Closing the policy cycle: Increasing the utilization of evaluation findings in research, technological development and innovation policy design KU Leuven
The limited take-up of evaluation findings in RTDI policy (re-)design remains a major concern to policy-makers and the evaluation community. To identify the main opportunities for closing the policy cycle, an in-depth analysis was undertaken of 53 purposely chosen evaluation exercises ordered by public administrations and agencies in the field of RTDI. The focus was on evaluations of non-thematic (i.e. general) RTDI funding measures in the areas ...