The project evaluated the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) contribution to the sustainable development between 2014 and 2020 of 308 Portuguese municipalities.
A methodology for monitoring and evaluating public policies was implemented, enabling the characterization of regions in terms of efficiency.
Motivation
Collaborate in compliance with European legislation, namely Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2013, whose article 57 refers to the importance of evaluating the efficiency of ESIF and their contribution to the pursuit of the Europe 2020 Strategy for a Union based on a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Contribute to the transparency of the results achieved;
Present clear results that can be easily read to support decision-making.
Objectives
The project aims to create a methodology for monitoring and evaluating public policies, by carrying out a study and producing a methodological framework, to evaluate whether the ESIF cause sustainable development in the regions where they are applied.
The general objective is subdivided into two main objectives:
- Evaluate the development induced by projects co-financed by ESIF in the regions in which they are located;
- Characterize the various regions in terms of efficiency, determined by the comparison between development outputs and inputs referring to co-financed projects.
The approach adopted has the following specific objectives:
- Identify relevant variables in terms of recourse to ESIF and regional development;
- Collect dynamic data on the use of ESIF by regions and on their development;
- Build indicators for the use of ESIF and regional development;
- Identify significant correlations between the implemented ESIF and regional development, taking into account the Portugal2030 Strategy;
- Build matrix graphs of development versus ESIF;
- Analyze the efficiency of regions in using ESIF;
- Draw the efficiency curve and position the different regions;
- Build a web page;
- Implement actions to disseminate and communicate results.
Results and Documentation
