International Organisations • Keynote speaker at DGXII evaluation conference in Helsinki, November 1999, with presentation entitled 'Beyond socio-economic impact evaluation: the challenge for the next millennium'. • Construction and operation of ADEPT@Innovation for DGXII, a web-based innovation policy service • Preparation of socio-economic impact questionnaires to be completed by all Fifth Framework programme participants as part of the new management information system of the European Commission • Preparation of a presentation on the creation of an evaluation culture in Europe for the DGXII evaluation conference in Berlin, 7-8 June 1999 • Design of the questionnaire circulated as part of the current Five-Year Assessment of the Framework RTD Programmes • Presentation on evaluation theory and practice to the EVANET Workshop on New Approaches and Developments in Evaluation, OST, Paris, 25 March 1999 • UK representative at the DGXII workshop on support policies for science and technology in Europe • DGXIII Evaluator for the WeCan project on best-practice dissemination of electronic commerce • Review of strategic options for the evaluation of R&D programmes of the European Community for the STOA of the European Parliament • Preparation of a paper on concepts underpinning the evaluation of RTD impacts for a DGXII evaluation impact workshop in May 1998 • Member and Rapporteur of the ETAN Committee on Climate Change and Technology Policy • Rapporteur for a DGIII meeting on Electronic Commerce and Socio-economic Research • Evaluation of proposals to the European Commission concerned with socio-economic research on Information Society Technologies • Presentation on Advanced Technology Programmes to the ESPRIT component of DGIII • Preparation of a report for OECD on Advanced Technology Programmes, published in the 1998 OECD STI Review • Member of the TSER Advanced Science and Technology Policy Planning Network and co-author of the final report entitled Distributed Intelligence in Complex Innovation Systems • Preparation of a paper for an OECD Conference on Policy Evaluation, entitled Technology Diffusion and the Challenge for Evaluation (1997) • Advisor to the TAFTIE network of RTD sponsoring agencies across Europe on the preparation of guidelines for the evaluation of national RTD initiatives • Member of a team providing support to the Regional Information Society Initiative (RISI), a Commission initiative involving DGXIII, DGXVI and DGV • Rapporteur to the 1996 EU Annual Monitoring Panel for the Environment and Climate RTD Programme • Rapporteur to the EU Environment Framework RTD Five Year Assessment Panel • Short-listed as Rapporteur for the 1996 Five Year Assessment of the EU RTD Framework Programmes • Preparation of a review for DGIII on innovation and competitiveness • Preparation of a paper for OECD on access to RTD programmes by foreign firms, presented at an OECD Conference in Seoul, Korea • Preparation of a paper for DGXII on the evaluation of regional technology initiatives, presented at the RESTPOR Conference in Brussels • Presentation on the future of the Information Society to members of the European Parliament involved in preparing the 5th Framework programme • Leader of team to design a self-monitoring system for DGXIII RITTS programme • Leader of the evaluation of the Inter-Regional Information Society Initiative (IRISI), a Commission initiative involving DGXIII, DGXVI and DGV • Advisor to DGIII on Industrial Innovation • Leader of the Evaluation component of the joint RITTS/Evaluation/Feasibility study conducted in the Uusimaa region of Finland • Development of an approach for mapping and monitoring the development of Techno-Economic Networks, for use in the management of DGXIII technology transfer and regional development schemes • Development of methodological approaches for the evaluation of science parks, for use in the DGXIII Science Park Evaluation Scheme • Leader of an international evaluation of the DGXIII Science Park Consultancy Scheme • A review of best practice S&T programme management across the Commission, conducted for DGXIII • Organiser, mentor and editor of the proceedings for an EU conference on the role of technology transfer projects in the innovation process, held in Luxembourg in February 1995 • Preparation of a paper on lessons for S&T programme management for a Commission conference on the management of collaborative R&D programmes • Review of technology demonstration centres and activities in Europe for DGXIII • Preparation of a paper on new approaches and continuing needs in innovation policy for the Six Countries programme • UK representative in the DGXIII Public Observatory on IT Policy • UK representative in the DGXII SPEAR networks • Leading a five partner multi-national team to evaluate the SPRINT Specific Projects Action Line for DGXIII of the Commission • Advisor to the European Court of Auditors on its evaluation of the EU ESPRIT programme • Development of best practice technology diffusion models for the World Bank   National Organisations Argentina • Leader of the Expert Group evaluating the Argentine National Institutes for Industrial Technology Austria • Presentation on the evaluation of the Fifth Framework Programme to the Technology Evaluation Platform, Vienna, 23 March 1999 • Evaluation of Austrian participation in the Framework programme and review of European RTD policies for the Austrian Ministry of Science, Technology and Art  Australia • Presentation to the Australian Department of Industry and Science on European Innovation Policies   Denmark • Support to the Danish Agency for Trade and Industry (EFS) in redesigning the evaluation