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Table 4 Relationships between indicators and questions in the METRONOME co-ordinator questionnaire
From: Evaluating the achievements and impacts of EC framework programme transport projects
Number | Group | Indicator | Example statements |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Scientific | Level of definition of research goals | The research goals required specific elaboration at the start of the project |
2 | Scientific | Level of theoretical difficulties in the definition of the methodology | There were theoretical difficulties in defining the research methodology |
3 | Scientific | Level of achievement of research objectives | The research objectives were all met |
4 | Management | Fitness of project resources for the project needs/expenditures | The research budget and human resources available were insufficient |
5 | Scientific | Level of publication of results | The project results have been adequately published in scientific journals and/or books |
6 | End User | Transferability into policy initiatives | The project results have been transferred into policy initiatives, recommendations and/or regulations |
7 | Management | Fitness between end-user needs and results | Needs and views of end-users were taken into consideration |
8 | Management | Involvement level of civil servants involved | Civil servants and/or policy makers were involved in the project |
9 | Management | Involvement level of transport operators involved | Transport operators or service sector were involved in the project |
10 | Management | Involvement level of transport industry involved | Transport industry sector was involved in the project |
11 | Societal | Encouragement of potential for future research | The project raised new unsolved research questions |
12 | Management | Quality of the dissemination of results | The project results have been adequately disseminated to end-users |
13 | Societal | Quality of dissemination through the website | The project webpage was user-friendly and updated regularly |
14 | Societal | Level of encouragement received by society from the project | The project encouraged the participation of society in research (development of awareness campaigns, public inquiries, etc.) |
15 | Societal | Extent to which the project produced a helpful networking | The project (consortium) has improved networking between researchers and public/private organisations |
16 | Management | Level of stability of networking | The consortium members have developed a stable research network |
17 | Management | Adequacy of the frequency of project meetings | The project included too many consortium meetings and workshops |
18 | Management | Adequacy of output of the project in terms of the extension of reports | Additional effort should be made to reduce the extension of project deliverables |
19 | Management | Adequacy of the financial instrument | The financial instrument was adequate for the project |