The document discusses European Union policies and funding programs, specifically the Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) which allocate 466 billion euros between 2014-2020, about 43% of the EU's total budget. It outlines three problems with the current system: 1) low efficiency due to poor absorption of allocated funds, 2) difficulty measuring effectiveness due to weak policy indicators and data quality issues, and 3) weak social accountability and stakeholder engagement in monitoring. The document proposes that high-quality open government data on funded projects could enable new forms of citizen monitoring, participation, and feedback to improve policy-making effectiveness and efficiency. It presents a model for an open data ecosystem focused on public policy with four steps: internal data