00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.831356 CaOODSP 20240202110819 cr ||||||||||| 170130s2015 nkcd ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- n-cnm-- n-cn-nf AC5-45/2015E-PDF Evaluation of ACOA's Innovation and Commercialization sub-program [electronic resource] : final report / Evaluation Unit, Evaluation and Risk Directorate, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Evaluation of the ACOA Innovation and Commercialization sub-program [Moncton, NB] : Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, 2015. v, 72 p. : col. charts Issued also in French under title: Évaluation du sous-programme Innovation et commercialisation de l’APECA : rapport final. Cover title. "January 26, 2015." Includes bibliographical references. 1.0. Introduction -- 2.0. Profile of the Innovation and Commercialization sub-program -- 3.0. Findings: relevance -- 4.0. Findings: performance – effectiveness -- 5.0. Findings: performance – efficiency and economy -- 6.0. Conclusions and recommendations -- app. A. Management action plan -- app. B. Overview of ACOA -- app. C. Evaluation issues and questions -- app. D. Innovation and Commercialization sub-program logic model -- app. E. Other programs supporting innovation and commercialization in Atlantic Canada -- app. F. Client survey ratings tables -- app. G. Profile of IC projects, by program and type of client, 2005-2006 to 2012-2013. “The evaluation focuses on Innovation and Commercialization (IC) sub-program activities approved between 2005-2006 and 2012-2013. During this period, $652.5 million in ACOA assistance was approved for 1,131 IC projects. Operations and maintenance expenditures (O&M) totalled $56.2 million. The IC sub-program is part of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s (ACOA) Enterprise Development (ED) Program and is delivered through two grant and contribution (G&C) programs: the Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) and the Business Development Program (BDP). The AIF and BDP target both commercial and non-commercial entities (including research institutions, universities and other not-for-profit organizations). The AIF focuses on increasing research, development and innovation in Atlantic Canada and, for the period under review, was delivered through an Agency-wide competitive process. The BDP is delivered regionally and has a broader scope, encompassing a variety of eligible activities that support the growth and competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ACOA recently revised its IC programming by launching a new BDP commercialization funding element, streamlining the intake of applications, changing the AIF process to a continuous intake system, and lowering the minimum funding threshold to better enable the AIF to meet business needs"--Executive summary, p. ii. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Evaluation. gccst Innovation gccst Research and development gccst Program assessment Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Evaluation Unit. Évaluation du sous-programme Innovation et commercialisation de l’APECA (CaOODSP)9.831439 PDF 651 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/apeca-acoa/AC5-45-2015-eng.pdf