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IKAP — Institutional Knowledge & Access Portal

EU Integration Readiness Platform

IKAP helps Ukrainian organisations — municipalities, SMEs, NGOs, universities — understand their compliance gaps before applying to EU programmes or engaging with EU institutions. Free diagnostics, no registration required.

Free Compliance Check → Access Self-Assessment
Platform at a glance
9
EU programmes covered
180
Compliance checkpoints
14
Assessment categories
25+
Organisation types
Methodology
SIGMA / CAF 2020 / PEFA
Languages
English · Ukrainian
Free tool
Compliance Checker — no registration
EU Transparency Reg.
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Assessment Tools

Two tools — one readiness journey

IKAP provides a structured two-step approach: a quick free diagnostic to identify hard blockers, followed by a comprehensive assessment for organisations ready to prepare in depth.

Free · No registration · Open access
Compliance Checker
Branching diagnostic tool. Select your organisation type and EU programme — the system surfaces relevant checkpoints, hard blockers and soft gaps.
9 EU programmes covered
25+ organisation types
Hard blocker / soft gap identification
Green / Amber / Red readiness status
5–10 minutes · Instant results
Start Compliance Check →
Members · Registration required
Self-Assessment Framework
Structured assessment across 14 institutional readiness categories. Generates a readiness profile, gap analysis, and 30/90/180-day roadmap.
14 governance categories, 100 structured questions
Readiness profile — radar chart and category scores
Gap analysis with evidence quality scoring
30 / 90 / 180-day priority action roadmap
Save progress · Resume · Multiple runs
90–180 minutes · Available in personal cabinet
Methodology

Built on established EU assessment frameworks

IKAP translates and applies three recognised EU and international assessment frameworks to the Ukrainian context.

SIGMA
Support for Improvement in Governance and Management
OECD/EU joint initiative. Principles of Public Administration — the primary reference framework for EU candidate countries. Covers governance, civil service, accountability and public financial management.
CAF 2020
Common Assessment Framework
EU total quality management tool for public sector organisations. Covers leadership, strategy, people, partnerships and results. Used across EU Member State public administrations.
PEFA
Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability
International framework for public financial management assessment. Covers budget reliability, transparency, asset management, fiscal strategy and revenue administration.
Important: IKAP applies these frameworks as upstream readiness indicators. Platform outputs are not official assessments and do not constitute certification.
Self-Assessment Framework

14 governance readiness categories

The Self-Assessment Framework covers the full institutional readiness spectrum from legal registration to EU interface preparation.

01
Legal status & mandate clarity
Registration, legal personality, mandate boundaries
02
Governance structure
Board, decision-making, accountability mechanisms
03
Strategic planning capacity
Strategic documents, reform trajectory, performance indicators
04
Financial management
Budgeting, accounting, audit, internal controls
05
Public procurement
Procedures, documentation, PRAG/OPSYS alignment
06
HR & organisational capacity
Staffing, competencies, DEI, performance management
07
Integrity & anti-corruption
Conflict of interest, ethics policy, whistleblowing
08
GDPR & data governance
Data protection, privacy policy, data processing records
09
ESG & environmental compliance
EU Taxonomy, DNSH, CSRD baseline, environmental impact
10
Acquis alignment & reform readiness
EU law transposition, reform trajectory mapping
11
Service delivery & operational capacity
Processes, quality standards, monitoring systems
12
Stakeholder engagement & communication
Public consultation, transparency, reporting
13
Project & programme management
M&E systems, reporting capacity, results orientation
14
EU interface readiness
EU application formats, institutional contacts, EU literacy
EU Programmes Covered

9 EU programmes and instruments

IKAP maps compliance requirements for each programme to specific checkpoint sets, adjusted for the applicant's organisation type.

Ukraine Facility
EU €50bn recovery, reconstruction and modernisation instrument 2024–2027
IPA III
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance — EU candidate countries
JASPERS
Joint Assistance for project preparation and EU fund absorption
Horizon Europe
EU research and innovation framework programme 2021–2027
TAIEX
Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument
Twinning
EU institution-building cooperation mechanism
EIB Direct
European Investment Bank direct financing operations
EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development project financing
EFSD+
European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus — blended finance
Access Model

Open access · Member access · Cabinet

Open Access
Free · No registration
Compliance Checker — full functionality
All 9 EU programmes
Instant Green / Amber / Red results
Self-Assessment Framework — not included
Readiness roadmap — not included
Personal cabinet — not included
Recommended
Member Access
Registration required · Annual membership
All Open Access features
Full Self-Assessment Framework (14 categories)
Readiness profile + gap analysis + roadmap
Save & resume · Multiple assessment runs
Personal cabinet — both IKAP and PPP tracks
Automatic PPP pipeline invitation at high score
Institutional Partnership
For EU institutions / donors / DFIs
All Member Access features for your users
Pipeline analytics access — aggregated data
Co-branded access portal
Sector / geography / readiness data feeds
Institutional briefing and setup support
Contact EUFUA to discuss
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IKAP → PPP Connection

High readiness score? You're ready for the PPP pipeline.

Organisations completing the IKAP Self-Assessment with a score ≥ 70 are automatically invited to submit their projects into the PPP & Recovery Programme pipeline — the core connection between the two platform tracks.

The logic
✓ Complete IKAP Self-Assessment
✓ Achieve score ≥ 70 / 100
→ Receive automatic PPP pipeline invitation
→ Submit project — 7-minute intake form
→ EUFUA structures Fiche → matchmaking begins