1. Implementation mechanisms – Grants and service contracts
Claudia Junker, head of unit "Statistical cooperation", Eurostat
Design of the IPA 2014 programme, Febr 2014

2. Overview on implementation mechanisms
Service contracts
Grants
Twinning projects
Supply contracts
Design of the IPA 2014 programme, Febr 2014

3. Design of the IPA 2014 programme, Febr 2014
Service contracts – "+"
Contains the entire project structure
Allows for some flexibility in activities and budgets
Allows for access to a network of experts handled
Can include many different projects
Results / deliverables have to be achieved
Less management burden on the NSI
Design of the IPA 2014 programme, Febr 2014

4. Design of the IPA 2014 programme, Febr 2014
Service contracts – "-"
Risk of badly performing companies
Number of competitive private companies in the area of statistics is limited
Part of the budget is paid for the management by the contractor
Less ownership by the NSI
Design of the IPA 2014 programme, Febr 2014

5. Design of the IPA 2014 programme, Febr 2014
Grants – "+"
High ownership of the projects by the NSIs
Large responsibility of the NSI for implementation
Entire project structure is possible
Projects in all statistical domains can be included
Learning on how to handle grants
Design of the IPA 2014 programme, Febr 2014

6. Design of the IPA 2014 programme, Febr 2014
Grants – "-"
Workload for the application is high
High management burden on the NSI (around 3 people needed in the int department)
Provision of co-financing (10%) is needed
Very detailed planning needed, less flexibility
Huge amount of documentation needed for the audit track
Difficulties to access wide network of experts
Design of the IPA 2014 programme, Febr 2014