State Planning Organization DG Regional Development and Structural Adjustment Department of Monitoring and Evaluation State Planning Organization DG Regional Development and Structural Adjustment Department of Monitoring and Evaluation July 2006 Monitoring System for Grant Schemes in Turkey

Common Monitoring System –EU Programmes –Monitoring System Levels –Monitoring Information System –System Guidelines –Training of staff –Preferences Problems –General Problems –Problems in Grant Schemes Outline

Common Monitoring System EU Programmes Regional Development Programmes Components SMEs Small Infrastructure Local Development Initiatives Rural Development Tourism and Environment Mechanism: Grant Schemes

Common Monitoring System Monitoring System Levels DPT- SPO Regional Units TATPCU CFCU I II III Beneficiaries Monitors Programme Level Component and Regional Level Project Implementation Project Level

Common Monitoring System Monitoring Information System

Common Monitoring System System Guidelines Monitoring System Guideline MIS User Guide Grant Projects Management Guideline Procurement Guidelines Guidelines were prepared in line with the PRAG and related EU Monitoring and Evaluation Guidelines

Common Monitoring System Training of Staff at Both Central and Regional Units Twinning and TA Projects  Sharing knowledge with other countries Training of Regional Staff Continuous support for Beneficiaries

Bi-Monthly Beneficiary Declaration –Self Monitoring –Inclusion of Beneficiary to System –Comparable, aggregate and core data Decentralization of monitoring activities – Capacity Building in the regions – Geographical coverage Monitoring Information System –Data collection, aggregation and analysis –Base for Evaluation Common Monitoring System Preferences

Limited budget for comprehensive programmes Determination of Indicators Limited Human Resources Conceptual confuse between monitoring and control/audit activities Problems General Problems Encountered

So many and small projects Pilot Programmes in Turkey Programming without Monitoring and Evaluation Job descriptions between departments, institutions Management and technical capacity in the regions Large geographical coverage and coordination Problems Problems Encountered in Grant Schemes

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