An evaluation of government-financed R&D projects in Italy

This article describes the results of a survey carried out in Italy on managers of research projects financed by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research. Interviewees provided information on the type of project (research, technology transfer and infrastructure building), its socio-economic impact, its impact in spatial and temporal terms, involvement of the various actors in the broader innovation process and indicators used for evaluation. The data provides useful insight into the evaluation process as well as designing R&D and innovation policy in the country.