The evaluation of government programmes and measures in the field of technology policy has gained in significance in Germany over the past decade. A variety of evaluation studies on individual projects or programmes with different aims, approaches and methods are available. Which experiences...

When a choice has to be made between several sectors in a public programme, the professional standards which apply within each sector are no longer relevant and the question of ‘transversal evaluation’ is raised. Effective use of transversal criteria is favoured when powerful stakeholders...