Program assessment in innovation ecosystems

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyze how different typologies and evaluation approaches relate to assessment requirements of a program inserted in an innovation ecosystem. Methodology involved interviews with 21 stakeholders and a documentary survey. Although the nature of the program suggests greater alignment with developmental evaluation and a subjectivist approach, the results also imply assessment demands based on the objectivist approach. Conclusions highlight the relevance of stakeholders’ demand for defining evaluation guidelines, and indicate that programs inserted in collaborative networks receive a diversity of demands that require multiple typologies and approaches.