Regions - ECOTEC in Europe
ECOTEC has extensive experience in providing research, consulting and technical assistance services to EU institutions, including the European Commission and the European Parliament. Our Brussels office was established in 1984 and continues to provide a physical presence in the European capital. We deliver European level work using the best available team drawn from offices across the company.
For many years, we have been recognised as a market leader in serving EU clients, particularly in the areas of:
- Employment, social affairs and equal opportunities
- Education, training and culture
- Information society
- Local and regional development
- Energy
- Environment
In these and other policy areas, ECOTEC is able to deliver large and complex projects that operate across all 27 EU Member States and beyond. Our team of international staff has expert knowledge of current European policies and the economic, social and environmental issues that influence them. Through this in-house team and our network of external associates, ECOTEC is able to undertake research in every EU country and all 23 official languages of the EU. Our multi-disciplinary teams can address the complexity of problems that cut across policy areas. In all our work for EU clients, we have access to the very highest level of expertise available across Europe.
Drawing on this substantial in-house and external expertise, our services for EU clients include:
- Impact assessments and ex-ante evaluations
- Feasibility studies
- Policy research
- Interim and ex-post evaluation
- Management of framework contracts
- Communication and dissemination activities
- Programme management and secretariat services
Region Portfolio: Second External Interim Evaluation of Culture 2000
ECOTEC was commissioned by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture to undertake this evaluation of the European Commissions flagship culture programme from May 2005 - June 2006.
Our evaluation was intended to establish the relative success of the programme in achieving these aims and how efficient and effective it had been in doing so. The evaluation methodology involved extensive consultation with stakeholders and beneficiaries through web- and e-mail surveys, interviews and case studies along with a detailed analysis of programme procedures, documents and data.
The evaluation supported the Commission case for the continuation of EU-level cultural co-operation programmes by highlighting the positive contribution made towards cultural exchange in Europe and the fostering of a shared European cultural heritage.
By supporting cultural co-operation projects the programme ensured that "even greater number of European citizens have been given the unique opportunity to meet and explore the cultures of their European counterparts". Recommendations made during the evaluation are now directly influencing the implementation of the Culture 2007-2013 programme, with improvements made to: project assessment and selection processes; applicant feedback; and the exploitation and dissemination of programme outputs and results.
For more information, download the full report.
james.rampton@ecotec.com
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