process for members of the GTS network of applied Research Institutes, core-funded by the Danish state   Germany • Contribution to the BMFT Meta-evaluation study of evaluation practice in Germany   Finland • Leader of an evaluation of 11 RTD programmes in the Energy area for TEKES, the Finnish technology agency • Leader of an evaluation of five TEKES programmes concerned with Digital Media • Leader of an evaluation of the Finnish electronics design and manufacturing R&D programme • Leader of an evaluation of the TEKES FinSoft (software) programme • Leader of an evaluation of the TEKES Functional Paper (pulp and paper) R&D programme   Greece • Leader of an evaluation of the British Council-supported Joint Research Programmes • Evaluation of Greek Companies for the Support of Industrial Research and Technological Development, for the Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology • Preparation and delivery of an evaluation training module for Greek policymakers • Preparation of a framework reviewing the implementation of IT in government departments for the Greek Government   Indonesia • Provision of evaluation training and start-up support to the Indonesian Government in establishing an evaluation function for science, technology and related programmes Ireland • Leader of the evaluation of the organisation and impact in Ireland of the EU Framework programme, completed in September 1999 • Preparation of a paper and policy advice to the Irish Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council • Mid-term evaluation of the Irish Advanced Manufacturing Technology programme for EOLAS, the Irish science and technology agency   Israel • Review of developments in the electronics and IT sector in Israel Malaysia • Advice to the Malaysian Government on the development of a national R&D funding strategy and its implementation   Netherlands • Presentation to the Dutch Ministry of Transport on the relevance of innovation policy in the transport sphere • Review of Dutch activities and policies in the area of Artificial Intelligence for the Netherlands Office of Technology Assessment   Norway • Review of User-Oriented RTD programmes around the world, conducted on behalf of the Norwegian Research Council (NFR) as part of its evaluation of 50 Norwegian programmes of this type  Portugal • Review of best practice technical support services for the Portuguese Industrial Association  Sweden • Evaluation of the Swedish MTD programme on environmentally-friendly technologies • Evaluation of Swedish participation in national and European programmes in the road transport informatics area, together with a related Technology Foresight exercise and advice on future policy directions • Evaluation of a Swedish national programme to promote the use of IT in the service sector • Technology strategy advice to the Swedish Defence Ministry and to the Swedish IT2000 Committee • Evaluation of the research and technology diffusion activities of the Association of Swedish Engineering Industries, and development of proposals for improvements • Evaluation of the Swedish Advanced Manufacturing Technology programme for NUTEK, the Swedish science and technology agency • Evaluating the Swedish IT4 programme of collaborative, industrial R&D in Information Technology, for the Swedish Ministries of Industry and Defence, and for Swedish Telecom   UK • Leader of a six-year real-time evaluation of the UK Joint Council Initiative in Cognitive Science and Human-Computer Interaction • Review of multimedia usage by UK SMEs in preparation for the launch of the DTI Multimedia Demonstrator Programme • Contribution to an evaluation training programme organised by Evaluation Associates • Preparation of the ROAME statement for the DTI Multimedia Demonstrator programme • Evaluation of the Seedcorn R&D programme of the Road Transport Laboratory for the UK Department of Transport • In collaboration with PERA, a review of the UK Technology Infrastructure for the DTI, with recommendations for the design of actions to strengthen the infrastructure and improve the delivery of technology-related services to SMEs • Evaluation of the UK Link programme in Transport Infrastructure and Operations • Design and launch of a collaborative R&D programme in the construction sector for the Department of the Environment • Strategic advice to the Department of the Environment on its participation in the UK Technology Foresight exercise • Strategic advice to the UK Department of Transport on methods for assessing and prioritising among research proposals • Evaluation and policy review of the UK Economic and Social Research Council Face Processing Initiative - an interdisciplinary programme of research in psychology, computing and mathematics • Member of Steering Committee for the evaluation of the impact of the Framework Programmes on the UK science and technology base, carried out for DGXII and the UK Cabinet Office • Production of handbooks for policymakers and participants in R&D collaborations and technology education/diffusion programmes for NEDO and the OECD • Consultant to the UK DTI on the implementation of Five Year Forward Looks across the Department and the initiation of the national Technology Foresight exercise • Joint leader of the evaluation of the UK Alvey programme of pre-competitive, collaborative R&D, a real-time evaluation for the Department of Trade and Industry and the Science and Engineering Research Council which spanned six years   USA • Presentation to the Presidential Stream of the American Evaluation Association, Chicago 1999, on the evaluation of EU RTD activities
 
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