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MONITORING, EVALUATION & ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES

Monitoring is a process by which information on the progress and the direction of ongoing RTD actions is generated mainly for management purposes.

Evaluation is a process by which the quality, implementation, target relevance and impacts of RTD policies/programmes are investigated, interpreted and examined.

Assessment is a synthesis of facts, which arise from the evaluation process, and judgement. Under this definition, assessment is a policy making tool for the planning of new RTD programmes, not a political instrument.

How and why does the Commission evaluate the RTD Framework Programmes?

• Overview of the EU RTD Programme Monitoring and Evaluation System

The results of the evaluation exercises:

• Independent Experts' evaluation reports
  • 2004 Report
  • 2003 Report
  • 2002 Reports
  • 2001 Reports
  • 2000 Reports
  • Previous reports
• The Feedback Mechanism

Establishment of independent expert panels for the evaluation exercises:

• For the Annual Monitoring
• For the 1999 5-Year Assessment
• Experts' lists of the:
  • 1999 5-Year Assessment and 1999 Monitoring Panels
  • 2000 Monitoring Panels (PDF)
  • 2001 Monitoring Panels (PDF)
  • 2002 Monitoring Panels (PDF)
  • 2003 Monitoring Panels (PDF)

Recent Evaluation related activities:

• Recent Studies
• Recent International Meetings

CREST Evaluation Sub-Committee

European RTD Evaluation Network activities

For further information please contact:

European Commission
Research Directorate-General
Planning, Programming, Evaluation Unit
Office: SDME 02/37
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Fax: +32 2 295 40 82
E-mail: RTD-Evaluation@ec.europa.eu