06. The project of the month September 2012: Fostering Evaluation Competencies in Research, Technology and Innovation in the SEE Region (EVAL-INNO)

The "Project of the month" - September 2012

The key objective of EVAL-INNO is to strengthen regional as well as national evaluation capacities in order to improve framework conditions for innovation policies, programmes, institutions and projects. In particular, the project aims to

• promote the role of RTDI evaluation as crucial condition for a reflexive learning innovation system
• develop needed capacities/competencies for comprehensive RTDI evaluations
• provide procedural and methodological know-how and tool-kits both on the side of evaluators and on the side of awarding authorities.

EVAL-INNO focuses on capacity building and institutional support. Main target groups are policy-makers and policy-delivery systems, innovation infrastructures and (potential) RTDI evaluators. An easily accessible and systematically structured Regional RTDI Evaluation Platform is programmed, subdivided in four distinct databases which will be continuously updated. The Platform serves the information needs of both evaluators and awarding authorities (agencies, ministries). For them distinct training modules are prepared and implemented with an emphasis on methodological and procedural issues. Special training and knowledge for an optimum use of public procurement for RTDI evaluations and promotion of innovation is provided too. In addition, 3 RTDI programme evaluations and a comparative benchmarking of intermediary innovation organisations will be carried out based on sound methodological designs. Outputs and results of EVAL-INNO will be promoted through a large international conference. A business plan for sustaining the Regional RTDI Evaluation Platform based on a fee-based membership system will be developed.

Project News

• RTDI Evaluation Standards to be published soon - see below

• SEE Programme

• SEE
• WBC

• Cross-thematic/Interdisciplinary
• General

• Ms Daniela Mineva
• Mr Djuro Kutlaca
• Ms Dusica Semenčenko
• Ms Ines Marinkovic
• Mr Klaus Schuch
• Ms Marija Mosurovic
• Mr Martin Felix Gajdusek
• Mr Nikos Sidiropoulos

• Applied Research and Communications Fund
• Mihajlo Pupin Institute
• National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• Public Foundation for the Development of Industry
• University of Montenegro

• News: [Call for application] EVAL-INNO RTDI Evaluation Training Course, 17-21 June 2013, Podgorica, Montenegro
• News: Take part in EVAL-INNO on-line survey on the strengths and needs of the processes and content of R&D and Innovation evaluation in your country
• News: EVAL-INNO Fostering Evaluation Competencies in Research, Technology and Innovation in the SEE Region
• News: [Publication Announcement] RTDI Evaluation Standards focusing SEE to be published soon
• News: SEE PROGRAMME annual conference 2012 successfully held in Bologna, Italy
• Document: EVAL-INNO Newsletter, Issue No1