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Strategic & Assessment Framework for the EU Rural Networks (EU RN)

European Rural Networks' Assembly, Brussels, 1 December 2016

General Objective 1: Enhance participation

Specific Objectives as per Regulation (EU)

1305/2013

Operational Objectives Types of Activities Output indicators Preliminary ‘result’ indicators

Increase the involvement of all stakeholders in the implementation of rural development

(Art. 52.2.a)

Understanding RD stakeholders and their needs:

Stakeholdersdiverse needs andpotential forinvolvement inRDPimplementation iswidely understood

Increasing stakeholder capacity for meaningful involvement:

The Networksprovide a platformwhere targetedexchanges take

Surveys & needsanalysis

Stakeholder profiles

Seminars,workshops andother events

Periodicals,magazines, socialmedia exchanges

Website updates,including relevanttoolkits

Methodologicalgood practices

Thematic Groups

Number of survey reports

Number of stakeholderprofiles produced and/orupdated

Number (and type) ofparticipants at events

Number of editions ofrelevant publicationsproduced

Number of methodologicalgood practices

Number of visitors torelevant webpages

Number of e-forums /groups set up (including

Relevance of eventcontent

Usefulness of events

Improvedskills/capacity of NSUsto involve NRNstakeholders

Improvedskills/capacity oftargeted stakeholdersto be involved in ruraldevelopment

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place involving the relevant stakeholders at the most appropriate level

Stakeholders haveimproved skills &capacity foreffectiveinvolvement in theimplementation ofRDPs

MyENRD)

Number (and type of)members in TGs

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Establish a dialogue between farmers and research community

(Art. 53.2.b – 1st part)

Promoting adoption of innovations:

Findings fromresearch aretranslated betterand faster intopractical farmingapplications

Research agendasare based more onactual needs offarmers

Targetedstakeholdersinvolvement

EIP-AGRI FocusGroups

Seminars andworkshops onspecific innovationtopics

Publications,newsletters andmedia exchanges

Face-to-facemeetings withfarmers, foresters,researchers, NRNand advisors

Participation inevents organised byfarmers, foresters,researchers,advisors and NRNs

Specific toolsdesigned for thispurpose (e.g.

Number of Focus Groupsorganised

Number of seminars andworkshops on specificinnovation topics

Number of publications andreports linking research andpractice

Number of EIP-AGRInetwork's contributions toevents organised by otherstakeholders

Number of OperationalGroups informed byEIP-AGRI Focus Groupsor other EIP-AGRIactivities

Number of researchinitiatives, e.g. thematicnetworks, informed byEIP Focus Groups orother activities

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presentation for Universities)

Identification anduse of stakeholders’communicationtools and channels

Facilitate the inclusion of all stakeholders in the knowledge exchange process

(Art. 53.2.b – 2nd part)

Knowing how innovation works:

Stakeholders arefamiliar with theopportunities tostimulate innovationunder the differentpolicies

Connecting partners:

Stakeholders areable to find otherstakeholdersrelevant at nationaland EU level

Cooperating effectively:

Different types ofstakeholders,research projectgroups, thematic

Knowledgeexchange andcommunicationtools based on theoutputs ofstakeholders'mapping

Joint actions withstakeholders

Participation inevents organised bystakeholders

Identification anduse of stakeholders’communicationtools and channels

Number (and type) of toolsfor knowledge exchange

Number (and type) ofparticipants in networkingactivities organised by EIP-AGRI network

Number of EIP-AGRInetwork's contributions toevents organised by otherstakeholders

Number and type of EIP-AGRI materials translated

Number of stakeholders'interactions with EIP-AGRIcommunication tools (e.g.re-tweets, forwardednewsletters, etc.)

Number of registered userson the EIP-AGRI website

Percentage ofparticipants in EIP-AGRI events statingincrease of knowledgeabout innovationopportunities [linkedto events].

Percentage of readersof EIP-AGRIpublications statingincreased knowledgeabout innovationopportunities [linkedto publications]

Number of EIP-AGRIstakeholders statingthat EIP-AGRIevents/activitiesincreased theirnetwork

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networks, Operational Groups, cluster initiatives, pilot and demonstrative projects are increasingly and efficiently involved in both networks

Increased number ofparticipants in EIP-AGRI network activities[compared to baselinesituation]

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General Objective 2: Improve policy quality

Specific Objectives as per Regulation (EU) 1305/2013


Facilitate the exchange of expertise and good practice

(Art. 53.2.a – see also Art. 52.3.c)

Diffusing of innovations, projects and practices:

Information on successfulinnovative activities ismore easily available bysystematic collection anddissemination

Identification anddissemination of projectsand practices in order toconsolidate the learningpotential for improvingRDPs on the ground

Regular collection,analysis, consolidationand dissemination ofRDP implementation“good practices”,innovative actions andprojects

EIP-AGRI Focus Group

Seminars andworkshopsPublications,newsletters and mediaexchanges

Identification and useof stakeholders’communication toolsand channels

Number of innovationgood practices collected& disseminated

Number of disseminationplans related to FocusGroups' outcomes

Number of seminars andworkshops

Number of visits to the

website

Number of links to EIP-

AGRI network website

Number of innovation

stakeholders connected

through Linkedin groups

set up by EIP-AGRI

network

Number (and type) ofrecipients of EIP-AGRIpublications and reports

Number and type of EIP-AGRI materials translated

Number of organisations

that use or promote innovative activities

collected and disseminated

by the EIP-AGRI network.

