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This report on the monitoring and evaluation of innovation programmes was conducted at the request of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry. It illustrates how evaluation exercises on innovation programmes and agencies are operated in different contexts, addressing the key issues for a transnational policy learning process. It involves case studies of seven countries and regions.
The study identified three different cultures of innovation evaluation:The study concludes that improved evaluation practice should be an integral part of achieving the Lisbon objectives and that instruments and initiatives that can develop and diffuse such practice across the EU need to be fostered.
Supporting the monitoring and evaluation of innovation programmes - Final Report