International S&T collaboration

Technopolis Group took on a project to collect and analyse information on research and innovation policy measures undertaken in 48 countries (EU Member States and other countries covered by ERAWATCH). The study sought to gather the perceptions of public officials and national experts alike as regards the development of public sector innovation across the EU. The…

The Bologna Process is an intergovernmental process, composed of 47 participating countries, all signatories to the European Cultural Convention of the Council of Europe (1954), and the European Commission. In addition, it has eight consultative members, which provide advice and bring the viewpoint of the most central stakeholder groups – such as students, teachers, institutions,…

The Norwegian Ministry for Education and Research commissioned Technopolis Group to conduct a study on motives and deterrents for Norwegian participation in the framework programme (FP), focusing on FP7 Health, ICT and Environment themes.  The study found that Norwegian stakeholders largely share both their main motives for FP participation with their counterparts elsewhere (in no…

The objective of this evaluation was to assess the programme through the classical criteria of evaluation (relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, coherence, effects, impacts, sustainability). This final evaluation addressed the design, the operations and the effects of the programme. The programme ARHES was deployed in a relatively rich environment, as many foreign donors and international agencies also…

Technopolis Group managed the European Parliament’s 2011 MEP-Scientist Pairing Scheme – a scheme that pairs MEPs and scientists for workplace ‘shadowing’ in order for them to gain a deeper understanding of policy-making and research environments and build long-term relationships. We worked with partners such as the European Research Council and the Commission’s Marie Curie Unit…

Norway is affiliated to the EU RTD Framework Programmes through its EEA status. In order to assess whether the EEA conditions are the best option for Norway, Technopolis was asked to provide an analysis of the costs and benefits of Norway’s affiliation and possible alternatives for its European and international research collaborations.

This was the  final evaluation of a programme undertaken by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the East-African rift (Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya) which supports sustainable water management. It had a two-fold dimension: • Producing scientific knowledge on the water resources: with the support of French universities, support the creation of a regional scientific…

Agoria, the Flemish industry federation for the technology sector, asked Technopolis to assess the real influence of industry in several countries, and to compare outcomes to the situation in Flanders. The findings of the study are intensively used. We were asked to give presentations on the results to, amongst others,  the Flemish Cabinet, and to…