Description
Formulating and implementing optimal policies will only become more complicated in an increasingly developing society. The question we are solving is how to assess projects’ value, efficiency, and effectiveness. Stakeholders are no longer prepared to accept only product progress indicators and crude accounting ratios as achievement measures. Our reports and insights support policymakers and managers in getting a grip on the execution of activities and determining whether the right course is chosen. Appropriate instruments and methods are selected for each assignment. Usually, we use the approach defined by EVALSED. The problems tree, reconstruction of intervention logic, contra-fact analysis, and CBA are several examples of methods we utilize in our work.
The ex-post evaluations were conducted for national policies and EU Structural funds for 2007-2013 and 2014-2020. We are also conducting ex-ante evaluations for the 2021-2027 programming period. Such impact assessments are becoming increasingly important in the policy cycle and strategic decisions. The main aim of impact analysis is to map out the expected effects of intended strategies and policies.
Smart Continent provides benchmarking services that help our clients better understand how efficiently different parts of activity operate by comparing process performance to competitors. Benchmarking can help a country or region policymakers realize what other countries and regions are doing and how their policy performance and investments measure up. Benchmarking helps define norms in global terms and for a specific political, economic, social, and cultural context attribute. The Smart Continent approach uses highly structured process taxonomies. No matter how different the sectors or institutions are, our analysis will provide an “apples-to-apples” comparison.
Smart Continent’s projects by year and client
2011 Assessment of The Cohesion Fund Impact on Lithuania. Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
2011 Evaluation and recommendations on Lithuanian oil and petroleum use, accumulation and reserves management. Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania
2012 Analysis on how public funds are efficiently used for investments and services in health sector. Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania
2012 Strategic Environment Impact Assessment of National Transport Development Programme. Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Republic of Lithuania
2013 Impact and results assessment for the Taurage development. Feasibility study for Taurage region development plan. Department of Regional Development at Ministry of Interior of Republic of Lithuania
2014 Ex-ante evaluation of Lithuanian 2014-2020 EU structural funds work-programme. Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
2013 The social-economic impact of EC Directive ILUC on biofuels production sector in Lithuania and analysis of the second-generation biofuels production potential. Lithuanian State Government Chancellery
2014 Evaluation of E-twining programme 2007-2013 impact at regional, institutional and personal levels. Education Exchanges Support Foundation under of Ministry of Science and Education of Republic of Lithuania
2014 Evaluation of progress on National sustainable development strategy implementation during 2011-2012. Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania
2015 Evaluation of reduction of scope of unwanted fish bycatch to minimal in Lithuanian fishery sector. Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
2015 Evaluation of potential impact of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement on Lithuanian trade and investment relations with USA and Lithuanian Economic. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
2017 Ex ante evaluation of 2007-2013 EU structural aid impact on energy sector. Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania
2017 Evaluation of progress of Lithuanian fishery sector work-programme for 2007-2013. Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
2018 Evaluation of the progress of the priority tasks of the Operational Program ‘Promoting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Utilization’. Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania
2020 Evaluation services for implementation of Interreg VI-A Lithuanian and Polish program and communication strategy. Joint Technical Secretoriat for Cross Border Programme
2020 Interim evaluation services for the implementation of the strategy for the 2017-2020 school year of programs to promote the consumption of fruit and vegetables and milk and milk products in educational establishments. Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
2020 Ex-ante evaluation for 2021-2027 EU Funds investment into digital connectivity. Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Republic of Lithuania
2021 Ex-ante evaluation for 2021–2027 EU investment into Education sector. Ministry of Science and Education and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania
2021 Ex-ante evaluation of European cross Lithuania-Poland border cooperation Programme VI-A. Joint Technical Secretariat for Cross Border Programme
2021 Impact of Lithuanian Rural Development program 2014–2020 on ecological agriculture. Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
2021 Ex-ante evaluation services for implementation of Lithuanian and Russian cross border cooperation program 2021-2027. Joint Technical Secretoriat for Cross Border Programme
2022 Ex-post evaluation of Operational Programme 2014–2020 in area of sustainable mobility and core infrastructure network. Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Republic of Lithuania
2022 Services for improving evaluation capacities. Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
2022 Ex-ante evaluation of the 2021-2027 program of the Lithuanian fisheries sector and strategic assessment of environmental consequences. Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
2022 Evaluation services regarding the National Energy and Climate Action Plan 2021-2030. Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania
2022 Interim evaluation of the EEA and Norwegian financial mechanisms for 2014-2021. Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
2023 Evaluation of the implementation of the 2017-2023 strategy of the program for promoting the consumption of fruits and vegetables and milk and milk products in children’s educational institutions. Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania