1. PARTNER ACTIVITY REPORTING
Christopher Parker, Joint Secretariat
April 5-6th, 2017 – Stornoway, Scotland

2. Rationale YOUR project is monitored by: 1. First Level Controllers
2. The Monitoring Committee (MA)
3.The Manging Authority (MA)
4. The Joint Secretariat (JS)
5. European Commission
WE want to guarantee satisfactory project implementation
Start to end measurement AND quantification of project outputs.... YOUR products and services
Activity Reports are cross checked with the project application/ decision throughout the project’s implementation.
If you report in time, we will make a payment ideally within 3 months, provided there are no serious errors.
Communication and publicity is vital the NPA ; the public should know about your project outputs

3. Overview of NPA reporting and claim procedures

4. Purpose of reporting activities
To allow programme bodies to monitor the development of the project
To help guarantee a satisfactory achievement of the project results
To provide quantification and continuous quality assurance of project outputs (quality objectives)
To allow a cross-check with the project application or decision.
To collect information for the NPA’s Annual Implementation Report
To help disseminate information about the project to the wider public.
To identify best practices in project implementation and publicity
To approve minor project changes pre-approved by the Secretariat
To assess the project’s risk profile

5. Reporting Activity Reporting consists of 2 parts:
Partner Report: activities carried out by partner
Project Report: progress of implementation
Types of information asked:
Achievements of the project objectives and results, highlights
Development status of main project outputs, including output indicators
Status of work package activities, deliverables, and target groups reached
Measures addressing horizontal principles
Synergies with other strategies and programmes
Changes and other project implementation issues

6. Forecast and Contribution
Partner report in eMS
Work flow
The Partner Report consists of questions about the partner’s activities, and delivery of the main outputs
Partner Report
List of Expenditure
Forecast and Contribution
Attachments

7. Partner report in eMS
The second part of the Partner Report is the List of Expenditure, where for each budget line, the expenditure is entered.
The third part is Forecast and contribution, where partners are expected to give an estimate of their spending in the next period, and declare their in-kind and cash contribution.

8. Partner report in eMS

9. Partner Report

10. Result Indicators – Programme level
Specific objective
Result Indicators
Priority Axis 1 - Innovation
Indicator 1.1
Degree of transnational collaboration between SMEs and R&D
Indicator 1.2
Awareness and attitudes among health professionals towards the use of eHealth technologies
Priority Axis 2 - Entrepreneurship
Indicator 2.1
Conditions for start ups in remote and sparsely populated areas
Indicator 2.2
Awareness of the business opportunities beyond local markets
Priority Axis 3 – RENEWABLE S AND ENERGY EFFIECENCY
Indicator 3
Awareness of energy efficiency opportunities and renewable solutions in housing sector and public infrastructures in remote and sparsely populated areas
Priority Axis 4 –PROTECTING, DEVLOPING, AND PROMOTING NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
Indicator 4
Preparedness of responsible authorities in remote, sparsely populated areas for environmental management in relation to climate change and impacts of new investments in the exploitation of natural resources

11. Output Indicators – Project level
Type
Output Indicator
Measurement unit
Common indicators
Number of households with improved energy consumption classification
Definition: Number of households in improved energy class – see Directive 2010/31/EU. Improved class must be the direct consequence of the project completion.
Household
Specific indicators
Number of models developed utilising by-products from economic activities as energy sources for public infrastructures and housing
Product
Number of renewable energy solutions for public infrastructures and housing
Services
Number of smart energy management solutions

12. Horizontal Principles
A horizontal principle is a principle that must be integrated throughout the Programme and in all projects. Every project approved by the Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme is required to contribute to the improvement of the following ……

13. Horizontal Principles
Horizontal principles according to the NPA definition:
Environmental sustainability
Inclusion and diversity
Equality between men and women
See section of Programme Manual

14. Further guidance JS Desk Officer and RCPs Programme Manual:
Project Reporting
Assessment of the Project Report

15. Thank you for listening
Christopher Parker