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The forum was intended as an experiment for discussing the research agenda on a fast growing topic, indicators for programme evaluation, which has a long history and is mainly carried out through short-term contracts. The objective was thus to discuss the lasting issues raised by questions on outcomes, additionality and impact. Scoping papers were prepared by J. Edler and M. Nedeva (University of Manchester), B. Lepori (University of Lugano) and Emanuela Reale (CNR). Over 80 persons (...)

The conference brought together 100 persons and there were over 30 presentations. We did not expect an audience of such a size, which demonstrated the need for a periodic encounter between those dedicated to the design and development of new indicators. It also demonstrated that most new indicators depart from the input-output model based on STI statistics, working on existing publicly available sources and aiming to create what we now label as ‘positioning indicators’. The conference was (...)

Following a workshop held in Lisbon in September 2005, the first PRIME Indicators conference has been organized in Lugano in November 2006.
Selected papers presented at the conference have been published in special issues of Research Evaluation (March 2008) and Science and Public Policy (July 2007). Programme
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