Monitoring & Evaluation
In public policy one should never stop learning.
One way to do so is to look critically at strategic choices, day-to-day actions and their consequences.
This is, in a nutshell, the purpose of monitoring and evaluation.
Defining indicators, datasets and logic of interventions is at the technical core of M&E, but it’s not enough! The organisation needs to be ready to proactively use monitoring and evaluation outcomes.
To me, working on monitoring & evaluation means looking at the technical and organisational elements at the same time, always with the aim of learning.
Key Experience
PASSPARTOOL: Key tools to assess and improve soft innovation policies
I am support ARTI-Puglia, the lead-partner of Passpartool, in developing and implementing the participatory activities of the project. The project focusses on the monitoring of soft-innovation.
Evaluation of Smart Specialisation: Country expert for Spain
I am collaborating with Prognos as a Country expert to assess how some Spanish Regions have invested Cohesion Funds in research and innovation.
Related news
Seminar to the MSc Students at the London School of Economics
On the 27th of November I will be giving a Seminar to the MSc Students at the London School of Economics on how to engage stakeholders in the regional development process.
Peer Review of the region of Centro
On the 2nd and 3rd of December I will be taking part to the Peer Review of the region of Centro (Portugal) within the INTERREG Project Improve. More information
H2020 project POLISS – Policies for Smart Specialisation
On the 16th of December I will take part to the H2020 project POLISS - Policies for Smart Specialisation, as part of the supervisory board. More information
Relevant Publications
Building Smart Specialisation Strategies monitoring systems:
evidence from the EU
Marinelli, E., Gianelle, C. & Guzzo, F. (2017)
L’industria Rivista di Economia e Politica Industriale.
Smart Specialisation Evaluation:
Setting the Scene
Gianelle, C., Guzzo, F. & Marinelli, E. (2019)
Smart Specialisation – JRC Policy Insights, JRC116110.