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PARTNER ACTIVITY REPORTING
Christopher Parker, Joint Secretariat
April 20th, 2016 – Faroe Islands
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)
Communication and
publicity is vital the NPA
2014-2020; the public should
know about your project
outputs
5. European Commission
WE want to guarantee
satisfactory project
implementation
If you report in time, we
will make a payment
ideally within 3 months,
provided there are no
serious errors.
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.
Overview of NPA reporting and
claim procedures
Purpose of reporting activities
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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
Reporting
• Activity Reporting consists of 2 parts:
Partner Report: activities carried out by partner
Project Report: progress of implementation
• Types of information asked:
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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
Partner report in eMS
• Work flow
Partner Report
List of
Expenditure
Forecast and
Contribution
Attachments
• The Partner Report consists of questions
about the partner’s activities, and
delivery of the main outputs
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.
Partner report in eMS
Partner Report
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
Output Indicators – Project level
Type
Output Indicator
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.
Number of models developed utilising byproducts from economic activities as
energy sources for public infrastructures
and housing
Number of renewable energy solutions
for public infrastructures and housing
Number of smart energy management
solutions
Specific indicators
Measurem
ent unit
Household
Product
Services
Services
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 20142020 is required to contribute to the
improvement of the following ……
Horizontal Principles
Horizontal principles according to the NPA
definition:
• Environmental sustainability
• Inclusion and diversity
• Equality between men and women
See section 1.3.5 of Programme Manual
Further guidance
• JS Desk Officer and RCPs
• Programme Manual:
– 3.5.1. Project Reporting
– 3.5.3. Assessment of the Project Report
Thank you for
listening
• Christopher
Parker
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[email protected]