Research, evaluation and insight
Search our publicly accessible collection of evaluation and research reports. These reports cover all aspects of Scottish Enterprise's economic development activities and are available for download at no cost.
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Inward investment evidence review: final report (2009)
Scottish Development International’s (SDI) inward investment and talent attraction activities aimed to increase productivity growth and competition, and attract high value jobs and skills from international firms, particularly across the key industries outlined in the Scottish Government's Economic Strategy (GES).DTZEvaluation -
Project Review: Alba & Hillington Innovation Centres (2009)
The Hillington Park and Alba Innovation Centres were established in 2000 and 2005 respectively to support the development of knowledge-based, high growth technology companies.Frontline ConsultantsEvaluation -
Commercialisation programme review: synthesis of findings - final report (2009)
Scottish Enterprise’s (SE) Commercialisation programme, which included 18 projects that engaged with 1,306 companies, aimed to deliver support to technology based businesses, ranging from investment to intensive support around the development of potential high growth businesses.Frontline consultantsEvaluation -
R&D Grant Evaluation (2009)
Scottish Enterprise’s (SE’s) R&D Grant programme is a discretionary, single company grant that supports businesses to undertake development of new products or processes to the pre-production prototype stage through discretionary grants of up to 25% of eligible project costs.Frontline ConsultantsEvaluation -
Fife Energy Park: Phase One Evaluation (2009)
Phase 1 of the development of Fife Energy Park (FEP) involved investment in infrastructure redevelopment as part of a programme to create a viable business location for the Energy sector in Scotland and support the emerging renewable energy sector.EKOS LtdEvaluation -
Innovation Through Collaboration - programme evaluation (final report) (2009)
Innovation Through Collaboration (ItC) was launched in November 2007, managed on behalf of the Chemical Sciences Scotland (CSS) Innovation Group, as a way to encourage the development of collaborative projects between organisations in the Chemical Sciences sector in Scotland.Optimat LtdEvaluation -
Scottish Enterprise evaluation of the STAC project: final report (2009)
The Scottish Technology and Collaboration (STAC) project supports collaborative projects involving Scottish software small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).Roger Tym & PartnersEvaluation -
Energy: Evaluation of Interventions with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Electronics: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Financial services: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Food and Drink: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Forest industries: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Life sciences: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Micro and opto electronics: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Tourism: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Aerospace: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Chemicals: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Construction: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Digital, media and creative industries: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries: final composite report (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Shipbuilding: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Software: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Textiles: Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries (2005)
The Evaluation of Intervention with Clusters and Industries in Scotland aims to be a learning evaluation for Scottish Enterprise (SE) on the policy interventions pursued to date.ECOTECEvaluation -
Construction Skills Action Plan Mid Term Evaluation (2007)
The Construction Skills Action Plan (CSAP) was first approved by the Scottish Enterprise (SE) Board in October 2002, signalling a major investment of £35 million in construction skills across Scotland, through an ambitious plan which aims to enable the industry to respond effectively to current and future construction demand.Scottish Enterprise GlasgowEvaluation -
Economic impacts of Diageo restructuring (2009)
In July 2009 Diageo announced a major restructuring of its Scotch Whisky operations in Scotland, involving the closure of their Kilmarnock bottling plant and related facilities in Port Dundas, and the creation of new facilities in Leven and Clackmannan.EKOS LimitedEvaluation
Impact appraisal and evaluation guidance
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This guidance helps us ensure that any impact assessment for our projects and programmes uses consistent methodologies and is undertaken in a transparent way.
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