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Deliverable 1.5 - 7 regional reports with an analysis of regional R&D&I policies in the target 7 regions (30th November 2010)

This document (241 pages) reports the GPrix research on the regional R&D&I policies in the target seven regions.  For each region, there is a detailed description of the available R&D&I support programmes, particularly those accessible to SMEs in traditional sectors.

In addition, the West Midlands (UK) study (pp.47-48, 51 and 81-82) assesses the quality of existing evaluations of innovation support programmes. This analysis provides detailed examples of a general GPrix finding: namely, that while existing evaluations can provide useful information on the process of programmes, they typically do not provide rigorous evaluation of programme effectiveness. This is because these “evaluation” studies do not adhere to best practice evaluation methodology. In turn, their claims of additionality and subsequent calculations of returns to investment are of questionable validity.

Full report: 7 regional reports with an analysis of regional R&D&I policies in the target 7 regions