For a consortium of 11 research programming bodies in Flanders (including 3 research centres, 2 collective centres and 6 competence poles) Technopolis has developed a manual in order to help them with the programming of their research, and the way to include the users of their research in the programming process. In this way application of research results in practice may be promoted.

In the manual a cyclic model is introduced for programme management with four steps: programme delineation, programme design, programme execution and programme evaluation and knowledge transfer. Suggestions are presented on how to approach each step in the cycle and on how to involve users in the programme design process. Several methodologies are discussed.

Finally the design processes of the 11 participating organisations are described and discussed.

Information
For more information please contact Geert van der Veen - Phone: +31 (0)20 5352246

Downloads
The report (in Dutch) can be downloaded here