(IP) (DA 34). A 1. The evaluation will on assessing the project as a whole rather than on individual activities. The evaluation will concentrate on the project’s contribution to assessing the needs of Member States and identifying the resources or the means to address those needs, its evolution over time, its performance including project design, project management, coordination, implementation and results achieved. A specific focus of the evaluation will be to assess the extent to which the project has been instrumental in contributing to greater awareness and enhanced understanding of the IP and informal economy linkages among policy makers. The evaluation will be participatory in nature and allow for the involvement of relevant stakeholders including the project team, senior managers, Member States, national IP offices and other parties as far as possible. Information will be gathered from a range sources using different research methods (predominantly interviews with stakeholders and documentary review) allowing for triangulation and cross-referencing of the data gathered.
(IP) (DA 34). A 1. The evaluation will on assessing the project as a whole rather than on individual activities. The evaluation will concentrate on the project’s contribution to assessing the needs of Member States and identifying the resources or the means to address those needs, its evolution over time, its performance including project design, project management, coordination, implementation and results achieved. A specific focus of the evaluation will be to assess the extent to which the project has been instrumental in contributing to greater awareness and enhanced understanding of the IP and informal economy linkages among policy makers. The evaluation will be participatory in nature and allow for the involvement of relevant stakeholders including the project team, senior managers, Member States, national IP offices and other parties as far as possible. Information will be gathered from a range sources using different research methods (predominantly interviews with stakeholders and documentary review) allowing for triangulation and cross-referencing of the data gathered.
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