Techscaler Programme 2022-2024: early evaluation - executive summary
Headline findings from an independent early evaluation of the Scottish Government’s Techscaler Programme, covering procurement, mobilisation and delivery from 2022 to 2024. It describes activities, participation, costs, outputs, early outcomes, stakeholder views and recommendations.
Footnotes
1 There is a distinction between the tech sector and the digital tech sector. The former includes a wider range of manufacturing (advance manufacturing, etc.) activities which in some instances is outside the Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review (STER) and Techscaler Programme. The digital tech sector is more focused on solving problems and meeting customer needs through the use of scalable computer technology solutions.
2 A process evaluation is a systematic assessment of how a programme or intervention is implemented, focusing on the delivery, fidelity, participant engagement, and contextual factors, to understand why and how outcomes are achieved or not achieved.
3 An impact evaluation is an objective test of what changes have occurred, the scale of those changes and an assessment of the extent to which they can be attributed to the intervention.
4 Chapter 7 of the main report notes the methodological limitations of Cost Benefit Analysis in the appraisal of similar interventions.
5 Note methodological and sample size limitations outlined in Chapter 7 of the main evaluation report.
6 This includes onward referral and signposting to other support providers that might be more appropriate.
Contact
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