Share of these

organisations which have farmers/foresters as

primary target group.

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Improve the quality of RDP

(Art. 52.2.b)

Increasing awareness of the opportunities and needs for improving RDPs:

Relevant stakeholdershave a commonunderstanding of the realopportunities forimproving RDPs as well asthe main needs andorganisational hurdles thathave to be overcome

Identifying promising approaches at EU level:

Promising approaches toRDP improvement areidentified, analysed andshared rapidly amongstakeholders includingRDP managers

Consolidating and developing communities of practice for improving RDPs:

Stakeholder groupsincluding RDP managersactively exchange andtransfer methods and tools

Analysis on RuralDevelopment

Individual,comparative andthematic analyses ofRDPs

Thematic Groups (TG),TG events and reports

(RDP) events,seminars andworkshops

Periodicals, magazines,social media exchanges

Website updates,including relevanttools/ databases

Good practicedevelopment

Number of RDPsscreened

Number of(RDP/TNC/LAG/etc.)fiches/factsheetsproduced

Number of TGs organised

Number of reportsproduced (out of whichTG reports)

Number of (RDP) eventsorganised

Number of editions ofrelevant publicationsproduced

Number of good practicescollected & disseminated

Number of webpagescreated/ updated (out ofwhich updates totoolkits)

Increased awarenessamong stakeholdersabout RDP-related needsand opportunities

Relevance & usefulness ofRDP information,approaches, practices andcase studies identifiedand shared through theEU RNs

Improved skills andcapacity of RDP managersand other relevantstakeholder groups as aresult of EU RN capacity-building

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for improving RDP quality

Informing better RD Policy:

Networks outputs are usedto improve RD policy bothnow and in the future

Support the evaluation of RDPs

(Art. 52.2.d)

Improving evaluation capacity of all actors involved in RDP evaluation

Evaluation stakeholders inthe Member States and atEU level have at theirdisposal relevant

Databases, glossariesand guidancedocuments onevaluation

EU-level thematicworking groupsproducing guidance ordevelopingmethodologies toaddress issues relatedto the evaluation ofRDP

Technical support andtraining activities forRDP evaluationstakeholders

Exchangingknowledge,experiences and goodpractices on RDP

Number of evaluation-related queries processedand answered

Number of evaluationguidance / supportdocuments published

Number of thematicworking group meetingsorganised

Number of capacitybuilding events organized

Number and type ofstakeholders reached incapacity building events

Number of good practicespublished

Number of evaluation-related contributions to

% of surveyedstakeholders confirmingrelevance and usefulnessof Helpdesk guidancereceived

Number and type ofstakeholders activelycontributing to HDthematic exchanges

% of event participantsconfirming increase ofknowledge due to HDcapacity building eventattended

% of surveyedstakeholders confirmingrelevance and usefulnessof good practices

% of surveyedstakeholders confirming

methodologies and tools for evaluating RDPs and receive appropriate training for their application.

Consolidating and developing communities of practice for RDP evaluators:

RDP evaluators activelyexchange and transferevaluation methods andtools

Good practices related to

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rural development policy evaluation are identified, collected and exchanged among practitioners

Informing rural development policy decision-making

Evaluation results providevaluable informationfeeding in future ruraldevelopment policydevelopment

evaluation

Meetings and eventsrelated to ruraldevelopmentevaluation

Setting-upcommunication tools,including electronic,for targeteddissemination ofinformation onevaluation-relatedtopics

events at EU and MS level

Numbers of newsletterrecipients

Number of web-updates

relevance and usefulness of HD Dissemination products

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General Objective 3: Increase awareness

Play a role in informing the broader public on the benefits of rural development policy

(Art. 52.2.c)

Communicating the benefits of RDPs:

There is greater awarenessof the benefits of RDP formajor societal challenges(food security and quality,climate change, jobs, socialinclusion, etc.)

Success stories from RDPimplementation show theimpact of RDP on people'slives in a way that isinteresting to the media

Disseminating and sharing the knowledge generated by the Networks:

The Networks activitiesand outputs arecommunicated and sharedin a way which maximisestheir relevance for and useby stakeholders includingRDP managers

Easy-to-follow policyguides and overviewsof RD programmes (viawebsites andpromotional material)

Identification andcommunication of‘human interest’ RDPstories (magazine,Facebook)

Identification anddissemination of goodpractice examples(various channels)

Regularcommunication ofnews (Websites,Twitter, newsletters)

Responding to emailenquiries

Carrying out missionsto MS

Number of newslettereditions & otherpublications (accessibleto/targeted at the widerpublic) produced

Number of good practiceexamples developed andcommunicated

Number of webpagescreated/updated

Number of new Facebookand Twitter posts oncorporate Europeannetwork accounts

Number of infolineenquiries responded

Number of missionscarried out

Number of subscribers torelevant publications

Number of websiteusers/ Number ofwebsite downloads

Relevance and usefulnessof the ENRD and EIP-AGRI websitesinformation

Number of Facebookposts (EU RN corporateaccount)

Number of tweets onTwitter (EU RN corporateaccount)

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