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What the document types mean

Bid book (pre-selection): A city's first application for the title, judged by the selection panel to make the shortlist.; Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Bid book (final selection): A shortlisted city's full, final application for the title, with its programme, budget and plans.; Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Selection panel report: The EU expert panel's assessment of the bids in one competition, with its reasons and its recommendation.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Monitoring panel report: The EU expert panel's report on a designated city's preparations before its title year, with its advice.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Ex-post evaluation: An assessment, written after the title year or a programme, of what it actually achieved, usually by independent evaluators.; Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Monitoring or progress report: A city's own report on how its programme is going, written while it runs, with the figures it has tracked.; Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Strategy: A city's long-term plan or policy for culture, including legacy strategies and council decisions.; A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Action plan: A concrete plan of what a city or organisation will do, by when and with what resources.; A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Guide or toolkit: Practical how-to material that others can reuse: guides, toolkits, handbooks and templates.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Research: Studies, frameworks and papers across one or more cities, written by researchers rather than by a city.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Other: Anything else: news, memos, programme brochures and documents that fit no type above.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.

How Will We Know If LOV2030 Makes a Real Difference?

Leuven

Context

How Will We Know If LOV2030 Makes a Real Difference?

LeuvenLeuven

Together, they explored how existing knowledge, data and expertise could contribute to understanding the cultural, social, economic and ecological impact of LOV2030.

Strategy in Practice in Brno: Culture Accessible to All

Brno

Plan

Strategy in Practice in Brno: Culture Accessible to All

BrnoBrno

When the word 'strategy' is mentioned, many people simply roll their eyes and assume it amounts to empty words with no real impact. But this is not true in our case, and you can see for yourself in the first article of the Strategy in…

Strategy in Practice in Brno: Brno Sculpture

Brno

Plan

Strategy in Practice in Brno: Brno Sculpture

BrnoBrno

Following the evaluation, the proposals submitted by all participating artists are generally presented to the public through an exhibition and an online catalogue.

Strategy in Practice in Brno: Grants Powering Cultural and Creative Fields

Brno

Plan

Strategy in Practice in Brno: Grants Powering Cultural and Creative Fields

BrnoBrno

We regularly talk through its format not just with specialist evaluators of grant applications, but directly with support applicants too. Every two years, we run an evaluation of the grant system – usually through an online survey of…

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