Chapter 8 Evaluation procedure valuation of the strategy should be undertaken in line with the principles of soft monitoring at both European and national level. The evaluation procedure for an integrated approach to heritage is given in Appendix A. — At Council of Europe level, HEREIN is the reference tool for monitoring the strategy and a channel for exchanging best practices. A support group has the task of helping the secretariat adapt the format of the national reports in order to achieve this objective. National co-ordinators will be sent information on the strategy. An ad hoc platform, the composition and terms of reference of which will be decided by the Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP), will evaluate the strategy on the basis of informa- tion gathered by HEREIN and will submit an annual report to the CDCPP with effect from 2018. In addition to showing how much progress has been made, this report will identify the recommendations on which efforts should be focused and will put forward any proposed updates. It is planned to have a first overall evaluation in 2020 so that any necessary adjustments to the strategy can be made. — At national level, the above diagram and the proposed evaluation system in Appendix A will enable each State to immediately analyse its heritage policy using the three-component approach with their inter- faces, and to identify the priority fields of action. The HEREIN crowdfunding function will be used by States to draw on the steps taken in other countries. It will be for each State to define the most appropriate monitoring and evaluation system, possibly by drawing on the work carried out in the HEREIN national reports. European Cultural Heritage Strategy for the 21 st century „ Page 43 E