The document outlines strategies for engaging stakeholders effectively in the evaluation of EU policies, emphasizing the need for evidence-based assessments of policy effectiveness, relevance, and coherence. It details a structured consultation strategy that includes defining objectives, mapping stakeholders, and selecting consultation activities, along with addressing the importance of feedback mechanisms. Additionally, it poses questions regarding the targeting of resources, tools for engagement, and the roles of transparency in enhancing policy outcomes.

1. 9th OECD Conference
Breakout Session 2
Engaging stakeholders effectively
for a targeted approach in evaluation
Sara Piller
European Commission
Secretariat General – Unit C1
Evaluation, Regulatory Fitness & Performance

2. Better Regulation: key policy under
priority 'Democratic Change'
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3. BR Package 2015 - Evaluation
• Evidence based judgement of the extent to which a
policy has:
• Been effective and efficient
• Been relevant given the needs and its objectives
• Been coherent with other EU policies
• Achieved EU added value
• Assess all significant economic, social &
environmental impacts
• Identify potential to:
• Reduce inefficiencies & regulatory burden
• Simplify

4. Consulting more, listening better….

5. Listening – feedback, consultation
Feedback – evaluation roadmap, early
in process
Consultation strategy – including
MANDATORY 12 week public
consultation
REFIT Platform & 'Lighten the
load –Have your say'
(provides input to the REFIT Platform)

6. The Consultation Strategy
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1. Define scope & objectives
of consultation
2. Identify and map
stakeholders
3. Select consultation
activities & their
sequences
4. Communicate on your
consultation website
[plus LANGUAGE regime]

7. Use & Reporting
Main report:
• Answer evaluation questions using MIX of
data/sources
• Clearly identify input from stakeholders
Annex / Synopsis report
• Qualitative report of stakeholder constributions
• Summarises stakeholder views, identifies points of
agreement/conflict
Factual summaries

8. Questions to discuss:
 How can effective stakeholder engagement help
target scarce resources for evaluation exercises
where they yield highest benefits?
 Which tools & methods of engagement can ensure
stakeholders' inputs are effectively taken into account
when laws and regulations are being reviewed,
whilst avoiding consultation fatigue?
 What are realistic objectives for stakeholder's
contribution to the evaluation process?
 What are the limits?
 How can transparency help ensure better policy
outcomes?