1. Public Investment Verification Unit (UVER)

2. Department for Development and Cohesion Policies (DPS)

3. Public Investment Verification Unit (UVER) The Unit reports directly to the Head of Department Staffed by thirty professionals with the following main qualifications and group of support staff and external consultants 9 engineers/architects 8 lawyers 6 economists 5 statisticians 2 officers seconded from the Economic and Financial Police (GdF) Activity is organised through 3 operational areas

4. Public Investment Verification Unit (UVER) Project Verification Investment analysis Assessment of results On-site inspections Monitoring databases Assistance and support Forecasting models Effectiveness Evaluation Monitoring and Statistics Audit activities

5. Area 1Project Verification Controls are performed during implementation of projects in order to: Provide relevant information to decision makers Provide support and technical assistance to project managers Denounce irregular behaviours carried out by implementing administrations/bodies (Italian Court of Auditors; OLAF). By means of: Audit activities On-site controls Desk monitoring Public Investment Verification Unit (UVER)

6. Area 1Project Verification: Public Investment Verification Unit (UVER) National additional resources EU Funds The Unit has been indicated as Audit Authority in 4 operational programmes for the 2007-2013 period Funds for major infrastructures (“Legge Obiettivo”) Verification activities are: Project oriented Process oriented On projects funded by:

7. Area 2Monitoring and Statistics Integrates information collected by the major national monitoring systems, acting as informational keystone for DPS and other administrations. Builds models for analyses and forecasts on public investments, supporting the policy-maker on investment decisions and resource planning. Public Investment Verification Unit (UVER)

8. Area 2Monitoring and Statistics APQ: Forecasting system Expenditure forecast Territorial data Current Expenditure Cost Duration Sector … Procedural data Benchmark Anticipation of constraints Public Investment Verification Unit (UVER)

9. Area 2Monitoring and Statistics APQ: Expenditure forecasts Public Investment Verification Unit (UVER)

10. Area 3Effectiveness Evaluation Verifies and measures actual product and impact of concluded projects in terms of improved or added services to beneficiary communities. Public Investment Verification Unit (UVER) Is it producing the service for which it was financed? What is this road/building/plant for? Was it worth to spend our money for it?

11. Disseminate evaluation culture (ex ante /ex post) Foster good governance of projects (transparency, accountability, involvement of key stakeholder at all stages) Create a public interest by disseminating evaluation results Provide guidelines for decision making by selecting best practices and quantitative indicators to be used to measure the main results Public Investment Verification Unit (UVER) Area 3Effectiveness Evaluation General Goals