1. Regional Policy Results Indicators 2014+ Findings of the Pilots Veronica Gaffey Evaluation Unit, DG for Regional Policy

2. Regional Policy Location of Pilots Hungary (Central) Italy (Sardegna, Marche) Poland (Pomorskie) Spain (Galicia) Sweden (South) France (Aquitaine, Rhône-Alpes, Martinique) Netherlands (West) Slovakia (Regional OP and Competitiveness & Economic Growth)

3. Regional Policy Questions for the Pilots What change to you wish to achieve with this priority? What indicator can capture this change? Do you know the baseline for 2007 or now? Will your output indicators contribute to change in the result indicator? How? Could you evaluate it? How?

4. Regional Policy Learning 1.New approach feasible, but not without significant change in mindsets & practice 2.No pilot region uses the new approach 3.Indicators mostly do not reflect the intended effects of the priorities 4.Results focus must be part of programme design 5.Concentration a pre-condition 6.Decisions on what to fund and what not to fund – political choice

5. Regional Policy Learning 7.With concentration – fewer indicators 8.Result indicators – close to policy 9.Statistics often will not be appropriate; explore administrative data, specific surveys, benchmarks; use ex ante evaluations 10.Baselines and Targets essential – they can be qualitative or quantitative 11.Reflect when change can be expected – intermediate results

6. Regional Policy Learning 12.Reflect on how to evaluate: counterfactual, theory based, before and after studies 13.Reflect on “other factors” contributing to results 14.A final point: Indicators do not tell us everything. Evolution of result indicator should prompt debate – not the last word on performance of the policy.

7. Regional Policy Thank you!