  Published by DG Regional Policy in 2002
  
• Guide to the Cohesion Fund 2000-2006
• Application of the Polluter Pays Principle
• Information society and regional development : ERDF Interventions 2000/2006
• Mainstreaming equal opportunities for women and men in Structural Fund programmes and projects.

• Vademecum for URBAN II Programmes
• Application of the “n+2” rule
  2002: (~ 35KB)
  2003 :
• Guidelines on Criteria and Modalities of Implementation of Structural Funds in Support of Electronic Communications

• Technical assistance
• COMMISSION WORKING DOCUMENT (February 2004)- Application of Article 151(4) of the EC Treaty: use of the Structural Funds in the field of culture during the period 1994-1999 (75KB) - (75KB) + annexe (1,5MB)

• Understanding and Monitoring the Cost-Determining Factors of Infrastructure Projects (April 1998)
  (110KB)
• Measuring Job Creation – Methods for the Evaluation of the Employment Effects of Structural Fund Interventions (January 1997)
  (scanned version 600KB)

• Guide to cost-benefit analysis of investment projects Published by DG Regional Policy in 2008