IMPACTSCAN provides a monitoring and impact assessment system, allowing regional authorities to get a clearer picture of public support to innovation in their region, and to take decisions to improve the effectiveness of this support system.

IMPACTSCAN focuses on the role of intermediaries in charge of innovation.

It has been developed and tested by 7 agencies dealing with innovation policy and co-funded by the European Commission (6FP, IMPACTSCAN4INNOPOL, 2005-2008).

For a quick view on the IMPACTSCAN-methodology and some examples: download leaflet.

To get deeper insight in the IMPACTSCAN-methodology and IMPACTSCAN-tool, you can DOWNLOAD a copy of the tool and users guide, or send an email to mailto:ma@iwt.be. 

To get a guided tour of the IMPACTSCAN-methodology and IMPACTSCAN-tool: download guided tour.

Results of IMPACTSCAN for regional use: 

• Structured/simplified view on the regional innovation support system and the allocation of budget, the major components of it and its strengths and weaknesses. 
• Information on impact of innovation services.
• Qualitative information on match between supply and demand of innovation support measures towards companies. 

This can all be used to optimize regional innovation support system and elaborate a regional recommendation plan for policy makers. 

Results of IMPACTSCAN for inter-regional comparison: 

• Identify regions with similar or different innovation support system to open discussion and analyze in depth advantages and disadvantages of different innovation support systems.
• From comparison with other regions one can learn how to optimize own regional innovation support system and make recommendations to regional policy makers.
• For regions with limited experience in innovation support, elements from IMPACTSCAN can be used to help the design of a regional innovation support system. 

For further information contact:  Ms Annie Renders, +32 2 20 90 952 ar@iwt.be, IWT.