Evaluation of Sida's Support to Innovation Systems and Clusters, a Research Cooperation Initiative Individual Cases
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2012:6 Sida Evaluation Amitav Rath Fernando Prada Mendoza Bitrina Daniel Diyamett Francisco Sagasti Mario Francisco Bazán Borja Evaluation of Sida's Support to Innovation Systems and Clusters, a Research Cooperation Initiative Individual cases Sida Evaluation 2012:6 Evaluation of Sida's Support to Innovation Systems and Clusters, a Research Cooperation Initiative Individual Cases EVALUATION TEAM Amitav Rath Bitrina Daniel Diyamett Mario Francisco Bazán Borja Fernando Prada Mendoza Francisco Sagasti Advisory and Quality Assurance Andrew Barnett and Jacques Gaillard Submitted by Policy research international inc to the Management Group Authors: Amitav Rath, Bitrina Daniel Diyamett, Mario Francisco Bazán Borja, Fernando Prada Mendoza, Francisco Sagasti. Advisory and Quality Assurance: Andrew Barnett and Jacques Gaillard. The views and interpretations expressed in this report are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida. Sida Evaluation 2012:6 Jointly commissioned by Sida's Unit for Monitoring and Evaluation and the Unit for Research Cooperation. Published by: Sida, 2012 Copyright: Sida and the authors Date of final report: February 2012 Printed by: Citat/Edita 2012 Art.no.: SIDA61539en urn:nbn:se:sida-61539en ISSN 1401-0402 This publication can be downloaded/ordered from www.Sida.se/publications Table of Contents Abbreviations ...............................................................................................8 1 Introduction ..........................................................................................11 2 Innovation Systems and Clusters Program in East Africa (ISCP‑EA) ..............................................................................................17 Background ..........................................................................................17 Program Fundamentals ......................................................................18 Conclusions ..........................................................................................21 3 ISCP – Tanzania ...................................................................................26 Background ..........................................................................................26 Findings .................................................................................................27 Outcomes ..............................................................................................38 Outcomes at the level of the firms; economic outcomes ............38 Gender outcomes ...........................................................................39 University and Research outcomes ..............................................40 Government policy .........................................................................41 Other partners ................................................................................41 Achievement of Other Goals and Objectives ................................42 Conclusions ..........................................................................................43 Survey Results: ISCP-Tanzania ...........................................................45 Participation ...................................................................................47 Impacts on University respondents .............................................47 Impacts on research institutes .....................................................51 Impacts on government organizations ........................................52 Impacts on firms ............................................................................53 Impacts on other stakeholder organizations ...............................53 Facilitator experiences ..................................................................54 Other cluster experiences .............................................................58 Documents Consulted: ........................................................................58 List of Interviewees – Tanzania ...........................................................60 Additional Interviews in Zanzibar: .......................................................61 4 ISCP – Uganda ......................................................................................63 Background ..........................................................................................63 Major Activities of the Clusters ...........................................................64 Funding .................................................................................................64 Outcomes ..............................................................................................65 General Level .................................................................................65 Cluster Specific Levels ..................................................................67 Conclusions ..........................................................................................69 5 TABLE OF CONTENts Recommendations ...............................................................................70 Survey ...................................................................................................70 Participation ...................................................................................70 Impact – University ........................................................................72 Response from other stakeholder organizations .......................77 Facilitator experiences ..................................................................78 Other experiences ..........................................................................81 References ............................................................................................83 List of Interviewees – Uganda .............................................................83 5 ISCP – Mozambique ............................................................................85 Background ..........................................................................................85 Findings .................................................................................................85 Conclusions ..........................................................................................92 A New Beginning ..................................................................................94 Recommendations ...............................................................................96 References ............................................................................................96 List of Interviewees-Mozambique ......................................................97 6 The Pan‑African Competitiveness Forum (PACF) ..........................98 Background ..........................................................................................98 Findings and recommendations .......................................................101 References ..........................................................................................103 7 Bolivia: Universidad Mayor De San Simón (UMSS) .......................104 Background ........................................................................................104 The Cluster Initiative ..........................................................................105 Areas of support and activities .........................................................106 Other work ..........................................................................................108 Outcomes ............................................................................................109 Conclusions and recommendations ................................................. 111 Assessment: ................................................................................. 116 Survey Summary ................................................................................ 116 Annex 1. UMSS program ............................................................. 118 Annex 2. List of Project documents consulted ..........................120 Annex 3. List of Interviewees ......................................................121 8 Nicaragua: Innovative University Program (IUP) .........................122 Background ........................................................................................122 The Innovative University Program (IUP) .........................................125 Activities and Outputs of the IUP .......................................................128 Outcomes ............................................................................................132 Conclusions and recommendations .................................................139 The survey ...........................................................................................142 Outcomes – the University ..........................................................142 Surveyed from the Government .................................................143 NGOS ..............................................................................................145 6 Facilitator experiences ......................................................................145 TABLE OF CONTENts Annex 1. List of PIU activities 2007–2010 by project objectives ........................................................145 Annex 2. References ....................................................................163 Annex 3. Agenda in Nicaragua ....................................................166 9 Bio‑EARN and Bio‑Innovate ............................................................167